The UK’s leading money saving brand has conducted new research which reveals that two fifths of parents make use of the services of grandparents instead of expensive childcare. Nothing perhaps too surprising about that, but of these parents, a full third feel that the grandparents interfere with the parents raising of their kids. The poll […]
Category: Childcare
Tesco and Great British Chefs team up for new kids app to get them in the kitchen this Xmas
A free Christmas app called Cooking with Kids comes courtesy of Tesco and the award winning recipe website Great British Chefs, and is launching this month just in time to get the kids into the kitchen this Christmas. With 105 wonderful winter and Christmas recipes, there has never been a better time to encourage your […]
The very dark side of volunteer tourism
A Petition has been launched which demands that our operators and volunteer organisations both stop sending unqualified volunteers to work in orphanages. It also asks that holiday companies completely stop advertising for volunteers to work with vulnerable children. The dark side of this kind of tourism is that such is the amount of people applying to […]
Autism drugs given to children aren’t doing their job
A new study reports that kids that have autism are often prescribed several different mood altering drugs and some of these drugs are administered for significant periods of time. Anti-anxiety and antidepressants are often prescribed to these children such as Adderall, Thorazine, and Haldol. All of these drugs alter behaviour and mood and in most […]
New book on kids nutrition aims to help them shine in the classroom and on the field
Kate Percy is here to help all those parents who may be having problems getting their children to eat healthy food. In her book, Go Faster Food for Kids, which will be in stores on the 18th October, Kate Percy breaks down children’s nutrition thus making it practical, fun and accessible. She supplies over one […]
Getting the kids ready for bonfire night
A night out on the 5th November can be wholesome entertainment for the entire family. However, parents are constantly worried about the safety and security of their kids with there being so many fires around. 3M has taken up the challenge and put together some useful tips on preparing the kids for a bonfire night. […]
Smart tips for children’s bedrooms
BY NIKI SCHAFER, MD of Dwell-Being Kids are mostly assigned the smaller of the rooms for sleeping. If the room is narrow, you can get the walls painted in horizontal stripes so as to create an illusion of wider room. On the other hand, you can paint vertical stripes on the walls if the ceiling […]
KidsDoTravel.co.uk urges parents to buy only useful toys for kids this Christmas
A website selling toys for children is urging parents and grandparents to stop buying any old toys and buy instead only practical and useful toys for the kids this Christmas. According to Argos there are, on an average, 80 toys in a British household. Kids, however, play with only a third of these toys making […]
Emergency paediatric first aid training comes to your door courtesy of Hampshire Nannies
Taking care of young children, especially babies, is no joke, especially when faced with an emergency and trying not to panic is easier said than done. This is where enrolling in a Paediatric First Aid course will come in handy. No time for class? Don’t worry because professionals from Hampshire Nannies will come to you. They accommodate […]
Childhood obesity soars in Northern Ireland
Over the past few years there has been more and more evidence that much of the UK’s population is overweight, with a depressing percentage of obesity included in that sector. Countless studies have been done, sparking attempts by government and civilian agencies to promote better eating habits, more exercise and greater awareness amongst the general […]