Children’s eye injuries on the rise – parents urged to be cautious with detergent capsules
 Parents are being encouraged to be extra careful about keeping washing detergent capsules away from children, after a rise in incidents at a London eye hospital.
Thirteen children under 5 have been treated for eye injuries after playing with the brightly-coloured capsules. When the detergent capsule breaks, it releases a ... Continue reading
Dad who took children to work is suspended after allowing them to help out at one of the world’s busiest airports
In a recording, a young child can be heard directing pilots from air traffic control at America’s JFK airport. After the boy clears a plane for take-off, a man can be heard saying to the pilot, “Here’s what you get guys when the kids are out of school.”
But this recording, from ... Continue reading
Baby Wordsworth, an educational DVD from the Baby Einstein range, comes under scrutiny in new study
Children who watch educational DVDs aimed at boosting their word power do not necessarily improve their vocabulary. In fact they could even do more harm than good, studies suggest.
In a new study involving almost 100 toddlers aged between 1 and 2, half were given the Baby Wordsworth DVD, priced at around ... Continue reading
Lassie moment for missing 3-year-old in America
A family dog in America saved the day when her owner, 3-year-old Victoria Bensch, wandered off in the middle of the night.
Victoria slipped away from home in just a t-shirt and her underwear, and survived near-freezing conditions thanks to the family dog, Blue, who followed her out of the house, and ... Continue reading
Carol Vorderman hopes to turn your child into a maths whiz with her new online maths school
Former Countdown star, Carol Vorderman, is attempting to demystify maths for children with the launch of an online school, the Maths Factor.
The online lessons, for children aged 4 to 12, feature videos, games and rewards to help children get to grips with numbers and mathematics, at their own pace.
“I want children ... Continue reading
Get your tot reading with these fantastic page turners released this month
Help your child broaden her reading skills and explore her thirst for adventure this World Book Day by investing in some brand new books for March 2010.
Whether your tot loves to get lost in a fairytale or is a fan of a bright and bold picture story - there is something ... Continue reading
Calls for the fast food favourite to be redesigned over health and safety fears
Doctors in the American Academy of Paediatrics have called for changes in the way the classic hot dog is designed and labelled to minimise the risk of children choking.
It’s estimated that food-related choking kills up to 77 children in the US every year, and experts reckon 17% of these are from ... Continue reading
Thousands of children to benefit from groundbreaking allergy treatment
A permanent cure for peanut allergies could be less than three years away, according to doctors at Addenbrookes hospital, Cambridge.
The breakthrough offers hope to thousands of British children who suffer potentially fatal allergies to peanuts.
The researchers say they have "effectively cured" 21 children of their allergy by ... Continue reading
Health and safety fears for budding water babies
Children have been banned from wearing swimming goggles at an event at a local pool in Leicestershire.
In another world-gone-mad moment, dozens of children had their goggles confiscated when they arrived for the Aqua Splash Festival at the Hermitage Leisure Centre in Whitwick, after it was decided they could cause the young ... Continue reading
Tot’s IQ equals Bill Clinton
A three-year-old boy has become one of the youngest people ever to be accepted by Mensa.
William Potter from Stoke-on-Trent was assessed as being in the most intelligent 0.4% of people his age, reading number plates and naming most towns and cities in Britain. His high IQ is thought to equal that ... Continue reading
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