| |
 |
Favourite parent
By Catherine Bruton on 20/04/2009 11:36:06
What to do when your child favours one parent over the other
Why do young children often seem to have a favourite parent? And what can you do if you’re the rejected party?My 2-year-old son, Tom, was such a mummy’s boy, we nicknamed him Oedipus. Don’t get me wrong: he really loved his dad but he was far more
|
|
 |
Parents ‘should supply alcohol’
By Liz Stansfield on 09/10/2009 12:58:30
New study advises alternative parenting method
Research from Liverpool John Moores University questioned nearly 10,000 teens in the North-West of England, and found they got into more trouble, and became more violent, when they bought their own alcohol compared to getting it from their parents
|
|
 |
Parents struggle with children's books
By Made For Mums on 24/07/2007 10:39:00
One in 10 parents struggle to understand the bedtime stories they read to their children, a survey by adult learning organisation Learndirect has found.
Almost a quarter (23%) skip passages they cannot read or invent words to get to the end of a sentence, the poll found. A third of parents also admit to difficulties in helping their children with their maths homework. Despite the above, the poll
|
|
|
|
Adoptive parents "invest more" in their children
By Made For Mums on 09/03/2007 11:38:00
A US study has found that adoptive parents invest more time and financial resources in their children compared with biological parents. The results challenge the more conventional view that children are better off with their biological parents.
The study, by sociologists at Indiana University Bloomington and the University of Connecticut, found that two-parent adoptive families not only spend more money on their children, but also invest more time, such as reading to them, talking
|
|
 |
Parents spend £4000 on their first baby
By Kimberley Smith on 27/04/2010 18:16:48
A third of new parents admit going ‘overboard’ with spending on their first baby
New parents are splashing out around £4000 on their baby before he reaches his first birthday.A survey of 2,800 UK parents by Philips AVENT showed that only 21% of families save up for their new arrival. But 52% make the majority of their purchases
|
|
 |
Washing detergent capsule warning to parents
By Clio FitzHerbert on 05/03/2010 16:36:48
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
|
|
 |
Handbook for teachers to deal with ‘monster parents’
By Cassandra Kempster-Roberts on 24/03/2010 13:55:50
Packing lunches, clipping finger nails and dropping children home – these are just a few of the things demanding parents in Japan have asked teachers to do!
By the end of the month, Japanese teachers will be receiving a manual to help them cope with pushy parents. The move is part of a 10 million yen (£74,000) plan to curtail the influence of demanding parents, reports the Telegraph.More than 60
|
|
 |
Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance
By Susie Boone on 09/02/2010 23:52:46
Do you have a fussy eater? Or a difficult sleeper? Or a little tantrum thrower? Help is at hand from Supernanny Jo Frost, parenting guru from Channel 4's Extreme Parental Guidance
Supernanny Jo Frost is back on our screens with her new programme Extreme Parental Guidance. While she helps families dealing with big issues and problem behaviour, she also has brilliant advice and tips for the tricky situations we all face
|
|
|
|
Parents to know about paedophiles in their area
By Made For Mums on 10/04/2007 11:35:00
Parents will be entitled to ask if there are any known paedophiles living on their street or near their child's nursery in a Home Office trial.
The proposed law – known as Sarah's Law in tribute to murdered 8 year old Sarah Payne – could also be used to reveal whether convicted paedophiles live on a school route.The proposals stop well short of US laws, which allow parents to access
|
|
|
|
"Bad parenting" responsible for obesity in children
By Made For Mums on 15/03/2007 09:39:00
Parents who fail to control what their children are eating are the focus of a new anti-obesity campaign launched by the government today.
It follows a report from the Medical Research Council's human nutrition research centre linking bad parenting to obesity in children. The report identified that:*Parents often have no idea that their child is overweight and know little about
|
|
