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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"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
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Parents warned over food additives
By Made For Mums on 09/05/2007 10:00:00
Parents are being advised by experts not to give their children food containing certain additives until the results of a new study are published.
parents should avoid foodstuffs containing the additives.
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Premature babies more expensive for parents
By Made For Mums on 29/11/2007 10:49:00
A survey by premature baby charity Bliss has found that, on average, a sick baby cost parents £1,885 in lost earnings and extra spending.
After surveying 169 parents, the charity found the most significant costs were run up by travel, buying food away from home, and lost earnings through taking time off work. Nearly half of parents lost money this way, with average lost earnings
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Practical Parenting Award Winners - 09/10
By on 06/10/2009 15:12:11
The winning products will soon be revealed in Practical Parenting Magazine
Hundreds of baby products, from travel systems to trainer pants, breast pumps to booster seats, have been shortlisted, tested and judged in the Practical Parenting Awards 09/10.The winners will be announced in the January issue of Practical
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