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- Children and the mobile phone! - an addiction, a necessity or just fun?
- Mary Quinton – pioneer physiotherapist – dies age 88
- Baby hip dislocation check to be axed
- Government set to launch ‘baby bonds’
- Meningitis B vaccination begins trials
- Lottery criticised for ignoring needs of childrens' hospices
- Baby boy abandoned day after Mother’s Day
- Parents encouraged not to be paranoid
- The big chill - why Russian babies are being subjected to ice treatments
- Redressing the balance - one woman's positive experience of egg donation
- Coroner contacts car seat manufacturers about safety concerns
- Mother abandons three children in squalor to go on holiday
- Teacher falsely accused of indecent assault by pupil
- Lawyers seek to set triple child killer free
- Bully victim bully forced to leave because school couldn’t cope with his tormentor
- Is your carpet poisoning your child?
- Further evidence of child obesity revealed
- Family massacres hit headlines
- Children deemed to be not at risk from ‘footballer’s migraine’
- Hughes Syndrome held to blame for some cases of recurrent miscarriage
- Horses for courses - why a child’s position in the family influences future career choices
- London school to be policed full time
- Race attacks perpetrated by children as young as 8
- Mother could be prosecuted for daughter’s recurrent lateness
- Parents jailed for attacking headmistress
- Convicted baby-killer solicitor fights to prove her innocence
- Internet continues to corrupt thousands of young children
- Fear of poverty forces young Indian mother to try to murder newborn baby
- Parents accused of double standards in discipline expectations
- US research proves taller men have more children
- Health authority finally ordered to pay damages following negligence during boy’s birth eleven years ago
- TB found in London nursery school
- Controversial IVF treatment effectively creates two mothers
- No evidence to show girls are starting periods any earlier
- Parents admit to bribing children to pass exams
- Revolutionary juvenile arthritis treatment rationed owing to under-funding
- The top children’ toys - as revealed by child testers
- Having babies no longer a preferred ‘lifestyle choice’
- Mercury in child vaccines could be responsible for higher autism rates
- The cause of Cot Death and how to prevent it
- Spott: Cot Deaths of Maori twins entirely preventable
- Saving for your child’s future
- Should you or should you not give full fat milk to babies and toddlers
- Childalert support NAS in raising funds for Autism
- Choosing child care
- It's time to listen to the voices of the parents
- Teenager wins top website award
- Protection for children, peace of mind for parents
- Ferraris medical provides comfort for new parents with the RE200 APNOEA Monitor
- Kids of depressed mums watch more TV & weigh more
- Many Kids who smoke get cigarettes from adults
- Chidlalert is an integral part of DFES's Parentsonline website
- BT Openworld joins with Surfmonkey to offer leading internet safety service for children
- BT is Employer of the Year
- Ian Wright asks BT customers to pile on the pounds for Childline
- The cause of Cot Death and how to prevent it
- Sprott congratulates Nelson Mattress-Wrapping campaigners following closure of Nelson Sids Group
- Childcare survey for capital
- New mentoring scheme for parents of disabled children
- Don’t forget the M@G Bag Mum!
- Child pop star teams up with minister to warn children of road safety dangers
- Crawlers launches new baby and toddler knee protection
- Kids Talk - extra security for children
- Community Alerts launches national registration campaign
- Home Childcare - Now more affordable than ever
- Nanny tax break for middle class excludes nannies
- Lead Test - home analysis services
- The device which turns your mobile phone into a baby monitor
- Help your child to succeed
All parents want their child to succeed, but few know how they can best help. The result is Help your child to succeed; the essential guide for parents, published recently and already a best seller through bookshops and schools ...continued
- Prince of Wales Arts & Kids Foundation competition
The Prince of Wales Arts & Kids Foundation have put together a fantastic competition for children aged 10-14 as part of their StoryQuest festival which starts on Thursday 30th September.
Children have the chance of having their story read out on BBC Radi
- Mum has paint removed from home after fears lead could harm children
A Worried mother is taking steps to have lead removed from her home after discovering it can reduce children's IQs by up to 30%...click headline for more
- New campaign asks you to 'give life, give hope' to those with fertility problems.
The Department of Health today launched a new campaign to raise public awareness about the need for egg and sperm donation. The campaign encourages men and women to donate sperm and eggs in order to ‘Give Life, Give Hope’ to the thousands of couples who h
- Warning: working long hours can damage your health!
It’s time to change the way we live and work
A new Working Families’ report shows that the way we work today means many parents don’t eat healthily or take regular exercise. Half of the parents surveyed for Time, Health and the Family: What Working Fam
- The 7-Day Parent Coach Halve the stress, double your energy
Being a parent is the most rewarding, most important job you’ll ever do in your life – and it’s also the most challenging. The pressure is greater than ever with many parents struggling to cope without the support of extended families and with the added s
- CHILDPROOF YOUR HOME
Is your baby or toddler......
• between the ages of 0-18 months
• has begun to crawl or showing the signs
• is a younger brother or sister to your toddler
• is attending a play group or nursery
....... then Childproofing is a must for
- CHILDPROOF YOUR HOME
Is your baby or toddler......
• between the ages of 0-18 months
• has begun to crawl or showing the signs
• is a younger brother or sister to your toddler
• is attending a play group or nursery
....... then Childproofing is a must for
- CHILDPROOF YOUR HOME
Is your baby or toddler......
• between the ages of 0-18 months
• has begun to crawl or showing the signs
• is a younger brother or sister to your toddler
• is attending a play group or nursery
....... then Childproofing is a must for
- Internet Safety for Kids and Family
Trend Micro has partnered with Childnet International in the UK as part of a new initiative to raise awareness amongst parents, children and educators about internet safety and security issues the new generation of ‘cyber kids’ face today. The aim of the
- Internet Safety for Kids and Family
Trend Micro has partnered with Childnet International in the UK as part of a new initiative to raise awareness amongst parents, children and educators about internet safety and security issues the new generation of ‘cyber kids’ face today. The aim of the
- Internet Safety for Kids and Family
Trend Micro has partnered with Childnet International in the UK as part of a new initiative to raise awareness amongst parents, children and educators about internet safety and security issues the new generation of ‘cyber kids’ face today. The aim of the
- Healthy Weight Calculator
Currently in the UK, the number of obese children continues to rise with just under one in five children between the ages of two and ten being diagnosed as obese. Children who are overweight are more likely to develop diabetes or heart disease in later l
- Healthy Weight Calculator
Currently in the UK, the number of obese children continues to rise with just under one in five children between the ages of two and ten being diagnosed as obese. Children who are overweight are more likely to develop diabetes or heart disease in later l
- Healthy Weight Calculator
Currently in the UK, the number of obese children continues to rise with just under one in five children between the ages of two and ten being diagnosed as obese. Children who are overweight are more likely to develop diabetes or heart disease in later l
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According to recent statistics published by the Daily Express, 25% of UK children aged 5 - 16 possess a mobile phone. While there are a number of advantages in parents being able to contact their sons and daughters at any time via a call or text message - and vice versa - serious downsides are emerging.
We have already heard about the dangers of potential over-exposure to radio-waves (as yet scientifically unproven) to thinner, juvenile skulls. We have also seen widespread reports about children being mugged on the streets for their phones and bleepers. Now another, and more sinister, development is emerging - text message abuse.
In April, NOP conducted a poll which revealed that somewhere in the region of half a million children between the ages of seven and 16 have been sent intimidating and/or sexually biased text messages. It also appears that youngsters can also become obsessed with constantly messaging friends - albeit innocuously - to the point that they are becoming distracted from their school work and generally reticent and withdrawn.
In such cases, parents are being advised to come to an arrangement to limit usage to, for example, ten pounds’ worth of phone card per month - deducted from pocket money - and to confiscate the phone for anything up to a week at a time by way of punishment if the deal is not adhered to.
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