The average family with children throws away £680 of food a year, according to research. The sum, which equals £13 a week, makes a total of £12 billion across the nation. The study found that the average household spends £68 a week on food but that 91% of households with children admit to throwing some [...]
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Archive | Green Parenting
Families ‘dump £680 of food a year’ – Evening Standard
Posted on 16 May 2012.
Posted in Family, Finance, Food and Diet, Green Parenting, Parents0 Comments
UK families waste £270 a year on discarded food | guardian.co.uk
Posted on 16 May 2012.
UK families are wasting £270 a year (£5.20 a week) on discarded food and drink, according to a survey of their kitchen habits. Most families massively underestimate the amount of food they throw away each week, according to new research. Despite the economic downturn they admit to buying more than they need, often tempted by [...]
Posted in Family, Finance, Food and Diet, Green Parenting0 Comments
As millions are issued a hosepipe ban, the not so grim reservoirs filled to the brim up North | Mail Online
Posted on 18 April 2012.
It’s not so grim up North (when it comes to water)! As millions are banned from using hosepipes, the reservoirs that are filled to the brim As the country suffers its worst water shortage since 1976, more than half of Britain is officially suffering a drought. But other regions appear immune to the dry conditions [...]
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Daughter, my generation is squandering your birthright – The Guardian
Posted on 17 April 2012.
Daughter, my generation is squandering your birthright When my second child reaches my age I fear the NHS, along with the tiger and rhino, will be part of a mythologised arcadia Three weeks old, warm and gently snoring on my shoulder as I write, you are closer to nature than you will ever be [...]
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Drought: I’d pay extra to fill my little girl’s paddling pool – Telegraph
Posted on 16 April 2012.
My daughter’s ninth birthday party last month fell on a lovely sunny Saturday. So, somewhat earlier in the year than usual, we filled the paddling pool and she and her friends had great fun splashing about. Unfortunately – and even though filling it up uses just 46p worth of water – the hosepipe ban imposed [...]
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BBC News – Cardiff and Monmouthshire among first to send nappies for recycling
Posted on 21 March 2012.
The councils collect disposable nappies and other absorbent hygiene products (AHP) waste from 2,500 households. In a six-month trial, the waste will be sent to the Knowaste AHP recycling plant in West Bromwich, West Midlands. Knowaste Ltd, which sterilises the materials before recovering plastics and fibres for re-use, said the trial represented “true progress”. Cardiff [...]
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My eco-child will denounce me one day for not recycling
Posted on 10 October 2011.
My daughter is convinced that she must guard the dolphins, polar bears and bees from her family’s greed, writes Cristina Odone.
Posted in Green Parenting, Out and about, Time OutComments Off
School’s green dream is blown away
Posted on 06 October 2011.
£55,000 bill after wind turbine breaks down and firm that installed it goes bust
Posted in At School, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, Random articlesComments Off
What I found in my parents’ house
Posted on 18 September 2011.
When Pete May sorted through what was left at the home of his mum and dad, what he found gave him a much better idea of who they were
Posted in Family, Green Parenting, Just for Dads, Just MumsComments Off
Nappy days! Britain’s mountain of disposables recycled into roof tiles in CO2-saving measure
Posted on 13 September 2011.
Britain uses three billion nappies a year
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Little chefs: the new gastro generation
Posted on 10 September 2011.
From the eight-year-old organic fanatic to the teenage cake decorator, the new gastro generation is cooking up a storm, as Nick Harding discovers
Posted in At School, Family Health, Green Parenting, Health, Pre-schoolers, Tweens and TeensComments Off
Zoologist Dame Jane Goodall in court battle with baby food firm
Posted on 17 August 2011.
Dame Jane Goodall, the zoologist, is suing an organic baby food company over royalty payments.
Posted in Family, Family matters, Green ParentingComments Off
Cheap family outings
Posted on 01 August 2011.
We round up some of our favourite cheap family outings for this summer.
Posted in Green Parenting, Out and about, Swimming and Watersports, Time OutComments Off
Daylesford’s junior cookery school
Posted on 21 July 2011.
Bangers and mash, gazpacho and even pavlova are on the curriculum at Daylesford’s ‘field to fork’ junior cookery school.
Posted in At School, Food and Diet, Green Parenting, HealthComments Off
‘Netflix for baby clothes’
Posted on 20 July 2011.
The site that says goodbye to hand-me-downs – and hello to shared threads
Posted in Family, Family matters, Green ParentingComments Off
Dear Mariella
Posted on 19 June 2011.
What do you do when your wife leaves you and the children for someone else? Mariella Frostrup advises a husband who has been the child carer for 15 years
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Music festivals for the middle classes
Posted on 18 June 2011.
Rivals Cornbury Festival and the Wilderness Festival are battling for the title of ‘Poshstock’.
Posted in Festivals and Celebrations, Green Parenting, Just for Dads, Music, Dance and Drama, Time OutComments Off
Children’s notebook: Wild wear
Posted on 12 June 2011.
Childhood memories imprinted on children’s clothes plus three of the best things to do in Suffolk.
Posted in Green Parenting, Just for Dads, Time OutComments Off
Packaging around toys to be slashed under Government plans
Posted on 11 June 2011.
Cardboard and polystyrene packaging around children’s toys, which quickly overwhelms household bins on birthdays and at Christmas, is set to be cut back, under Government plans.
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‘Pick your own’ farms
Posted on 08 June 2011.
As farms around the country open their gates to visitors, Maria Fitzpatrick welcomes the return of ‘pick your own’
Posted in Food and Diet, Green Parenting, Out and aboutComments Off
Could rebranding Bute as a middle-class holiday haven halt its decline?
Posted on 05 June 2011.
You might see in Bute all the material for a state-of-the-nation novel – wounded trees, derelict farms, decamped nobility
Posted in Family, Family matters, Green ParentingComments Off
Life saving t-shirts for children
Posted on 29 May 2011.
Lifequard t-shirts for children, with money going to the RNLI, plus a retrospective of Mog the Cat’s creator, Judith Ker
r at the Museum of Childhood.
Posted in Family, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
What are your tips for family cycling holidays?
Posted on 24 May 2011.
It’s the cheap way to get your kids into the fresh air and wear the blighters out – but where, and how, to do it?
Posted in Green Parenting, Holiday and Travel, Internet Kids, Kids, ParentsComments Off
Jamie’s Food Revolution Hits Hollywood, Channel 4, review
Posted on 19 May 2011.
Michael Deacon reviews Jamie Oliver’s latest US adventure, Jamie’s Food Revolution Hits Hollywood, and BBC Two’s The Country House Revealed.
Posted in At School, Food and Diet, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, Media and Celebrity, Parents, TV, Theatre and Film, Video and Movie trailersComments Off
Bath cafe Jika Jika drops baby food ‘corkage’ fee
Posted on 17 May 2011.
A popular cafe in Bath has dropped a “corkage” fee for parents who bring in their own baby food.
Posted in Babies, Food and Diet, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, Parents, RugbyComments Off
Easter eggs get smaller (but don’t worry, it’s only the boxes)
Posted on 23 April 2011.
Children will wake up to smaller Easter eggs tomorrow – because chocolate makers have shrunk the packaging on millions of boxes by half.
Posted in Family, Food and Diet, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Hand-cleaning gels do NOT kill dangerous farm germs… only old-fashioned soap and water will protect you, experts say
Posted on 21 April 2011.
Families visiting farms over the Easter weekend should wash their hands with soap and water because hand-sanitising gels will not protect them from killer germs.
Posted in Family Health, Green Parenting, Health, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Handwash reminder for farm visits
Posted on 20 April 2011.
Hand gels and wipes should not be used in place of soap and water to protect against germs at children’s farms, say health experts.
Posted in Family Health, Green Parenting, Health, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Is Breast Best?, BBC Three, review
Posted on 13 April 2011.
Michael Deacon reviews Is Breast Best?, Cherry Healey’s documentary for BBC Three about breastfeeding.
Posted in Babies, Family Health, Green Parenting, Health, Internet Kids, Parents, TV, Theatre and FilmComments Off
Cereal box health warning after recycled cardboard study
Posted on 08 March 2011.
Breakfast cereal manufacturers are to stop using recycled cardboard in packaging after a study indicated that current boxes could pose a cancer risk.
Posted in Family Health, Green Parenting, Health, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Fairtrade Fortnight
Posted on 07 March 2011.
The best children’s clothes
Posted in Family, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, Parents, Product newsComments Off
Encouraging little green fingers
Posted on 04 March 2011.
Give children a head start in the vegetable patch with a specially designed gardening kit plus a new book that introduces them to wildlife in their back yards, wherever they live.
Posted in Family, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
‘Becoming a grandmother at 29 is my worst nightmare’ says mum after discovering her 14-year-old daughter is pregnant
Posted on 28 February 2011.
A woman who is set to become Britain’s youngest grandmother at 29 said it was ‘her worst nightmare’ when she discovered her 14-year-old daughter was pregnant.
Posted in Babies, Family, Grandparents, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, Just for Dads, Parents, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Human breast milk ice cream on sale in London
Posted on 25 February 2011.
A shop in Covent Garden, in London, is selling ice cream containing human breast milk.
Posted in Family, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
How the farmyard bugs that help children avoid asthma could be turned into vaccine
Posted on 24 February 2011.
Farmyard bugs could help develop a vaccine for asthma, according to a study.
Posted in Asthma, Family Health, Green Parenting, Health, Internet Kids, Parents, VaccinationsComments Off
Gardens: Family planning
Posted on 05 February 2011.
It’s been a long winter indoors with CBeebies, so get the kids outside come spring with a play-friendly garden
Posted in Family, Garden and Outdoors, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, Out and about, ParentsComments Off
Great-great-grandmother’s 101st birthday ruined as council closes her care home and tells her to move
Posted on 02 February 2011.
It was supposed to be a day of celebration – yet Hilda Finlow’s 101st birthday celebrations today will be ruined as she prepares to move out of her care home, which has closed because of council cutbacks.
Posted in Family, Grandparents, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Whether it’s Tiger Mother’s tough love or hapless teenage pregnancies on reality TV, America is fascinated by parenting porn
Posted on 26 January 2011.
Watching other people screw up their kids more than you screw up yours is a vicarious pleasure
Posted in Green Parenting, Internet Kids, Parents, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Zilli wants a partner to share Baby
Posted on 24 January 2011.
Baby Zilli, the organic baby food company founded by celebrity chef Aldo Zilli, is preparing to sell a 20pc stake in the business.
Posted in Family, Finance, Food and Diet, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Judith Kerr: ‘I was enchanted by the strangeness of cats’ – video
Posted on 21 January 2011.
Author and illustrator Judith Kerr discusses her drawing life
Posted in Family, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Could astrology boost your chance of a baby? It sounds loopy but many couples claim ‘astro-fertility’ succeeded when all else failed
Posted on 21 January 2011.
After four miscarriages and six failed IVF treatments, Mandy Parry was no stranger to studying charts in her quest to be a mum.
Posted in Babies, Family, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, IVF and Fertility, Miscarriage and stillbirth, ParentsComments Off
The hidden battle of grandparent carers
Posted on 19 January 2011.
The growing number of UK grandparents who, like me, care full-time for children need more support from social services
Posted in Family, Grandparents, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Organic or donkey – the great milk debate
Posted on 18 January 2011.
The arguments about which milk is best – semi-skimmed or full-fat – are old hat: now, the smart money is on organic donkey milk, apparently
Posted in Family Health, Food and Diet, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
LIZ JONES MOANS The planet can’t cope with ANOTHER baby Beckham!
Posted on 14 January 2011.
Funny, outrageous and downright rude. Who’s in Liz Jones’ firing line this week?
Posted in Family, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
New Year baby food face-off – Heinz vs. Hipp
Posted on 18 December 2010.
Ketchup and baked beans giant Heinz will put a new baby food product range on UK shelves, where a very similar product already exists, by the end of January 2011.
Posted in Family, Food and Diet, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Educating Manila’s rubbish dump children
Posted on 07 December 2010.
A thousand children who scratch a living by digging and sorting rubbish will attend the newly built Open Work foundation school, constructed out of recycled shipping containers
Posted in Green Parenting, Internet Kids, Learning, ParentsComments Off
Gender bending chemical Bisphenol A will be banned from baby bottles in EU
Posted on 27 November 2010.
A potentially harmful chemical commonly found in plastic baby bottles is to be banned from their manufacture from next year.
Posted in Family Health, Green Parenting, Health, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
This isn’t just a student protest. It’s a children’s crusade
Posted on 25 November 2010.
Those too young to vote, yet with their futures at stake, have organically come together to be heard
Posted in Finance, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, Learning, ParentsComments Off
Camping skills on the way out for scouts as badges for recycling and gaming are considered
Posted on 22 November 2010.
Many Scout badges awarded for traditional activities could be scrapped as the movement considers new awards for recycling and computer games.
Posted in Family, Green Parenting, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
Baby milk advert banned over ‘brain health’ claim
Posted on 06 October 2010.
Baby milk advert banned over ‘brain health’ claim
Posted in Family Health, Green Parenting, Health, Internet Kids, ParentsComments Off
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