This is what happens in my household at bedtime. My two-year-old daughter has a bath at about 6pm. This is supposed to be her quiet time – the point at which after a long day, a fractious little girl gets to relax and switch off. However, on most nights,
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Archive | Growing up
TVs, computers and siblings: the main reasons children aren’t getting enough sleep
Posted on 19 February 2010.
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Does Barbie’s new geeky look fit with reality?
Posted on 18 February 2010.
Barbie, the toy doll that is a perennial favourite among girls, has been assigned a new career – computer engineer.
Posted in Growing up, Working MumsComments Off
How much sleep does a child need?
Posted on 18 February 2010.
A questionnaire sent to children suggests many are getting less sleep than they need. But how much sleep is necessary?
Posted in Growing up, HealthComments Off
Children ‘missing out on sleep’ Newsround finds
Posted on 18 February 2010.
By Angela Harrison BBC News education and family reporter >> Read full article and comment “I go on the XBox, then my PSP, then I watch TV” – Liverpool children on how much sleep they get Video games, mobile phones and TV are keeping children up at night, answers to a BBC questionnaire suggest. Newsround [...]
Posted in Adhd, Autism, Family Health, Growing up, Health1 Comment
David Cameron promises to protect children from ‘inappropriate sexualisation’
Posted on 18 February 2010.
David Cameron, the Tory leader, has promised to protect children against the growing threat of ”inappropriate sexualisation”.
Posted in Child Safety, Growing upComments Off
Noisy children no longer verboten in Berlin
Posted on 17 February 2010.
Children in the German capital Berlin are to be exempt from strict laws on noise pollution.
Posted in Growing up, World NewsComments Off
Parents underestimate their influence on children’s drinking
Posted on 17 February 2010.
Parents are underestimating their influence on children’s drinking habits, according to a Government campaign.
Posted in Child Safety, Family Health, Growing upComments Off
Dreams of Sixties 11-year-olds… and how their lives turned out 40 years on
Posted on 16 February 2010.
Back in 1969, the year of the first Moon landing, thousands of 11-year-olds were asked to write about how they imagined their lives would be when they reached the age of 25: what job they hoped to be doing, their family life, what they would own and their lifestyles.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1251366/Dreams-Sixties-11-year-olds–lives-turned-40-years-on.html#ixzz0fjiWVUCe
Posted in Divorce and children, Grandparents, Growing upComments Off
David Code warns parents how spoilt children turn into monsters
Posted on 15 February 2010.
Do you take your children to work — not literally, but are they always in your mind? Do you speak to them on the phone throughout the working day, constantly check their wellbeing with their carer, allow their presence to seep across your executive desk?
Posted in Growing up, ParentingComments Off
When I grow up I’ll be a…
Posted on 15 February 2010.
Do you remember what you wanted to be when you grew up – and have you achieved it? A study run over the past 50 years has tested what helps childhood aspirations become reality.
Posted in At School, Divorce and children, Growing upComments Off
Pain and anger are the hidden burden for children with an alcoholic parent
Posted on 14 February 2010.
At the start of Children of Alcoholics Week, victims talk about their shame, loneliness and guilt with nowhere to turn for help
Posted in Childcare, Divorce and children, Growing up, Just for DadsComments Off
Study reveals common bond of children who hate to be hugged
Posted on 13 February 2010.
A genetic defect that causes children to dislike being hugged and sometimes reject all physical affection is closer to being understood following research into the sensory part of the brain.
Posted in Autism, Childhood illnesses, Growing up, Pregnancy and ChildbirthComments Off
Children spend 7 hours 38 mins a day online
Posted on 01 February 2010.
Children as young as eight are spending more than seven hours a day absorbed in an ‘electronic life’, a report claimed.
Posted in Adhd, Autism, Divorce and children, Growing up1 Comment
Yo-Yos to be ‘biggest toy craze of 2010′
Posted on 28 January 2010.
The yo-yo is set to be this year’s biggest playground craze, according to retailers who have reported a ten-fold increase in sales over the past year.
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Ministers tell parents to “share dreams” with children under new curriculum
Posted on 28 January 2010.
Parents are to be advised to drink coffee with their children and “share dreams”, under new guidance designed to explain Scotland’s new curriculum.
Posted in Adhd, Autism, Divorce and children, Growing up, ParentingComments Off
Mother defends ‘extreme’ French exchange
Posted on 28 January 2010.
Would you send your young child abroad to live with another family for six months?
Posted in Adhd, Autism, Divorce and children, Growing upComments Off
Tesco ban on shoppers in pyjamas
Posted on 28 January 2010.
A Tesco store has asked customers not to shop in their pyjamas or barefoot.
Posted in Adhd, Autism, Divorce and children, Family, Growing upComments Off
Do you praise your children too much?
Posted on 28 January 2010.
It’s not good to boost your children’s confidence too much, says a new book. The authors believe that everything we think about raising our offspring is wrong
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Is politics delving too deeply into family life?
Posted on 27 January 2010.
As Labour and the Tories battle to be the most family friendly party, a course for new parents to prevent marriage breakups is gaining attention. But how far should the state intervene?
Posted in Divorce and children, Growing upComments Off
Superficial society makes children unhappier about appearance than anything else
Posted on 27 January 2010.
Britain’s “superficial society” has made children’s appearance the greatest cause of unhappiness in their lives, a study has found.
Posted in Divorce and children, Growing up, Tweens and TeensComments Off
Family rows ‘threat to childhood’
Posted on 27 January 2010.
Unhappiness in children is more likely to be influenced by conflict in their family than the family’s structure, research suggests.
Posted in Divorce and children, Growing upComments Off
Why children need more sleep
Posted on 24 January 2010.
Morgan Fichter is a 10-year-old from New Jersey in the US. Her father, Bill, is a police officer on duty until 3am. Her mother, Heather, works part-time, devoting herself to taking Morgan and her brother to their many activities.
Posted in Childcare, Childhood illnesses, Growing up, Health, Independent Schools, Just for Dads, ObesityComments Off
Families living in Chelmsford are happiest
Posted on 22 January 2010.
Families living in Chelmsford are the happiest in the country, according to a survey.
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Stressed parents risk having burnt-out children, study finds
Posted on 21 January 2010.
Parents who suffer work stress risk passing on their worries to their children, causing them to burn out as well, a study indicates.
Posted in Asthma, Family Health, Growing up, IVF and Fertility, Just for DadsComments Off
Death of the family supper
Posted on 19 January 2010.
The traditional family supper is dying out in favour of solitary mealtimes because people no longer have the time to eat together.
Posted in Divorce and children, Food and Diet, Growing upComments Off
Why parents are getting it wrong
Posted on 19 January 2010.
Too much praise is bad. Smacking could be good. And lying is a sign of intelligence. So says a controversial new book on raising children. Clint Witchalls reports
Posted in Divorce and children, Growing upComments Off
A letter to … the children I look after
Posted on 19 January 2010.
The letter I always wanted to write
Posted in Childcare, Divorce and children, Growing upComments Off
Italian father ordered to pay allowance to 32-year-old ‘big baby’
Posted on 19 January 2010.
Judge rules man has to support student daughter in case that raises concerns in Italy over adults refusing to leave nest
Posted in Divorce and children, Family Law, Growing up, Just for DadsComments Off
In Germany, a Tradition Falls, and Women Rise
Posted on 18 January 2010.
NEUÖTTING, GERMANY — Manuela Maier was branded a bad mother. A Rabenmutter, or raven mother, after the black bird that pushes chicks out of the nest. She was ostracized by other mothers, berated by neighbors and family, and screamed at in a local store.
Posted in At School, Childcare, Divorce and children, Growing up, Working Mums, World NewsComments Off
Italian crackdown on ‘big babies’
Posted on 18 January 2010.
Italy’s minister for public administration has suggested a new law to force grown-up children to leave their parents’ home.
Posted in Divorce and children, Growing up, Just for DadsComments Off
Children ‘may lower parents’ blood pressure’ find researchers
Posted on 18 January 2010.
It may not always seem like it but raising children can actually lower blood pressure, according to new research.
Posted in Divorce and children, Family Health, Growing up, Health, Just for DadsComments Off
Siblings as important as parents in child’s behaviour
Posted on 18 January 2010.
Children can learn as much from their brothers and sisters as they do from their parents, new research suggests.
Posted in Divorce and children, Growing up, Siblings, Twins and multiplesComments Off
Dad calls cops on 6-year-old who wouldn’t go to school
Posted on 18 January 2010.
MONROE — A Monroe parent called police after his “unruly” child refused to go to school, according to an incident report from the Monroe Police Dept.
Posted in Divorce and children, Growing up, One Parent familiesComments Off
Boy surrenders wooden rifle to police so he can meet the Queen
Posted on 13 January 2010.
A 12-year-old boy had to surrender his toy rifle to police amid tight security around the Queen’s visit to church at Sandringham.
Posted in Divorce and children, Garden and Outdoors, Growing up, Just for Dads, Out and aboutComments Off
Cross-cultural marriage is no picnic
Posted on 12 January 2010.
Marrying someone from another faith and race can involve huge familial strain – it’s not something to be fetishised by liberals
Posted in Divorce and children, Growing up, Just for Dads, Just MumsComments Off
So, what exactly are growing pains?
Posted on 12 January 2010.
This mysterious yet common problem can easily be confused with more serious conditions
Posted in Childhood illnesses, Divorce and children, Family Health, Growing up, Health, Just for DadsComments Off
Sex ‘still a taboo subject’ in the home
Posted on 12 January 2010.
Sex and relationships is still a taboo subject between parents and teenage daughters, despite innovations such as text messages, a survey claims.
Posted in Divorce and children, Growing up, Health, Just for Dads, Tweens and TeensComments Off
‘We just want Lucy to talk to us’
Posted on 12 January 2010.
Jonathan Brown’s three-year-old daughter is bright and happy – but struggling to speak. Just how worried should her parents be? He describes their search for answers
Posted in Babies, Divorce and children, Growing upComments Off
Europe’s Internet kids like to keep it real
Posted on 12 January 2010.
They’ve never known a world without the Internet, but they still prefer to meet their friends offline.R
Posted in Divorce and children, Green Parenting, Growing up, World NewsComments Off
Mum, will you ever finish that novel?
Posted on 12 January 2010.
Is growing up as the child of a creative parent a boon or a burden?
Posted in Divorce and children, Growing up, Parenting, Working MumsComments Off
Children need ‘warm and committed’ parents, says David Cameron
Posted on 11 January 2010.
Children whose parents are “warm” and committed do better no matter how wealthy they are, according to David Cameron.
Posted in Divorce and children, Growing up, ParentingComments Off
Why playing in the virtual world has an awful lot to teach children
Posted on 11 January 2010.
A YouGov poll has suggested that computer games can damage children’s ability to communicate, but Tom Chatfield argues that gaming imparts a range of new, vitally important skills
Posted in Divorce and children, Growing up2 Comments
Increasingly, the rarest experience in family life is undivided attention
Posted on 11 January 2010.
The capacity to listen, and other crucial human attributes, are being diminished by relentless technological expansion
Posted in Divorce and children, Growing up, ParentingComments Off
Why it’s good to be ginger-haired
Posted on 08 January 2010.
Why is it that so many still think it is all right to make nasty jokes about people with ginger hair?
Posted in Divorce and children, Growing up1 Comment
Calm voices at The Place2Be turn unruly children into model pupils
Posted on 07 January 2010.
Cecilia Corbetta, of the school-based counselling service Place2Be, helped one girl to avoid being put on medication
Posted in Divorce and children, Growing upComments Off
20% of American children own a mobile phone, says report
Posted on 06 January 2010.
Twenty percent of American children aged 6-11 own a mobile phone, according to data released January 5.
Posted in Divorce and children, Growing up, Kids, World NewsComments Off
School closures: the hard lesson for parents
Posted on 06 January 2010.
To parents walking the precarious tightrope between childcare and work, it seems that schools are always the first part of society to throw in the towel when the snow threatens.
Posted in At School, Divorce and children, Growing upComments Off
Davina McCall: ‘Television is not good for children’
Posted on 06 January 2010.
Davina McCall has said she feels bad about allowing her children to watch TV.
Posted in Divorce and children, Growing up, TV, Theatre and FilmComments Off
I’m a pushy parent, and proud
Posted on 06 January 2010.
There’s nothing monstrous about wanting your children to fulfil their potential, whatever Kirsty Young thinks, says Judith Woods.
Posted in Divorce and children, Growing up, Independent Schools, ParentingComments Off
Smacking children: the law
Posted on 04 January 2010.
The law on smacking children is a grey area, which campaigners have sought to change in recent years.
Posted in Child Safety, Childcare, Divorce and children, Growing upComments Off
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