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‘You wonder how to have a conversation with your children? First, chuck the BlackBerry away’
Telegraph 09/03/10 -
‘Eating for two’ may harm baby
Times 09/03/10 -
Eating breakfast and fatty diet during early pregnancy increases chances of having a boy
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Free our schools
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Childcare helps identify vulnerable children’s needs
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As a teacher, I’ve realised Twitter has real potential
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Association of Graduate Recruiters: ‘Parents should save from child’s birth for university’
Timesonline 09/03/10 -
Times Spelling Bee teams begin new war of words
Times 09/03/10
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Lessons in cheerleading to cut child obesity
Telegraph 04/03/10
Up to 20,000 primary school pupils at risk of developing weight problems will be targeted by a new generation of “lifestyle coaches”, it was revealed.
Obese children show signs of heart disease
BBC News >> 01/03/10
Obese children as young as three years old show signs of future heart disease, say US researchers.
Extra PE may lead to slimmer, fitter children
Guardian 24/02/10
Extra PE may help schoolchildren reduce their body fat and increase their fitness levels, a new study reveals. But children’s quality of life and the overall time they spend on physical activity don’t seem to be affected.
Half of Britain’s six-year-old girls ‘want to be thinner’
Telegraph 22/02/10
Half the six-year-olds asked to pick their ideal body shape from a range of digitally altered images of themselves chose one that was three sizes smaller than the real image – the slimmest option they could choose.
Sporty girl from Poole is overweight, says NHS
BBC News 19/02/10
The parents of a sporty five-year-old girl have received a letter from the NHS saying she is overweight.
Chronic conditions including obesity up in US kids: study
Independent 18/02/10
Chronic conditions including asthma, obesity and behavior disorders have become more common among US children in recent years, with environmental changes and more diagnoses partly to blame, a study published Tuesday shows.
Childhood obesity – why I don’t blame the grandparents
Guardian 16/02/10
Grandparents will do everything to keep their grandchildren healthy. They should not be blamed for rising obesity among the young
‘Half of children’ walk to school
BBC News 17/02/10
Less than half of primary school children in Great Britain are walking to school, the latest figures show.
Boys, 14, given gastric bands
Telegraph 15/02/10
Two 14-year-old boys who weighed 18-stone each have been given gastric bands to help them lose weight, it has emerged.
Middle class children looked after by grandparents ‘more likely to be obese’
Telegraph 15/02/10
Children looked after by their grandparents while their mothers and fathers are at work are more likely to be obese, a British study has suggested.
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