News Archive for March 2010
31st March 2010 - Overweight kids 'slower to learn to walk or crawl in soft play centres'
31st March 2010 - Safety in soft play centres: Smacking to be banned
31st March 2010 - Chocolate lowers blood pressure
30th March 2010 - More fitness activities for kids required in Essex as child obesity soars?
29th March 2010 - Call to standardise rules on taking photos in soft play centres
29th March 2010 - Iron-rich food could improve behaviour at soft play centres
29th March 2010 - Parents 'must offer reminders' to enhance potty training
25th March 2010 - Things to do with kids over Easter: Go to a party at a soft play centre
25th March 2010 - Can stimulation and words in soft play centres help children focus?
24th March 2010 - Soft play study: Kids as young as 21 months old are selective in who they help
23rd March 2010 - Soft play centres 'better for kids than solitary play'
22nd March 2010 - Walk On! programme promotes fitness activities for kids
22nd March 2010 - Schools 'are contributing to obesity levels by cutting exercise for kids'
22nd March 2010 - Things to do with kids: Lead by example with healthy eating habits
19th March 2010 - Fitness for kids 'should be parents' responsibility'
19th March 2010 - Safety of indoor soft play highlighted as pesticide linked to delays in child development
19th March 2010 - Exercise for kids 'needed' as extreme obesity affecting more children at younger ages
18th March 2010 - Soft play entrepreneur opens kid-orientated hairdressers
18th March 2010 - Exercise for kids focused on at Global Nutrition Transition Conference
17th March 2010 - Children 'miss out on education and soft play time due to poor hygiene'
17th March 2010 - Could food served at soft play centres be improved?
16th March 2010 - Things to do with kids this Easter: Scarecrow making
15th March 2010 - Pupils taught that sleep, like a lack of exercise for kids, causes weight gain
15th March 2010 - Parents 'can promote exercise for kids'
12th March 2010 - Plans for soft play centre in Exeter to be scrapped?
12th March 2010 - Soft play favoured by parents after video-games found to hamper development?
12th March 2010 - Soft play for kids 'part of mainstream education in Gwersyllt'
12th March 2010 - Indoor soft play 'helps children share feelings'
12th March 2010 - Exercise for kids 'one of the top ten tips'
11th March 2010 - Indoor exercise for kids could avoid muddy, wet conditions
11th March 2010 - Swindon rain could see indoor soft play areas provide alternative
11th March 2010 - Indoor soft play could feature in Norfolk's 90-day scheme
11th March 2010 - Active Lifestyle Coaches encourage exercise for kids
11th March 2010 - Awareness of how to prevent injuries during exercise for kids 'needs to be raised'
10th March 2010 - Things to do with kids: Sign language to improve development
10th March 2010 - Things to do with kids over Easter: a traditional egg hunt
10th March 2010 - Bupa encourages exercise for kids in Dundee
9th March 2010 - Health tests 'may not be best for kids or parents'
9th March 2010 - Babies 'can benefit from exercise for kids'
9th March 2010 - Fitness for kids 'can improve development'
9th March 2010 - Kids health 'should start as young as possible'
9th March 2010 - Soft play centres 'can improve learning skills'
9th March 2010 - Parents must 'teach exercise for kids to youngsters'
8th March 2010 - Widespread childhood obesity 'could lead to health crisis'
8th March 2010 - Government encourages more exercise for kids
8th March 2010 - Mums and dads urged to spend more time with kids
8th March 2010 - Exercise for kids needed as part of cultural change?
8th March 2010 - Specialist training for teachers of disabled children
8th March 2010 - Proportion of overweight kids 'levelling off'
8th March 2010 - Children's activity levels have declined, study shows
5th March 2010 - Ulverston demands soft play centre
5th March 2010 - Government needs to do more to help grandparent child carers
4th March 2010 - UK leading school trips for kids
4th March 2010 - Indoor soft play a hit with kids
4th March 2010 - TV bad for family bonding
4th March 2010 - Middlesex children enjoy cafe events
4th March 2010 - Exercise for kids unpopular in UK, shows study
4th March 2010 - Campaign calls for more soft play with fathers
4th March 2010 - Girls 'read more challenging books than boys'
4th March 2010 - Look for Loneliness resource encourages inclusion in soft play centres
4th March 2010 - Soft play areas 'can be unisex and tasteful'
3rd March 2010 - Scientists develop fitness activities for kids
3rd March 2010 - Hearty Lives Bristol encourages exercise for kids
3rd March 2010 - Exercise for kids 'can help prevent heart disease later in life'
2nd March 2010 - Like exercise for kids, eliminating junk food from schools 'may help to stem child obesity'
2nd March 2010 - Importance of exercise for kids: Obesity could impact on bone health
1st March 2010 - Soft play centres 'great for kids parties'
1st March 2010 - Cost of raising a child tops £200,000
1st March 2010 - Parents want more information on childcare