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School holidays and working parents


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Britain's 'screenagers' a cause for concern?


Kids' play plans key to avoiding summer stress


Parents want more time for kids play, research shows


Brits cutting back on 'summer holiday spending'


Kids missing out on 'family days out'


Durham mums 'to set up own businesses'


Speeding drivers causing Scottish parents concern


Recession childcare 'should be a priority'


Time to 'unplug kids and let them play'


Make breakfast 'fun for kids'


Indoor play centre 'boost Bristol kids play'


Indoor play can still be fun, parents told


Streets 'unsafe for kids' play'


Indoor play centres 'also benefit parents'


Routine "aids child development"


Homeworking offers mums 'best of both worlds'


Family dinners have 'social and emotional benefits'


Single parents hit by rising childcare costs


Children 'overworked' by pushy parents


Nursery funding reforms make system "fairer"


Planning meals "the secret" to healthy kids


"More research needed" on link between working mums and unhealthy kids


Parents have to 'get creative' to entertain their children


Turn off the TV this half term


Toys and DVDs will 'distract and entertain kids' on long journeys


Children banned from cycling to school


Exercise is 'important for kids and parents'


Things to do with kids this Christmas: make presents such as cakes and biscuits


One in four parents 'does not engage in soft play with kids every night'


Convenience store proximity 'affects kids health'


Children urged to stay away from frozen water


Almost half of kids 'given cash for good behaviour'


Making time for fitness activities for kids is 'important'


Small changes to meals and encouraging exercise for kids 'combats child obesity'


Break exercise for kids into 'short increments'


Cycle courses in Portsmouth during school holidays


Could cold weather put family holidays at risk?


Information packs promote fitness activities for kids in East Riding


Over half of parents 'too busy' to communicate with kids


Grandparent care 'boosts childhood obesity risk'


Day, with soft play area, to be held in Filey


25% of parents 'won't discipline their kids'


Free West Berkshire activities encourage exercise for kids


Parents to get more time to engage in soft play with kids?


Cost of raising a child tops £200,000


Parents want more information on childcare


Campaign calls for more soft play with fathers


Government needs to do more to help grandparent child carers


Mums and dads urged to spend more time with kids


Babies 'can benefit from exercise for kids'


Things to do with kids: Sign language to improve development


Things to do with kids over Easter: a traditional egg hunt


Things to do with kids this Easter: Scarecrow making


Soft play centres 'better for kids than solitary play'


Things to do with kids over Easter: Go to a party at a soft play centre


Call to standardise rules on taking photos in soft play centres


Fathers trigger exploration in toddlers, study shows


Children at 'higher risk' of injury on holiday


Rainy day tips for parents


Soft play can 'improve' parent-child bond


Many breastfeeding mums 'need a better diet'


Pregnant women 'failing to get enough vitamin D'


School holidays 'are not for homework'


Parental care 'more influential' than childminders'


Parental toothbrush lessons 'key to child's overall health'


Can probiotics reduce incidence of kids' illness?


Families can spend time together at indoor play centres


Developing attentive kids may require more exercise, less computer games


Yorkshire youngsters 'getting plenty of exercise'




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