MPs fail to ban smacking
9 October 2008
An attempt by MPs to ban smacking has failed in the House of Commons after no time was left to discuss it adequately.
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Smacking goes to vote
8 October 2008
MPs will vote today (8 October) on whether to ban smacking when they debate an amendment to the Children and Young Persons Bill.
New TV series highlights young children's play
8 October 2008
Children at play are the focus of a fly-on-the-wall television series starting on Five's 'Milkshake' programme this week.
Parents under pressure are spoiling children
6 October 2008
Children are being spoilt because of the increasing pressure on parents to be perfect, researchers from Newcastle University have claimed.
Children's centres in campaign for healthy snacks
1 October 2008
Children's centres are encouraging parents to replace at least one unhealthy snack in their child's diet with a healthy one, under a new campaign in the north-west of England.
Anti-smacking group urges action as deadline nears
30 September 2008
An anti-smacking campaign group is urging supporters to send postcards to MPs by next Wednesday, when they are due to vote on amendments to the Children and Young Persons Bill.
Young male teachers absent from nurseries
23 September 2008
There are no male teachers under the age of 25 working in nursery schools, according to this year's annual census published by the General Teaching Council (GTC).
Children's centres could help bridge generation gap
22 September 2008
A number of children's centres could aim to provide support for both young and old people, following a new report that calls for bridging the generation gap.
Rising demand for after-school care at home
18 September 2008
A leading childcare and nanny agency says it has seen a 60 per cent increase in the number of families seeking after-school care over the past year.
Primary school teachers 'in the dark' about ADHD
17 September 2008
Around two-thirds of primary school teachers struggle to understand ADHD because they lack training, a new study suggests.
