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Parents offered online say to Government

20 October 2008

Parents want more say about tax credits and family benefits, according to the first survey from an online venture launched by the Family and Parenting Institute to coincide with Parents'...

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.

Nurseries serving 'unhealthy' food

22 October 2008

Many children in nurseries are eating unhealthy meals high in fat, salt and sugar, including food with additives that are banned for the under-threes, research has found.

£16m fund invites bids from parenting services

22 October 2008

Parenting services across the UK will be able to apply for funding from a new £16m cash injection by the DCSF to the Parenting Fund, run by the Family and...

Girls lead boys at age five, says Millennium study

22 October 2008

Girls are two months ahead of boys in their learning development by the time they start school, according to a study of more than 15,000 five-year-olds.

Safety fears make children's play spaces 'boring'

28 October 2008

Local authorities have been accused of dull, unimaginative playgrounds because of an over-reliance on an identical 'KFC' approach ('kit, fence and carpet'), which has grown out of the pressure to...

Junk food adverts using other media to target children

15 October 2008

Food companies are increasingly turning to cinema, the internet and magazines to promote junk food to children since the Government imposed restrictions on television advertising, new research has found.

France warns UK over TV danger to children

15 October 2008

The French broadcasting authority Conseil Superior Audiovisuel (CSA) has passed on concerns to Ofcom following a report which highlighted the effect television programmes can have on the development of children...

MP wades into nursery place row

15 October 2008

The First Minister of Wales, Rhodri Morgan, has personally intervened in a row over how some Welsh local authorities are providing the free education entitlement for three- and four-year-olds.

Children's centre designs rated for quality

15 October 2008

The two-year turnaround time to build new children's centres has been criticised by the body that advises the Government on public buildings.

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