A protest group has criticised a Sesame Street programme on DVD aimed at children under two, said BBCNews. The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood claims that Sesame Beginnings, which features Baby Big Bird and Baby Elmo, is of no benefit to young children. Children are being asked by the police to spy on their parents in the car, said the Daily Express. Police in Cleveland, Teesside, are recruiting children to be 'Seat Belt Sheriffs' and shame drivers into wearing seat belts and not talking on their mobile phones.
A protest group has criticised a Sesame Street programme on DVD aimed at children under two, said BBCNews. The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood claims that Sesame Beginnings, which features Baby Big Bird and Baby Elmo, is of no benefit to young children.
Children are being asked by the police to spy on their parents in the car, said the Daily Express. Police in Cleveland, Teesside, are recruiting children to be 'Seat Belt Sheriffs' and shame drivers into wearing seat belts and not talking on their mobile phones.
In the United States almost 300,000 children under seven are too overweight to fit in a car booster seat, according to the Daily Mail.
The BBC is planning to bring in a Blue Peter swipe card to replace its badges. The trade of fake badges on the internet led to Blue Peter privileges being abused, said The Guardian.
The open auditions for the new West End revival of 'The Sound of Music' led to 2,000 children queuing for hours to try to win a part as one of the von Trapp family, reported the Daily Telegraph.
