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Food companies web sites trying to entice children

Many food companies such as Cadbury, Kelloggs, Rowntree, and more have set up their websites to be filled with cartoon characters, free games, and videos in an attempt to lure children onto their websites where they can advertise to them.  In addition, these retailers also use their Twitter and Facebook accounts to lure children into [...]

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Blending families is not an easy task

The modern day step family is now referred to as a blended family, but blending families together is never an easy task, and there are the invariable common conflicts to contend with. Most of these occur between the parents who are trying to blend their respective children’s lives together, and the most common one is [...]

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Research into how and why parents just need to know paternity test truth

A huge relief: Almost 2/3 of tests reassure parents that ‘assumed fathers’ are the ‘biological father’ Younger mums most likely to need to know: 53% of testers are  mothers under 25 Early testing desirable: 76% of tests relate to children under 2 years Reassuring older dads: older Dads most likely to want to be [...]

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Cleartalking in North Yorkshire

Cleartalking is a new service which is being offered to parents in North Yorkshire. It is designed to target those parents who have children suffering from language or speech difficulties.

It is a therapy service that is provided by Julia Charlesworth, who is a trained speech therapist based in Boroughbridge. The service will be provided [...]

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Parents to get official internet complaints site

The PM, David Cameron, is to unveil the new online complaints website which is targetted at parents with concerns about the inappropriate material their children are being exposed to. The site is called Parentport, and parents will have the opportunity to lodge their complaints about individual cases, which will then trigger an investigation by Ofcom.

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Parents buy things for kids instead of spending time with them

A recent study has been published by an international charity that says there is a materialistic culture in the UK because parents are not spending enough time with their children. The report was based off speaking to many families in the UK and found that they feel there is a great pressure from society to [...]

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Kids know more about the internet than their parents

48% of all parents who have children between the ages of five and 15 that are regular internet users admitted that they do not know as much about the World Wide Web as their do according to new research this week published by OfCom.  The figure of parents in the dark rises up to http://www.parentscafe.co.uk/wp-admin/post-new.php70% [...]

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Coping with Foul Mouthed Children

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Does it feel like your son or daughter has picked up a whole new load of expressions that are becoming too familiar at home? Do you feel it threatens your relationship with your children? Do you worry about what to do? Remember: this is a natural phase in development and most parents [...]

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New video helps parents with teenagers accessing pornography

One of the worst things a parent has to do is broach the subject of porn with their children. Now the free online site ParentChannel.tv has unveiled a new video which deals with this tricky scenario. It gives parents tips on how to deal with the situation, and the best way to deal with it [...]

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Co-operative Community Fund – supporting community projects

Are you living with a problem in your area that could easily be resolved with a bit of community spirit combined with a small amount of cash? That is what the Co-operative Community Fund is all about, bringing people from your local community together in order to achieve a small but meaningful solution to a [...]

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