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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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Adoption Charity, Adoption Matters Northwest, Launches Online Diary of would-be adoptive parents

The heartache and highs of adoption are to be laid open to public gaze in a unique monthly diary written by a prospective adopter.

The first, emotionally-charged installment will be unveiled during National Adoption Week (1-7 November) by would-be adoptive parents, Dave and Lisa Chandler.

The devoted couple never even contemplated adoption – until the [...]

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Doctors warnings over seatbelts and kids

Doctors are warning that poor car restraints can actually increase the chance of spinal injuries in children involved in an accident instead of helping to protect them.  In particular, children in the backseat of a vehicle that is equipped with only a lap belt, instead of in a child seat or with a full harness, [...]

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Post natal depression helped by health visitors

Women that receive psychological support from health visitors with training are far less likely to suffer from post natal depression according to a new study from the universities of Sheffield, Leicester, and Nottingham.

The study took a look at 2,000 women after childbirth from 101 primary care teams in England’s Trent area.  The women were [...]

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NSPCC say kids are scared of parents who drink

The NSPCC revealed that every week over 100 children call the helpline provided for children aptly titled Childline out of concern for their parents’ habitual drug and alcohol use.

In the month of March alone about 5,700 children called the helpline and stated that they were having problems because their parents would not stop taking [...]

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Road Rage – as seen through kids eyes

This made me laugh.  A parody by kids on how adults behave in road rage situations.  Enjoy.

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Suggestion of no smoking in private cars put forward

Chairman of the Royal College of General Practitioners, Professor Steve Field, stated that parents need to take responsibility long before conception after new research from America reveals that many cot deaths may be the result of women that smoke while pregnant.  In fact, evidence from the US shows that more children die as the result [...]

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Children changing parents work patterns

A new survey by Family Friendly Working and mumandworking.com in an effort to start up the mumandworking awards revealed that parents are still choosing to leave the workplace even though it means that their family income will drop as a result.  The survey also showed that parents choose time with their family and jobs that [...]

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Kids uncomfortable with parents drinking

Half of all children believe that they have observed their parents while drunk according to a survey published from the CBBC Newsround. The study also revealed that out of these 30% felt scared when they watched adults drink and 72% of all the children stated that their parents drink.

46% of the children would prefer [...]

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