Parenting
Research Finds Bacteria in School Lunchboxes Could Trigger Asthma and Eczema
A new study has found bacteria in children's lunchboxes could trigger health problem such as asthma and eczema. Seven in ten fabric lunchboxes tested at a school in Bath contained mould which could trigger health problems, and one in five was found to contain Staphylococci which can cause serious food poisoning if ingested in food. In the tests, 73 per cent of fabric lunch boxes tested were found to contain mould counts of up to 950 colony forming units (CFU) per...
Do Parents spend too much time taking photos on family holidays?
By Charles Hibbert Parents are missing out on precious holiday time by spending all their time behind the camera. We all love looking back at holiday photos and seeing the memorable family moments caught on camera, but recent surveys suggest parents are spending too much time on the camera. Mums are mainly guilty when it comes to spending too much time behind the lens, spending up to 40 minutes a day taking cute family photos and videos. In spending this...
Are You As Fit As A Six Year Old?
Exercise can be such a chore for adults, but new research suggests there's a lot we can learn from young children. Experts claim those wanting to drop dress-sizes would be better off skipping for 15 minutes than running, with other old school work-outs like star jumps, hopscotch and skipping also proven to burn more calories and use more muscles than traditional ways of working out. Similarly, those that enjoy a brisk walk would only lose an average of 50 calories in quarter...
Average British Child Now Received £5k In Pocket Money
New research has revealed that the average British child now receives over £5,000 in pocket money over the course of their childhood for helping out with spring cleaning chores. The study of parents with children aged 3 to 16 found 60 per cent tempt their money-savvy kids with financial gain if they help out around the house, while 44 per cent admit to bribing them with their favourite treat. Modern kids earn 54 per cent more pocket money than their parents did when they...
How one young brain tumour victim’s death is giving hope to others
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor As the old saying goes, March is a month without mercy. March is also Brain Tumour Awareness Month. And one particular type of brain tumour – a diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma – is one without any mercy at all. Indeed, it will take the life of the child who has the terrible misfortune to suffer this incurable, inoperable and terribly debilitating illness. The name itself is challenging. Basically, it is a cancerous tumour in the...
Who is there to support Westminster’s children with caring responsibilities?
By Nicky Goulder, co-founder and Chief Executive of Create The official figures from the latest Census show that there are 400 identified children who are providing unpaid care in the London borough of Westminster. These children are known as ‘young carers’, defined by the Carers Trust as ‘children who often take on practical and/or emotional caring responsibilities that would normally be expected of an adult’. These children can end up in a situation in which they are spending 50 hours...
British Mums Carry out up to 59 Tasks per Day
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent New research has revealed the average British mum carries out up to 59 different tasks every single school day. The study found the average school mum leaps out of bed by 06:38am in a bid to get ahead of the daily tasks before the rest of the family wakes. Prior to the morning school run busy mums will make and serve breakfast, pack the school and work bags, apply necessary creams and medicines, remind the children to wash,...
How does Having Children Impact Relationships?
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent We all know that having children dramatically alters your life, but what effect does it have on your relationship? New research has revealed that new parents have less quality time together, go on fewer date nights and say ‘I love you’ less often than before they had children – but still manage to maintain their sex lives. After starting a family, parents admit they also kissed their partner less often, went on fewer nights out with...
Half Term Activity – How to Make a Pinhole Camera
By Nathan Lee, TLE Correspondent The October half term is almost upon us and if history tells us anything, it's that a week of rain is a near cert. Rainy days are a staple of the good old British weather, so parents across the UK will be working around the clock to try to prevent the dreary days from dampening the kids’ spirits. Thankfully, the Royal Institution’s L’Oréal Young Scientist Centre has created a step-by-step video on how to create...