Love them or not, there’s no doubt Biff and Chip—together with their childhood pals—will be familiar twins to generations of British school children and their parents. Launched in 1986, Oxford Reading Tree published 24 stories featuring this mischievous duo, with the aim of encouraging and improving children’s reading. Created at […]
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Christmas inherently brings with it a unique set of seasonal pressures for any parent; as we battle the high streets to track down perfect presents, slave over a delicious roast dinner and decorate our home to such an extent that it resembles nothing short of a decadent Winter Wonderland! Of […]
This is a guest article by Annabelle Short. If your family is like most families, you probably find yourself running every which way just about every single day… When you finally have a little downtime at home, you find that you are all playing on your electronic devices or just […]
Beat the Street (BTS) has descended upon our county for another year. It’s fair to say I was rather unimpressed with how things panned out last year, but the BTS team assure me all the bugs have been ironed out and they have learnt from previous mistakes, so we’ll see […]
The most popular boys’ and girls’ baby names of 2013 have been revealed by BabyNames.co.uk. When we look at the mass of popular names we can discount the more esoteric ones chosen by celebrities and wannabes, and instead see the true pattern of popular names emerge. The top 10 boys’ […]
Kids love to hide away and their most treasured possessions, and these Blott keepsake boxes provide the perfect hiding place. But these are not just for kids! The boxes measures 18x10x18cm and is available in three designs, featuring Blott’s loveable characters Cash the Dog, Chang Chang the Panda, and Lucky […]
This article contains no graphic visual images or disturbing videos, yet I’m going to warn you that this could well be the sickest thing you’ve read in a long while. Moral Right To Life According to a group of professors publishing in the Journal of Medical Ethics, babies are not […]
Working Families, in partnership with the Institute for Employment Studies, has awarded a number of British companies that do the most to support the work-life balance needs of all their employees. To enter, all organisations completed a robust benchmark survey which examined their work-life balance policies and practices. The results […]
babybookboom band-bags have received the Gold Practical Parenting & Pregnancy 2011/2012 award for the Learning/Developmental Toy Under £20 whilst the multi-lingual music CDs collected the Gold Practical Pre-School Award in the category of Modern Foreign Languages. babyboomboom’s band-bags took first place ahead of leading brands Tommee Tippee and P’kolino in […]
Following the backlash against yesterday’s child benefit shakeup, the BBC understands that the Conservative Party may be planning to introduce a married couples tax allowance. This is completely unofficial, no details have yet emerged, but it would certainly fall in line with what the Tories have said in the past. […]
Woman’s Hour has been happily broadcasting on BBC Radio 4 for over 64 years, and now it’s to get a much younger sibling aimed at men. Men’s Hour will air on BBC Radio 5 Live and be hosted by award-winning journalist and presenter Tim Samuels. Initially broadcasting for just six […]
Kids who object to their parents being “embarrassing” after stumping up £33 per teenager/adult and £22 per child to get into the “attraction” have been given free reign over the summer to call out, and in extreme cases eject, parents who show them up. That means parents in a typical […]