According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), one child, on average, dies from choking every month in the UK, with hundreds more needing medical treatment. Choking occurs when a patient’s airway becomes blocked, causing an inability to breath. Children have especially narrow airways which heightens their risk of choking...
Slugging - The winter can be very harsh to children's skin especially as they move regularly between the cold outdoors and central heated indoors. Skin can itch and chap. Slugging can be a fun and super effective method to protect the skin barrier. Apply a thick dollop of moisturiser such as Nivea, Vaseline or Troikin's Nightology to delicate areas such as eye lids, around the mouth,
Every family is different. The dynamic of siblings, home environment, and work-life balance are unique to each family throughout the world. This means that multiple parenting styles have evolved in your lifetime and beyond, including one named gentle parenting.
Gentle parenting encourages a positive relationship between the parent and child. The parenting style argues that kindness...
Getting out of bed on a cold, dark winter morning is difficult for most adults, so we shouldn’t be surprised to find that our children aren’t too fond of it either. While it is tough to exchange our lovely warm bed for the stark crisp air, there’s also a scientific explanation for our struggles...
Our circadian rhythm (body clock) is designed to wake us with the rising sun , so, with...
The cost of raising a child from infancy to adulthood could fluctuate by as much as £8,000 year-on-year, totalling almost a quarter of a million at £214,155.16 over the first 21 years .
According to NatWest Premier, there are two distinct life stages, the ‘Twos and Teens’, which represent the biggest financial icebergs for parents.
Children aged between one and three cost parents the...
New research from Monopoly has unveiled that UK children know more about virtual worlds and cities, found in video games and TV shows, than countries and destinations across the world.
Whilst over half of kids have heard of Gotham (55%), Zootopia (58%) and Neverland (60%), only a quarter have heard of Shanghai (25%), Milan (28%) or Cape Town (26%). In response, Monopoly has launched Monopoly...
As the little human being in your belly grows, so does your bump. Naturally, the extra pounds you gain are essential during pregnancy, and they are only adding more beauty to your mum-to-be glow.
At this point, many mums start wondering if they should buy new maternity clothes, as some of their current items don’t fit them anymore. This can lead to concerns over budget and the impact...
Virgin Money has relaunched its innovative financial education programme, Make £5 Grow, with additional tools and resources designed to prepare schoolchildren and provide the skills they need to better manage their finances in the future.
Delivered in schools, Make £5 Grow is a free scheme which works with and encourages both younger and older children, to develop innovative business...
