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This National Safety week BeSafe continues to lead the charge with keeping children safe as you travel on the roads. BeSafe is especially known for being a rear facing-pioneer. In 1989, they produced their first rear-facing car seat, and at the same time told the world that children should face backwards in the car as long as possible. And today it’s a known fact that rear facing travel is...

• New research suggests more than half (52%) of parents are struggling to get children back into physical exercise, despite restrictions lifting and sport restarting
• The majority (61%) admit their children can easily go days without physical activity
• To get kids back on their feet, Sports Direct and Nike launch Monster Kickabout - an action packed football
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• New research by the NSPCC reveals parents in the South West think play has become more important for children because of the pandemic. Over half have also said their children have been more lonely
• The NSPCC announces a new partnership with Sky’s volunteering programme Sky Cares as the business gets behind the charity’s Childhood Day on the 11thJune
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• Struggling parents admit that ALMOST HALF of children try healthy foods and don’t like them
• Parents are losing the battle against healthy eating, with over a quarter giving up on getting their children to eat better.
• Sprouts, mushrooms, spinach, and millennial favourite avocado are among the most hated healthy foods for kids
• Almost a third of parents
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As hugs return to our lives, a leading national charity whose HQ is in Exeter is urging separated families across Devon to ensure the children get the chance to hug both their parents.

For over a year, separated families have adapted parenting arrangements as best they could. Restrictions meant many children didn’t see one of their parents for many months on end, and for some even...

NEW REPORT REVEALS MORE THAN HALF OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 4 EAT TWO OR LESS FRUIT AND VEG A DAY

· Despite it taking up to 15 times to like a new food, over half of parents have given up and are resorting to hiding vegetables to trick their children

· JLS pop star turned farmer, JB Gill is fronting new healthy eating campaign ‘Good for planet. Good for me.’ by...

PARENTS REVEAL HOW TECH HAS HELPED THEIR KIDS THROUGH LOCKDOWN - BUT ADMIT IT’S COME AT A PRICE, NEW REPORT REVEALS

• Internet Matters launches a new report - From Survive to Thrive: Supporting digital family life after lockdown - giving a unique view into how the family relationship with technology has changed through the ups and downs of lockdown
• Nearly 8
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• Over 4,700 referrals made from NSPCC helpline to external agencies in the South West last year – a 41% rise from 2019/2020
• Adult’s mental health and behaviour was the top concern, followed by neglect, emotional and physical abuse showing a worrying rise too
• The charity reveals plans for Childhood Day which will bring the nation together to celebrate play, raise
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I think it's hard sometimes for dads when the mum is so integral and such a big part of their children's lives, understandably so. The thing that makes mums so wonderful is the amount of time they spend with their children. They are everything to them. But on the flip side of that sometimes this leaves you as a dad, not feeling left out but perhaps feeling less valuable.

I wanted to...

Parenting Past 18: 1 in 10 believe adult children should never move out of family home

• 51% of Brits believe parents should financially support adult children
• 24 is age children should leave home, according to Brits
• Parents should stop paying their child’s rent when they’re between 25 and 30 years old
• 22% said parents should financially support
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