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• Hamish McPhillips, Head of Car Safety at Silver Cross and dad of two, gives his tips for stress free car travel
• Google searches for “family road trip tips” up 100% year on year as families look to getaway

The summer holidays can be a busy time for parents, and it’s when most families get to go on holiday. Google search data has shown searches for “family road...

It was a long hot summer and here we are again – time to get ready for the Back To School routine. Thankfully, Yoto, the audio platform for kids behind the critically acclaimed and award-winning, screen-free Yoto Player, and Yoto Mini, is here to help.

YOTO HELPS KIDS PREPARE FOR THE CLASSROOM

Kids enjoy the all-too-rare freedom to choose what they want to do. And true...

• The NSPCC-run service has seen a 30% increase in counselling about exam result concerns
• Children shared fears that the pandemic hugely impacted their learning and would be reflected in their results

New figures from Childline show rising anxiety levels about exam results amongst children and young people during the last year.

The pandemic meant that...

• Average weekly pocket money is down 23 per cent year-on-year from £6.48 to £4.99, new research reveals
• Mums and dads are feeling the pinch most from increasing energy and food bills; half would rather sacrifice spending on their own leisure activities to protect pocket money
• Halifax reveals the economic impact on pocket money over last 35 years

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• Over half of modern parents in the South West set few or inconsistent rules for their children
• 64 percent of older generations adopted a clear, strict style of parenting
• Over two thirds of parents in the region claim they spend more quality time with their children than their parents did with them
• 58 percent feel they show more love and affection than
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• Nuffield Health has launched new programme “Move together”, hosting free exercise classes across the country in the holidays to help parents struggling to get kids active
• This launch comes after a new survey reveals just 12% of young girls and 27% of boys plan to play sport this summer
• Classes are being held every week in sites across the UK, including Taunton and
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Summer is a wonderful season, with longer days offering up more time as a family to create fun and sun-soaked memories. However, when the evening falls and bedtime comes around it can be difficult to get the kids down.

With the sun still shining and heatwaves making it too hot to tuck little one’s in, summertime can be difficult for many kids as they struggle to get settled for a...

• Employers more than twice as likely (102% increase) to offer enhanced parental leave compared to last year
• Job postings mentioning shared parental leave also doubled (+102%) over the same period, highlighting shift towards more inclusive approach to childcare benefits
• Parents under pressure this summer with soaring costs of childcare, fewer providers and juggling
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Having a baby is an incredibly exciting time for any family, however it can also be expensive. Many families are often faced with a combination of limited pay during parental leave, the need to buy new items and any childcare needs.

Now, with the cost of living increasing, Lansinoh, maternal health brand and breastfeeding expert, has pulled together some top tips to help families...

Childhood bereavement charity Winston’s Wish advises parents and professionals on how a young person may feel on their results day after somebody close to them has died, and what they can do to prepare, support and understand them.

With statistics showing 1 in 20 people have experienced the death of a parent by the age of 16 and another survey indicating 78% have been bereaved of a...