29 h. ago GBBO's Briony May reveals secrets to getting children involved in cooking

A study of 1,000 parents with children aged 2-10, found the majority agreed that getting their kids involved in the kitchen is important but four in ten struggled to do so

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30 h. ago Parents could be fined £300 for letting their child ride this type of bike

Electric bikes have become increasingly popular in recent years, but there are strict rules in place that parents need to be aware of when it comes to their children

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45 h. ago Faces of the innocent lives wiped out in an instant: The British victims of Air India plane crash

Relations of the 53 Britons on board have paid tribute to the nurses, teachers, lovers, parents, children and friends whose lives were tragically cut short last week.

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51 h. ago Parents newly warned over risk of giving children slushie ice drinks this summer

Updated advice suggests these popular drinks are not suitable for children under seven.

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58 h. ago The towns still living in fear of grooming gangs: Parents in areas preyed on by abusers are terrified their children will be targeted next as map reveals shocking scale of scandal

EXCLUSIVE: Rotherham and Telford were both epicentres of the scandal, which saw gangs exploit vulnerable youngsters with impunity before the crisis was finally exposed.

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62 h. ago Families of trans kids worry about what's next after Supreme Court rules on gender

A U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is leaving transgender children and their parents uncertain and anxious about its impact

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65 h. ago Warning issued to parents over giving young children slushie drinks

Slushie drinks tend to contain high levels of glycerol as a sugar substitute

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68 h. ago Urgent warning issued for parents over slush ice drinks amid risk to children

The FSA has said slush ice drinks containing glycerol, also known as glycerin, are not suitable for children under seven due to the health risks the compound poses

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2 d. ago 'Cool kids' trend parents have been taking part in behind their children's back

Parents have joined together in a little-known 'cool kids' trend in the hope it'll inspire children to stay safe when riding their bikes on the streets or taking part in sports in their free time

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5 d. ago ‘Oh no! It’s a Gruffalo!’ Julia Donaldson’s 15 best books – ranked!

Her rhyming tales have enchanted children and parents the world over – but which is the best? From a busker’s cat to a greedy rat, it’s time to rate the hits• Parents: what is your child’s favourite Julia Donaldson book?Although Julia Donaldson is best known for her work with Axel Scheffler, her books made with other illustrators yield their own delights. Illustrated by Rebecca Cobb, 2012’s The Paper Dolls has an irresistible sense of childlike wonder, following a string of cut-out dolls as they explore a house while trying to avoid scissors. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago I'm Vanessa Feltz's daughter and a trained child therapist. Here's what my mum taught me

It's exam season, and stress levels among children and their parents have risen to a rolling boil. And once they're over? Our kids will feel brief relief, until results day looms.

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6 d. ago ‘A giant parenting group’: how online comedians are making a living by laughing about the chaos of kids

Comedians like the UK’s George Lewis, Farideh Olsen from Canada and Sean Szeps in Australia have huge audiences because ‘if we can’t laugh we’re going to sob uncontrollably’Many Instagram-frequenting parents of small children will have seen George Lewis’s sketch about two toddlers discussing their feelings of abandonment and relief wrapped in a game of peekaboo.“It was a normal day, I was just playing with Dad. And then he put his hands in front of his face and he was just gone,” the British comedian and father says in the widely shared video. “He was behaving so erratically.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago The Netflix shows I've banned my toddler from watching including Ms Rachel and Cocomelon

Children's TV is a hot topic in the parenting world at the minute and one mum has shared the children's TV shows on Netflix she's banned her toddler from watching and why

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7 d. ago Parents say children are asking to miss school over ‘horror movie’ toilets

Around 10 per cent of parents say their child has asked to miss school over the issues

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7 d. ago Students brand school toilets 'horror movie' as kids 'wet themselves instead'

Parentkind, the UK’s largest charity for parents, said the results reveal the 'humiliation' children are having to endure due to the disgusting state of toilets

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7 d. ago Travellers set up illegal encampment next to primary school as parents told to take 'extra precautions' when dropping their children off

Lainesmead Primary School is open and operating as usual despite the 24 caravans, which appeared on Thursday evening.

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8 d. ago Richard Ramos brings Scottish dads a Father’s Day gift that will last longer than socks

International parenting expert and founder of Parents on a Mission, Richard Ramos had dedicated his career to helping parents reclaim their leadership role, rebuild trust, and raise emotionally healthy children.

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9 d. ago We adopted children from challenging backgrounds. Here's the truth about what it's really like

Sam Adams tells Sarah Ewing how she adopted two special needs sisters as toddlers and what it taught her along the bumpy journey

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9 d. ago Voices: Dear Vix: I feel ashamed to admit it – but I really don’t like my parents

Do you have a problem you would like to raise anonymously with Dear Vix? Issues with love, relationships, family and work? Email dearvix@independent.co.uk

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9 d. ago Subpostmistress remembers 'terror' of supporting her young children during the Horizon IT scandal on new Mail podcast

The 'Apple & The Tree' podcast, hosted by the Reverend Richard Coles , brings together parents and their adult children to answer questions about their shared family history.

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