18 h. ago Warning to parents over 'deadly' flu strain set to rip through Britain... and how to keep your children safe

Leading children's doctors have urged parents to get their children the nasal spray that protects against flu amid concerns over a particularly bad flu season.

Events

28 h. ago Parents 'worried about mess' avoid cooking with their kids, survey shows

A survey of 1,000 parents of children aged between six and 16, found that half of them wished they could cook more frequently with their children

Society

33 h. ago Parents don’t cook with their children due to lack of time and fear of mess

Seven in 10 parents don’t cook with their children more often due to lack of time and fear of mess.

Society

3 d. ago Letting children rule is ruining marriages says parenting guru Gina Ford

Gina Ford, 71, claims that many parents focus so intensely on making everything perfect for their children that they neglect their own well-being

Society

3 d. ago ‘They treat men like vending machines’: Inside the hidden world of social media sperm selling

Parenthood can seem an impossible dream for many, and online sperm donor groups offer a solution, but they can be a murky world A man going by the name “Rod Kissme” claims to have “very strong sperm”. It may seem like an eccentric boast for a Facebook profile page, but then this is no mundane corner of the internet. The group where Rod and other men advertise themselves is a community where women and couples come, in many cases, to fulfil a lifelong dream: parenthood.There is a growing number of online sperm donor groups on social media. They offer people the chance of parenting children in an unregulated, dangerous but surprisingly straightforward way. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago Cats smothering babies with pillows and moms throwing kids out of planes: The violent videos pushed to toddlers that every parent should worry about

Video producer and AI consultant Jeremy Carrasco says his research shows that disturbing clips are being served up by algorithms typically geared towards kids.

Politics

4 d. ago Primark issues major recall and warning to parents over baby item safety risk

Primark has issued a product recall over two baby items, urging parents to stop their children using the items 'immediately' due to safety concerns

Events

4 d. ago HMRC benefit payments of £173 a month or more for some parents

The HMRC offers financial support to parents whose children are still in some form of approved education or training

Economics

4 d. ago Mother of transgender teen accuses Queensland government of privacy breach that could have ‘outed’ her child

Revelation comes as LNP accused of ‘intimidation’ after demanding sensitive medical details from parents of transgender childrenGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Queensland government released private information about the mother of a transgender teenager – information she says potentially “outed” her child – to a stranger.The revelation came as the state government was accused of “intimidation” and “an invasion of privacy” after demanding confidential medical information from parents of transgender children who are considering a further legal challenge to its controversial ban on puberty blockers. Continue reading...

Politics

5 d. ago Tom Ford, 64, reveals heartbreaking moment he discovered his husband Richard Buckley had died aged 73 as the designer admits their son is now his only reason for living

The fashion designer, 64, who was in a relationship with Richard for 35 years - and married for nine - until his death in 2021, said the memory of that night still haunts him to this day

Events

5 d. ago Top 10 reasons for family arguments during car trips revealed

Parents find long drives with children more stressful than international travel, survey reveals

Politics

6 d. ago Border patrol arrested Los Angeles dad and drove off with his baby. DHS accused him of assault: ‘We refuse to apologize’

The arrest follows a series of immigration operations targeting parents and families in front of their children

Events

6 d. ago One in four UK adults ‘encounter scams multiple times each week’

The State of Scams in the UK report found one in six parents with children aged seven to 17 said at least one of their children had been scammed.

Politics

7 d. ago From a few to more than 350, children and parents ride together to school as a 'bike bus'

In the New Jersey township of Montclair, a group bicycle ride to school has become a weekly community ritual

Society

7 d. ago My chilling week on Roblox: sexually assaulted and shat on as a child avatar roaming the online world

In seven days my young alter ego is cyberbullied and attacked while exploring clubs, casinos and horror games, all with parental controls in place. Is the platform safe for children – or an ‘X-rated paedophile hellscape’?I am an eight-year-old girl, standing near-naked in a room full of strangers.As the room spins and zooms upon me and people glide around me, I clock my features. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago A generation of children is addicted to nicotine pouches – why didn’t anyone notice until now?

The use of nicotine pouches has doubled in four years and, among teenagers, their use is rampant. As a ban for under-18s is finally proposed, Charlotte Cripps looks at why we were selling nicotine products to children as young as 11 for so long

Politics

8 d. ago Inside the whacky world of Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard's parenting: Hollywood couple's children drink non

Its no secret that parenting in the 21st century comes with a host of challenges, however the couple often shock fans with their candid admissions over how they are bringing up their two daughters.

Society

8 d. ago Child snatch murder plot suspects sent back to US from Scotland after seven years

Valerie Hayes, Gary Reburn and Jennifer Amnott were found living in Glasgow in 2018 after the FBI identified them as being behind a plot to kidnap five children and kill their parents.

Events

9 d. ago The answer to iPhone addiction could lie in this blast from the past

As more parents try to limit their children’s screen time and keep them offline for as long as possible, many are turning back the clock — swapping smartphones for classic 1980s-style landlines. Amber Raiken explores why the retro phone is making a comeback as the latest parenting trend.

Politics

9 d. ago Vet explains 3 dog warning signs every parent should recognise around children

If a dog snarls at a child, the safest step is to calmly separate them immediately and avoid punishment, which can escalate fear and aggression

Events