16 h. ago Gen Z are so scared of one thing when driving their cars they ask parents to do it

Some 96% of those aged 16-28 said being watched, trying to fit their cars into a small space, and parallel parking left them a nervous wreck, with some even asking their parents to park for them

Transport

5 d. ago Parents trap kids in scorching hot car killing toddler, 2, while another dies from malnutrition

Deja and Justin Rollins were each handed a 70-year prison sentence to conclude what prosecutors said was one of the most 'disturbing' cases they’ve ever seen - after two of the couple's young children died

Events

7 d. ago Voices: I’ve been bullied on the class WhatsApp – the parents are even worse than the kids

Schools are reportedly asking lawyers to draw up codes of conduct to help manage parent WhatsApp groups, but it’s not just teachers suffering abuse on them, says Caroline Brown, it’s parents like me

Politics

7 d. ago Ask a child to wash the family car? That amounts to child cruelty, say parents

It appears the art of doing household chores is dying - and it is partly because parents think such efforts amount to child cruelty, a survey has found.

Society

7 d. ago Schoolgirl in intensive care after parents spotted unusual 'bruise' on her leg

Penelope Vidal-Walsh, 10, went to bed feeling unwell but woke up with a 'bruise' her parents knew was unusual

Politics

8 d. ago Schoolgirl's parents spot 'unusual' mark leading to eight day stay in intense care

Penelope Vidal-Walsh, 10, from Southport, went to bed on Wednesday April 10, complaining of feeling unwell and spent the last eight days sedated in intensive care

Politics

8 d. ago Schoolgirl spends eight days in intensive care after parents spot 'unusual' mark

"We're thankful it appeared when it did - she could have gone to bed and not woken up"

Politics

1 week ago Care company urges families to watch for signs that elderly parents may need support

Ahead of the Easter weekend, a care business is urging families to watch out for signs their elderly loved one might need extra help.

Society

1 week ago Nick and Aaron Carter’s sister Angel alleges ‘neglect’ by parents who ‘left her alone on tour buses’ in new documentary

‘The Carters: Hurts to Love You’ shares an intimate look at the family plagued by mental illness and addiction

Society

1 week ago My parents were forced into a care home after a bogus workman left a gaping hole in their ceiling

Paul McArdle, 52, hired worker William Watt to fix a hole in his parents' roof. But after completing just half a job, the bogus worker never returned to finish the repair and instead kept the cash.

Society

2 w. ago Put your baby down to nap near a washing machine, expert says

Researcher warns that dark daytime naps can disrupt babies’ sleep when they properly go to bed at nightBabies should not be put in a dark, quiet room for a nap but in a light room with background noise like a washing machine, an expert has said.Prof Helen Ball, a scientific adviser for the charity The Lullaby Trust who has carried out sleep research with more than 5,000 parents and babies at Durham University, said long daytime naps are like “mini night times” that can disrupt babies’ sleep when they properly go to bed. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago I didn't know I was fostered until my biological dad approached me in the park when I was 7

Stace Don, now 37,  from Oldham, was taken into foster care as a baby after being neglected by her parents. When she finally met her father, everything went wrong..

Politics

2 w. ago Rob Beckett turns up at iconic Welsh boxing gym to train with Joe Calzaghe and says 'he's a genius'

The comedian and co-host of Parenting Hell is in Cardiff touring his show 'Giraffe', and was amazed by the skills of Calzaghe, saying: 'I have never seen someone's hands move so fast. It was like a cartoon!'

Politics

2 w. ago Got a parent with Alzheimer's? Study reveals whether mum or dad carries the biggest risk for you

Canadian scientists say these children may be at higher risk of Alzheimer's because they are more prone to one toxic protein, tau, spreading in the brain.

Events

2 w. ago Scholarships for child care are drying up. Now families are paying the price

Many parents need child care scholarships to work

Society

2 w. ago Phil Foden's incredible gesture for mum Claire and family tradition he'll never give up

Manchester United star Phil Foden has remained close to his parents Claire and Phil Sr throughout his career. His incredible gesture for his mum speaks volumes

Society

3 w. ago Heartbroken parents of boy, 14, say the way he died 'will haunt us until our dying breaths'

Christopher Arnett was just 14-years-old when he was fatally struck by a car as he crossed a road - his parents have issued an emotional statement following the sentencing of the driver

Events

3 w. ago Neonatal care leave will make ‘huge difference’ for parents, say campaigners

Parents of babies in neonatal care will be entitled to an additional 12 weeks of leave and pay if eligible, on top of parental leave, as of April 6.

Politics

3 w. ago Parents of kids on bus that hit Virginia Giuffre's car brush off her claims it was huge crash

Emmie-Rose Wright's three children - aged five, eight and nine - were on the school bus which hit the car in which Virginia Giuffre was travelling near Perth, Western Australia

Events

3 w. ago Supreme Court appears divided over whether states can cut off Planned Parenthood funding

The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over whether states should be able cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, a case that comes amid a wider push from abortion opponents to defund the nation’s leading abortion provider

Events