6 h. ago Home Bargains slashes £90 'stylish' gift set parents 'will love' to just £18

The budget retailer has dropped the price of the Nanobébé Ultimate Newborn Set by 80%. The gift set is available in two colours and includes 24 pieces in total

Economics

5 d. ago Golfers hoping for fair weather as they prepare to drive on in memory of Lanarkshire schoolgirl

The Funky Natz Foundation was set up by the parents of 11-year-old Natalie Hughes and has raised over £160,000

Society

5 d. ago Please, yell at kids! Five lessons I’ve learned about good parenting from around the world

I traveled from Mozambique to Finland to learn parenting hacks, and came away with the same lesson: parenting is hard everywhere, but nowhere is it as lonely as it is in the USFour years ago, scarred by the pandemic experience of trying to care for two toddlers in isolation, my husband and I decided we wanted a built-in community. We were tired of being the ones solely in charge of organizing, feeding, disciplining and playing with our kids.On a whim, we moved halfway across the world to Singapore to live next door to our best friends, Jeremy and Melissa. We aren’t polyamorous, hippies or reckless. Just another set of tired parents, exhausted by trying to do it all with little support. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Please, yell at my kids! Five lessons I’ve learned about good parenting from around the world

I traveled from Mozambique to Finland to learn parenting hacks, and came away with the same lesson: parenting is hard everywhere, but nowhere is it as lonely as it is in the USFour years ago, scarred by the pandemic experience of trying to care for two toddlers in isolation, my husband and I decided we wanted a built-in community. We were tired of being the ones solely in charge of organizing, feeding, disciplining and playing with our kids.On a whim, we moved halfway across the world to Singapore to live next door to our best friends, Jeremy and Melissa. We aren’t polyamorous, hippies or reckless. Just another set of tired parents, exhausted by trying to do it all with little support. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Emmerdale star 'grateful beyond words' as they make heartfelt tribute to parents

Actor Bradley Riches posted the snap with his parents on the set of Emmerdale

Politics

6 d. ago Playwright Asif Khan: ‘When people think about theatre, they think white people and Shakespeare’

Sisters 360, Khan’s new play for children, tells the story of two hijab-wearing skateboarding sisters in Bradford. He hopes it will upend lazy ideas around Muslim girls – and bring new audiences to the theatreAsif Khan first heard about Lena, Maysa and Ameya – the three Muslim skateboarding sisters from Hull who became social media stars in 2022 with their skills – from his mother-in-law. “She does this a lot. She’ll send me an article and say: ‘You could write a play about this,’” laughs Khan. But there was something about this particular story that piqued his interest. “They all wore the hijab, lived with their mum and had an Instagram account where they did their own raps and filmed skateboarding tricks I immediately thought: Oh OK, this is a good premise for a play.”So, he set about adapting it for the stage. He contacted the girls’ parents and had a “good, long hour’s chat”. “They were excited that someone was interested in doing a play about them,” says Kha...

Events

1 week ago Morrisons makes major changes to its vegetables in all stores for Easter

Bargain hunters are in for a treat as the supermarket has slashed the prices of a wide range of items, with carrots and parsnips going for as little as 8p

Politics

1 week ago Child Benefit payments set to stop for some parents this summer

Some parents will need to update their claim if their child is continuing in full-time education.

Society

3 w. ago Parents urged not to dress babies in certain clothes as hot weather looms

With temperatures set to soar to 22C, many parents will be getting their children's light and airy summer clothes ready. However, there are a few items you need to be careful with

Society

3 w. ago Virgin River's Alexandra Breckenridge showered with support after 'crazy' parenting moment on set

Virgin River star Alexandra Breckenridge has been inundated with support from fans after sharing a "crazy" parenting moment

Politics

4 w. ago How and why parents and teachers are introducing young children to AI

Guardian readers share the ways and reasons they are preparing their children and students for a future that may necessitate familiarity with generative artificial intelligenceSince the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, generative artificial intelligence has trickled down from adults in their offices to university students in campus libraries to teenagers in high school hallways. Now it’s reaching the youngest among us, and parents and teachers are grappling with the most responsible way to introduce their under-13s to a new technology that may fundamentally reshape the future. Though the terms of service for ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and other AI models specify that the tools are only meant for those over 13, parents and teachers are taking the matter of AI education into their own hands.Inspired by a story we published on parents who are teaching their children to use AI to set them up for success in school and at work, we asked Guardian readers how and why – or why not – others are...

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