7 h. ago The shocking amount of sugar packed into a Cadbury Creme egg REVEALED

Chocolatey treats are permitted today but parents watching children scoff a Cadbury Creme Egg might be surprised to learn just how much sugar the seasonal candy packs in.

Events

8 h. ago Savers born between these years could be due over £2,000 from HMRC account

Thousands may have forgotten about their long-term savings account, but now HMRC is warning all parents to take action and help their child cash in on their trust fund

Economics

13 h. ago Parents should stop being ‘child’s friend’ over phones – children’s commissioner

Nearly a quarter of children spend more than four hours a day on an internet-enabled device, a survey suggested earlier this month.

Society

15 h. ago Scottish nursery parents fear extra £2,000 childcare bill after closure announcement

The pushback comes as cash-strapped councils across the country are making similar announcements.

Economics

22 h. 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

22 h. ago ‘I butt heads with my family nearly every day’: Australians who have grown up in the family business

Three owners – from a gelato maker to a memorial mason – share what it’s like carrying on the family tradeFamily businesses account for about 70% of Australian businesses, which means a lot of people’s colleagues are also their flesh and blood. While there can be additional stress when working with your parents, siblings and children, there’s also the opportunity for collaboration, creative expression and tradition. Here, three business owners share the journey of joining the family trade and what they have learned in the process. Continue reading...

Politics

23 h. ago The 750 schools where free breakfast clubs will open next week

From Tuesday, thousands of parents will have access to 30 minutes of morning childcare as part of a pilot scheme running until July

Politics

25 h. ago Rollout of free breakfast clubs to begin this week for 750 schools

They are designed to give parents of primary school children 30 minutes of free childcare a day, or up to 95 hours a year.

Politics

25 h. ago Free breakfast clubs to open at 750 schools as teachers voice funding fears

Thousands of parents will be able to access half an hour of morning childcare on Tuesday.

Society

28 h. ago Full list: The 750 schools where free breakfast clubs will open next week

From Tuesday, thousands of parents will have access to 30 minutes of morning childcare as part of a pilot scheme running until July

Politics

34 h. ago A prince and knight fall in love and the Supreme Court is asked to intervene

Some parents in a suburban Maryland county want to pull their children from elementary school classes that use books featuring LGBTQ characters

Politics

53 h. ago Parents who 'abdicate responsibility' for their children's bad behaviour in class should face sanctions from schools, union members say

Members of the NASUWT have told its annual conference heads should crack down on those allowing their offspring to abuse teachers.

Society

56 h. ago Deteriorating relations between parents and schools ‘affecting pupil behaviour’

Parents are abdicating responsibility for their child’s behaviour, delegates at the annual conference of the NASUWT teaching union heard.

Politics

61 h. ago ‘Something playful’: celebrating the art of endpapers in children’s books

New exhibition in Amherst, Massachusetts, looks at the unsung art that exists on the pages that bookend much-loved kids booksOnce upon a time, endpapers – those little bits of real estate connecting the inside covers of hardcover books to the pages within – were a site of pure decoration, or maybe, as in the case of The Chronicles of Narnia, a map of a fantasy realm. More recently, illustrators have been reimagining just what endpapers can be – far from decorations or maps, they are now used to bookend and compliment the stories told in books in fascinating ways.“The illustrator Shaun Tan described them as like quotation marks or parentheses around the story,” said Bruce Handy, a journalist and children’s book author. “In his mind it’s a way of setting the story off. Kind of like an anteroom to the story, or like a transition into the story.” Continue reading...

Culture

64 h. ago Parents urged to contact HMRC or risk losing weekly child payment

You need to tell HMRC if your child is staying education to ensure you still get this benefit

Society

65 h. ago Child Benefit payments will stop for some this summer parents are told

Child Benefit is worth £26.05 a week for your first child, and £17.25 a week for any additional children - but for some parents they could soon stop.

Society

3 d. ago Parents' fears as kids spend 45 hours a week indoors with over a third glued to screens

A national poll of 2,000 parents with children aged 6 to 14 revealed that youngsters are clocking up nearly two-and-a-half hours a day on screen time by using smartphones, tablets, or watching the telly.

Politics

3 d. ago John Swinney makes payment guarantee to Scottish parents on two

John Swinney has spoken about two-child benefit cap payments and a looming by-election for the SNP

Politics

3 d. ago Judge strikes down an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media as unconstitutional

A federal judge has permanently struck down an Ohio law that would have required children and teens under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps

Events

3 d. ago Online child safety tips all parents should know, shared by Samsung

Is your child safe online? A tech giant has shared some crucial online safety tips for parents.

Society