‘It’s worse in business’ Eamonn Holmes says parents should be BANNED from flying with kids
CHILD free or fancy free? Eamonn Holmes was very vocal with his opinion on child-free flights on This Morning yesterday. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Depressed Parents, Grandparents Increase Risk for Children
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Researchers have known for some time that young people whose parents suffer from major depressive disorder (MDD) face a heightened risk for depression – but now they have found that if the family history of MDD extends to grandparents, the risk is increased threefold. The new data points to the value of screening for MDD […]
Italian Lawmaker Pushes for Accountability for Vegan Parents
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) Feeding a child a vegan diet will get a parent up to four years in jail if parliamentarian Elvira Savino gets a new law passed. Reuters says Savino, a member of the conservative Forza Italia party, has written a potential law that would make parents legally responsible for making their children eat […]
ClassDojo Offers ‘Student Stories’ to Share with Parents
(Photo: ClassDojo) The popular ClassDojo app has announced that it will be adding Student Stories to its services to help students share photos and videos of their classroom creations with their parents. Students can add records of their classroom activities to their stories without login credentials and without having their own devices. The app already […]
Facebook just answered EVERY parent’s number one online fear
REFUNDS for bills accidentally run up by unsuspecting children are now available to parents left out of pocket following new ruling. Daily Express :: Tech Feed
Term-time holidays are on the rise but parents could face MILLIONS in fines
TERM-TIME absences on the rise as holiday prices soar during school holidays. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Parents Encouraged to Teach Their Kids About Money, Finance
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Educators and parents, politicians and lobbyists are discussing the issue of who is responsible for teaching children about financial literacy, and at what age this education should begin. Despite 43 states in the US requiring courses on personal finance and all 50 requiring economics courses to be included in K-12 standards, […]
Palatine, Illinois Parents, ACLU Push for Inclusive Transgender Policies
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) A group of parents and students from the Palatine, Illinois-based Township High School District 211 are calling for the complete integration of transgender students, including bathroom and locker room access. The suburban district has played a central role in the national debate on the issue. Although the district decided under pressure from federal […]
Mum shares SHOCKING images of son with chickenpox to urge parents to vaccinate their kids
A MOTHER, whose son was too young to be immunised against chickenpox, has shared terrifying pictures on social media in a desperate plea for other parents to get their children vaccinated. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Yamato Tanooka: Boy, 7, abandoned in woods by parents FOUND ALIVE after six-day search
A JAPANESE boy who was abandoned by his parents in a bear-infested woods as a punishment has been found alive, according to police. Daily Express :: World Feed