New research by the National Literacy Trust reveals a dramatic increase in the number of children who read every day. However, not all parents appear to be aware of how vital their support is for their children’s reading and a gender gap remains between girls’ and boys’ reading.
Britax, the leader in child mobility who enable family freedom, is proud to announce it will once again be sponsoring the Bliss Buggy Push, a series of family-friendly 5km buggy walks or runs across the UK, designed to help raise money for Bliss, the special care baby charity.
Fair Trade empowers people and by buying Fairtrade food, clothes and goods you are helping to support others acheive more for themselves and their communities.
So children are bored with healthy food – take a look at this video from Wholegrain Goodness, a not-for-profit campaign that aims to raise consumer awareness about the health and culinary benefits of wholegrains and see what fun can be had.
Saturday 7 February is National Libraries Day – this is the time to support your local library and find out about the events taking place near you throughout the week.
Which is campaigning to make sure people are not paying more than they need to for their dental treatments. Make sure you know what your treatment options are.
At the London Toy Fair the Make Time 2 Play campaign launched five play principles to ask politicians, in the lead up to the elections, to consider the importance of play for the healthy development of children. Parenting Without Tears endorses this campaign.
DKfindout! – free online encyclopedia – has been launched to give parents peace of mind, creating a safe, age appropriate website for children to explore and expand their knowledge of the world.
Creat an account at SmartSenda and you'll never forget a birthday or anniversary again. Anne Coates, who has been known to miss a birthday, tried out the service.
Jumbo Games has announced a jigsaw amnesty in conjunction with Hobbycraft and selected hospitals taking place in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and Edinburgh. Donate an old puzzle and Jumbo Games will give a brand new one to a designated hospital.
