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Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance - Wednesdays @8.00pm on Channel 4

Jo Frost is back on C4 with her Extreme Parental Guidance – don’t miss it Wednesdays @ 8.00pm on Channel 4. Britain’s parenting champion is back with series two of Jo Frost: Extreme Parental Guidance and this time she’s promising MORE! Offering more help for more families tackling more parenting issues. Jo’s on the move with her first ever roadshow, sharing her parenting…
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KEY ISSUES IDENTIFIED IN UNRAVELLING CHILD NEGLECT

Six main issues have been outlined by Action for Children today as key in understanding further the complexity of child neglect. In today’s report, Neglecting the Issue, Action for Children identifies the role of fathers, targeting families, public health and prevention, parental and carers’ views, actively seeking children’s views and understanding the scale of neglect as major gaps to be…
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How to crack potty training

Potty training is always a challenging time for parents. How do you know when your child is ready to potty train? How do you do it? How long will it take? For a parent potty training for the first time, it can be quite a scary prospect and any excuse to delay starting the process can be welcome. Every child is different but usually, they show signs of being ready to potty train between the…
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THE RISE OF ‘BRITAIN’S LITTLE HELPERS’

New research shows that toddlers/children are helping more at home than the last generation, the chores they spend most time doing and that it is a regular weekly, if not, daily occurence. Matching socks, washing up, sweeping and hoovering may not be your idea of fun but could be for your toddler, as research shows that your little ones are more than keen to help out at home and around the…
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Tips on how to deal with a babysitter when you leave your child for the first time (by guest blogger Georgie Jones)

As every new mother knows, leaving your child with someone new is a scary experience. Every bone in your body says your baby should be with you, but there comes a time when you must take the plunge and allow yourself a well-deserved break and some ‘me time’. We often get asked by parents of ways in which to make the experience easier and there are definitely some easy tips that will help…
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Singing for your health By Deborah Hudson, leading voice coach and author

According to Prof Steven Mithen, of Reading University, Neanderthal man communicated via sound songs long before he could speak language. You can bet your life that one of those songs would have been a lullaby. Songs sung to babies have been around almost as long as babies have and it’s a simple, but incredibly effective way to bond. Babies first start to hear at around 20 weeks, so by the time…
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Bedwetting solutions

Bedwetting is more common than most people realise. It affects up to half a million children and teenagers in the UK every night but, because no one talks about it, most people think they’re alone. Here are some tips to overcome the problem. Something can often be done to overcome or manage bedwetting and ERIC is here to help. ERIC is the only charity in the UK dedicated to providing information…
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'Where Has my Little Girl Gone? How to Protect your Daughter from Growing Up Too Soon' By parenting author Tanith Carey

Exclusive extract from new book ‘Where Has my Little Girl Gone? How to Protect your Daughter from Growing Up Too Soon’ by parenting author Tanith Carey. SELL: Dolls in high heels and stockings, clutching make-up compacts, and websites that invite little girls to live their lives as virtual “bimbos” and save up for boob jobs. Even the toys and games on offer to our daughters…
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