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Children who don't get 10 hours sleep in danger of obesity

By Tamsin Kelly, Sep 7, 2010

A good night's sleep in childhood could be crucial in preventing a child becoming obese, say scientists. Babies, ...

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How to find out what your child gets up to at school

By Liat Hughes Joshi, Sep 1, 2010

Come early September, hundreds of thousands of four-year-olds will head into primary school for the first time and by 3pm, ...

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Starting school: The first day

By Liat Hughes Joshi, Aug 27, 2010

Grab the tissues - it's time for the big day! A child's first day at school can be crammed with emotions and it's just as ...

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Moments Like This: The end of our summer holiday

By Shona Sibary, Aug 26, 2010

Don't you just love self catering? The last day of our holiday required one of us to make some sort of sense of the mountain ...

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101 Uses for a Dedicated Dad: The playground

By Marc Beishon, Aug 24, 2010

Taking the kids to the playground is a time honoured dad tradition, especially as they get a bit older (the kids I mean ...

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Starting school: School gate friendships

By Liat Hughes Joshi, Aug 18, 2010

When children start school there are new friendships to be made, and not just between the kids. According to one survey, ...

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Why were mum and dad making funny noises in their bedroom?

By Colleen Egan, Aug 16, 2010

In this simultaneously hilarious and disturbing video, a little girl describes the noises she heard her "naked" parents ...

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Moments Like This: Couple time

By Shona Sibary, Aug 12, 2010

It's a weird thing going away without the children. For days I secretly covet the thought of hours alone – time to ...

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Eight-year old who runs school tuckshop tells his classmates 'You're fired!'

By Katy Holland, Aug 10, 2010

Most of us want our kids to be ambitious, but is ruthless businessman Alan Sugar the right role model to follow? Connor ...

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Starting school: What children learn and how they'll learn

By Liat Hughes Joshi, Aug 8, 2010

When I first caught sight of my son's reception classroom a year ago, I was struck by how much it looked like nursery not ...

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Ask Joanne - How to help my abandoned grandchildren?

By Joanne Mallon, Aug 5, 2010

What's your biggest challenge when it comes to family life? Karen writes: I have custody of my three grandchildren ...

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Half of men wouldn't help a child - for fear of being branded a paedophile

By Katy Holland, Aug 3, 2010

Nearly fifty per cent of men in the UK would be too scared to help a child in trouble – because they fear being branded ...

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