Articles Tagged: age

Brothers diagnosed with 'Benjamin Button' age-reversing syndrome behave like children again

By parentdish.co.uk, Apr 30, 2012

Brothers Matthew, 39, and Michael Clark, 42, have developed a rare age-reversing disease which leaves them behaving like young children

Mind the gap! What is the best age gap between children?

By Rachel Mostyn, Mar 29, 2012

I was walking around Sainsbury's recently with my three children crammed into the trolley; the three-year-old and 16-month-old fighting over breadsticks in the front and the four-year-old surfing in the main compartment stamping on the bread and squashing the grapes.

Britain's oldest mum says having her daughter was a 'mistake' after life-threatening illness

By Keith Kendrick, Mar 21, 2012

Britain's oldest new mother Sue Tollefsen was struck by a life-threatening illness that made her realise she may not live to see her daughter grow up.

Anger as MPs call for age of criminal responsibility to be raised from 10 to 14

By Keith Kendrick, Mar 7, 2012

A row has erupted over MPs’ calls to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 years old.

Why I won't lie to my children about sex

By Emily Carlisle, Oct 7, 2011

My daughter proudly announced recently to her pre-school class that babies came out of mummies' vaginas. I know this only because I was taken to one side by another mother, who disapproved strongly of such brazen honesty.

When is the best time for your child to start nursery?

By Kyrsty Hazell, Sep 12, 2011

Take a look at this video created by BritMums, where mums discuss the when is the 'right' time for children to start nursery. Where do your views lie?

When is the right age for a sleepover?

By Heidi Scrimgeour, Aug 2, 2011

How do you know when your child is old enough to sleep over at a friend's house without you? Or how long can you fob off a child who begs to be allowed to go on a sleepover for the first time?

Would you send your child to a summer camp?

By Ursula Hirschkorn, Jun 27, 2011

The summer holidays are looming large and if you are at a loss as to how to keep the children entertained then it might be worth considering a US style summer camp.