Articles Tagged: girls

Please let's stop the tacky stereotypes for children

By Olivia Gordon, Feb 1, 2012

LEGO infuriated parents this new year by launching a 'Friends' range targeting girls which is set in some godawful Californian-style 'Heartlake City', featuring easy, unchallenging models to build and pinkified characters who are obsessed with accessories, cupcakes and getting 'styled and ready to go!!!' at the 'beauty shop'.

Surviving Teenagers: The truth about sleepovers

By Marianne Kavanagh, Jan 30, 2012

When my son was 14, he said he was going to stay the night at Kate’s. "Stay the night?" I said, hysteria rising. "Lots of us," he said airily.

My life with a gaggle of girls: Boy with 12 sisters says having his own bathroom keeps the peace!

By parentdish.co.uk, Jan 23, 2012

Charles Lewis knows more than your average 24-year-old about keeping women happy, as he’s the only boy in a family of 12 daughters!

Why should it be pink for girls and blue for boys?

By Keith Kendrick, Jan 7, 2012

Pink is for girls; blue is for boys. That’s a fact. Isn’t it? The evidence is all around us.

Christmas gift guide: Presents for 5 to 10 year olds

By Liat Hughes Joshi, Nov 15, 2011

Here's our guide to what to buy for primary school age children, aged 5 to 10, with something for every budget and hopefully with something to suit all children's interests.

Christmas gift guide: Presents for tween girls

By Marianne Kavanagh, Nov 14, 2011

The best Christmas presents for tween girls aged 10-12 years from the high street. Whatever your budget, we have an idea for you

How to help boys enjoy reading

By Keith Kendrick, Oct 22, 2011

Perhaps my seven year-old son is thick. Perhaps he's been badly brought up. Perhaps his parents don't give a flying rubber for his educational development. Perhaps these are all the reasons why his reading ability seems to be going backwards.