Articles Tagged: scotland

Scottish mums with obese kids do not think their children are fat claims report

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 11, 2012

A government report has claimed that almost nine out of 10 Scottish mums with overweight or obese youngsters do not think their child has a problem.

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Scottish parents urged to try for a ginger baby - with sperm bank discounts!

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Sep 21, 2011

Yesterday, we broke the news that a Denmark-based sperm bank Cryos has stopped accepting donations from red-headed men after a lack of demand for ginger babies meant they had an excess of sperm from carrot-tops.

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Decoding your child's school report: Our guide to National Curriculum primary school levels and assessments

By Liat Hughes Joshi, Jul 6, 2011

Just got your child's school report? Flummoxed by all those National Curriculum numbers and letters? Struggling to understand the difference between a 2c and a 1a? Here's the Parentdish guide to what it all means.

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Frock horrors: How did you dress your first born?

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jun 8, 2011

A couple of weeks ago, a conversation on the frock-horrors our mums used to dress us in occurred after the lovely mum in the madhouse blogger Jen Walshaw posted up pics of some homemade outfits from her childhood.

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Schoolgirl wins right to listen to ipod during exams to help her concentrate

By Liz Stansfield, May 24, 2011

A schoolgirl has been allowed to listen to her iPod during her exams as she claims it is the only way she can concentrate.

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Rector Philip Black: Flashmob school dance becomes web sensation

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 11, 2011

The rector initially looks furious as music blares out through the school canteen. The kids look bemused. Then it begins. ...

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Class sizes: Little Eve will be the only student in the village

By Kelly Rose Bradford, May 4, 2011

File Photo. Image Credit: Getty Images Whilst most parents agonise over class sizes and teacher-to-pupil ratios when ...

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Three-year-old dials 999 to report drunk babysitter

By Kelly Rose Bradford, Jan 14, 2011

A court has heard how an anxious three-year-old child used a mobile telephone to call 999 and report his drunk babysitter, ...

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