Parent Gossip

It is no surprise that the recent statistics show that more are more parents are being sent to jail following their children playing truant.
The government hoped to curb the number of truant children in 1998 by passing new laws that were aimed at getting children off the streets and punishing parents who did not comply [...]

It was sad news for the Camerons this week after the death of their son Ivan. Ivan suffered from epilepsy and cerebral palsy. David Camerons oldest child Ivan had suffered with the condition for all his short life and although he had been in hospital recently his death was sudden. Understandably the pair are distraught [...]

A new report has stated that nearly three quarters of British parents are worried about their children playing computer games. Most parents are of the opinion that children who play these types of games may have some behavioral problems. The games currently have an age rating on the box that is for information only. Parents [...]

Nine complaints have been received from parents by the BBC about the CBBC presenter Cerrie Burnell who was born with only one hand. Parents will not let their children watch her on television because they feel intimidated by the awkward questions that may arise. Some parents have even suggested that the sight of Cerries hand [...]

An as yet unidentified woman in California gave birth yesterday to octuplets!
Ultrasounds throughout her pregnancy had confirmed that the mum to be was expecting 7 babies so the large delivery team at Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Hospital thought they were well prepared. They had even run several rehearsal runs in anticipation of the big event.
The [...]

As a parent of two pre-teen girls I know only too well how important it is to keep track of what they are doing, and where.  They are starting to stretch their wings and want more freedom to go out independently with their friends, farther afield than the back garden or the end of the [...]

The government is blaming parents for everything at the moment, I recently saw an article about how everything was ok in the 1950’s but now bad parenting has caused an increase in crime, anti social behaviour, they are even blaming parents for the credit crunch; either spending money on credit cards to buy things for [...]

1 in 10 children in the UK are living in poverty, growing up in overcrowded, cramped housing, or in ‘temporary accomodation’ that sees them shunted from place to place with little stability or hope for a future. What is worse, 3.8 million children are living in poverty in the UK even after their housing costs [...]

In the news today is the expected announcement by the Scottish Government that all 5 to 7 year olds in Scotland will soon receive fee school meals. A pilot scheme running in primary schools in East Ayrshire, Fife, West Dumbartonshire, Glasgow and the Borders has proved extremely successful and the scheme is now set to [...]

In the news today, are calls from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) for a new approach to children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).  They argue that with proper training and lessons for parents and teachers on coping with the unruly behaviour that goes along with ADHD would be more effective [...]