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Coeliac UK launches new campaign to help identify childhood symptoms of autoimmune disease

NO MORE LOST CHILDHOODS New campaign helps parents identify signs of autoimmune disease

According to the latest Coeliac UK survey one in four children (25 per cent) with coeliac disease took two years or more to receive a diagnosis. And a further one in four took between seven months and two years; meaning a large portion of their childhood was spent with unnecessary suffering and discomfort...

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1 IN 5 UK PARENTS FEAR LIFE WILL BE HARDER FOR THEIR CHILDREN AS COST-OF-LIVING SOARS

1 IN 5 UK PARENTS FEAR LIFE WILL BE HARDER FOR THEIR CHILDREN AS COST-OF-LIVING SOARS
  • A quarter feel they don’t earn enough to save for their children’s future
  • A third of parents don’t plan to contribute to their children’s higher education

New research* from online investment service Wealthify reveals a fifth (20%) of UK parents try to save for their children...

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Is the UK potentially missing out on their next big sports star? Research suggests kids would rather stream than play sport

Slam Dunk: Sports Direct reignites kids’ passion for PE with mass participation school event
  • New research suggests that three times as many children would rather watch a streaming service (48%) than play sport (16%)
  • Sport only came in 4th as a favourite pastime (27%), with twice as many kids listing watching streaming services (58%) or playing computer games (56%) as their
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Maternity and Paternity Rights within the United Kingdom and Sweden

Paid Parental Leave: Maternity and Paternity Rights within the United Kingdom and Sweden

Navigating the world of parental leave can be overwhelming. As a new parent, you may be confused about the different schemes on offer within the United Kingdom. Whether you’re researching maternity, paternity, or shared parental leave, each is dependent on a number of individual factors. You may...

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Free cyber skills training for thousands of school pupils

Free online cyber security learning rolled out across UK secondary schools

From: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Julia Lopez MP

Published 23 February 2022

  • Cyber Explorers will teach 11 to 14-year-olds essential digital skills to meet demand for future talent in the cyber security sector
  • Schools in Newport, Newry, Inverclyde, Birmingham
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The sustainable laundry service that you need to try!

For many parents, laundry is considered to be a chore - a never ending washing-pile, the fear of shrinking your favourite jumper, the nuisance of taking that delicate item of clothing to the dry-cleaners - the cycle never ends... and neither does our washing machine.

Thankfully, on-demand laundry service Oxwash is here to help the washing industry and those very busy parents with its...

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KIDS EAT FREE AT FRIDAYS

To celebrate the launch of its new Kids Menu, Fridays is offering free kids meals when an adult main meal is purchased at all of its UK restaurants.

The offer will run between Monday 7th February and Friday 11th February until 5pm.

Kids will be able to choose from Fridays’ Little League, a range of smaller dishes from £5.25 or Fridays’ Major League, mini versions of all your...

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INTERNET MATTERS LAUNCHES NEW INDEX TO MEASURE UK CHILDREN’S ‘DIGITAL WELLBEING’

Internet Matters today releases its first ever index to track children’s wellbeing in a digital world – and it reveals the vital role that parents’ own habits play in their child’s growth and experiences.

The Index is the result of 12-month project that studied children and parents from the same household about young people’s behaviours, experiences and impacts of their online lives....

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Stunning new upgrades to the Luxury family hotel, Fowey Hall in Cornwall

Luxury Family Hotels Announce Further Programme of Investment for Fowey Hall, Cornwall 24 Additional Bedrooms, a Brand-New Outdoor Swimming Pool and Relandscaping of the Grounds to be Completed by Spring 2022

Luxury Family Hotels is delighted to announce a further programme of investment for Fowey Hall, the group’s newly refurbished South Cornwall hotel. The works are due to be completed by...

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Rising costs put extra financial pressure on families this Christmas  

Children could be exposed to more intense and damaging parental conflict this Christmas as heightened economic pressures put strains on parents’ relationships

A YouGov survey of 1,053 parents of children aged 18 and under in Britain, commissioned by research charity and What Works Centre, the Early Intervention Foundation, has found that 56% of those who celebrate Christmas worry about their...

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