A study of disruptive children conducted by the Institute of Psychiatry has found that one child can cost 6,000 a year in extra school, social services and NHS bills, said the Daily Mail. Child behaviour experts interviewed the parents of 80 'seriously naughty' children aged between three and eight. New research from London's Institute of Education suggests that leaving babies to cry in the hope that they will learn to settle themselves can be counter-productive, particularly in the first few weeks of life, reported The Daily Telegraph.
A study of disruptive children conducted by the Institute of Psychiatry has found that one child can cost 6,000 a year in extra school, social services and NHS bills, said the Daily Mail. Child behaviour experts interviewed the parents of 80 'seriously naughty' children aged between three and eight.
New research from London's Institute of Education suggests that leaving babies to cry in the hope that they will learn to settle themselves can be counter-productive, particularly in the first few weeks of life, reported The Daily Telegraph.
A father of seven has been named Manchester's Parent of the Year. Graham Burney, 40, whose wife died of an illness a year ago, was hailed as a Superdad for his efforts at looking after his six boys and one girl, reported the Daily Express.
An only child who lives at the Children's Animal Farm near Melbourne, Australia, has recruited an animal friend to play rugby with him, said The Sun. Rory Matthews, aged eight, runs with the ball while Chicky the alpaca, an animal similar to a llama, charges at him as a form of tackling.
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