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The Government is launching a 2m advertising campaign to encourage parents to invest their Child Trust vouchers, said the Daily Mail. Half of parents have so far failed to do so, leaving 250m sitting around uncashed. Watching TV for just two hours a day can seriously harm children's brain development, the Scotsman reported. Dr Aric Sigman, author of the new book Remotely Controlled, says excess viewing causes short-sightedness, a reduced metabolic rate and premature puberty.

Watching TV for just two hours a day can seriously harm children's brain development, the Scotsman reported. Dr Aric Sigman, author of the new book Remotely Controlled, says excess viewing causes short-sightedness, a reduced metabolic rate and premature puberty.

Catering company Scholarest has blamed parents for rising childhood obesity, says the Independent. A Scholarest survey shows half of seven- to 14-year-olds eat sweets, cake or biscuits every day at home.

A US study has found babies up to six months old sleep more deeply when swaddled tightly in cloth, said the Daily Mail.

The Daily Express featured four-year-old Millie Chapman, who is the only girl in a class of 21 boys in Penwortham, Preston. Classmate Jake Parkinson said, 'One girl in the class is enough. I don't like girls... they kiss us!'

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