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Doctors call for ban on smoking in cars to protect children

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

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The British Medical Association is calling for a ban on smoking in cars to protect children and vulnerable individuals from second hand smoke.

Charities share 1.2m for early intervention projects

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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

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Three charities that work with pre-school children and their families will receive 400,000 each through the Impetus-Sutton Early Years initiative.

Talking therapies for children with mental health problems

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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The Department for Education has announced it is providing up to 3m in funding to deliver a two-year programme to increase early intervention mental health support for children in the voluntary and community sector.

Fears that disabled children will lose out in NHS reforms

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

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A new report is calling on the Government to embed child health as an NHS priority in light of concerns that disabled children's needs will not be met through planned changes to the health service.

11m funding for online and phone support for families

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Monday, October 24, 2011

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The Government has announced it is to give 11m to 11 voluntary and community organisations to deliver national online and telephone support for family support services.

Chair named for UK's biggest birth study

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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

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The Birth Cohort study into the lives of 90,000 babies and children will be chaired by Professor Dame Janet Finch.

Playbus takes to the streets to encourage parents to play, talk and read with children

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Friday, October 7, 2011

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A national roadshow set out this week to encourage parents across Scotland to play, talk and read more with their young children.

Four in ten disabled children live in poverty

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Friday, October 7, 2011

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Four in ten disabled children in the UK live in poverty, 'a staggering 320,000' children, according to a report by the Children's Society.

Ministers confirm childcare support for part-time workers in plans for universal credit

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

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Thousands more families will be eligible for support with childcare costs, under plans for the Universal Credit unveiled by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith.

Signs of autism in children highlighted in new guidance from NICE

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Monday, October 3, 2011

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Early years practitioners could learn to recognise autism in children with the help of new guidance developed by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE).

Postnatal depression left untreated among thousands of mothers

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Monday, October 3, 2011

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Up to 35,000 new mothers struggle with postnatal depression each year without seeking treatment, a survey by 4 children suggests.

Adoption of babies falls to record low

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Friday, September 30, 2011

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The number of children in care and chosen for adoption has fallen to a record low, with only 60 children under the age of one adopted in the last year, according to new Department for Education statistics.

Parents spending nearly half their salaries on childcare

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Tuesday, September 27, 2011

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Parents in Northern Ireland are spending on average 45 per cent of their weekly joint income on childcare, according to a new report launched today.

Wanted: First-time parents for film

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Monday, September 26, 2011

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The Fatherhood Institute is looking for first-time parents to feature in a film to explore the ways mums and dads interact with their babies.

Boris Johnson lends support to parenting course in primary schools

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Friday, September 23, 2011

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London mayor Boris Johnson has given his backing to the expansion of a scheme which offers free parenting classes to the parents of primary school children.

Early years charities share 6.8m

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

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Twenty four children's charities in Scotland are to benefit from a 6.8 million fund aimed at supporting vulnerable families early on.

Breakfast club wins award from Number Ten

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Thursday, September 22, 2011

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Charity-run breakfast club programme Magic Breakfast has won a Prime Minister's Big Society Award in recognition of its innovative work in supporting schools to provide a free healthy breakfast.

Government considers parenting classes for all

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Tuesday, September 20, 2011

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The Government has announced plans to trial the use of vouchers for parenting classes to mothers and fathers with children under the age of five.

To the point : Supporting Families in the Foundation Years - A welcome document

Features

Monday, September 5, 2011

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By Naomi Eisenstadt, senior research fellow in families, early learning and literacy at the University of Oxford

In numbers

News

Monday, September 5, 2011

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Number of women who have left their jobs to look after their families since September 2010 - 32,000

School lunches will cost parents more

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

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The cost of school meals is to rise as much as by two-thirds in some areas of the country at the start of the new term, a new survey has found.

Cameron's pledge to support troubled families

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Friday, August 26, 2011

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Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that he is to push forward on the Government's programme to help 120,000 troubled families in England in the wake of the riots.

Interview - Sue Atkins, Parenting expert

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Monday, August 22, 2011

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Sue Atkins talks to Sue Learner about parenting and discipline, in the wake of the riots that spread destruction through the streets of London and most of the major English cities.

Children's centres and libraries join forces for mutual benefit and survival

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Monday, August 22, 2011

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Library services should be integrated within community facilities such as children's centres to ensure their survival, a new report recommends.

Fears over child neglect during school holidays

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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

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Almost one in four parents believes children are more likely to be neglected in the summer holidays than term time, according to a new survey.

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Doctors call for ban on smoking in cars to protect children

Charities share 1.2m for early intervention projects

Talking therapies for children with mental health problems

Fears that disabled children will lose out in NHS reforms

11m funding for online and phone support for families

Chair named for UK's biggest birth study

Playbus takes to the streets to encourage parents to play, talk and read with children

Four in ten disabled children live in poverty

Ministers confirm childcare support for part-time workers in plans for universal credit

Signs of autism in children highlighted in new guidance from NICE

Postnatal depression left untreated among thousands of mothers

Adoption of babies falls to record low

Parents spending nearly half their salaries on childcare

Wanted: First-time parents for film

Boris Johnson lends support to parenting course in primary schools

Early years charities share 6.8m

Breakfast club wins award from Number Ten

Government considers parenting classes for all

To the point : Supporting Families in the Foundation Years - A welcome document

In numbers

School lunches will cost parents more

Cameron's pledge to support troubled families

Interview - Sue Atkins, Parenting expert

Children's centres and libraries join forces for mutual benefit and survival

Fears over child neglect during school holidays

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