As parents we all struggle to provide our children with fun and also educational toys no matter the age. We have now reached a time when even buying for baby or very small child is not an easy task Lou Lou’s Corner is specialty boutique store providing for unique gifts, baby toys and designer baby clothes. Here you will find the perfect gift for everyone in your life including yourself. They stock lots of big brands such as appaman, barefoot dreams and jellycat
There are distinctive wooden baby …

An interesting site for parents and useful but perhaps the best is the Car Seat Buying Guide . Concerned that you won’t find a safe car seat for your child? As far as choosing the right car seat, it is all a matter of what fits in your vehicle, how easy it is to use and how long your child can use it. Here are the five types of car seats on the market today: Big Names in Car Seats: Graco, Britax and Evenflo. What about a …

The Listening program is a music-based auditory stimulation method that provides engaging brain stimulation to improve performance in school, work and life. Children, teens, adults can use the program in the home which is a real bonus in the classroom or for adults in the workplace. Completely portable and easy to use, The Listening Program requires 15 to 30 minutes listening per day something even the busiest parent my find acceptable to supervise. The Listening Program is a fusion of beautiful art and sound science. The Listening Program’s …

TUMTUM and NUTMEG By Emily Bearn (Reviewed by Eva Lowery-Morrissey (Age 11).

…If you like drama mixed in with a bit of fantasy then this is the book for you.
I would say especially if you like funny but in a few places a bit worrying then this is the book you’ve been waiting for!
I recommend this book to the ages, well I’m in year 6 so I recommend this book to the ages,7-11.I say this because I am 11 and I absolutely loved it from all of the books I have read this has got to be the best by far!

The Gun Control Network campaigns for registration of airguns (among other things). We are very concerned about some work being undertaken in schools by an airgun training and education organisation. We believe this work is likely to encourage the acquisition and use of airguns by young people. Given that half of all gun crime is committed with an airgun this is a problem.
The Gun Control Network was established to campaign for tighter controls on guns of all kinds in Britain and a greater awareness of the dangers associated with gun …

Hi Fellow Parents – I’m hoping you’ll be really kind and take a look at something that I BET will make you laugh. My book: “The KidDictionary: A Book of Words Parents Need But Don’t Have” – a glossary of words i made up and compiled and designed with photos when i found myself unable to describe a great many of the phenomena predominant in my life owing to the fact that I have children. ie: WISHJACK: To maliciously blow out the candles on another child’s birthday cake. KODICK: The …

Dorset County Council is proposing to reorganise schools in Purbeck from the present 3-tier system (First, Middle and Upper) into a 2-tier system (Primary and Secondary). If this happens then all four middle schools will close, as will some first schools. Many parents are happy with the current system and oppose the proposals. The main point of this posting however is that we believe that parents have not been considered as stakeholders and were not involved at an early enough stage of the review process which led to the proposals. …

Geraldine Nicholson
Chair, No Third Runway Action Group (NoTRAG)

To build a third runway at Heathrow airport the No Third Runway Action
Group say:
“Schools will be bulldozed or rendered useless, removing parental choice, dislocating children’s lives, disrupting their friendships, and having a detrimental effect on their education. Apart from the 80+ schools in the London Borough of Hounslow that would suffer the disruption of continuous noise throughout every school day, seven schools in the London Borough of Hillingdon would be severely affected. You cannot soundproof playgrounds and you cannot expect our children to …

Looking for mums and dads to inspire others to overcome difficulties at school
Has your child been bullied at school? Has your child got problems with truancy or been excluded? Have you had problems with the school admissions system? Did you hate school and are you worried about how to support your child through their school years? Has your child had mental health problems?

Lots of parents go through issues like these and we’re looking for people to share their stories of how they overcame them. If you are a mum or …