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Nipper News 110 - November 16th, 2009

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:07:40 -0800

Nipper News 110 - November 16th, 2009

Nipper News - November 16th, 2009 - Too much gym can reduce women's fertility, Foetal heart monitor warning, Folic acid linked to asthma, Drink full fat milk and weigh less, pushchair safety climbdown, Lolly toddler warning, Mums most anxious at 5 months

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Conception

Three parent babies take a step closer to reality

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6546448/Three-parent-babies-take-a-step-closer-to-reality.html

Spending too much time in gym can reduce woman's fertility

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6525110/Spending-too-much-time-in-gym-can-reduce-womans-fertility.html

Pregnancy

Foetal heart rate monitor warning

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8343317.stm

Folic acid supplements linked to asthma in children

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6502183/Folic-acid-supplements-linked-to-asthma-in-children.html

Health

Dyslexics find it hard to filter out background noises

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/6544673/Dyslexics-find-it-hard-to-filter-out-background-noises.html

Children playing multiple sports suffer fewer injuries

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6531600/Children-playing-multiple-sports-suffer-fewer-injuries.html

Children who drink full fat milk weigh less than those who do not

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6504766/Children-who-drink-full-fat-milk-weigh-less-than-those-who-do-not.html

Safety

Climbdown over pushchair safety

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8357611.stm

Toddler chokes to death on lolly

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8354548.stm

Welfare

Families spend four days a year arguing

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/6559883/Families-spend-four-days-a-year-arguing.html

Children's claims of sex abuse by women double

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/nov/09/sex-abuse-by-women-doubles

Tough love is good for children

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/8348938.stm

New mothers become most anxious when babies are five months, finds NHS study

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1224641/New-mothers-anxious-babies-months-finds-NHS-study.html

Education

Comic books are good for children's learning

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6516323/Comic-books-are-good-for-childrens-learning.html

Sex education opt out is reduced

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8344373.stm

Crackdown on school place cheats

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8334503.stm

Life With A Preterm - Episode 8

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:14:18 -0800

Life With A Preterm - Episode 8

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We discuss the complications of registering your preterm baby with your GP, and the frustrations of breastfeeding in the Special Care Baby Unit. Contains a useful technique for troublesome breastfeeding and cracked nipples. Also talking about 'rooming in'. The apparent contradictions between Hospital policies and NHS best practice about breastfeeding, dummies, and bottle-feeding.

Life With A Preterm - Episode 2

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:22:00 -0800

Life With A Preterm - Episode 2

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Nipper News 109 - November 2nd, 2009

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:06:46 -0800

Nipper News - November 2nd, 2009 - Kids DO make you happier, Child stars most likely Sagittarians, Welfare change for single parents, Dieting mums have anorexic daughters, Lie still for pregnancy boost, Cervical cancer jab makes girls more promiscuous

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[Warning: includes rant from Jana about body size perception for girls and a rant from Simon about newspaper headlines]

Conception

'Lie still' for pregnancy boost

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8332104.stm

Pregnancy

Steep rise in Down's pregnancies

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8327228.stm

Birth

Emergency c-sections predominate

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8328049.stm

Pregnant women still 'not able to choose where they give birth'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/women_shealth/6435586/Pregnant-women-still-not-able-to-choose-where-they-give-birth.html

Health

Dieting mothers have anorexic daughters, study suggests

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6455542/Dieting-mothers-have-anorexic-daughters-study-suggests.html

Cervical cancer jab would 'make girls more promiscuous'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6443384/Cervical-cancer-jab-would-make-girls-more-promiscuous.html

Welfare

Yes, children DO make you happier

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1223241/Yes-children-DO-make-happier.html

Education

Schools penalised for excluding violent pupils

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/6475736/Schools-penalised-for-excluding-violent-pupils.html

Infant place appeals up by a half

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8331504.stm

Jewish case may hit other schools

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8327636.stm

Money

Welfare change for single parents

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8324753.stm

Curiosities

Child stars most likely to be Sagittarians

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/6444961/Child-stars-most-likely-to-be-Sagittarians.html

Life With A Preterm - Episode 7

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:05:32 -0700

Life With A Preterm - Episode 7
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Nipper News 108 - October 26th, 2009

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:09:30 -0700

Nipper News - October 26th, 2009 - Disney offers millions of parents Baby Einstein video refunds, Alcohol hinders having a baby through IVF, Egg screening ups IVF success, Chicken run empties city classrooms, New Child web safety course, +more

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Conception

Alcohol hinders having a baby through IVF, couples warned

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/oct/20/alcohol-hinders-baby-ivf

Egg screening 'ups IVF success'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8313822.stm

Birth

New way to 'stop' premature birth

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8320689.stm

Health

Health campaigners: 'Children should learn the art of a good night's sleep'

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/health-campaigners-children-should-learn-the-art-of-a-good-nights-sleep-1807636.html

Dummies 'linked' to speech problems

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5ikPOmukFRdlj49UY-BaN8q7bSYgQ

One third of five years olds have tooth decay

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6388413/One-third-of-five-years-olds-have-tooth-decay.html

Safety

Child web safety course launched

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8313372.stm

Education

'Chicken run' empties city classrooms

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/oct/25/chicken-run-city-schools

Truancy rate reaches record level

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8316146.stm

All four-year-olds to be offered school or nursery place

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/oct/19/balls-primary-school-starting-age

Money

Disney offers millions of parents Baby Einstein video refunds

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/children_shealth/6425271/Disney-offers-millions-of-parents-Baby-Einstein-video-refunds.html

Life With A Preterm - Episode 1

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:45:29 -0700

Life With A Preterm - Episode 1 For more information: http://www.NipperNews.co.uk

Life With A Preterm - Episode 6

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:40:03 -0700

Life With A Preterm - Episode 6

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Nipper News 107 - October 19th, 2009

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:54:06 -0700

Nipper News - October 19th, 2009 - Men should be thrown out of maternity suite, Almost half of all fathers stay-at-home Dads, Half of cot deaths linked to sleeping with parents, Teenage girls living on one meal a day, Open-plan school hearing problems

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Pregnancy

Mother can pass on cancer in womb

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8298947.stm

Birth

Throw men out of the maternity suite, says top childbirth guru

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/women_shealth/6362672/Throw-men-out-of-the-maternity-suite-says-top-childbirth-guru.html

Health

'No post-jab paracetamol' advice

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8308786.stm

Half of cot deaths linked to sleeping with parents

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/child_health/article6873421.ece

Teenage girls 'living on one meal a day'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6313715/Teenage-girls-living-on-one-meal-a-day.html

Welfare

Working mothers 'don't harm their children's development'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/oct/18/working-mothers-child-development

Education

Open-plan school hearing problems

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8310762.stm

Postal strike will mean children miss out on school places

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-mail/6346939/Postal-strike-will-mean-children-miss-out-on-school-places.html

Schools 'can still admit pupils' when full

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/6348757/Schools-can-still-admit-pupils-when-full.html

Delay formal lessons 'to age six'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8309153.stm

Children educated at home at severe disadvantage, study shows

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/oct/13/home-education-badman-inquiry

Many new schools lack sprinklers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8301871.stm

Money

Almost half of all fathers are stay-at-home Dads

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/6347539/Almost-half-of-all-fathers-are-stay-at-home-Dads.html

Life With A Preterm - Episode 5

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:46:15 -0700

Life With A Preterm - Episode 5
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Nipper News 106 - October 12th, 2009

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:11:21 -0700

Nipper News 106 - October 12th, 2009

Nipper News - October 12th, 2009 - Warning on liquorice in pregnancy, Children think Google ranks websites by how true they are, Asthma inhalers are failing children, Parents are warned over drama schools, Kids will not have to attend all their lessons

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Pregnancy

Warning on liquorice in pregnancy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8292392.stm

Health

Children can ‘imagine away’ pain

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8299719.stm

Asthma inhaler ‘failing children’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8292915.stm

Welfare

Allowing children to drink occasionally may prevent problems later, says study

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/oct/09/enforcing-abstinence-dangerous-for-children

Education

Parents warned over drama schools

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8300321.stm

Part-time pupils: children will not have to attend all their lessons under new government plans

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1219362/Part-time-pupils-children-attend-lessons-new-government-plans.html

One-to-one maths help for pupils

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8298191.stm

Private school rules ‘watered down’ after outcry from headmasters

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/6269693/Private-school-rules-watered-down-after-outcry-from-headmasters.html

Google ‘ranks websites by how true they are’, say UK children

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/6268360/Google-ranks-websites-by-how-true-they-are-say-UK-children.html

Life With A Preterm - Episode 4

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:31:19 -0700

Life With A Preterm - Episode 4
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Nipper News - October 5th, 2009 - Child swine flu jab trials begin, Hundreds of mothers of twins/triplets separated at birth, Breast milk helps babies sleep at night, Working mothers' children are unfit, Up to 64,000 UK women are child-sex offenders

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:23:38 -0700

Nipper News - October 5th, 2009 - Child swine flu jab trials begin, Hundreds of mothers of twins/triplets separated at birth, Breast milk helps babies sleep at night, Working mothers' children are unfit, Up to 64,000 UK women are child-sex offenders

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Conception

IVF clinics' success rates online

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8281006.stm

Birth

Children born from donated sperm or eggs can trace genetic siblings, under new laws

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6246680/Children-born-from-donated-sperm-or-eggs-can-trace-genetic-siblings-under-new-laws.html

Hundreds of mothers of twins and triplets separated after birth

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/sep/27/maternity-hospital-twins

Health

Child swine flu jab trials begin

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8288688.stm

Breast milk helps babies sleep at night

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6255205/Why-breast-milk-helps-babies-sleep-at-night.html

Daily sweets 'linked to violence'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8281147.stm

Welfare

Up to 64,000 women in UK 'are child-sex offenders'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/oct/04/uk-female-child-sex-offenders

Working mothers' children unfit

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8278742.stm

Education

A-level grades 'fixed', claim schools

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/6259159/A-level-grades-fixed-claim-schools.html

Children would rather become popstars than teachers or lawyers

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/6250626/Children-would-rather-become-popstars-than-teachers-or-lawyers.html

School uniforms return in drive to improve school discipline

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/6248218/School-uniforms-return-in-drive-to-improve-school-discipline.html

Events

The Baby Show 16-18 October

http://www.thebabyshow.co.uk/

Nipper News - September 28th, 2009 - Proportion of births outside marriage at highest ever level, Chemicals in breast milk linked to testicular cancer, Adults must register with Ofsted to look after children, More premature babies born

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:10:58 -0700

Nipper News 104 - September 28th, 2009

Nipper News - September 28th, 2009 - Proportion of births outside marriage at highest ever level, Chemicals in breast milk linked to testicular cancer, Adults must register with Ofsted to look after children, More premature babies born

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Birth

Proportion of births outside marriage 'has risen to highest ever level'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6227283/Proportion-of-births-outside-marriage-has-risen-to-highest-ever-level.html

More premature babies being born

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8266617.stm

Health

Doctors should over-rule parents if they refuse to tell children of inherited conditions

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6231928/Doctors-should-over-rule-parents-if-they-refuse-to-tell-children-of-inherited-conditions.html

Three-quarters of children don't know junk food could kill them

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6233826/Three-quarters-of-children-dont-know-junk-food-could-kill-them.html

Chemicals in breast milk linked to testicular cancer

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6228858/Chemicals-in-breast-milk-linked-to-testicular-cancer.html

All child vaccine records to be checked

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6218755/All-child-vaccine-records-to-be-checked.html

Welfare

Adults 'must register with Ofsted' to look after children

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/6231866/Adults-must-register-with-Ofsted-to-look-after-children.html

Education

State nurseries fear budget cuts

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8275618.stm

Text message speak 'not harmful to children's spelling'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6221875/Text-message-speak-not-harmful-to-childrens-spelling-says-research.html

Parents get 'virtual school gate'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8268528.stm

Nipper News - September 21st, 2009 - £18 million will be spent on free books for the under threes, Complication risk for older mums, Smacking makes children naughtier, Delinquents misinterpret anger, Dads will be able to share maternity leave

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:52:39 -0700

Nipper News - September 21st, 2009 - £18 million will be spent on free books for the under threes, Complication risk for older mums, Smacking makes children naughtier, Delinquents misinterpret anger, Dads will be able to share maternity leave

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Pregnancy

Complication risk for older mums

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8254703.stm

Health

Delinquents 'misinterpret anger'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8261491.stm

Under-fives 'should shun animals'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8264266.stm

Smacking makes children naughtier

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6188692/Smacking-makes-children-naughtier-research.html

Welfare

Vetting law concerns 'legitimate'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8256206.stm

Education

School infants too easily branded as 'naughty'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/sep/20/school-children-naughty-reputation-behaviour

School pupils praised too much, says research

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/primaryeducation/6209938/School-pupils-praised-too-much-says-research.html

£18 million to be spent on free books for under threes

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6184947/18-million-to-be-spent-on-free-books-for-under-threes.html

GCSEs can be dropped for 'tougher exams'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/6190030/GCSEs-can-be-dropped-for-tougher-exams.html

Money

Dads 'to share maternity leave'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8256302.stm

Nipper News - September 14th, 2009 - Top Baby names, Learning a musical instrument helps to boost kids' memory, 2nd birth soon after 1st increases breast cancer risk, ADHD brain chemistry clue found, 2000 schoolgirls suffer after cervical cancer vaccine

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:24:29 -0700

Nipper News - September 14th, 2009 - Top Baby names, Learning a musical instrument helps to boost kids' memory, 2nd birth soon after 1st increases breast cancer risk, ADHD brain chemistry clue found, 2000 schoolgirls suffer after cervical cancer vaccine

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Conception

New embryo hopes as rule changes

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8246696.stm

Pregnancy

Pregnancy myths busted – curry does not bring on labour

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6149675/Pregnancy-myths-busted—curry-does-not-bring-on-labour.html

Birth

Second birth soon after first 'increases breast cancer risk'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/women_shealth/6180742/Second-birth-soon-after-first-increases-breast-cancer-risk.html

Survival of very premature babies barely improved in ten years

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6156304/Survival-of-very-premature-babies-barely-improved-in-ten-years.html

Health

Two thousand schoolgirls suffer suspected ill-effects from cervical cancer vaccine

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6178045/Two-thousand-schoolgirls-suffer-suspected-ill-effects-from-cervical-cancer-vaccine.html

Low self-esteem leads to obesity

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8248768.stm

Warning amid rise in childhood poisonings with household chemicals

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6169185/Warning-amid-rise-in-childhood-poisonings-with-household-chemicals.html

ADHD brain chemistry clue found

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8243354.stm

Infection-allergy link questioned

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8241774.stm

Buy cheap children's shoes, repent in agony

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/child_health/article6822379.ece

Welfare

Checks on children's club drivers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8249020.stm

Police given assault warning over DNA samples taken from children

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/sep/09/police-dna-samples-children-law

Baby names top 100: get the full list

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2009/sep/08/baby-names-children-jack-olivia-mohammed

Education

Learning a musical instrument helps to boost children's memory

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/science/living/article6829786.ece

Six in 10 pupils admit to using internet to cheat in homework

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/6163171/Six-in-10-pupils-admit-to-using-internet-to-cheat-in-homework.html

Prep school pupils twice as likely to be taught by a man

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/6152236/Prep-school-pupils-twice-as-likely-to-be-taught-by-a-man.html

Nipper News 101 - September 7th, 2009

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:24:47 -0700

Nipper News - September 7th, 2009 - More babies should be taken away from bad parents, Girls are born afraid of spiders, MMR vaccine uptake fails to rise, Many girls are abused by boyfriends, Children are worse off with classroom assistants

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Conception

Woman gives birth to world's first baby from IVF egg-screening technique

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/sep/01/ivf-cgh-comparative-genomic-hybridisation

Birth

Girls are born afraid of spiders

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/6128943/Girls-are-born-afraid-of-spiders.html

Birth drugs 'cut breastfeeding'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8231144.stm

Health

Measles, mumps and rubella vaccine uptake fails to rise

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/6133364/Measles-mumps-and-rubella-vaccine-uptake-fails-to-rise.html

Child obesity drug use 'soaring'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8234484.stm

Welfare

Record spending on children 'not bringing results'

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article6817029.ece

'Many girls' abused by boyfriends

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8230844.stm

Take more babies away from bad parents, says Barnardo's chief

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/sep/06/children-babies-parents-care-barnardos

Education

Maths standards 'no better than mid-70s'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/6138456/Maths-standards-no-better-than-mid-70s.html

Children worse off with classroom assistants, report says

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/children-worse-off-with-classroom-assistants-report-says-1781462.html

Pupils 'not reading with teacher'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8232592.stm

Nipper News - August 31st, 2009 - Genetic advance raises IVF hopes, Baby boom sees UK population pass 61 million, Sudden infant deaths are tumbling, Error leaves kids unprotected under 1984 Video Recordings Act, Eligible Families miss free school meals

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:59:39 -0700

Nipper News - August 31st, 2009 - Genetic advance raises IVF hopes, Baby boom sees UK population pass 61 million, Sudden infant deaths are tumbling, Error leaves kids unprotected under 1984 Video Recordings Act, Eligible Families miss free school meals, Children as young as 10 feel pressure to have a perfect body, 2 million children are in homes with no working adult

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Conception

Genetic advance raises IVF hopes

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8220553.stm

Birth

Baby boom sees UK population pass 61 million

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6098326/Baby-boom-sees-UK-population-pass-61-million.html

Midwifery services under relentless pressure due to birth rate rising

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/6082475/Midwifery-services-under-relentless-pressure-due-to-birth-rate-rising.html

Sudden infant deaths 'tumbling'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8222147.stm

Health

Children as young as 10 feel pressure to have a 'perfect' body

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/children_shealth/6093222/Children-as-young-as-10-feel-pressure-to-have-a-perfect-body.html

Welfare

Two million children now in homes with no working adult

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/aug/26/more-children-in-workless-homes

Error leaves children unprotected under 1984 Video Recordings Act

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article6808592.ece

Education

GCSEs: Labour 'blocks' harder exam

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/secondaryeducation/6102281/GCSEs-Labour-blocks-harder-exam.html

Families miss free school meals

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8226583.stm

More parents pay for appeals help

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8225813.stm

Small dip in primary maths scores

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8219760.stm

Nipper News Hiatus Show - 24-Aug-2009

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 16:01:04 -0700

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Nipper News Hiatus Show - 17-Aug-2009

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:30:35 -0700

Nipper News Hiatus Show - 17-Aug-2009 www.NipperNews.co.uk show@NipperNews.co.uk

Nipper News - August 10th, 2009 - IVF postcode lottery, More than 1/3rd of women have experienced fertility problems, Research to prevent premature labour, Flu jabs not tested on children, Schools hiring more specialist PE teachers than history teachers

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:47:04 -0700

Nipper News 99 - August 10th, 2009 - IVF postcode lottery, More than 1/3rd of women have experienced fertility problems, Research to prevent premature labour, Flu jabs not tested on children, Schools hiring more specialist PE teachers than history teachers

www.NipperNews.co.uk

Conception

IVF couples ‘in postcode lottery’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8185753.stm

More than a third of women ‘have experienced fertility problems’

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5969134/More-than-a-third-of-women-have-experienced-fertility-problems.html

Pregnancy

Research may lead to treatments to prevent premature labour

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5951115/Research-may-lead-to-treatments-to-prevent-premature-labour.html

Health

Flu jabs not tested on children

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8185897.stm

Welfare

Teenagers ‘bullied by sex texts’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8182033.stm

Education

Join a new club: ‘Am I bovvered?’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8187969.stm

Primary schoolchildren to be taught not to hit girls

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5973378/Primary-schoolchildren-to-be-taught-not-to-hit-girls.html

Schools hiring more specialist PE teachers than history teachers

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5967192/Schools-hiring-more-specialist-PE-teachers-than-history-teachers.html

English Sats results have fallen

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8182391.stm

Nipper News - August 3rd, 2009 - Pupils start school in nappies, Boys behind girls before primary school, Rapid male chlamydia diagnosis, Swine flu hits pregnant harder, Organic = no health benefits, Active 5-year-olds thinner, Dairy extends life

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:24:15 -0700

Nipper News - August 3rd, 2009 - Pupils start school in nappies, Boys behind girls before primary school, Rapid male chlamydia diagnosis, Swine flu hits pregnant harder, Organic = no health benefits, Active 5-year-olds thinner, Dairy extends life

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Conception

Rapid chlamydia diagnosis for men

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8172137.stm

Pregnancy

Swine flu 'hits pregnant harder'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8175241.stm

Health

Organic 'has no health benefits'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8174482.stm

Active five-year-olds are thinner when they grow up

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5933824/Active-five-year-olds-are-thinner-when-they-grow-up.html

Dairy for children extends life

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8170002.stm

Bottle-feeding support lacking

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8166735.stm

Welfare

Children are 'no worse behaved than two decades ago'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5941924/Children-are-no-worse-behaved-than-two-decades-ago.html

Education

Pupils start school still in nappies

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/primaryeducation/5956231/Pupils-start-school-still-in-nappies.html

Boys fall behind girls before even starting primary school

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5933284/Boys-fall-behind-girls-before-even-starting-primary-school.html

Money

Working mothers 'would prefer to quit their jobs'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5941709/Working-mothers-would-prefer-to-quit-their-jobs.html

Nipper News - July 20th, 2009 - DNA paternity tests for £30, Women should go through pain in childbirth -male midwife, Swine flu tips for mothers-to-be, Safety questions over swine flu jab, Obesity linked to same-sex parent, Vast majority of allegations a

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 15:16:27 -0700

Nipper News 97 - July 20th, 2009 - DNA paternity tests for £30, Women should go through pain in childbirth -male midwife, Swine flu tips for mothers-to-be, Safety questions over swine flu jab, Obesity linked to same-sex parent, Vast majority of allegations against teachers are false

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Birth

DNA paternity tests to sell for £30

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/5848436/DNA-paternity-tests-to-sell-for-30.html

Women 'should go through pain' in childbirth, says male midwife

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5810342/Women-should-go-through-pain-in-childbirth-says-male-midwife.html

Health

Swine flu tips for mothers-to-be

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8157755.stm

Safety questions over swine flu jab

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/safety-questions-over-swine-flu-jab-1751547.html

Bottle-feeding with formula milk 'may risk baby's health'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5818854/Bottle-feeding-with-formula-milk-may-risk-babys-health.html

Obese children twice as likely to suffer musculoskeletal problems

http://www.nursingtimes.net/whats-new-in-nursing/specialists/paediatric/obese-children-twice-as-likely-to-suffer-musculoskeletal-problems/5003990.article

Obesity 'link to same-sex parent'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8144376.stm

Education

'Vast majority' of allegations against teachers are false

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5834106/Vast-majority-of-allegations-against-teachers-are-false.html

Pressure rises on school places

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8150563.stm

Money

Dads 'lose out' on parent leave

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8149702.stm

Holiday childcare is a 'postcode lottery'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5826818/Holiday-childcare-is-a-postcode-lottery.html

Nipper News - July 13th, 2009 - Women longing for a baby should opt for ugly men, Scientists claim a sperm first, Twins' mothers need more advice, Child welfare computer system is running late, All tree houses now need full planning permission

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:16:49 -0700

Nipper News - July 13th, 2009 - Women longing for a baby should opt for ugly men, Scientists claim a sperm first, Twins' mothers need more advice, Child welfare computer system is running late, All tree houses now need full planning permission

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This week we have some special guests, Ruth and John from Just Relax It'll Happen. You can find their show at http://justrelax.mevio.com

Conception

Women longing for a baby advised to opt for ugly men

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5791646/Women-longing-for-a-baby-advised-to-opt-for-ugly-men.html

Scientists claim sperm 'first'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8138963.stm

Birth

Twins' mothers 'need more advice'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8132135.stm

Health

Childhood obesity revealed in fat map

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5742749/Childhood-obesity-revealed-in-fat-map.html

Welfare

Child welfare computer system running late

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/5778043/Child-welfare-computer-system-running-late.html

Education

Sats results 'published on time'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8137760.stm

Sats marking doubts prompt appeals

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5795770/Sats-marking-doubts-prompt-appeals.html

Primary school children read to dogs to improve skills

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5777526/Primary-school-children-read-to-dogs-to-improve-skills.html

Primary languages missing target

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8136968.stm

Children abandon languages after GCSE requirement stopped

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6650995.ece

'All-through' schools to increase

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8136044.stm

Money

All tree houses need full planning permission, new rules say

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5749382/All-tree-houses-need-full-planning-permission-new-rules-say.html

Current Poll:

Would you take your kids to a Swine Flu party?

Nipper News - July 6th, 2009 - Swine flu parties are a bad idea, Fertility quiz allows women to check their chances of motherhood, Daily sex is best for good sperm, Reading bedtime stories to children is less effective than conversation

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:31:47 -0700

Nipper News 95 - July 6th, 2009 - Swine flu parties are a bad idea, Fertility quiz allows women to check their chances of motherhood, Daily sex is best for good sperm, Reading bedtime stories to children is less effective than conversation

Conception

Fertility quiz ‘allows women to check their chances of motherhood’

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/5720667/Fertility-quiz-allows-women-to-check-their-chances-of-motherhood.html

‘IVF success blood test hope’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8127355.stm

Daily sex best for good sperm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8125934.stm

Pregnancy

Problem pregnancy ‘autism risk’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8126574.stm

Health

Reading bedtime stories to children ‘less effective than conversation’

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5706629/Reading-bedtime-stories-to-children-less-effective-than-conversation.html

Swine flu parties ‘a bad idea’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8125191.stm

Breast feeding protects babies from stomach damage, study finds

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5688590/Breast-feeding-protects-babies-from-stomach-damage-study-finds.html

Education

One in 14 children unable to speak properly

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6610788.ece

Tories plan tougher teacher tests

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8131075.stm

School place ‘fraud’ case dropped

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8130541.stm

Bright students ’shun languages’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8128426.stm

Good schools expanded under admissions overhaul

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5700936/Good-schools-expanded-under-admissions-overhaul.html

Teachers face ‘classroom MOTs’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8127085.stm

Poll:

Would you take your kids to a Swine Flu party?

Nipper News - June 29th, 2009 - Parents should be free to photograph sports days and plays, Keep kids indoors as Britain faces heatwave, Celebrity mums who lose weight quickly set a bad example, Kids as young as three need sunglasses

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:55:00 -0700

Nipper News 94 - June 29th, 2009 - Parents should be free to photograph sports days and plays, Keep kids indoors as Britain faces heatwave, Celebrity mums who lose weight quickly set a bad example, Kids as young as three need sunglasses

Pregnancy

Early pregnancy problems warning

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8120517.stm

Birth

Celebrity mothers who lose weight quickly 'set bad example'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5601519/Celebrity-mothers-who-lose-weight-quickly-set-bad-example.html

Health

'No proof' for filling baby teeth

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8112603.stm

Why children as young as three need sunglasses

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1194561/Why-children-young-need-sunglasses.html

Safety

Parents warned to keep children indoors as Britain faces emergency heatwave warning [most retweeted]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1195801/Parents-warned-children-indoors-Britain-faces-emergency-heatwave-warning.html

Hair straighteners blamed for big rise in children suffering burns

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/child_health/article6550068.ece

Welfare

Damage from parental split 'can last into adulthood'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1195580/Damage-parental-split-adulthood.html

Firms urged to give fathers time

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8113620.stm

Education

Parents face fines if pupils behave badly

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/jun/28/fines-pupil-bad-behaviour

Schools with swine flu 'will not close'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/swine-flu/5637582/Schools-with-swine-flu-will-not-close.html

Sats replacement system 'even more stressful for pupils'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/jun/22/sats-single-level-tests-schools

Parents should be free to photograph sports days and plays, says watchdog [second most viewed on blog]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5602407/Parents-should-be-free-to-photograph-sports-days-and-plays-says-watchdog.html

Schools to be graded with 'report cards'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5593616/Schools-to-be-graded-with-report-cards.html

Nipper News - June 22nd, 2009 - Divorces cause children to turn to alcohol, Call to ban child-in-car smoking, I before e, except in the classroom, Kids are spending 45 hours a week in front of a screen, NHS access to IVF improves, IVF blunders increase

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:33:22 -0700

Nipper News 93 - June 22nd, 2009 - Divorces cause children to turn to alcohol, Call to ban child-in-car smoking, I before e, except in the classroom, Kids are spending 45 hours a week in front of a screen, NHS access to IVF improves, IVF blunders increase

Conception

NHS access to IVF 'improves'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8106828.stm

Number of IVF blunders by fertility doctors 'to rise for fifth consecutive year'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5537088/Number-of-IVF-blunders-by-fertility-doctors-to-rise-for-fifth-consecutive-year.html

Health

Call to ban child-in-car smoking

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8104062.stm

Kids spending 45 hours a week in front of a computer or TV

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2009/06/14/kids-spending-45-hours-a-week-in-front-of-a-computer-or-tv-115875-21439001/

Welfare

Social policy 'ruining childhood'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5560719/Social-policy-ruining-childhood.html

Divorces cause children to turn to alcohol [most viewed on blog]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5552846/Divorces-cause-children-to-turn-to-alcohol.html

Bicycle appeal punctured by computers and TV

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/jun/15/cycling-popularity-falls

Education

'I before e', except in the classroom

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5578763/I-before-e-except-in-the-classroom.html

Schools 'too safe' teachers say

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8107858.stm

Autumn truancy figures show rise

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8107483.stm

A-levels 'too much like sat-nav'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8103274.stm

One in 10 children denied their first-choice primary school place

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/jun/15/schoolchildren-denied-primary-school-first-choice

Events

It was Father's Day!

Poll!

Last week's: Should the water supply be flouridated?

This week's: Adults should be banned from smoking in cars when children are passengers

Nipper News 92 - June 15th, 2009

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:20:26 -0700

Nipper News 92 - June 15th, 2009

Conception

Steak-lovers have little chance of children [most popular on blog]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/men_shealth/5505847/Steak-lovers-have-little-chance-of-children.html

Pregnancy

Concerns over older mother trend

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8097652.stm

Birth

‘Urgent’ birth care review needed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8096792.stm

Health

Road particles pose ‘higher risk’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8092182.stm

Good night’s sleep adds up to better exam results – especially in maths

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5486844/Good-nights-sleep-adds-up-to-better-exam-results—especially-in-maths.html

Safety

Child car-seat warning to parents

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8094829.stm

Rise in injuries to children caused by computers

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5480916/Rise-in-injuries-to-children-caused-by-computers.html

Welfare

Child stabbings almost double in five years

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/5495432/Child-stabbings-almost-double-in-five-years.html

Feuding couples should 'split for children's sake'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jun/14/children-mental-health-arguing-parents

Education

Thousands of violent children excluded from primary school

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6489028.ece

Parents to rate schools in Ofsted survey

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5506364/Parents-to-rate-schools-in-Ofsted-survey.html

Private school pupils ‘earn more’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8095179.stm

Home educators made to register

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8093796.stm

Girls ‘hampered by failure fears’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8090019.stm

Pupils to be taught ‘how to think’ in GCSE-style course

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5468197/Pupils-to-be-taught-how-to-think-in-GCSE-style-course.html

Events

Father's Day this Sunday

http://justrelax.mevio.com/

Opinion

Last week's Poll

This week's Poll

Nipper News - June 8th, 2009 - TV harms kids' speech development, Don't drink and bounce warnings, Make MMR jab compulsory, Imaginary friends help kids learn to communicate, Moving house linked to suicidal behaviour in kids, Sexual diseases in kids rise

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 14:12:50 -0700

Nipper News 91 - June 8th, 2009 - TV harms kids' speech development, Don't drink and bounce warnings, Make MMR jab compulsory, Imaginary friends help kids learn to communicate, Moving house linked to suicidal behaviour in kids, Sexual diseases in kids rise

Birth

More premature babies surviving

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8078911.stm

Health

Sexual diseases in children rise

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8081820.stm

Imaginary friends help children learn to communicate

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/children_shealth/5432791/Imaginary-friends-help-children-learn-to-communicate.html

Call to make MMR jab compulsory

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8078500.stm

Parents who keep TV on in background 'harm children's speech development' [most viewed on blog]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/children_shealth/5421888/Parents-who-keep-TV-on-in-background-harm-childrens-speech-development.html

Safety

'Don't drink and bounce' warnings [most tweeted]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/8079827.stm

Welfare

Sandpits disappearing from playgrounds as councils blame health and safety

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5452356/Sandpits-disappearing-from-playgrounds-as-councils-blame-health-and-safety.html

Soham advice being shunned by most schools

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5453008/Soham-advice-being-shunned-by-most-schools.html

Moving house is linked to suicidal behaviour in children

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5422480/Moving-house-is-linked-to-suicidal-behaviour-in-children.html

Education

Nice girls more likely to get good grades at school

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5468367/Nice-girls-more-likely-to-get-good-grades-at-school.html

Flagship Labour academies 'no better than ordinary schools'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/secondaryeducation/5436812/Flagship-Labour-academies-no-better-than-ordinary-schools.html

Activities 'improve exam results'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8080865.stm

Schools rapped over GCSE sciences

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8080139.stm

Last week's poll:

Would you lie to get your child into the school of your choice?

This week's poll:

Should the MMR vaccine be compulsory?

Nipper News 90 - June 1st, 2009 - Men are the 'weaker sex', Child diabetes cases 'to double', Boys develop closer bonds with Bob the Builder than with their parents, Mother is in court over school place, Parents may lose out on tax break

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:56:45 -0700

Nipper News 90 - June 1st, 2009 - Men are the ‘weaker sex’, Child diabetes cases ‘to double’, Boys develop closer bonds with Bob the Builder than with their parents, Mother is in court over school place, Parents may lose out on tax break, Music ‘nurtures’ premature babies, Natural birth classes are questioned, Baby measles immune boost call, Many autism cases are ‘undiagnosed’, Parents are happy for their children to have mobiles, Complicated car seats ‘put children at risk’, Councils will build new playgrounds, Parents priced out of private schools ‘move near good comprehensives instead’, Boys outperform girls in science in Britain, Fewer taking history GCSE as pupils abandon traditional subjects, School holidays ‘cut commute time’, It's Children's Day (1 June)

Birth

Men are the ‘weaker sex’ says study of births
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5392551/Men-are-the-weaker-sex-says-study-of-births.html

Music ‘nurtures’ premature babies
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8068749.stm

Natural birth classes questioned
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8068889.stm

Health

Baby measles immune boost call
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8074377.stm

Many autism cases ‘undiagnosed’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8072127.stm

Child diabetes cases ‘to double’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8068941.stm

Safety

Parents happy for children to have mobiles
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/consumer_goods/article6382705.ece

Complicated car seats ‘putting children at risk’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009/may/27/car-seats-children-consumer-affairs

Welfare

Councils to abandon ‘cotton wool culture’ and build new playgrounds
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5390664/Councils-to-abandon-cotton-wool-culture-and-build-new-playgrounds.html

Boys develop closer bonds with Bob the Builder than with parents
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/5383131/Boys-develop-closer-bonds-with-Bob-the-Builder-than-with-parents.html

Education

Mother in court over school place
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8071628.stm

Parents priced out of private schools ‘moving near good comprehensives instead’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5382501/Parents-priced-out-of-private-schools-moving-near-good-comprehensives-instead.html

Boys outperform girls in science in Britain
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5389227/Boys-outperform-girls-in-science-in-Britain.html

Fewer taking history GCSE as pupils abandon traditional subjects
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/secondaryeducation/5382572/Fewer-taking-history-GCSE-as-pupils-abandon-traditional-subjects.html

School holidays ‘cut commute time’
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5381593/School-holidays-cut-commute-time.html

Money

Parents may lose out on tax break
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8074909.stm

Events
It's Children's Day (1 June)

Nipper News - May 25th, 2009 - Fathers-to-be gain weight, IVF twins sicker in early life, Fast food harms kids' test scores, Grandparents access rights after divorce, Empathy and self-control as important as the 3 R's, 4 schools hit by arsonists every day

Mon, 25 May 2009 08:30:21 -0700

Nipper News - May 18th, 2009 - Smoking gene link in pregnancy, TV shows including Doctor Who give children nightmares, Schools switching to clip-on ties, South Asian children miss dentist, Getting your child into right school with the right classmates mat

Sun, 17 May 2009 14:53:37 -0700

Nipper News 88 - May 18th, 2009 - Smoking gene link in pregnancy, TV shows including Doctor Who give children nightmares, Schools switching to clip-on ties, South Asian children miss dentist, Getting your child into right school with the right classmates matters

Pregnancy

Smoking gene link in pregnancy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8050240.stm

Chemical cocktail 'risk to boys'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8047230.stm

Folic acid protects baby hearts

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8045212.stm

Health

South Asian children miss dentist

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8040763.stm

Welfare

TV shows including Doctor Who 'giving children nightmares'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/5312812/TV-shows-including-Doctor-Who-giving-children-nightmares.html

Education

Schools switching to clip-on ties

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8051982.stm

Getting your child into the right school with the right classmates really does matter, scientists find

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5324269/Getting-your-child-into-the-right-school-with-the-right-classmates-really-does-matter-scientists-find.html

Parents ignore fines threat to take children on holiday in school term

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5312863/Parents-ignore-fines-threat-to-take-children-on-holiday-in-school-term.html

Exclusion rule broken says Ofsted

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8046573.stm

England infant class size rises

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8047522.stm

Nipper News - May 11th, 2009 - Morning sickness good for child's IQ, Probiotic drinks help women shift baby weight, New baby growth charts, Baby biscuits too fatty, Fathers' depression harms kids, Families sacrifice food and school uniforms for internet

Sun, 10 May 2009 14:45:56 -0700

Nipper News 87 - May 11th, 2009 - Morning sickness good for child's IQ, Probiotic drinks help women shift baby weight, New baby growth charts, Baby biscuits too fatty, Fathers' depression harms kids, Families sacrifice food and school uniforms for internet

Listen here:
http://m.podshow.com/media/15161/episodes/153974/nippernews-153974-05-10-2009.mp3

Conception

Hopes for a 'male Pill' could be resurrected
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5271856/Hopes-for-a-male-Pill-could-be-resurrected.html

Pregnancy

Morning sickness 'increases the chance that child will have high IQ' [most Twitter comments]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5286670/Morning-sickness-increases-the-chance-that-child-will-have-high-IQ.html

Birth

A probiotic drink a day helps women lose weight after giving birth
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/dietandfitness/5290810/A-probiotic-drink-a-day-helps-women-lose-weight-after-giving-birth.html

Health

Babies to get new growth charts [most viewed this week]
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8035784.stm

Nearly 5,000 children for every nurse
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/may/05/school-nurse-shortage

Fathers' depression 'harms young'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8028452.stm

Safety

Baby biscuits ditched over fats
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8032105.stm

Welfare

Britain 'falling behind on child pedestrian deaths'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/5289768/Britain-falling-behind-on-child-pedestrian-deaths.html

Goal to halve child poverty will be 'very difficult' to achieve, ministers admit
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5290087/Goal-to-halve-child-poverty-will-be-very-difficult-to-achieve-ministers-admit.html

Families sacrifice food and school uniforms over internet
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/technologynews/5277523/Families-sacrifice-food-and-school-uniforms-over-internet.html

Education

Independent schools 'dominate maths, science and languages'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5292526/Independent-schools-dominate-maths-science-and-languages.html

More children on free school meals
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/may/07/children-free-school-meals

All school Sats tests 'might go'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8036755.stm

Parents want tests, says Ofsted
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8035931.stm

Parents to trigger school changes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8033044.stm

Events

The Baby Show, this coming weekend (15-17 May) at NEC Birmingham. Every day from 9.30-5pm. Tickets at www.thebabyshow.co.uk

Nipper News - May 4th, 2009 - Second-born children really more rebellious, Parents will need £83k for child's university fees, Bed sharing risks babies' lives, Telling pregnant women not to drink is sexist, Head teachers back Sats boycott, Parents want mo

Mon, 04 May 2009 03:01:11 -0700

Nipper News 86 - May 4th, 2009 - Second-born children really more rebellious, Parents will need £83k for child's university fees, Bed sharing risks babies' lives, Telling pregnant women not to drink is sexist, Head teachers back Sats boycott, Parents want more help with post-natal depression

Pregnancy...

Pregnant women facing stress at work 'more likely to have underweight babies'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5237462/Pregnant-women-facing-stress-at-work-more-likely-to-have-underweight-babies.html

Birth...

Almost half of parents 'want more help with post natal depression'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5224466/Almost-half-of-parents-want-more-help-with-post-natal-depression.html

Health...

Telling pregnant women not to drink is 'sexist'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/women_shealth/5244133/Telling-pregnant-women-not-to-drink-is-sexist.html

Health visitor 'postcode lottery'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8027111.stm

Bed sharing risks babies' lives

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8021456.stm

Biggest autism study identifies gene variations behind condition

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article6188340.ece

Child behaviour 'linked to sleep'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8016531.stm

'Bleach bath' benefit for eczema

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8015995.stm

Welfare...

Hotline failure may put missing children at risk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/may/01/madeleine-mccann-missing-child-hotline-oprah-winfrey

Second-born children really are more rebellious, study confirms

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/5241774/Second-born-children-really-are-more-rebellious-study-confirms.html

Education...

Head teachers back Sats boycott

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/primaryeducation/5263944/Head-teachers-back-Sats-boycott.html

Parents will need fund of £83,000 to pay for child's university fees

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/5257327/Parents-will-need-fund-of-83000-to-pay-for-childs-university-fees.html

Computers key in primary review

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8025157.stm

Exam boards worry about Diplomas

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8020648.stm

Nipper News - April 27th, 2009 - Bonjela ulcer treatments shouldn't be given to children, The Budget and what it means for families, Sugary drinks worsen the vomit bug, Baby resuscitation is linked to IQ

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:37:38 -0700

Nipper News 85 - April 27th, 2009 - Bonjela ulcer treatments shouldn't be given to children, The Budget and what it means for families, Sugary drinks worsen the vomit bug, Baby resuscitation is linked to IQ Birth Women 'do not choose Caesareans as too posh to push' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5193765/Women-do-not-choose-Caesareans-as-too-posh-to-push.html Baby resuscitation 'linked to IQ' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8007676.stm Health Milk protein clue to big babies http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8014282.stm Don't give Bonjela ulcer treatments to children, health watchdog warns parents http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article6150406.ece Sugary drinks 'worsen vomit bug' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8010346.stm Welfare Half of people believe taxpayers should not help parents raise children http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5187875/Half-of-people-believe-taxpayers-should-not-help-parents-raise-children.html UK ranked low on youth wellbeing http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8008926.stm Recession 'tops children's fears' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8004214.stm Education Bad reception teachers 'can harm entire education' http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5224476/Bad-reception-teachers-can-harm-entire-education.html PM unveils community work scheme http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8015726.stm Painting 'putting boys off art' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8016182.stm Class gender mix affects results http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8010834.stm Baby boom and credit crunch brings shortage of primary school places in London http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/apr/20/schools-shortage-places-credit-crunch Money The Budget — what's in it for families? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8011882.stm

Nipper News - April 20th, 2009 - Vitamin deficiency asthma link, Walking around in early labour is better than lying flat, Exercise during pregnancy could help prevent cot death, Home births are as safe as hospital, Asbestos timebomb in schools, Bracelet

Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:20:28 -0700

Nipper News 84 - April 20th, 2009 - Vitamin deficiency asthma link, Walking around in early labour is better than lying flat, Exercise during pregnancy could help prevent cot death, Home births are as safe as hospital, Asbestos timebomb in schools, Bracelet that could warn of sunburn

Conception

Fertility treatment doubles in 15 years

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5159380/Fertility-treatment-doubles-in-15-years.html

Pregnancy

Mother's sun exposure may affect kids' bone growth

http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKTRE53G40F20090417

Mothers who exercise during pregnancy 'could help prevent cot death'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5165716/Mothers-who-exercise-during-pregnancy-could-help-prevent-cot-death.html

Birth

Home births 'as safe as hospital'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7998417.stm

Midwife numbers 'to fall short'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8000744.stm

Walking around in early labour 'better than lying flat'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5153441/Walking-around-in-early-labour-better-than-lying-flat.html

Health

Children face 'cancer timebomb' from asbestos in schools

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article6106680.ece

Vitamin deficiency asthma 'link'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8000821.stm

Safety

Bracelet could 'warn' of sunburn

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7997639.stm

Education

Advanced Diploma delay announced

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8002876.stm

Parents to be hit with penalties if children misbehave at school

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5153797/Parents-to-be-hit-with-penalties-if-children-misbehave-at-school.html

Behaviour experts to help schools

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7998733.stm

Pregnant schoolgirls to get 'GCSE' in parenting skills

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5154626/Pregnant-schoolgirls-to-get-GCSE-in-parenting-skills.html

Nipper News - April 13th, 2009 - Vitamin E could harm baby's heart, A third of children eat weekly takeaway, Baby Hepatitis B jabs, Traffic pollution can harm babies in the womb, Porridge breakfast good for exam results, Link between stress and asthma

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:03:34 -0700

Nipper News 83 - April 13th, 2009 - Vitamin E could harm baby's heart, A third of children eat weekly takeaway, Baby Hepatitis B jabs, Traffic pollution can harm babies in the womb, Porridge breakfast good for exam results, Link between stress and asthma

Pregnancy

Traffic pollution can harm babies in the womb, claim researchers

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5125184/Traffic-pollution-can-harm-babies-in-the-womb-claim-researchers.html

Study finds stress link to asthma

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7989159.stm

Could taking Vitamin E harm your baby's heart?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1167885/Could-taking-Vitamin-E-harm-babys-heart.html

Birth

Saving the lives of babies starved of oxygen at birth

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/5100155/Saving-the-lives-of-babies-starved-of-oxygen-at-birth.html

Same sex couples names to appear on birth certificates

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5113069/Same-sex-couples-names-to-appear-on-birth-certificates.html

Health

Children who eat porridge for breakfast 'get better exam results'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/5131951/Children-who-eat-porridge-for-breakfast-get-better-exam-results.html

Rotten teeth putting more young children in hospital

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/apr/10/tooth-health-poverty-caries

Third of children eat a takeaway a week

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/apr/06/health-children-diet-takeaways

Vaccination fears over plan for Hepatitis B jabs for babies

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5145192/Vaccination-fears-over-plan-for-Hepatitis-B-jabs-for-babies.html

Welfare

Girls too protected to spot online dangers, says Girlguiding UK

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5112767/Girls-too-protected-to-spot-online-dangers-says-Girlguiding-UK.html

Education

Teachers unanimously back Sats boycott

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5141158/Teachers-unanimously-back-Sats-boycott.html

Schools keep testing 14-year-olds

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7991073.stm

Pupils 'under greater pressure'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7987633.stm

A-Level and GCSE exam answers to be published online

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/secondaryeducation/5114091/A-Level-and-GCSE-exam-answers-to-be-published-online.html

Nipper News - April 6th, 2009 - Male contraceptive pill a step closer, Sisters make people happy, Ministers forced into Twitter climbdown, Parents get right to family-friendly working, Parents to blame for problems in UK schools, Cartoons help spot autism

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:34:28 -0700

Nipper News 82 - April 6th, 2009 - Male contraceptive pill a step closer, Sisters make people happy, Ministers forced into Twitter climbdown, Parents get right to family-friendly working, Parents to blame for problems in UK schools, Cartoons help spot autism, A-levels to be marked more leniently

Conception

Male contraceptive pill is step closer as faulty gene found that causes infertility

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5093955/Male-contraceptive-pill-is-step-closer-as-faulty-gene-found-that-causes-infertility.html

Pregnancy

Pregnant women who drink small amounts ’struggle to bond with babies’

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/women_shealth/5089805/Pregnant-women-who-drink-small-amounts-struggle-to-bond-with-babies.html

Brushing teeth ‘can prevent pregnancy complications’

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5077094/Brushing-teeth-can-prevent-pregnancy-complications.html

Health

Concerns over milk that ‘helps babies sleep’

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5081382/Concerns-over-milk-that-helps-babies-sleep.html

£140m free swimming scheme to offer free swimming for under 16s and over 60s launched

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5080850/140-million-free-swimming-scheme-to-offer-free-swimming-for-under-16s-and-over-60s-launched.html

Cartoons ‘could help spot autism’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7966770.stm

Welfare

Millions of parents to be given right to family-friendly working

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/recession/5102373/Millions-of-parents-to-be-given-right-to-family-friendly-working.html

Sisters ‘make people happy’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7977454.stm

Education

Ministers forced into history climbdown over plans for Twitter curriculum

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/primaryeducation/5110328/Ministers-forced-into-history-climbdown-over-plans-for-Twitter-curriculum.html

‘Parents to blame’ for problems in UK schools

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/apr/05/schools-behaviour-teachers-parents

A-levels ‘to be marked more leniently’ under Ofqual guidance

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5077800/A-levels-to-be-marked-more-leniently-under-Ofqual-guidance.html

Big Brother and Little Britain ‘fuelling bad behaviour in schools’

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5077077/Big-Brother-and-Little-Britain-fuelling-bad-behaviour-in-schools.html

Nipper News - March 30th, 2009 - Peanut butter recall, Traditional parenting leads to well-adjusted children, Education unions plan Sats boycott, Pupils to study Twitter and blogs, ContactPoint database delayed again, Schools to be graded on classroom dis

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:59:44 -0700

Nipper News 81 - March 30th, 2009 - Peanut butter recall, Traditional parenting leads to well-adjusted children, Education unions plan Sats boycott, Pupils to study Twitter and blogs, ContactPoint database delayed again, Schools to be graded on classroom discipline, Science GCSE standards lower

Conception

Plans for abortion advice TV ads

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7964826.stm

Birth

No risk from eating during labour

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7961689.stm

Health

Teens put focus on alcohol prices

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7965675.stm

Children's sweet tooth explained

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7955837.stm

Peanut butter recalled in cancer scare

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/dietandfitness/5045811/Peanut-butter-recalled-in-cancer-scare.html

Eczema cases rise dramatically

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7955312.stm

Welfare

Traditional parenting 'leads to well-adjusted children'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5056756/Traditional-parenting-leads-to-well-adjusted-children.html

Controversial ContactPoint database delayed again amid new security fears

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5038572/Controversial-ContactPoint-database-delayed-again-amid-new-security-fears.html

Education

Schools 'to be graded on classroom discipline'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5055720/Schools-to-be-graded-on-classroom-discipline.html

Science GCSE standards 'lowered'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7966688.stm

Education unions plan 2010 Sats boycott

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/mar/26/education-unions-exams

Pupils to study Twitter and blogs in primary schools shake-up

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/mar/25/primary-schools-twitter-curriculum

Nipper News - March 23rd, 2009 - Single mums to name dads on birth certificates, Obesity and infertility caused by same gene?, Nintendo Wii can combat obesity, Mums not teaching kids how to cook, English not first language for lots of primary pupils

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:46:05 -0700

Nipper News 80 - March 23rd, 2009 - Single mums to name dads on birth certificates, Obesity and infertility caused by same gene?, Nintendo Wii can combat obesity, Mums not teaching kids how to cook, English not first language for lots of primary pupils

Conception

New guidance on IVF defects risk

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7956421.stm

'Fat gene' can damage fertility

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7945749.stm

Hormone 'to restart reproduction'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7945600.stm

Birth

Single mothers to be forced to name fathers on birth certificates

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/5001637/Single-mothers-to-be-forced-to-name-fathers-on-birth-certificates.html

Health

'Snoops' to nag their friends to live healthier lives

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/5018365/Snoops-to-nag-their-friends-to-live-healthier-lives.html

Nintendo Wii can combat obesity, says Sir Liam Donaldson

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article5918088.ece

Mothers 'failing to teach children how to cook'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/5001521/Mothers-failing-to-teach-children-how-to-cook.html

Safety

Firm's baby bottles free of chemical

http://www.berrowsjournal.co.uk/news/local/4213541.Firm_s_baby_bottles_free_of_chemical/

Welfare

Children work round web controls

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7948187.stm

Children being 'raised in captivity”, warns Tanya Byron

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5000981/Children-being-raised-in-captivity-warns-Tanya-Byron.html

Child sex warning scheme expanded

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7945364.stm

Education

Row over 'political interference' in exams

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5017650/Row-over-political-interference-in-exams.html

AS level exams a 'waste of time'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5018208/AS-level-exams-a-waste-of-time.html

GCSE grades to 'rise with change'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7954936.stm

English not first language for one in seven primary pupils

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5008673/English-not-first-language-for-one-in-seven-primary-pupils.html

School inspectors accused of pre-judging

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5003118/School-inspectors-accused-of-pre-judging.html

Universities push for higher fees

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7946912.stm

Nipper News - March 16th, 2009 - Maternity leave could be tripled under an EU plan, Many Baby Bath Products Contain Alarming Levels of Carcinogens, Another withdrawal of the chemical BPA from baby bottles, Older men may have less intelligent kids, Breast

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:59:53 -0700

Nipper News - March 16th, 2009 - Maternity leave could be tripled under an EU plan, Many Baby Bath Products Contain Alarming Levels of Carcinogens, Another withdrawal of the chemical BPA from baby bottles, Older men may have less intelligent kids, Breast cancer linked to diet & exercise

Conception

Older men may have less intelligent kids

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn16719-older-men-may-have-less-intelligent-kids.html

Pregnancy

Migraines 'raise pregnancy risk'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7933522.stm

Birth

Maternity leave could be tripled under EU plan

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/4982258/Maternity-leave-could-be-tripled-under-EU-plan.html

Many premature pupils 'struggle'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7935493.stm

Health

Breast cancer is linked to poor diet and low exercise in the early years

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/4993658/Breast-cancer-is-linked-to-poor-diet-and-low-exercise-in-the-early-years-says-report.html

Safety

Many Baby Bath Products Contain Alarming Levels of Carcinogens

http://www.enews20.com/news_Many_Baby_Bath_Products_Contain_Alarming_Levels_of_Carcinogens_Report_Find_16929.html

Baby bottle chemical is removed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7943200.stm

Ruth (http://justrelax.mevio.com) Pediacast (http://pediacast.org)

Welfare

More parents to be given information about paedophiles

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/4995531/More-parents-to-be-given-information-about-paedophiles.html

Education

Heads reject grades for schools

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7943816.stm

Warning over narcissistic pupils

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7943906.stm

Bright schoolchildren take back seat to 'social misfits', says head teacher

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4973584/Bright-schoolchildren-take-back-seat-to-social-misfits-says-head-teacher.html

Six months teacher training plan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7933690.stm

Sats creating 'impoverished' curriculum, say advisors

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4963586/Sats-creating-impoverished-curriculum-say-advisors.html

People to rate services from schools, hospitals and police officers

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/gordon-brown/4963951/People-to-rate-services-from-schools-hospitals-and-police-officers.html

Private school pupils 'four times as likely' to get straight As at A-level

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4957568/Private-school-pupils-four-times-as-likely-to-get-straight-As-at-A-level.html

Nipper News - March 9th, 2009 - Teenagers improve grades with a lie-in; Virus triggers child diabetes; TV linked to asthma; Cartoons like Pokemon make kids aggressive; Kids unable to write due to sedentary lifestyles; Carol Vorderman attacks Government; U

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:27:15 -0700

Nipper News - March 9th, 2009 - Teenagers improve grades with a lie-in; Virus triggers child diabetes; TV linked to asthma; Cartoons like Pokemon make kids aggressive; Kids unable to write due to sedentary lifestyles; Carol Vorderman attacks Government; Upcoming primary places crisis; +more

Birth

Stillbirth rate 'still too high'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7919493.stm

Health

Virus 'triggers child diabetes'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7926026.stm

Parents' fears about child safety is fuelling obesity, survey finds

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4927028/Parents-fears-about-child-safety-is-fuelling-obesity-survey-finds.html

TV linked to asthma risk doubling

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7918576.stm

Unhappy children 'end up unwell'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7913552.stm

Welfare

Cartoons like Pokemon 'can make children aggressive'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/children_shealth/4946220/Cartoons-like-Pokemon-can-make-children-aggressive.html

Education

Teenagers 'improve grades' with a lie-in

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/secondaryeducation/4957918/Teenagers-improve-grades-with-a-lie-in.html

Parents 'want snap inspections'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7926910.stm

Carol Vorderman blasts Labour "lies" on maths teaching

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4948832/Carol-Vorderman-blasts-Labour-lies-on-maths-teaching.html

Schools get 'how to teach maths' booklets

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4934082/Schools-get-how-to-teach-maths-booklets.html

Warning of primary places crisis

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7923908.stm

Parents told to appeal if children fail to enter favoured schools

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/mar/04/secondary-school-admissions-appeals

The new chief adjudicator for schools, Ian Craig, has urged parents who are unhappy with the school allocated to their child to appeal to overturn the decision. Nearly one-fifth of families have failed to get their first choice of secondary school this year, and those who feel they have been unfairly treated should challenge the decision, he said.

Children 'unable to write' because of sedentary lifestyles

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4934366/Children-unable-to-write-because-of-sedentary-lifestyles.html

Europe drives two languages goal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7914701.stm

Nipper News - March 2nd, 2009 - 75% of parents are too busy to read bedtime stories; The dangers of Herpes; Going online may be linked to cancer and autism; Cold medicines for children may be ineffective; Parents think swearing and children go together; a

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 09:03:27 -0800

Nipper News - March 2nd, 2009 - 75% of parents are too busy to read bedtime stories; The dangers of Herpes; Going online may be linked to cancer and autism; Cold medicines for children may be ineffective; Parents think swearing and children go together; and more...

Conception

Fertility expert warns 'don't rush into treatment'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4804697/Fertility-expert-warns-dont-rush-into-treatment.html

Honorary mention: http://justrelax.mevio.com/

Pregnancy

Grieving mother's herpes warning

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/7915010.stm

Birth

Hospitals try to stop women having 'abnormal' epidurals

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4902795/Hospitals-try-to-stop-women-having-abnormal-epidurals.html

Health

Child cold drugs under scrutiny

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7917188.stm

Staying up late is threat to children

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5822270.ece

Online risks: from cancer to autism?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7907766.stm

Babies born in pollen season more likely to get asthma

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4788658/Babies-born-in-pollen-season-more-likely-to-get-asthma.html

Rates of diabetes soar in the UK

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7905734.stm

Mothers to get help shifting weight gained in pregnancy

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4783703/Mothers-to-get-help-shifting-weight-gained-in-pregnancy.html

Welfare

Teen pregnancies 'rise slightly'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7911684.stm

Parents do not punish children for swearing

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/4801886/Parents-do-not-punish-children-for-swearing.html

100 children a month alert police to internet predators

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/25/internet-children-sexual-predators-abuse

Education

Inquiry in to school place lotteries

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/4887190/Inquiry-in-to-school-place-lotteries.html

Cambridge University in attack on school standards

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/4863562/Cambridge-University-in-attack-on-school-standards.html

Academies programme 'hampered' by Government, claim schools

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/secondaryeducation/4788320/Academies-programme-hampered-by-Government-claim-schools.html

A-levels students 'no longer work as hard'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/4806107/A-levels-students-no-longer-work-as-hard.html

Three-quarters of parents too busy to read bedtime stories

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/4839894/Three-quarters-of-parents-too-busy-to-read-bedtime-stories.html

Young pupils fuel record truancy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7912221.stm

Ofsted: Back to basics discipline in school would curb bad behaviour

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4789024/Ofsted-Back-to-basics-discipline-in-school-would-curb-bad-behaviour.html

Parents of bullied children will be able to complain to independent body under new Government measures

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4782045/Parents-of-bullied-children-will-be-able-to-complain-to-independent-body-under-new-Government-measures.html

Nipper News - February 22nd, 2009 - Contraceptive implants given to 12-year-old girls; Peanut allergy cure; Breastfeeding baby dehydration risk; Underage sex glamorised in Government guidance; Courses in tanning worth the same as A-level maths

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:46:13 -0800

Nipper News - February 22nd, 2009 - Contraceptive implants given to 12-year-old girls; Peanut allergy cure; Breastfeeding baby dehydration risk; Underage sex glamorised in Government guidance; Courses in tanning worth the same as A-level maths

Conception

Contraceptive implants given to girls as young as 12

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4687424/Contraceptive-implants-given-to-girls-as-young-as-12.html

Birth

Baby hip screening plan failing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7893294.stm

Breastfed baby risk investigated

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7867686.stm

Health

Two-year-olds should be checked for obesity, say health experts

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4738232/Two-year-olds-should-be-checked-for-obesity-say-health-experts.html

Hope over peanut allergy cure

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7899383.stm

Britons' health at risk from time spent in virtual worlds, says Dr Aric Sigman

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4688338/Britons-health-at-risk-from-time-spent-in-virtual-worlds-says-Dr-Aric-Sigman.html

Safety

Drivers breaking the law because of complex car seat rules, survey shows

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/4630291/Drivers-breaking-the-law-because-of-complex-car-seat-rules-survey-shows.html

Welfare

Children more savvy financially

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7895355.stm

Teenage fatherhood and underage sex glamorised in Government guidance

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/4644539/Teenage-fatherhood-and-underage-sex-glamorised-in-Government-guidance.html

Children affected by recession

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7893416.stm

Education

Science lessons are failing to produce next generation of top British scientists

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4741243/Science-lessons-are-failing-to-produce-next-generation-of-top-British-scientists.html

Children allocated school places on roll of a dice

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4737795/Children-allocated-school-places-on-roll-of-a-dice.html

Tests blamed for blighting children's lives

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2009/feb/20/primary-school-review

Courses in tanning worth the same as A-level maths in school league tables

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4644672/Courses-in-tanning-worth-the-same-as-A-level-maths-in-school-league-tables.html

Events

The next Baby Show

http://www.thebabyshow.co.uk

Nipper News - February 16th, 2009 - Children do less well with granny than in a nursery; New fathers to stay overnight in maternity wards; 9 out of 10 parents swear in front of children; Pointing and gesturing at babies boosts vocabulary; +more

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:08:30 -0800

Nipper News - February 16th, 2009 - Children do less well with granny than in a nursery; New fathers to stay overnight in maternity wards; 9 out of 10 parents swear in front of children; Pointing and gesturing at babies boosts vocabulary; +more

Pregnancy

Pollution link to asthma in womb

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7888735.stm

Birth

New fathers to stay overnight in maternity wards

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4617152/New-fathers-to-stay-overnight-in-maternity-wards.html

Health

Doctors paid to give contraceptive injection to teenage girls

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4607005/Doctors-paid-to-give-contraceptive-injection-to-teenage-girls.html

Video games are good for children - EU report

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/feb/12/computer-games-eu-study

Children's Olympic free swimming flounders in row over funding

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/olympics/article5688904.ece

Safety

Teens targeted in net safety push

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7879755.stm

Welfare

Children's clothes sizes to be changed to cope with obesity epidemic

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/children_shealth/4623025/Childrens-clothes-sizes-to-be-changed-to-cope-with-obesity-epidemic.html

Nine out of 10 parents swear in front of children

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/4617148/Nine-out-of-10-parents-swear-in-front-of-children.html

Boys and Girls Alone forces review of children's employment laws

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article5728744.ece

Children do less well with granny than in a nursery, study finds

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article5697124.ece

Education

Exam standards body unsure how to prevent dumbing-down

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4630130/Exam-standards-body-unsure-how-to-prevent-dumbing-down.html

Summer-born children 'more likely to struggle at school'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4611667/Summer-born-children-more-likely-to-struggle-at-school.html

Safe school trips list published

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7889145.stm

Top civil servant attacks schools policy

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/4605559/Top-civil-servant-attacks-schools-policy.html

Children's talent 'being wasted in comprehensives'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4569257/Childrens-talent-being-wasted-in-comprehensives.html

Pointing and gesturing at babies during their second year boosts their vocabulary

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4602157/AAAS-Pointing-and-gesturing-at-babies-during-their-second-year-boosts-their-vocabulary.html

Anti-truancy drive removed French

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7867323.stm

Truancy jailing every two weeks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7868061.stm

School admissions changed again

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7881688.stm

Nipper News - February 9th 2009 - IVF drugs cancer risk ruled out; Maternity units turn away women in labour; Premature births cost the UK nearly £1b a year; Common womb disease doubles risk of premature birth; Hormone may predict baby blues

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:28:48 -0800

Nipper News - February 9th 2009 - IVF drugs cancer risk ruled out; Maternity units turn away women in labour; Premature births cost the UK nearly £1b a year; Common womb disease doubles risk of premature birth; Hormone may predict baby blues

Conception

IVF drugs cancer risk ‘ruled out’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7872972.stm

Birth

Maternity units ’shut to mothers’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7875090.stm

Public cost of premature babies

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7860251.stm

Common womb disease ‘doubles risk of premature birth’

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4536532/Common-womb-disease-doubles-risk-of-premature-birth.html

Hormone may predict ‘baby blues’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7861203.stm

Health

Rise in measles ‘very worrying’

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7872541.stm

Safety

Three injured in sledge accidents

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/7877220.stm

Welfare

Google Latitude to allow you to track friends and families every move

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article5662525.ece

Childcare children pay price ‘as adults put themselves first’

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article5636038.ece

Education

‘Scrap Sats’ parents tell heads

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7874978.stm

Schools warned on parental costs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7867848.stm

Schools that break admission rules to face spot checks

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4448109/Schools-that-break-admission-rules-to-face-spot-checks.html

Sats to be marked on-line following delays

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4436918/Sats-to-be-marked-on-line-following-delays.html

Closing schools sends out ‘wrong message’

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/closing-schools-sends-out-wrong-message-1543867.html

Events

Nipper News now on Twitter!

You can now follow Nipper News on Twitter! Get all the blog updates in your Twitter, if you like that sort of thing! http://twitter.com/nippernews

Nipper News - February 2nd 2009 - Mothers who do not breastfeed more likely to abuse children; Two children should be limit; Risks of drinking too much in labour; Common chemicals can harm fertility; ContactPoint database now online

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:04:24 -0800

Nipper News - February 2nd 2009 - Mothers who do not breastfeed more likely to abuse children; Two children should be limit; Risks of drinking too much in labour; Common chemicals can harm fertility; ContactPoint database now online

Conception

Common chemicals found in non-stick frying pans 'can harm fertility'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4374105/Common-chemicals-found-in-non-stick-frying-pans-can-harm-fertility.html

Birth

Women who drink too much in labour risk convulsions and coma

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4360605/Women-who-drink-too-much-in-labour-risk-convulsions-and-coma.html

Health

'How Are the Kids?': Diet plans for 11 million families

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/dietandfitness/4399872/How-Are-the-Kids-Diet-plans-for-11-million-families.html

Teenagers who watch the most television 'eat more junk food than adults'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4386782/Teenagers-who-watch-the-most-television-eat-more-junk-food-than-adults.html

'No ball games' signs 'should not restrict children's exercise'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4348798/No-ball-games-signs-should-not-restrict-childrens-exercise.html

Welfare

Two children should be limit, says green guru

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article5627634.ece

Children's lives 'harder today'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7863343.stm

390,000 to access child database

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7850871.stm

New children's database faces criticism

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jan/26/childrens-database-contactpoint

Mothers who do not breastfeed 'more likely to abuse children'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4358662/Mothers-who-do-not-breastfeed-more-likely-to-abuse-children.html

Education

Balls pushes ahead with academies

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7860455.stm

Childcare fees 'continue to rise'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7853510.stm

All nursery workers 'must have an A-level'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4361598/All-nursery-workers-must-have-an-A-level.html

Teachers 'shouldn't intervene in bullying'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4339881/Teachers-shouldnt-intervene-in-bullying.html

Nipper News - 26th January 2009 - The soaring cost of child-raising; Children should eat poisonous plants; IVF-friendly sperm test; Autistic traits widespread; Alcohol blamed for unplanned teenage pregnancies; Homelife link to obesity

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:34:25 -0800

Nipper News - 26th January 2009 - The soaring cost of child-raising; Children should eat poisonous plants; IVF-friendly sperm test; Autistic traits widespread; Alcohol blamed for unplanned teenage pregnancies; Homelife link to obesity

Conception

IVF hope after sperm test success

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7837517.stm

Birth

Extra money for maternity care 'not reaching the frontline'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/women_shealth/4307709/Extra-money-for-maternity-care-not-reaching-the-frontline.html

Drink link to premature birth

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7839671.stm

Health

Meningitis warning as cases rise by a quarter

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4324456/Meningitis-warning-as-cases-rise-by-a-quarter.html

Cash for child medicine research

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7842602.stm

Autistic traits 'spread widely'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7841808.stm

Home diet and play 'more important than PE in helping children lose weight'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4297198/Home-diet-and-play-more-important-than-PE-in-helping-children-lose-weight.html

Welfare

Underage drinking crack down to target rise in teenage pregnancies

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/children_shealth/4331855/Underage-drinking-crack-down-to-target-rise-in-teenage-pregnancies.html

Parents given stark warning on alcohol

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jan/25/liam-donaldson-alcohol-children-ban

The cost of raising children soars to £194,000

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/4314889/The-cost-of-raising-children-soars-to-194000.html

Official guidance: 'Let children eat poisonous plants'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/children_shealth/4308814/Official-guidance-Let-children-eat-poisonous-plants.html

Children spend six hours a day in front of TV or computer

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/4286701/Children-spend-six-hours-a-day-in-front-of-TV-or-computer.html

Education

One in seven bright pupils 'failing at school'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/secondaryeducation/4297963/One-in-seven-bright-pupils-failing-at-school.html

Home educators angry at review

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7838783.stm

Nipper News - 19th January 2009 - GPS wristwatch helps parents track children; Baby Blues to be thwarted by Health Visitors; Drinking during pregnancy attracts kids to alcohol; Autism screening; Needless birth inductions; Epidural not so risky

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 03:00:00 -0800

Nipper News - 19th January 2009 - GPS wristwatch helps parents track children; Baby Blues to be thwarted by Health Visitors; Drinking during pregnancy attracts kids to alcohol; Autism screening; Needless birth inductions; Epidural not so risky

Conception

Drinking while pregnant 'can make children more attracted to alcohol'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4238958/Drinking-while-pregnant-can-make-children-more-attracted-to-alcohol.html

New research brings autism screening closer to reality

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/12/autism-screening-health

Birth

'Needless' birth induction fears

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7833058.stm

Epidural risk lower than thought

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7821056.stm

Health

Health visitors 'aid birth blues'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7831868.stm

TV does toddlers more harm than good expert warns

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4228618/TV-does-toddlers-more-harm-than-good-expert-warns.html

Safety

Internet threat to minors overblown, study suggests

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8250135

GPS wristwatch helps parents track children

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/jan/12/num8-gps-wristwatch-child-security

Welfare

UK an 'unequal place to grow up'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7823372.stm

Education

School league tables - Hundreds of thousands attend underperforming schools

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article5521782.ece

Thousands fail to get GCSE target

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7828239.stm

Girls more likely to be bullied throughout primary school

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/primaryeducation/4229232/Girls-more-likely-to-be-bullied-throughout-primary-school.html

Nipper News 70 - January 12th, 2009 - Sats replacement and School tables will be rushed; New hope for millions of infertile couples; Birth of first British baby genetically screened for breast cancer; Water softeners and eczema; Record number of measles

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:56:08 -0800

Nipper News 70 - January 12th, 2009 - Sats replacement and School tables will be rushed; New hope for millions of infertile couples; Birth of first British baby genetically screened for breast cancer; Water softeners and eczema; Record number of measles

Conception

New baby hope for millions of infertile couples

http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/health/New-baby-hope-for-millions.4863869.jp

Birth of first British baby to be genetically screened for breast cancer

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article5481862.ece

Health

Water softener eczema relief hope

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7820081.stm

Record number of measles cases sparks fear of epidemic

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jan/09/measles-record-numbers

Long-running MMR case resumes

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/12/mmr-autism-case

Playing outdoors 'cuts risks of short-sightedness'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/4174693/Playing-outdoors-cuts-risks-of-short-sightedness.html

Warning over 'third hand smoke'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7813124.stm

Welfare

Ofsted: Half of schoolchildren bullied

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/4161912/Ofsted-Half-of-schoolchildren-bullied.html

Children in the north of England are the happiest in the country

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/4165161/Children-in-the-north-of-England-are-the-happiest-in-the-country.html

Education

Warning on replacing Sats tests

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7821143.stm

School tables must be rushed out

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7816680.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7821030.stm

Nipper News 69 - January 5th, 2009 - Child alcohol guide; Dangers of playing on ice; Britain's most popular baby names of 2008; Sales of knives to children; 21 under-age girls fall pregnant each day; Grammar schools less likely to take summer-born

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:50:38 -0800

Nipper News 69 - January 5th, 2009 - Child alcohol guide; Dangers of playing on ice; Britain's most popular baby names of 2008; Sales of knives to children; 21 under-age girls fall pregnant each day; Grammar schools less likely to take summer-born

Health...

Fast food near schools means fatter kids

http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNewsMolt/idUKTRE5013LU20090102

Government targets obesity rates

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7791820.stm

'Child alcohol guide' for parents

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7805793.stm

Welfare...

Ponds and lakes ice warning made

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7809353.stm

Absentee fathers must be sent their children's school reports

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/absentee-fathers-must-be-sent-their-childrens-school-reports-1221101.html

Shops 'sell knives' to children

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7807639.stm

21 under-age girls fall pregnant each day

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/4032324/21-under-age-girls-fall-pregnant-each-day.html

Britain's most popular baby names of 2008

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article5412637.ece

Education...

Grammar schools less likely to take summer-born children

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/4091156/Grammar-schools-less-likely-to-take-summer-born-children.html

Sats tests 'face delays in 2009'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7805559.stm

Drinks companies criticised over in-school adverts

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/29/vimto-tango-school-advertising

Nipper News 68 - 29-Dec-2008 - Cinema-style age ratings for wesites; Prematurity can impair senses; Parents blamed for child obesity, intensive care and child ability gap; Nurture, not nature, is key to a child's ability; Academies are not the answer

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:38:34 -0800

Nipper News 68 - 29-Dec-2008 - Cinema-style age ratings for websites; Prematurity can impair senses; Parents blamed for child obesity, intensive care and child ability gap; Nurture, not nature, is key to a child's ability; Academies are not the answer

Birth...

Prematurity 'can impair senses'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7795127.stm

Health...

Parents accused of killing obese children with kindness

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/dec/28/children-health-obesity

Wealth gap in child critical care

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7795319.stm

Safety...

Internet sites could be given 'cinema-style age ratings', Culture Secretary says

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/technologynews/3965051/Internet-sites-could-be-given-cinema-style-age-ratings-Culture-Secretary-says.html

Welfare...

Genes don't determine your child's ability - nurture is key

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/dec/27/family-medicalresearch

Education...

Bad parents 'widen ability gap'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7795540.stm

Academies 'not school cure-all'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7792680.stm

Nipper News 67 - 22-Dec-2008 - Christmas Dangers, Literacy is effected by Birth month, IVF and the overweight, Steroids in Pregnancy, Childhood obesity is set before the age of five, Children prepare for a credit crunch Christmas

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 15:25:12 -0800

Nipper News 67 - 22-Dec-2008 - Christmas Dangers, Literacy is effected by Birth month, IVF and the overweight, Steroids in Pregnancy, Childhood obesity is set before the age of five, Children prepare for a credit crunch Christmas

Conception

IVF weight limit 'not justified'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7790561.stm

Birth

Warning over pregnancy steroids

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7790248.stm

Children see fewer junk food ads

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7787257.stm

Why children can teach their parents a lesson in healthy eating

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/why-children-can-teach-their-parents-a-lesson-in-healthy-eating-1192829.html

Obesity 'set before age of five'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7786229.stm

Welfare

Children prepare for a credit crunch Christmas

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/dec/18/credit-crunch-christmas

Education

Birth month can affect children's literacy skills

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article5375487.ece

Teachers to get 'role model' code

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7791461.stm

Appeals soar after Sats fiasco

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7789487.stm

Boost for speech and language

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7785341.stm

Events

Christmas Special

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5380460.ece

Nipper News 66 - Pregnant women can eat peanuts, Toddlers' toilet seat crush peril, England's pupils in global top 10, Man's genes determine baby gender, Preterm baby risk test, Primary school subjects overhaul, The UK refutes Unicef report, and more

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 14:49:10 -0800

Nipper News 66 - Pregnant women can eat peanuts, Toddlers' toilet seat crush peril, England's pupils in global top 10, Man's genes determine baby gender, Preterm baby risk test, Primary school subjects overhaul, The UK refutes Unicef report, and more

Conception

Man's genes 'key to baby's sex'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7776210.stm

Pregnant women 'can eat peanuts'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7777373.stm

Birth

Test 'predicts preterm baby risk'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7777959.stm

Health

Child food adverts 'misleading'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7779438.stm

Alcohol warning after babies die

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/7776459.stm

Safety

Toddlers' toilet seat crush peril

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7779024.stm

Welfare

Children and Adoption Act 2006: child-contact powers 'could worsen parent wars'

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article5303886.ece

Education

Unicef child study disputed by UK

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7775837.stm

England's pupils in global top 10

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7773081.stm

Primary school subjects overhaul

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7770469.stm

Nipper News 65 - Intelligent men have better sperm, Brain tests show child wealth gap, Child obesity harms thyroid, Baby walkers ban, Working couples with children hit most by tax rises, Stress hits even before pregnancy, Caesareans increases asthma risk

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:46:11 -0800

Conception...

Intelligent 'have better sperm'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7767877.stm

Birth...

Stress hits even before pregnancy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7767316.stm

Caesarean increases asthma risk

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7755439.stm

Health...

Brain tests show child wealth gap

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7762492.stm

Child obesity 'may harm thyroid'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7762471.stm

Safety...

Call to ban baby walkers as child dies

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5299143.ece

Welfare...

Working couples with children hit most by Labour tax rises

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article5295859.ece

Education...

Part-time school starts supported

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7769259.stm

School places loopholes targeted

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7764594.stm

Left-handed children 'do badly at school'

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/lefthanded-children-do-badly-at-school-1047093.html

'Soft' A-level warning for pupils

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7755329.stm

Nipper News 64 - Good news on reading and behaviour, Bad news on science standards, Early schooling matters most for children, The young are unaware of junk food impact, Keeping babies with Down's, Genetic disease testing, Measles are up

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:44:01 -0800

Nipper News 64 - Good news on reading and behaviour, Bad news on science standards, Early schooling matters most for children, The young are unaware of junk food impact, Keeping babies with Down's, Genetic disease testing, Measles are up

Conception...

Morning-after pill given out free

http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/health/newsid_7753000/7753258.stm

Birth...

Genetic disease testing advance

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7742873.stm

Many keeping babies with Down's

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7741411.stm

Health...

Measles cases reach 13-year high

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7753210.stm

Dairy foods help kids build stronger bones

http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKTRE4AP7RJ20081126

Young unaware of junk food impact

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7745384.stm

Education...

'Good results' for reading scheme

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7753195.stm

Early schooling matters most for children

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/nov/27/primary-school-importance

Pupils of today struggle with science questions of the 60s

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/nov/27/science-easier-exams

Pupils 'behave better than 1970s'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7745772.stm

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Nipper News 63 - Pre-budget Report; Warnings on Hairspray, Liver disease and Superbugs; Children should face parents in pram; Good news about Teens online; Schools are inadequate; Mathematically, so are the kids; and more

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:15:37 -0800

Nipper News 63 - Pre-budget Report; Warnings on Hairspray, Liver disease and Superbugs; Children should face parents in pram; Good news about Teens online; Schools are inadequate; Mathematically, so are the kids; and more

Conception

Hairspray linked to birth defect

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7741998.stm

Health

Children 'risking liver disease'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7743265.stm

Best for children to face parents in pram

http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKTRE4AK2BD20081121

Pupils targeted in superbug fight

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7734159.stm

 Making progress on children's mental health

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/joepublic/2008/nov/18/mental-health-children

Welfare

Online time 'is good for teens'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7740895.stm

Children bullied because of faith

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/nov/17/bullying-faith

UK society 'condemning' children

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/uk/7732290.stm

Education

English schools 'must do better'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7737523.stm 

Many pupils fail to master maths

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7737139.stm

Money

Pre-budget Report

Nipper News 62 - the first ovary transplant, big bumps lead to big teenagers, Asbestos in schools, breastfeeding is good for lungs, kids are using their parents' credit cards online, and adopting their worries about the world today

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:43:47 -0800

Nipper News 62 - the first ovary transplant, big bumps lead to big teenagers, Asbestos in schools, breastfeeding is good for lungs, kids are using their parents' credit cards online, and adopting their worries about the world today

Conception

Woman has baby after first ovary transplant

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2008/nov/11/medicalresearch

Birth

Pregnancy pounds predict kids' weight as teens

http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKTRE4AC7QE20081113

Health

Asbestos risk to children in 13,000 schools, MPs warn

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/asbestos-risk-to-children-in-13000-schools-mps-warn-1019504.html

Young mothers' depression risk

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7727540.stm

Many parents 'in obesity denial'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7720398.stm

Lungs 'boosted' by breastfeeding

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7715261.stm

Welfare

Children raiding parents' wallets to shop online

http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKTRE4AC2HM20081113

Childrens fears may be fuelled by parents

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article5124499.ece

Education

New Ofsted inspections attacked

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7729526.stm

Events

Children in Need!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pudsey/donate/

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Nipper News 61 - Pregnancy caffeine warnings, Kids hospitalised with alcohol problems, ADHD, Wheezing, Teen pregnancies and sexy TV shows, tougher toy EU safety rules, 6-year-olds in gangs, Under-5's excluded from nursery school

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:34:48 -0800

Nipper News 61 - Pregnancy caffeine warnings, Kids hospitalised with alcohol problems, ADHD, Wheezing, Teen pregnancies and sexy TV shows, tougher toy EU safety rules, 6-year-olds in gangs, Under-5's excluded from nursery school

Birth...

Cut caffeine, pregnant women told

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7705319.stm

Health...

Hospitals treat drunk under-10s

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7718892.stm

Injuries link to ADHD diagnosis

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7713679.stm

Exposure to mice increase risk of wheeze in kids

http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKTRE4A38ID20081104

TV shows link to teen pregnancies

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7707664.stm

Safety...

EU plans tougher toy safety rules

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7713768.stm

Welfare...

Boys of six recruited as gang lookouts say police

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article5068922.ece

Education...

More than 4,000 children under five excluded from school

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/more-than-4000-children-under-five-excluded-from-school-998193.html

Pupils' chairs 'pain in the back'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7706941.stm

School admission problems remain

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7706168.stm

Nipper News 60 - Light drinking in pregnancy may be good for baby boys, Screening for pre-eclampsia, baby virus, keeping a pet cuts risk of cancer, eating fast is linked to obesity, warnings over the Single vaccine

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:33:57 -0800

Nipper News 60 - Light drinking in pregnancy may be good for baby boys, Screening for pre-eclampsia, baby virus, keeping a pet cuts risk of cancer, eating fast is linked to obesity, warnings over the Single vaccine

Conception

Light drinking in pregnancy may be good for baby boys, says study

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/oct/31/women-pregnancy-alchohol-birth-defects

Birth

Screening hope for pre-eclampsia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7692836.stm

Health

Parents warned about baby virus

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7698296.stm

Snack ads target children on the internet

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5014748.ece

Speed of eating 'key to obesity'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7681458.stm

Nursery food 'indefensibly poor'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7681697.stm

Pet theories

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/oct/21/healthandwellbeing-medicalresearch

Safety

Single vaccine 'safety' warnings

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7689901.stm

Welfare

New body to replace troubled CSA

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7702930.stm

Anti-Bullying Week - w/c Nov 17th

http://www.bullying.co.uk/get_involved/badgeathon.aspx

Pupils 'worry about their bodies'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7693820.stm

Parental splits hit children hard

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/oct/22/children-divorce-relationships-separations

Education

Exam changes postponed for a year

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7702700.stm

Teenagers' learning 'dumbed down'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7692843.stm

Pupils' behaviour 'has worsened'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7686433.stm

Relationship lessons from age 5

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7684810.stm

Pupils to receive finance lessons

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7682512.stm

Rose denounces impact of testing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7680895.stm

Nipper News 59 - Canada to ban baby bottles containing BPA, Children ruining pubs, Light drinking fine during pregnancy, Welsh children smacked less, National tests scrapped for 14-year-olds, Shortage of School governors, Big rise in press junk food ads

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:54:56 -0700

Nipper News 59 - Canada to ban baby bottles containing BPA, Children ruining pubs, Light drinking fine during pregnancy, Welsh children smacked less, National tests scrapped for 14-year-olds, Shortage of School governors, Big rise in press junk food ads

Health

Light drinking 'no harm to pregnancy'

http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/uk/Light-drinking-39no-harm-to.4606846.jp

Specialist baby care 'stretched'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7669634.stm

Big rise in press junk food ads

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7667613.stm

Music fans 'risk losing hearing'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7666219.stm

Safety

Polycarbonate Baby Bottles Containing Bisphenol A To Be Banned In Canada

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/125943.php

Welfare

Welsh children 'less likely to be smacked'

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/welsh-children-less-likely-to-be-smacked-964306.html

Parents get the blame for naughty children

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/parents-get-the-blame-for-naughty-children-961392.html

Children 'ruining' visits to pubs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7668490.stm

Education

Boys lag girls at school by five

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7674472.stm

Leap forward for school sports

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7671507.stm

GCSE attainment has risen again

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7673319.stm

Tests scrapped for 14-year-olds

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7669254.stm

Schools 'face governor shortage'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7667291.stm

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Nipper News 58 - IVF successes, Safer test for Down's, Effects of TV, Superfood tips, Warnings: cold remedies, pet hamsters, and energy-saving light bulbs, Opinions: smacking is bad for children, and so is Britain, SAT results sending kids to wrong classe

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:48:54 -0700

Nipper News 58 - IVF successes, Safer test for Down's, Effects of TV, Superfood tips, Warnings: cold remedies, pet hamsters, and energy-saving light bulbs, Opinions: smacking is bad for children, and so is Britain, SAT results sending kids to wrong classes

Conception

IVF successes top 10,000 a year

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7659434.stm

Miscarriage hurts next pregnancy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7657467.stm

'Safer' test developed for Down's

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7654201.stm

Health

Ofcom begins inquiry into effects of TV on toddlers

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/ofcom-begins-inquiry-into-effects-of-tv-on-toddlers-959294.html

Common fibre a 'true superfood'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7663962.stm

Don't use cold drugs in kids under 4: manufacturers

http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKTRE4965S520081008

Pet hamsters 'make children ill'

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Children_with_pet_hamsters_risk_sickness&in_article_id=341181&in_page_id=34&in_a_source=

Safety

UV light fear over 'green' bulbs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7661462.stm

Welfare

British MPs to push for ban on smacking children

http://uk.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUKTRE49745U20081008

Britain is no place for children, say foreign expats

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3157394/Britain-is-no-place-for-children-say-foreign-expats.html

Education

Wrong SATs results put pupils in bottom classes

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/education/secondaryeducation/3179074/Wrong-SATs-results-put-pupils-in-bottom-classes.html

Admission flaws in many schools

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7661554.stm

Student fees shake-up is proposed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7657639.stm

Pupils' well-being to be measured

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7661236.stm

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Nipper News 57 - Caning in Schools, Kids suspect parents of taking drugs, Under-age sex laws, children's poetry recital competition, Genetics linked to reading, Hormones to Antisocial behaviour, Breastfeeding to breast cancer, and Early tipples to alcohol

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:20:43 -0700

Nipper News 57 - Caning in Schools, Kids suspect parents of taking drugs, Under-age sex laws, children's poetry recital competition, Genetics linked to reading, Hormones to Antisocial behaviour, Breastfeeding to breast cancer, and Early tipples to alcoholism

Health...

Parents 'under drugs suspicion'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7650824.stm

Call to ban use of cartoons to sell unhealthy food to children

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/oct/02/advertising.fooddrinks

Gene link to poor reading skills

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7643760.stm

Antisocial behaviour hormone link

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7642020.stm

Child mental health care warning

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7644115.stm

Early tipple 'breeds alcoholism'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7641312.stm

Breastfeeding 'cuts cancer risk'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7641384.stm

Safety...

British agency orders ports to inspect imports for contaminated milk

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/sep/29/sciencenews

Welfare...

UN report criticises Britain's 'demonising' and jailing of children

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/oct/04/justice.youthjustice

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/oct/03/children.television

Children's watchdog calls for rethink over Bill

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article4870932.ece

Mothers' pride 'aids daughters'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7648068.stm

Fewer London pupils travel by car

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7645773.stm

'Millions' of UK young in poverty

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7641734.stm

Education...

Sex laws are 'unfair to teachers'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7653326.stm

Competition to revive dying art of poetry recital by children

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/poetry/article4882625.ece

Cane is needed again to give children a lesson, say a fifth of teachers

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article4870749.ece

School trips 'not optional extra'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7646259.stm

Free meal plan for Scots pupils

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7646898.stm

Free school transport is extended

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7645314.stm

Autonomy 'key to school success'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7644655.stm

Primary tables three months late

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7644658.stm

Church's anger over school buses

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7643530.stm

Tories pledge many more Academies

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7643768.stm

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Nipper News 56 - Antidepressants affect sperm, Fishy diet linked to eczema, Computer game boosts maths scores, Mobile phone use and brain cancer, Chinese food, Ritalin, Fluorinated water, Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis, Children's ID cards

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:44:00 -0700

Nipper News 56 - Antidepressants affect sperm, Fishy diet linked to eczema, Computer game boosts maths scores, Mobile phone use and brain cancer, Chinese food, Ritalin, Fluorinated water, Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis, Children's ID cards

Conception

'North-South' gap in mothers' age

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7637230.stm

Antidepressants 'may harm sperm'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7633400.stm

Birth

One in four births is a Caesarean

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?One_in_four_births_is_a_Caesarean&in_article_id=327368

Health

Fish in children's diet cuts eczema risk: study

http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNewsMolt/idUKTRE48N9AZ20080924

MMR vaccine uptake rise 'stalls'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7633115.stm

Ritalin over-prescribed to children

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/ritalin-overprescribed-to-children-940308.html

Should we fear fluoride in water?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7631272.stm

Vitamin D deficiency link to multiple sclerosis in children

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article4806216.ece

Safety

UK children 'at risk on internet'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7638533.stm

‘One-stop shop’ to keep children safe on internet

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4842548.ece

Will using a mobile phone really cause brain cancer?

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/article4831164.ece

Tesco recalls Chinese sweets over melamine fears

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/sep/24/foodsafety.tesco

EU limits imported Chinese food

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7635594.stm

Welfare

Fathers’ groups are wrong: most men are winning right to see children, study shows

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article4828027.ece

Disabled children excluded from play facilities, campaigners say

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/sep/23/disability.children

Children's ID cards plan denied

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7632573.stm

Low-income homes to get net links

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7631940.stm

Education

'No evidence' exam targets work

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7638091.stm

Sats blight children's memories of school

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/sep/26/sats.primaryschools

Computer game boosts maths scores

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7635404.stm

Money for poorer children's school trips

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/sep/24/schooltrips.schools

Test of free school meals for all

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7632349.stm

Testing 'harms school science'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7629862.stm

Tuition aid for struggling pupils

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7632194.stm

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Nipper News 55 - Mobile phone use raises children's risk of brain cancer fivefold, Children misled by playground myths about sex, Early daycare linked to lower asthma risk, Too much maths 'taught to test', Obesity 'raises miscarriage risk', and more...

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:57:47 -0700

Nipper News 55 - Mobile phone use raises children's risk of brain cancer fivefold, Children misled by playground myths about sex, Early daycare linked to lower asthma risk, Too much maths 'taught to test', Obesity 'raises miscarriage risk', and more...

Conception

Pregnancy supplements may trigger asthma in kids

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14767-pregnancy-supplements-may-trigger-asthma-in-kids.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14767

Birth

Antibiotics given to delay labour can harm baby

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article4775986.ece

Obesity 'raises miscarriage risk'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7625218.stm

Down's test miscarriage warning

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7620742.stm

Health

Hay fever allergies on the rise

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7611111.stm

Mobile phone use 'raises children's risk of brain cancer fivefold'

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/mobile-phone-use-raises-childrens-risk-of-brain-cancer-fivefold-937005.html

Children misled by playground myths about sex

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/sep/19/sexeducation.secondaryschools

Kids still exposed to bad food ads

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/sep/19/foodanddrink.advertising

Health visitor shortage condemned

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7621602.stm

Autism 'may be missed in girls'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7616555.stm

Early daycare linked to lower asthma risk

http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKCOL66369520080916

Heart fears over common chemical

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7612839.stm

Welfare

Jail rates for under-14s among Europe's highest

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/sep/22/ukcrime.prisonsandprobation

Hi-tech help for children at risk

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7625714.stm

Longer term child policies urged

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7621413.stm

Education

Too much maths 'taught to test'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7623436.stm

Half young children underachieve

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7623095.stm

TV set takes over from parents too tired to read with children

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article4776093.ece

'Creationism' biologist quits job

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7619670.stm

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Nipper News 54 - Baby bottle chemicals, Institutional racism in schools, Sex offender alerts, Vitamin D, SATs, Free cookbooks, Creationism, Cot death, Older fathers link to bipolar disorder, Yellow school buses

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:40:04 -0700

Nipper News 54 - Baby bottle chemicals, Institutional racism in schools, Sex offender alerts, Vitamin D, SATs, Free cookbooks, Creationism, Cot death, Older fathers link to bipolar disorder, Yellow school buses

Conception

Older fathers linked with bipolar disorder

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7591513.stm

Birth

Mothers respond more to baby's cry after natural birth, says study

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/sep/04/medicalresearch

Health

Britons missing 'five-a-day' fruit and veg target, study claims

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/health/2957577/Britons-missing-five-a-day-fruit-and-veg-target-study-claims.html

Baby bottle chemical draws mixed messages from U.S.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNewsMolt/idUKN1240398220080914?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0

Infections linked to cot deaths

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/sci/tech/7606900.stm

Children ‘are much less active than parents think’

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article4710363.ece

Mums-to-be confused over advice

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7592176.stm

Depression in schoolchildren linked to low birth weights

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/sep/02/psychology.children

High doses of vitamin D safe for children

http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKHAR16279320080901

Welfare

Sex offender alerts plan launched

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7612315.stm

Women in banking jobs 'forgo having children'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/sep/07/banking.women

Education

Lib Dem conference: Childcare shakeup plans outlined by Kramer

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/sep/14/libdemconference.liberaldemocrats

Primary class size above average

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7606095.stm

Review backs yellow school buses

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7610933.stm

Parents 'want texts from schools'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7610028.stm

Board option for children at risk

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7523211.stm

Teachers should tackle creationism, says science education expert

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/sep/11/creationism.education

Free cookbooks for 11-year-olds

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/education/7608728.STM

Sats firm hits back at exam body

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/education/7606874.stm

Balls hints at end to Sats tests

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/education/7603082.STM

Black Caribbean children held back by institutional racism in schools, says study

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/sep/05/raceineducation.raceinschools

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Nipper News 53.1 - no show this week

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 13:26:25 -0700

We won't be able to do a show this week, but we will continue to post the news stories on our blog on more or less a daily basis, so check it out at www.NipperNews.co.uk

Nipper News 53 - perfume link to infertility, weak teachers, effects of steroids, sex education, crime & punishment, curriculum changes, expectant mothers' attitudes to birth, caesarean babies, childminders, fat children, sharing abilities, TV, childr

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:57:33 -0700

Nipper News 53 - perfume link to infertility, weak teachers, effects of steroids, sex education, crime & punishment, curriculum changes, expectant mothers' attitudes to birth, caesarean babies, childminders, fat children, sharing abilities, TV, children's database, maths boost for pre-schoolers, school places lottery

Conception:

Perfumes linked to infertility

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Perfumes_linked_to_infertility&in_article_id=287846&in_page_id=34&in_a_source=

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7590641.stm

Birth:

Mums 'accept natural birth risks'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7576544.stm

Health:

Schoolgirls get cervical cancer jab

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Schoolgirls_get_cervical_cancer_jab&in_article_id=288457&in_page_id=34&in_a_source=

Tories say 'no excuses' for fat children

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4619584.ece

Caesarean babies' 'diabetes risk'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7576829.stm

Heart function normal after early steroid exposure

http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKCOL55504720080825

Welfare:

Database of children is delayed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7586359.stm

Don't bother teaching your children how to share sweets until they're seven, study claims

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1050009/Dont-bother-teaching-children-share-sweets-theyre-seven-study-claims.html

Government 'criminalising young'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7580285.stm

Education:

Weak teachers 'put off pupils'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7590539.stm

Under-fives get 'learning goals'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7591433.stm

Lotteries for all comprehensive places would help poor children, says charity

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article4636818.ece

Pre-school 'gives maths boost'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/uk_news/education/7586055.stm

Ration children's time in front of the TV says government

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article4628116.ece

Children losing out as study finds 40% of daycare is not good enough

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/aug/27/earlyyearseducation.ofsted

All pupils to learn about slavery

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7582004.stm

Young children should be taught about sex, MPs say

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4609279.ece

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Nipper News 52 - sex tourism, cash for excluded children, VAT on children's clothes, declining numbers of childminders, nursery booklet propaganda, cheating students, counting skills, city academies and primary schools, GCSE exam results, pushy parents, s

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:22:44 -0700

Nipper News 52 - sex tourism, cash for excluded children, VAT on children's clothes, declining numbers of childminders, nursery booklet propaganda, cheating students, counting skills, city academies and primary schools, GCSE exam results, pushy parents, sport in schools, family cholesterol tests, trim kids, self-tanning for kids

WELFARE

UK 'fails to prevent sex tourism'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7563456.stm

Cash for youth diversity projects

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7569451.stm

Holiday camps and quad bike rides for children excluded from school

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article4567172.ece

Call for change over VAT on children's clothes

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/retailing/article4583845.ece

Decline in number of childminders

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7570035.stm

EDUCATION

Nursery booklet for parents is ‘blatant propaganda’

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article4602625.ece

'Bravest' students do not cheat

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7562938.stm

Brain's counting skill 'built-in'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7563265.stm

City academies to take over struggling primary schools

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/aug/25/newschools.primaryschools

No quick exit from GCSE challenge

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7568511.stm

Big jump in top GCSE exam grades

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7574073.stm

Languages still slipping at GCSE

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7574794.stm

Pushy parents can act as agents

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7570127.stm

Gordon Brown pledges return of competitive sport to schools

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/aug/24/politicsandsport.schoolsports

HEALTH

Families to get cholesterol tests

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7568046.stm

Exercise and limited TV time may keep kids trim

http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKPAT25502520080822?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0

Fake Bake boss to launch self-tan for kids

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article4597140.ece

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Nipper News 51 - Sats marking contract scrapped, Bosses say education has worsened, Will there ever be a baby Norman again?, Clumsiness and Ear infection links to obesity, Fattest kids to be taken from parents, Kids' sport suffers for 2012 Olympics

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:52:42 -0700

Nipper News 51 - Sats marking contract scrapped, Bosses say education has worsened, Will there ever be a baby Norman again?, Clumsiness and Ear infection links to obesity, Fattest kids to be taken from parents, Kids' sport suffers for 2012 Olympics

Education:

Sats marking contract is scrapped

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7562835.stm

Delay 'likely' for school tables

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7555860.stm

Oxford delays on A* grade offers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7553785.stm

A level results: Record year for A grades that highlights north-south divide

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/aug/15/alevels.schools

Bosses say education has worsened

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7554132.stm

Read with your children, minister tells parents after drop in standards

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/read-with-your-children-minister-tells-parents-after-drop-in-standards-892872.html

Baby:

Will there ever be a baby Norman again?

http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKLC18171820080813

Health:

Clumsy young 'face obesity risk'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7557028.stm

Ear infections 'link' to obesity

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7561293.stm

Fattest children to be taken away from their parents

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/fattest-children-to-be-taken-away-from-their-parents-898972.html

School meal junk food ban 'won't help pupils'

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23532388-details/School+meal+junk+food+ban+'won't+help+pupils'/article.do

Boys more likely than girls to outgrow asthma

http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKCOL55571620080815

Welfare:

Create kids' section on planes says survey

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/news/article4542302.ece

Children's sport is paying for the 2012 Olympics

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/childrens-sport-is-paying-for-the-2012-olympics-899780.html

Second Time Around podcast - Benedictfamily.org

http://www.benedictfamily.org/episode-48-study-study-study/

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Nipper News 50 - Child flu jabs, Measles & MMR, Fertility treatments no benefit, Confidence on Sats result, CVA tables meaningless, Kids flaunt websites' age limits, ITV threatens kids' TV, Germans plan Kinder egg ban, BBC sorry after kids' personal d

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:46:02 -0700

Nipper News 50 - Child flu jabs, Measles & MMR, Fertility treatments no benefit, Confidence on Sats result, CVA tables meaningless, Kids flaunt websites' age limits, ITV threatens kids' TV, Germans plan Kinder egg ban, BBC sorry after kids' personal data stolen, Brown plans £150 bonus for parents

HEALTH:

Child flu jabs 'protect everyone'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7537158.stm

Measles fears prompt MMR campaign

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7545151.stm

CONCEPTION:

Fertility treatments 'no benefit'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7547400.stm

EDUCATION:

Test results record small gains

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7542176.stm

Knight 'confident' on Sats result

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7543038.stm

Ofsted: CVA tables 'meaningless'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7545529.stm

WELFARE:

'Support for working mums falls'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7543576.stm

Facebook: Children evade social websites' age limits

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/aug/07/socialnetworking.facebook

ITV threatens local news and children’s television

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article4474457.ece

Nasty surprise for children as Germans plan Kinder egg ban

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/aug/08/germany.foodanddrink

BBC apologises after children’s personal data stolen

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4481621.ece

Children 'bullied over brands'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7549770.stm

Rumour:

Gordon Brown plans £150 bonus for parents

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4493655.ece

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Nipper News 49 - Obesity gene affects appetite, Government bans the word obese, Chemical clue to baby blues, Kids' eyes need the great outdoors, Gifted kids to be helped into Uni, Anger at Sats publication, Kids taught to fail better, Kids need risky play

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:14:26 -0700

Nipper News 49 - Obesity gene affects appetite, Government bans the word obese, Chemical clue to baby blues, Kids' eyes need the great outdoors, Gifted kids to be helped into Uni, Anger at Sats publication, Kids taught to fail better, Kids need risky play, Attenborough alarmed at kids, Blair's girl blows his cover

HEALTH

Obesity gene 'affects appetite'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7525347.stm

Government bans the word 'obese' to describe overweight children

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/child_health/article4458852.ece

Chemical clue to baby blues found

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7532483.stm

Kids' eyes need the great outdoors

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14445-kids-eyes-need-the-great-outdoors.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news5_head_dn14445

EDUCATION

Gifted children to be helped into university

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/jul/28/bright.children?gusrc=rss&feed=education

Heads angry at Sats publication

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7536938.stm

Cosseted children taught to fail better

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/aug/01/children.failure?gusrc=rss&feed=education

WELLBEING

Kids need the adventure of 'risky' play

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/aug/03/schools.children

Attenborough alarmed as children are left flummoxed by test on the natural world

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/attenborough-alarmed-as-children-are-left-flummoxed-by-test-on-the-natural-world-882624.html

Blair's girl blows his cover

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/55224/Blair-s-girl-blows-his-cover

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Nipper News 48 - Soy foods reduce sperm numbers, Parents to get fat reports after children are weighed, Doctors' advice to Britons: have fewer children and help save the planet, Birth weight sets future health, How a mother's milk can spice up her baby's

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:45:22 -0700

Nipper News 48 - Soy foods reduce sperm numbers, Parents to get fat reports after children are weighed, Doctors' advice to Britons: have fewer children and help save the planet, Birth weight sets future health, How a mother's milk can spice up her baby's menu

CONCEPTION:

Soy foods 'reduce sperm numbers'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7519459.stm

HEALTH:

Parents to get 'fat reports' after children are weighed

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/parents-to-get-fat-reports-after-children-are-weighed-878266.html

Doctors' advice to Britons: have fewer children and help save the planet

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/jul/25/population.health

Birth weight 'sets future health'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7517902.stm

How a mother's milk can spice up her baby's menu

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article4387072.ece

Virtual children will take guesswork out of making the medicine go down

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/child_health/article4413078.ece

WELFARE:

Children died after forgetful fathers left them in cars

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4387236.ece

Teens want to talk more about sex

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7521443.stm

Parents to be punished for children’s net piracy

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4387283.ece

'A fifth of teens' carry a weapon

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7519136.stm

EDUCATION:

Student teachers' higher degrees

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7523475.stm

Authors oppose 'toddler targets'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7523076.stm

Schools hunting 'missing' papers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7521459.stm

Ofsted says tests narrow learning

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7518200.stm

Balls' test answer? More of the futile, top-down plans that Labour loves

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jul/28/education.labour

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Nipper News 47 - Aloof parents= autism, Genetic obesity, Menthol cigarettes, Sex infections, Childcare beyond poor, TV disrupts, Youth crime families, Working mums want to quit, Girl guides self-harm, Work with hands, Pupil searches, Test delays unaccepta

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:38:54 -0700

Nipper News 47 - Aloof parents= autism, Genetic obesity, Menthol cigarettes, Sex infections, Childcare beyond poor, TV disrupts, Youth crime families, Working mums want to quit, Girl guides self-harm, Work with hands, Pupil searches, Test delays unacceptable

Conception

Aloof parents may produce autistic children

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn14349-aloof-parents-may-produce-autistic-children.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news1_head_dn14349

Gene tags 'fuel obesity epidemic'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7508034.stm

Health

Menthol cigarettes 'target young'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7509227.stm

Sex infections in young up again

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7506917.stm

Welfare

Childcare 'beyond' poor parents

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7508582.stm

Background TV disruptive for very young children

http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKCOL56247220080715

Youth crime plan targets families

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7506618.stm

Working mothers 'want to give up'

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=221320&in_page_id=34

Girl guides' warning on self-harm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7502678.stm

Education

Kids should work with hands for brains' sake

http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKPIC46654020080714

Call for more searches of pupils

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7502738.stm

Balls: 'Test delays unacceptable'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7509078.stm

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Nipper News 46 - Obesity sperm damage, Coffee reduces fertility, Baby milk price rise, Sats Exams grilling, Kids should speak before they read, 5-year-olds to learn Shakespeare, School dinners rise, Ringtone websites exploiting kids, Home alone kids, Cred

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:58:04 -0700

Nipper News 46 - Obesity sperm damage, Coffee reduces fertility, Baby milk price rise, Sats Exams grilling, Kids should speak before they read, 5-year-olds to learn Shakespeare, School dinners rise, Ringtone websites exploiting kids, Home alone kids, Credit crunch hits pocket money, 100k kids join CBBC social network

CONCEPTION:

Being too fat 'can damage sperm'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7494777.stm

Coffee 'worsens poor fertility'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7494249.stm

BABIES:

Baby milk price rise angers parents

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/jul/12/consumeraffairs.retail

EDUCATION:

Exams chief faces Sats grilling

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7499850.stm

Children should learn to speak before they learn to read says review

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article4295188.ece guardian

Children as young as five to learn Shakespeare

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article4289233.ece

HEALTH:

Meals take-up rises in primaries

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7497948.stm

WELFARE:

Ringtone websites’ hidden charges ‘exploiting’ children

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/money/consumer_affairs/article4322724.ece

Warning over home alone children

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7501031.stm

Credit crunch hits kids' pocket money

http://uk.reuters.com/article/personalFinanceNews/idUKZWE04154220080710

100,000 kids join CBBC social network

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jul/10/digitalmedia.web20

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Nipper News 45 - Male biological clock, Tell donor kids early, Brain imbalance cot death key, Theme park kid meals unhealthy, Child BMI testing, Sex lessons at age four, Early years curriculum, Lack of arts breaches rights, Bank offers kids debit cards

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:08:24 -0700

Nipper News 45 - Male biological clock, Tell donor kids early, Brain imbalance cot death key, Theme park kid meals unhealthy, Child BMI testing, Sex lessons at age four, Early years curriculum, Lack of arts breaches rights, Bank offers kids debit cards

CONCEPTION

Male biological clock 'ticks too'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7492323.stm

Donor children 'emotionally well'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7489598.stm

Tell donor children early in life

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7493073.stm

BIRTH

Brain imbalance 'cot death key'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7489300.stm

HEALTH

Children's meals at theme parks 'shockingly' unhealthy

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/childrens-meals-at-theme-parks-shockingly-unhealthy-858334.html

Mother's junk food 'harms child'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7481026.stm

Call to rethink child BMI testing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7477747.stm

EDUCATION

Wales:

Children's skills financial boost

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7488272.stm

Call for better 'global literacy'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7488417.stm

Call for sex lessons at age four

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7489093.stm

Don’t tell children it’s an exam, says Ed Balls

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article4258742.ece

Schools of thought: teach children philosophy, experts urge

http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,2288603,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=8

Speaking is 'languages weakness'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7483034.stm

Government agrees to rethink early years curriculum

http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,2288276,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=8

Physics teacher shortage warning

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7478302.stm

WELFARE

Children’s UN rights breached by lack of arts, says Michael Rosen

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/visual_arts/article4281938.ece

Bank offers debit cards to children

http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5gbR_DqEX3ADNquhDraP3B3VFN0Ow (Press Association)

Fear over children's 'immorality'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7480116.stm

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Nipper News 44 - One egg IVF strategy, Pill on the web, Antenatal blues hit development, Premature baby pain missed, Girls run injury risk, Measles endemic in Britain, 1 in 10 primary school obesity, Adults scared to go near kids, Check kids' travel insur

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:16:19 -0700

Nipper News 44 - One egg IVF strategy, Pill on the web, Antenatal blues hit development, Premature baby pain missed, Girls run injury risk, Measles endemic in Britain, 1 in 10 primary school obesity, Adults scared to go near kids, Check kids' travel insurance, State action against parents, White children bullied, Brown's child development grants, Primaries teaching languages, Pensions fund children's education

Conception...

'One egg' IVF strategy launched

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7475392.stm

Pill on the web scheme concerns

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7468745.stm

Pregnancy...

Antenatal blues 'hit development'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7476192.stm

Babies...

Pain 'missed' in premature babies

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7468765.stm

Health...

'Warrior' girls run risk of serious injury

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/jun/15/medicalresearch.health

Official warning: Measles 'endemic' in Britain

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/official-warning-measles-endemic-in-britain-851584.html

One in 10 children is obese when starting primary school

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article4200903.ece

Welfare...

Adults 'scared to go near kids'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7474692.stm

Check the travel insurance if you pack off the kids

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/jun/29/travelinsurance.insurance

State to take action against parents who can't control their children

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4221921.ece

White children most likely to be bullied

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article4220467.ece

Brown to trial child development grants

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/jun/23/welfare.children

Education...

More primaries teaching languages

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7475422.stm

Parents shun pensions to fund children's education

http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKL2535556420080625

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Nipper News 43 - Egg-freezing is safe, Young girl abortions up, Dummy/ear infection link, HPV vaccine row, Anti-stab workshops, UK kids most likely to try cannabis, Outstanding schools threat, Teaching assistants abused, Book list for boys shuns classics

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:44:49 -0700

Nipper News 43 - Egg-freezing is safe, Young girl abortions up, Dummy/ear infection link, HPV vaccine row, Anti-stab workshops, UK kids most likely to try cannabis, Outstanding schools threat, Teaching assistants abused, Book list for boys shuns classics

Conception...

Egg-freezing technique 'is safe'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7458415.stm

Abortion increase in young girls

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7462934.stm

Babies...

Dummy use link to ear infections

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7463911.stm

Health...

Row over cervical vaccine choice

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7462028.stm

Anti-stab workshops for children

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7467081.stm

UK children 'most likely to try cannabis'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/jun/18/drugsandalcohol.health

Education...

'Outstanding' schools on hit list

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7464842.stm

Teaching assistant controls urged

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7462691.stm

Book list for boys shuns classics

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7452791.stm

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Nipper News 42 - Child poverty, fears over placebo pill, Caucasians sleep more than Asians, body piercing boom, free instruments, bright pupils wasted, therapy harms kids, assessment = success, no excuses for schools, school speed limits

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:40:11 -0700

Nipper News 42 - Child poverty, fears over placebo pill, Caucasians sleep more than Asians, body piercing boom, free instruments, bright pupils wasted, therapy harms kids, assessment = success, no excuses for schools, school speed limits

More pensioners and children living in poverty

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4108673.ece

Doctors raise fears over new placebo pill for children

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/jun/16/health.children

Young Children In Mostly Caucasian Countries Obtain More Sleep Than Those In Asian Countries

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/111022.php

Warnings over body piercing boom

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7451580.stm

Free instruments for poor children

http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,2285734,00.html

Talents of bright pupils 'wasted'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7450957.stm

Class therapy 'harming children'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7450571.stm

Constant assessment helps children succeed

http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/comment/story/0,,2284734,00.html

'No excuses' on school results

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7444822.stm

Talks to cut school speed limits

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7445514.stm

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Nipper News 41 - No more fatherless kids, baby blues, children brush teeth alone, Age banding damaging, society demonising children, low income link to low achievement, millions to be on vetting list

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:57:18 -0700

Nipper News 41 - No more fatherless kids, baby blues, children brush teeth alone, Age banding damaging, society demonising children, low income link to low achievement, millions to be on vetting list

Change to birth laws means an end to 'fatherless' children

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4052091.ece

Major step to tackle baby blues

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7438418.stm

Many children 'brush teeth alone'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7431371.stm

Age banding 'ill-conceived and damaging', say children's authors

http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2283530,00.html

UK society 'demonising' children

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7443104.stm

Study links low income families to low achieving children

http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,2284405,00.html

Scots pupils offered new awards

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7437837.stm

Millions must be on vetting list

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7430954.stm

Most maths teachers 'not experts

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7433339.stm

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Nipper News 40 - Infection cot death link, Childcare out of reach, Read to your children, children equate talent to sports and TV, youth drink guide, 50 top tips for travelling with kids

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:11:30 -0700

Nipper News 40 - Infection cot death link, Childcare out of reach, Read to your children, children equate talent to sports and TV, youth drink guide, 50 top tips for travelling with kids

Infection cot death link probed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7426082.stm

Childcare 'out of reach for many'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7426062.stm

Parents urged to read to children

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/may/30/children

Too many children equate talent to sports field and TV

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article4015360.ece

Parents to get youth drink guide

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7430132.stm

50 top tips for travelling with kids

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/jan/20/8

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Nipper News 39 - Fatherless conception, abortion limit, first-borns allergy risk, cuddle premature babies, shorter school hols, texting boosts literacy, primary school setting harmful, support for deaf and blind

Mon, 26 May 2008 14:09:35 -0700

Nipper News 39 - Fatherless conception, abortion limit, first-borns allergy risk, cuddle premature babies, shorter school hols, texting boosts literacy, primary school setting harmful, support for deaf and blind

Conception...

Women win right to children without fathers

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3972376.ece

Pregnancy...

MPs reject cut in abortion limit

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7412118.stm

Allergy risk 'may be set in womb'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7401399.stm

Birth...

Premature babies 'need cuddles'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7417316.stm

Education...

Long school holidays 'should end'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7418899.stm

Texting boosts children’s literacy ;-)

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article3998970.ece

Setting harms education of some young children, report warns

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/setting-harms-education-of-some-young-children-report-warns-829312.html

School support for deaf and blind

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7417192.stm

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Nipper News 38 - SAT's narrow curriculum, tackling weakest schools, age of consent maintained, flexible working extension, mobile phones and soft drinks harm your health, walk to school week

Mon, 19 May 2008 14:31:21 -0700

Nipper News 38 - SATs narrow curriculum, tackling weakest schools, age of consent maintained, flexible working extension, mobile phones and soft drinks harm your health, walk to school week

Regular tests 'narrow curriculum'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7406107.stm

Drive to tackle weakest schools

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7400620.stm

Plan to drop age of consent rejected

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/scotland/article3953845.ece

Flexible working to be extended

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7402074.stm

http://www.berr.gov.uk/employment/workandfamilies/flexible-working/index.html

Warning: Using a mobile phone while pregnant can seriously damage your baby

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/warning-using-a-mobile-phone-while-pregnant-can-seriously-damage-your-baby-830352.html

Caution: Some soft drinks may seriously harm your health

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/caution-some-soft-drinks-may-seriously-harm-your-health-450593.html

It is "Walk to school week" - and walking is safer!

www.livingstreets.org.uk

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Nipper News 37 - Trees cut asthma, pre-eclampsia test, Children's writers against Sats, Baby bottle chemicals

Mon, 12 May 2008 14:37:21 -0700

Nipper News 37 - Trees cut asthma, pre-eclampsia test, Children's writers against Sats, Baby bottle chemicals

Tree-lined streets 'cut asthma'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7374078.stm

Clue to early pre-eclampsia test

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7392726.stm

Children's writers join the campaign to scrap Sats

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/childrens-writers-join-the-campaign-to-scrap-sats-825932.html

Baby bottle chemical label call

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7384856.stm

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Nipper News 36 - first-borns higher IQ, Short breastfeeds best, Tories pandering to stay-at-home mums

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:46:08 -0700

Nipper News 36 - first-borns higher IQ, Short breastfeeds best, Tories pandering to stay-at-home mums

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Why first-born children have higher IQs

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article3729274.ece

Short breastfeeds 'best for baby'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7355094.stm

Stop pandering to stay-at-home mums

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/alice_miles/article3798705.ece

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Nipper News 35 - Foetal test rules out rhesus jab, 6 baby cough medicines pulled, Baby sleep link to weight

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:03:21 -0700

Nipper News 35 - Foetal test rules out rhesus jab, 6 baby cough medicines pulled, Baby sleep link to weight

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Six baby cough medicines pulled

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7315924.stm

http://www.mhra.gov.uk/NewsCentre/Pressreleases/CON014446

Baby sleep 'link' to weight risk

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7335015.stm

Foetal test rules out rhesus jab

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7329108.stm

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Nipper News 34 - Foreign languanges dropped, kids spoilt, Mums' hormones determine gender, feedback: chores

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:00:42 -0700

Nipper News 34 - Foreign languanges dropped, kids spoilt, Mums' hormones determine gender, feedback: chores

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Cambridge drops language demand

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7297143.stm

Teachers warn of spoilt children

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7311865.stm

Women with high testosterone may be more likely to have sons

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/features/article3598093.ece

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Nipper News 33 - Parents' smoke makes kids ill, less TV makes kids healthy, should parents pay kids for chores?

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:42:37 -0700

Nipper News 33 - Parents' smoke makes kids ill, less TV makes them healthy, should parents pay kids for chores?

Smokers 'make their children ill'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7284793.stm

Cutting TV time makes children healthier, says US study

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/mar/04/medicalresearch.health1

Who rules in the classroom?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7284139.stm

Should parents pay kids for chores?

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/body_and_soul/article3503680.ece

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Nipper News 32 - Mums websites gain funding, kids wait for dental care, baby milk marketing, and dogs for autism

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 14:32:34 -0800

Nipper News 32 - Mums websites gain funding, kids wait for dental care, baby milk marketing, and dogs for autism

Web lifeline for mums is big business

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/mar/02/internet.parentingwebsites?gusrc=rss&feed=networkfront

Children wait years for vital dental care

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article3466774.ece

Baby milk firms win court fight

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7271450.stm

Dogs trained to aid autistic kids

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7269727.stm

http://www.support-dogs.org.uk

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Nipper News 31 - Child obesity, Cut salt to keep kids thin, Kids shun books for PCs, Middle-class kids not held back

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:36:35 -0800

Nipper News 31 - Child obesity, Cut salt to keep kids thin, Kids shun books for PCs, Middle-class kids not held back

Child obesity 'a major problem'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7256342.stm

Cut salt to keep children thin: study

http://uk.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUKN2039478320080220?pageNumber=2&virtualBrandChannel=0

Kids shun books for PCs

http://www.vnunet.com/crn/news/2210218/kids-shun-books-pcs-rm

White middle-class children not held back by poorer state schools

http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,2258392,00.html

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Nipper News 30 - Poor choice of sciences, Quality culture, backward curriculum for under-5s, Parents paedophile check

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:58:51 -0800

Nipper News 30 - Poor choice of sciences, Quality culture, backward curriculum for under-5s, Parents paedophile check

'Poor lacking' choice of sciences

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7245529.stm

Pupils promised 'quality culture'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7241460.stm

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/theatre/news/story/0,,2256111,00.html

New under-5s national curriculum may ‘make children go backwards’

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article3378783.ece

Parents to get power to check on paedophiles

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article3385501.ece

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Nipper News 29 - Public to report kids, Under-18s drink ban, Kids take insufficent exercise, Genes blamed for obesity

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:40:55 -0800

Nipper News 29 - Public to report kids, Under-18s drink ban, Kids take insufficent exercise, Genes blamed for obesity

Public asked to check on children

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7227228.stm

Under-18s may face new drink ban

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7229949.stm

Children taking insufficent exercise

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-wellbeing/health-news/children-taking-insufficent-exercise-779138.html

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article3315597.ece

Genes not poor diet blamed for most cases of childhood obesity

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article3321748.ece

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Nipper News 28 - Banana louts, salty packaged food, kids' navigation skills, new super-size schools lead to decline

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:59:32 -0800

Nipper News 28 - Banana louts, salty packaged food, kids' navigation skills, new super-size schools lead to decline

Healthy lunches turn pupils into banana louts

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article3257299.ece

A killer on the shelves: the shocking truth about children's food

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/a-killer-on-the-shelves-the-shocking-truth-about-childrens-food-774855.html

Boffins use GPS to test kids' navigation skills

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2208403/boffins-gps-text-kids

New super-size schools with 1,000-plus pupils lead to decline

http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=592298

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article3123677.ece

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Nipper News 27 - Compulsory cookery classes, internet on mobiles, Schools break admission laws, kids find Clowns scary

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:22:43 -0800

Nipper News 27 - Compulsory cookery classes, internet on mobiles, Schools break admission laws, kids find Clowns scary

Cookery classes to be compulsory

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7200949.stm

Mobile firms face tough rules on internet access for children

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/telecoms/article3221526.ece

Schools 'breaking admission laws'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7193052.stm

Clowns say kids do NOT find them scary

http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKL1854722420080118

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Nipper News 26 - Summer-borns start school later, electronic school reports, crisps 'not a treat', and Reality TV safeguards

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:15:52 -0800

Nipper News 26 - Summer-borns start school later, electronic school reports, crisps 'not a treat', and Reality TV safeguards

Summer-born to start school later

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7178969.stm

School reports going electronic

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7176741.stm

http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=4F245EBE-CDFE-4B15-AFD7-9322FBCD980B

Crisps 'not a treat' for children

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7189967.stm

Reality TV safeguards for children

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/tv_and_radio/article3182193.ece

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Nipper News 25 - Vitamin D against rickets, a reminder to exercise, supervised adventure steals childhood, and 4 thousand drunk under-14s

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:17:20 -0800

Nipper News 25 - Vitamin D against rickets, a reminder to exercise, supervised adventure steals childhood, and 4 thousand drunk under-14s

Doctors fear rickets resurgence

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7161458.stm

Take children for hour's exercise daily during holiday, parents told

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2232320,00.html

Children are having childhood stolen from them

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article3097463.ece

Lazy lifestyle is turning our children into couch potatoes at 3

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=504638&in_page_id=1770

4,000 children admitted to hospital in three years after drinking too much

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=505052&in_page_id=1770

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Nipper News 24 - Cash for primary school languages, kids don't make you happy, age guides for books, 2007's top 100 baby names

Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:49:31 -0800

Nipper News 24 - Cash for primary school languages, kids don't make you happy, age guides for books, 2007's top 100 baby names

Schools to get £340 for languages

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7151521.stm

Kids don't make you happier in early years: study

http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKL1218294920071212

Publishers to put age guide on children’s book covers

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article3054274.ece

Top 100 baby names of 2007

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/article3074698.ece

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Nipper News 23 - Toy Safety Marks

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:21:53 -0800

Nipper News 23 - Toy Safety Marks

Laureate attacks poetry teaching

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7131133.stm

Looking for a great place to bring up the kids? Try Leeds

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2224672,00.html

Why time with mum and dad is best Christmas gift for children

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article3059897.ece

Discussion: Toys safety marks

http://www.safekids.co.uk/ToySafetyMarks.html

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Nipper News 22 - Scores on the Doors, Honey is better than cough syrup, Ofcom clears Bringing Up Baby, Dyslexia and School tables

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:29:30 -0800

Nipper News 22 - Scores on the Doors, Honey is better than cough syrup, Ofcom clears Bringing Up Baby, Dyslexia and School tables

Food Standards Agency - Scores on the Doors

http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/hyg/scoresonthedoors/

Honey is better than children’s cough syrups for a silent night

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article2994822.ece

Ofcom clears Bringing Up Baby

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/dec/03/ofcom.channel4?gusrc=rss&feed=media

Project to help dyslexic children wins £3m funding

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article3223677.ece

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7128679.stm

http://education.guardian.co.uk/sen/story/0,,2222302,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=8

School tables show better results

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7129438.stm

The Children's Plan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7136564.stm

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Nipper News 21 - Stealth curriculum for toddlers, kids feel unsafe in English schools, Brown failing to end child poverty, £18m boost for home safety

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:02:29 -0800

Nipper News 21 - Stealth curriculum for toddlers, kids feel unsafe in English schools, Brown failing to end child poverty, £18m boost for home safety

Stealth curriculum is ‘threat to all toddlers’

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/article2971600.ece

Many children don't feel safe in English schools, says report

http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,2219994,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=8

Public sector blamed as 100,000 more children fall below the poverty line

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/child_health/article2988489.ece

Home safety cash boost

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-7122007,00.html

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