Advertisement
Home Parenting Page 267
Most kids can't run, throw and jump

iGen legacy: Most kids can’t run, throw and jump

Most children in NSW struggle with basic movements like throwing, running and jumping because they spend too much time indoors, a landmark study has found. More than 90 percent of year two students surveyed did not have the basic motor skills expected of their age group. Though seven-year-old children should have mastered a basic sprint, […]
Brand logo of Now to Love
Girls, 12, skipping meals because they're 'too fat'

Girls, 12, skipping meals because they’re ‘too fat’

More than half 12-year-old girls think they are too fat, with many admitting to skipping meals to try to slim down, a new study has found. A major study of 31,000 British schoolchildren revealed that over 50 percent of girls aged 12 to 13 were unhappy with their bodies. Older girls — aged 14 to […]
Brand logo of Now to Love
Advertisement
What to do when your ex is spoiling your child

What to do when your ex is spoiling your child

Tom Cruise jetted into New York yesterday and whisked his daughter Suri away for a morning helicopter ride, leaving Katie Holmes to ponder a question all too familiar to many mums: How do you deal with a good time dad? It’s a scenario millions of mothers — and some fathers — can relate to. One […]
Brand logo of Now to Love
Hollywood movies make kids more promiscuous

Hollywood movies make kids more promiscuous

Parents are endlessly warned about the corrupting influence of pornography on children, but a new study shows sex scenes in mainstream movies can be just as damaging. Psychologists found that kids exposed to sexy scenes in Hollywood films were more likely to be promiscuous, have unprotected sex, and lose their virginity at a younger age. […]
Brand logo of Now to Love
Advertisement
Grandparents say goodbye to retirement living, hello to full-time childcare

Grandparents say goodbye to retirement living, hello to full-time childcare

As the cost of living skyrockets, more Australian families are relying on grandparents instead of formal childcare. But how do the grandparents feel about their new roles as caregivers? Yvonne Coombes, 78, lives in a granny flat at the back of her son’s family home. She has been retired for many years, but now works […]
Brand logo of Now to Love
How to help your child lose weight

How to help your child lose weight

It is easy to criticise the parents of overweight children, but would you know what to do if your child was obese? It’s not as simple as cutting out the junk food, as childhood obesity expert Dr Matt Sabin explains. Sabin, who runs an obesity clinic at Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital, says putting an overweight […]
Brand logo of Now to Love
Mum tries to sell baby in classifieds for $4000

Mum tries to sell baby in classifieds for $4000

A US mother has been arrested for trying to sell her four-month-old baby in her local newspaper for $4000. Brittany Hill, 26, from Dallas, Texas, was arrested on Friday after a potential buyer of the infant got cold feet and contacted police. Hill’s landlords contacted police on the same day after they entered her apartment […]
Brand logo of Woman's Day
Advertisement
Designer sells high heels to six-year-olds

Designer sells high heels to six-year-olds

Suri Cruise has been wearing high heels since her fourth birthday and thanks to fashion designer Michael Kors, other little girls can now follow in her tiny footsteps. Kors has unveiled a new range of heels, marketed at six- to 10-year-olds. The sparkly gold style feature a two-inch heel and sell for $66, while the […]
Brand logo of Now to Love