MollyMumofTwo's Blog

A headteacher in the UK who asked parents not to smoke at the gates of their children’s primary school has become the victim of a hate campaign. Susan Papas was brought in to improve standards in the ailing South London school in September and after introducing a number of new measures, has already reduced the number of children turning up late by half. However, despite positive results, a group...

A new study by the British Heart Foundation has found supermarket portion sizes in the UK have doubled in the last two decades. While some products such as cheddar cheese have remained the same. a significant number of products have increased. An average chicken curry and rice ready meal is now 53% larger than in 1993, while a frozen meat lasagne has increased by 39%. A study of baked goods found...

As the midterm break appears, parents will be relieved to hear that children are much happier playing simple games than with pricey toys. A new survey has found that parents don’t need to fund expensive days out and instead kids would be happier carving a pumpkin, baking or finger painting. Good news for any budget conscious parents out there. If you're stuck for game ideas, we've plenty...

Experts have claimed children who were born premature should start school a year late to give their brains more time to develop. Researcher Dr David Odd says: ‘It is easy to look at a premature child’s date of birth and think that is how old they are but they are not that old. ‘These children are going to school in some cases a year earlier than they would have done. ‘Development doesn’t...

Many of us grew up believing that good behaviour and success in school or sports were sure-fire ways to win our parents’ favour. Apparently we were wrong. US researchers have found that mothers actually choose their favourites based on similarities between them and the child. Instead of choosing the offspring with financial, career or academic success, the majority of mothers questioned chose...

Legendary children’s TV show The Clangers is to return to the BBC in a £5million remake. The programme, based around a group of pink woolly aliens living on the moon who spoke in whistles, is to be revampred for a new generation of children. Favourite characters from the original show such as Mother, Tiny and of course, The Soup Dragon will all appear in the new episodes and while it will be...

Late or irregular bedtimes has been found to cause problems for children. The study, which excluded children with ADHD, Asperger syndrome and autism, found kids with late or irregular bedtimes displayed hyperactivity, behavioural problems, emotional difficulties and problems with peers as they got older. However, the research conducted at University College London also found that children who...

A number of Irish primary schools have been reaping the rewards of meditation time for students. Children are using it in the school yard during moments of conflict and other pupils say it has helped them ward off nervousness during exams. Teachers have noted the improvement in children’s concentration and say it has worked as an anger-management strategy. One principal even said meditation...

Have you heard of FashionKids ? Set up Wilson Dorigon in 2012, this Brazilian Instagram account is dedicated to fashionable toddlers. When it was first created, it was a simple street style account where Dorigon posted an outfit each day worn by local children. However, after FashionKids gained a life of its own, nowadays 95% of the images are sent in by parents who want FashionKids’ 1.3 million...