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Build Your Own Pirate Ship
Mar 7, 2022

Ben Cooper sets sail on a family adventure with a Build Your Own Pirate Ship, an eco-friendly STEM inspired kit made from 100 per cent sustainable cardboard and paper and uses no plastic. Here's what they made of it.

RNIB celebrates World Book Day with Free Accessible Books (in: News)
Mar 3, 2022

Celebrating World Book Day’s 25th anniversary today,  Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) is giving away thousands of accessible books for free to encourage children (and adults) with sight loss to read.

The Super-secret Diary of Holly Hopkinson by Charlie P Brooks (in: Books: children & YA)
Feb 28, 2022

Illustrated by Katy Ridell, The Super-secret Diary of Holly Hopkinson – A little bit of a BIG disaster is the second book in the series by Charlie P Brooks.

Win a signed copy of Stage Call by Anne Coates (in: Freebies, offers & competitions)
Feb 23, 2022

To celebrate Mothering Sunday on Sunday 27 March, 2022, we are offering a signed copy of Stage Call, the latest Hannah Weybridge crime thriller published by Red Dog Press.

Does your child have flat feet and should you worry? (in: Fit kids)
Feb 17, 2022

Paediatric flat feet is one of the most common conditions parents worry about, mostly without due cause. So what is flat feet in children and what do you need to know about this condition to ensure your child has a solid foundation for their future foot health? Will Munro, Managing Director of FootActive advises.

How You Can Advocate For Your Kids At The Doctors (in: Dilemmas & solutions)
Feb 15, 2022

When you learn that your child has special healthcare needs, you may not be aware that you have become the most important advocate for your child’s medical treatment and development. Because of this, it is crucial that parents learn how to improve their advocacy skills and the actions they need to take to speak on their child’s behalf in the healthcare system. Within this article, you will find some important tips on how parents can advocate for and secure important medical services, as they seek to create a healthy and happy life for their kids.

What's Troubling Tawny? by Emma Sandford (in: Books: children & YA)
Feb 9, 2022

What's Troubling Tawny? by Emma Sandford and illustrated by Olena Osadcha is the second book in the Sumatran Trilogy — Linda Hill loved it.

Keep Your Heart Healthy (in: Healthy parents)
Feb 3, 2022

WITH heart and circulatory disease the cause of a quarter of all deaths in the UK and claiming 160,000 lives annually, clinical nutritionist Mike Wakeman looks at how we can reduce our risks and improve heart health naturally through diet.

Discount offer: This Is Silk's Pure White Pillowcases (in: Freebies, offers & competitions)
Jan 31, 2022

Readers of Parenting Without Tears can use a special discount code to buy this Is Silk's pure white pillowcases until Mothers' Day this year  – Sunday 27 March 2022.

Booktrust Storytime Winner (in: Books: children & YA)
Jan 27, 2022

The BookTrust Storytime Prize, which celebrates the very best books for sharing with babies and young children, has been awarded to The Whales on the Bus written by Katrina Charman and illustrated by Nick Sharratt  and published by Bloomsbury Children’s.

Leonora Bolt: Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt (in: Books: children & YA)
Jan 24, 2022

Illustrated by Gladys Jose, Leonora Bolt: Secret Inventor by Lucy Brandt – Anne Coates reviews this debut and is completely won over.

Has Having Covid-19 Made Your Child a Fussy Eater? (in: Fit kids)
Jan 18, 2022

More and more children could be turning into "fussy eaters" after a bout of Covid, according to smell experts at the University of East Anglia and Fifth Sense, the charity for people affected by smell and taste disorders who offer some top tips to help.