In my mind, Canadian figure skater Gabby Daleman is a tiger. I told Gabby's mother Rhonda that her daughter's fierceness as a competitor sets her apart. Rhonda chuckled at my comment. "I call her a tiger too. She was born in the year of the tiger on the Chinese calendar," she said. "I always say to people that she […]
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CRITICAL child's hearing test could be developed within five years
As many as seven per cent of children suffer Auditory Processing Disorder (APD), a condition where the brain fails to process sounds properly. Experts hope the new diagnostic method will give clinicians the information they need to help parents and teachers to provide support so victims are not left behind at school or socially. Sufferers […]
3 questions parents should ask about their child's coach
Sport should be a safe place for athletes of all ages. The lessons learned are meant to be technical, physical and character-building, not traumatizing. But the recent sexual assault cases involving former U.S. gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar and former Canadian alpine ski coach Bertrand Charest have left many parents like me wondering: what are […]
Judge rules mother can ditch child's embarrassing middle name – so what's in a name?
GETTY A judge has recently ruled that a mother can change the legally given middle name of her child Children cannot be upset or teased by anyone. Their rights cannot be infringed and certainly not by their parents when they give them daft names. A judge has recently ruled that a mother can change the […]
E.Coli outbreak: Blue cheese source of food poisoning which led to child's death
GETTY/FOODSTANDARDSCOTLAND E.Coli outbreak: A report has named the cheese which experts believe caused the outbreak The cheese was branded Dunsyre Blue cheese, a report by Health Protection Scotland has revealed. According to the report, the producers of the product are Errington Cheese. Seventeen people required treatment following outbreak. Experts investigated 26 cases of the same […]
What's The Weirdest Art Your Child's Ever Made?
1. Fact: Most children are terrible at art. View this image › Getty Images / BuzzFeed Their underdeveloped minds struggle to grasp the complexities and nuisances of converting mental images into a visual medium other humans are able to comprehend. Bless. 2. From the unexplainable drawings. The 6 year-old son of a colleague has just […]
New baby car seat law – when it applies and how to fit your child's seat correctly
Consumer expert Alice Beer appeared on This Morning to explain what the new law will change and how to fit your child’s seat correctly. She said: “Two thirds of parents don’t know the current laws and a third of parents are driving around the children in no car seats or it incorrectly fitted. “The new […]
