Children

Staying safe around water this summer – a guide for children and their parents 0
- HEALTH
- July 12, 2019
Emma Hammett A qualified nurse, author and first aid trainer with over 30 years’ healthcare and teaching experience Having fun in the sun during the summer holidays often includes water, be it in a paddling pool, Lido, villa pool, lake, river or the sea. However, whilst it is refreshing to take a dip, staying safe
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Health Lessons to Learn From Children 0
- HEALTH
- July 11, 2019
I remember when one of the kids broke her leg while playing outside. Thankfully, kids bounce back quickly and she was back on her feet in about four weeks. During that time we made lots of gelatin-rich foods and gave her some extra nutrients to help her recover quickly. This was our first experience with a broken
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Children from Deprived Areas Six Times More Exposed to Tobacco Retail 0
- HEALTH
- July 9, 2019
Children from the most income deprived areas experienced similar exposure to tobacco retailing in one day as children from the least deprived areas experienced in one week. This was the finding of new collaborative research between the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, which was published today in the journal Tobacco Control. The researchers used GPS-trackers
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children among easy prey for advertisers who face few sanctions 0
- BUSINESS
- June 12, 2019
With concerns growing that children and vulnerable people are being targeted by rogue online gambling advertising, my new research suggests the current sanctions aren’t enough to change the practices of online advertisers. In April 2019, the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ran an experiment using an advertising avatar, an online identity which mimicked the internet
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Rhode Island bishop sorry for saying Pride events ‘harmful for children’ | World news 0
- BUSINESS
- June 2, 2019
The Catholic bishop of Providence, Rhode Island has apologized for saying Pride month events in support of LGBTQ rights were “especially harmful for children”, saying he did not mean to cause offense. On Saturday morning, Bishop Thomas Tobin tweeted: “A reminder that Catholics should not support or attend LGBTQ ‘Pride Month’ events held in June.
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Children are struggling to learn as result of hunger and parents’ financial issues, headteachers warn 0
- BUSINESS
- May 4, 2019
Young children are struggling to learn and enjoy school as they are burdened with their parents’ financial problems and are arriving hungry with only mouldy bread for lunch, headteachers say. The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) says three in four school leaders have seen a rise in the number of parents asking schools for
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