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14 June 2013

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11 June 2013

Apple of your eye? Calling all dads: Tak…

06 June 2013

Pregnancy, birth and beyond…
If you're the husband or partner of a pregnant woman, the closer the two of you are the more you’ll be able to share the experience of pregnancy and birth.
Signs and stages of labour
You’re unlikely to mistake the signs of labour when the time comes, but if you’re in any doubt don't hesitate to contact your midwife.

Giving 3rd world children a chance through play

Now the long summer holidays are over and children everywhere are back at school, the school run bei... Read more

Inner city kids embrace crowdfunding to create urban oasis in south london’s concrete jung…

Stockwell is one of London’s most deprived areas, but now a bid to build an urban jungle play area b... Read more

Kids called on by Argos to ‘Re-play’ their unwanted toys and help Barnardo’s this Christma…

Danielle Lineker kicks of children’s charity Barnardo’s launch of the Argos Toy Exchange, marki... Read more

Learning Disabilities, Autism and Internet Safety: A Parent’s Guide

A new guide to help parents of children with learning disabilities and autism is being launched toda... Read more

The British Red Cross throws down the gauntlet to parents to take the First Aid Challenge

In a survey of over 2,000 parents [undertaken by Bounty’s Word of Mum™ panel], 96% of respondents ag... Read more

Place2Be responds to 'No health without mental health: implementation framework'

Child wellbeing, especially that of mental health, becomes ever more paramount as the challenges our... Read more

UK Teens Give Damning Verdict on Education System and Way Society Perceives them

71% of the UK's teenagers say they don’t get to be creative enough at school, according to a su... Read more

Cartoon Network invites UK kids to help break Guinness World Record this summer

This summer Cartoon Network invites kids across the UK to help build a giant alien (Bloxx) out of pl... Read more

INFOGRAPHIC: How much is Dad worth?!

There is plenty of debate out there as to what it is Dads do these days, especially in and around the home. Our friends at moneysupermarket.com together with Legal and General deci...

IN DAD’S SHOES: Photography exhibition on Single fathers

The only one of its kind in the UK, DadsHouse, an organisation dedicated to providing support for single fathers, launches a nationwide exhibition in the House of Lords, which feat...

How does Divorce impact on being a father?

Following divorce or separation, it is much more common, that children end up living with their mothers, and fathers are then left to seek contact. Despite the Courts paying lip se...

17 of the biggest myths about fatherhood - BUSTED

Don't believe the tripe when it comes to fatherhood – the expert-sourced truth about your new life as a Dad is much more revealing. We all know what dads are good at, right

Ben Wakeling investigates the often taboo subject of post-natal depression amongst new dads. Becoming a father for the first time is a life- changing experience, to say the least.

Fathers do make a world of difference: But what about at birth?

What about fathers at birth? There is really no discussion to be had about whether or not fathers 'should' be in the room for the birth of their children. This debate was held year...

The healthy option that is tea

We drink quite a lot of it in the FQ office, perhaps a little too much?! Not at all says one of our most dedicated tea drinkers, “tea in moderation has all kinds of health advantag...

PROBLEM SOLVED: Colic's making her miserable

Colic is all too familiar to most parents, as are the attendant howls of discomfort. It involves griping/windy pains or muscle spasms in the baby’s lower abdomen, and is no fun for...

Childcare and the choices available are increasingly diverse and Lindsey Doe from Tinies Childcare talks us through nannies and what we should be thinking about when employing one.

Couples who share the housework are more likely to Divorce

Who would have guessed that a recent Norwegian survey about couples and housework would have come to the conclusion that it did? The survey said that couples who share the housewor...

Life Change - Dad switches plumb City job for plumbing to spend time with family

Daniel Langford had a prestigious job in the City of London, a Mercedes-Benz, a company credit card, free meals out and weekends at golf and horse racing entertaining clients. But ...

As a relatively small country Switzerland is a great destination for a family trip, and children will be spoilt for choice for things to do.

Usually, all we read about in the press with regards to divorce is the effect that it has on women. Men get short shrift. They are castigated for moving on too quickly and for not ...

The outlook can be dry - how to help your child with bedwetting

Bedwetting is one of the UK's best kept secrets, haunting up to half a million children and teenagers every night. Studies have shown that 1 in 6 five year olds, 1 in 7 seven year ...

For many, nothing says 'Spring' like baby lambs and the first flowers coming into bud. But it is the blossoming of one particular, much-loved flower that has traditionally been the...

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HOW TO make swim time fun

Recently the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) revealed that a third of children in England cannot swim by the time they leave primary school. FQ and Speedo®, the worlds...

Help get your kids’ minds back on schoolwork with Laura Adcock.With the end of the school holidays in sight, it can sometimes be tricky to get kids back into studying mode’ and foc...

Georgina Taylor explains what to look out for and how best to be proactive.Back to school and surrounded by a plethora of new germs that the little one inevitably comes into contac...

Facts every parent should know from baby swim expert Laura Molloy.Swimbabes is one of the UK’s leading providers of baby swim classes. Founder Laura Molloy has eight year’s experie...