Real life: child

Supervised tooth brushing in primary schools could be introduced under new health plans

Mum horrified to discover just how dirty her kid's building blocks really are

Parents urge schools to teach 'life lessons' including budgeting and healthy eating

Screen time does not harm children's brains or wellbeing, study finds

Mum ‘ruins’ child’s birthday party after daughter wasn’t invited

Mum's urgent warning to all parents after daughter, 4, was set on fire on bonfire night

More than of children in deprived areas are 'obese' when they start secondary school, new figures show

The surprising things your child learns whilst playing with trains

The science behind why kids LOVE trains

Toddler, 2, helps save sister’s life after devastating leukaemia diagnosis

Get the latest celeb parenting news here, from crazy trends to genius life hacks.

Celebrities who have three kids or more

After the exciting news that Will and Kate are expecting their third royal baby, we thought…

Kate Middleton reveals adorable nickname she has for Prince Louis

The Princess of Wales revealed the name she calls her youngest child as the family helped…

Princess Charlotte looks like a 'mini Queen' in newly released photos for 8th birthday

New photos have been released to mark the young royal's 8th birthday – just days before she…

Stacey Solomon gives sneak peek of her new Primark kids' summer collection

Get a look at the Sort Your Life Out star's new collection of adorable children's outfits…

How people you meet react to toddler tantrums, the scrapes these little people they get into ... this section has it all.

Family shares hilarious hack for taking kids' passport photos

Getting wriggly toddlers to sit still for photos can certainly be an uphill battle ... but…

Mum urges parents NOT to let their child go down a slide on their lap

It could put young kids at risk of serious injury.

Mum urges other parents to be aware of danger of blind cord strangulation

Natasha Ogden, whose one-year-old son died after being caught in a blind cord, wants to…

Want to know how clever your toddler is? Use a raisin to find out!

A raisin could tell you how clever your toddler will be by the age of eight. A wrinkly bit…

Mum raises awareness of button battery danger to young children

A heartbroken mum is urging parents to be aware of the dangers of button batteries after…

Get all the latest child news, from hilarious real-life stories, to the latest warnings for parents.

One in five UK parents have left their 8 to 9-year-olds home alone overnight, says survey

It's a common debate among parents: what's a suitable age to leave your child at home…

Meningitis awareness: what this mum wants parents to know about the disease

To mark Meningitis Awareness Week (16-22 September), one mum whose child survived…

Supervised tooth brushing in primary schools could be introduced under new health plans

Vape ads aimed at kids and junk food adverts before 9pm could also be banned under Labour's…

Mum horrified to discover just how dirty her kid's building blocks really are

The TikToker shared footage of herself washing the blocks in the bath, with shocking results

Screen time does not harm children's brains or wellbeing, study finds

The conclusion was drawn after analysing data from the longest research of its kind in to…

Education and school life, from the point of view of children, teachers and parents.

Parents urge schools to teach 'life lessons' including budgeting and healthy eating

Research shows mums and dads believe preparing children for adult life is as much of an…

Parents STILL forced to pay 'alarming' school uniform prices with branded items 'exorbitant'

Families are paying out hundreds of pounds on their children's school uniform, with experts…

PARENTS to sign 'school gate' code of conduct – banning bikinis and bad language

Parents in 48 UK schools have been asked to sign a code of conduct agreeing they will not…

8 ways to reassure your anxious child about starting school

If your child is a little nervous about starting school this year, there are plenty of ways…

US school makes mum pay teacher £100 for late pick-up – so could this happen in the UK?

The issue of fines for being late to pick-up is hotly debated, and this school's decision…

Get all the latest tween and teen news, from hilarious real-life stories, to the latest warnings for parents.

Is #CharlieCharlie safe for your kids?

#CharlieCharlieChallenge has been trending on Twitter all weekend. But what is it exactly,…

Revealed: boys are hitting puberty earlier

The age boys hit puberty has reached an all-time low. And it's falling every decade,…

Should parents stop hugging their children once they hit puberty?

Should we stop hugging our children when they hit the teenage years? And - more…

Tweens - does childhood end at age 12?

Childhood ends at the tender age of 12. This is the shocking finding of a Netmums survey…