Family Relationships Magazine

babybookboom band-bags have received the Gold Practical Parenting & Pregnancy 2011/2012 award for the Learning/Developmental Toy Under £20 whilst the multi-lingual music CDs collected the Gold Practical Pre-School Award in the category of Modern Foreign Languages. babyboomboom’s band-bags took first place ahead of leading brands Tommee Tippee and P’kolino in the National Practical Parenting & Pregnancy awards. Voted for by parents, the band-bags, which contain a multi-lingual music CD and...

Working Families, in partnership with the Institute for Employment Studies, has awarded a number of British companies that do the most to support the work-life balance needs of all their employees. To enter, all organisations completed a robust benchmark survey which examined their work-life balance policies and practices. The results clearly demonstrate that employers are showing a growing acceptance that flexible working and work-life integration are vital to an organisation’s effectiveness...

Introduction Car insurance premiums can bite sizeable chunks out of your finances, so it makes perfect sense to build up that no claim discount as quickly as possible and then protect it. Driving safely not only helps keep you and your car in one piece, but the more accident-free years you have behind the wheel, the lower your car insurance premium will be. Here are some helpful tips for drivers of all ages and experience. The Basics As well as being illegal, speeding gives you less time to...

This article contains no graphic visual images or disturbing videos, yet I’m going to warn you that this could well be the sickest thing you’ve read in a long while. Moral Right To Life According to a group of professors publishing in the Journal of Medical Ethics, babies are not “actual persons” and have no “moral right to life”. Editor Prof Julian Savulescu suggests that anyone who speaks out against these views, which I’d suggest the majority of society would consider abhorrent, is a...

Introduction Car insurance premiums can bite sizeable chunks out of your finances, so it makes perfect sense to build up that no claim discount as quickly as possible and then protect it. Driving safely not only helps keep you and your car in one piece, but the more accident-free years you have behind the wheel, the lower your car insurance premium will be. Here are some helpful tips for drivers of all ages and experience. The Basics As well as being illegal, speeding gives you less time to...

I don’t believe in fairy stories and neither do I believe that the majority of actions most companies take are purely altruistic. As Phoebe Buffay might say, “There’s no such thing as a selfless good deed”. Yet even in a world where we are being marketed to in some way for most of our waking lives, I still find it sad that a question from the mouth of a still innocent three-and-a-half year-old child has been labelled as an evil PR stunt. I believe the letter is real. I really don’t think...

1. Aerobie Aerobie Frisbees are a lot of fun for families to play with, but a few years ago Aerobie burst (flew) onto the scene. It’s a supercharged frisbee that will have you doing more incredible mid-air stunts and manoeuvres than you thought possible. Its super aerodynamic design means it flies fast and far, yet is relatively easy to catch (if you’re in its flight path) without the pain associated with a solid plastic disc if you catch it wrong. Ideal for use in large open spaces such as...

Alongside the popular programmes and web site for the BBC CBeebies channel is an online section dedicated to grown-ups. This is a very important part of the mix, because it allows kids to use a web site wholly dedicated to them yet offers advice and information for their parents and carers about programmes and learning. The BBC has just announced a revamp to the current “Grown-ups” website, designed to make it more fun and easier to use. New features will include an “Extras” section that...

Your kids are bound to have given you (or Santa) their Christmas wish lists already, but if you’re looking for a little inspiration for stocking fillers, take a look at our list. Here are a range of action, creative, discovery and musical toys, games and crafts, plus cute clothing ideas, so we hope there’s something you like here. Even if these aren’t exactly what your children want, they may serve to stir up ideas. Follow the links and you’ll also be able to see a range of related products....

It’s that time of year again when the Toy Retailers Association shows off the toys and games it believes will be hits this Christmas. As well as an overall dozen top toys and games, there are (controversially) categories for boys and girls, as well as pre-school, games, creative, construction and “cool and hot”. Dream Toys 2011 – Top 12 Doggy Doo Doggie Doo – possibly the most disgusting toy Christmas present ever but will be on every child’s wish list! Players throw the dice to determine how...

Working Families, in partnership with the Institute for Employment Studies, has awarded a number of British companies that do the most to support the work-life balance needs of all their employees.To enter, all organisations completed a robust benchmark survey which examined their work-life balance policies and practices. The results clearly demonstrate that employers are showing a growing acceptance that flexible working and work-life integration are vital to an organisation’s effectiveness and business success. Top 10 UK Employers (in alphabetical order)AccentureAmerican Express Services ...

babybookboom band-bags have received the Gold Practical Parenting & Pregnancy 2011/2012 award for the Learning/Developmental Toy Under £20 whilst the multi-lingual music CDs collected the Gold Practical Pre-School Award in the category of Modern Foreign Languages.babyboomboom’s band-bags took first place ahead of leading brands Tommee Tippee and P’kolino in the National Practical Parenting & Pregnancy awards. Voted for by parents, the band-bags, which contain a multi-lingual music CD and four instruments, were praised for their “great quality, usability and value.”The National ...

It’s never too early to start thinking about the oral hygiene for your children. Primary teeth have already grown in the newborn gums even before the baby is born. These primary teeth need protection from acids sitting on the gums.?? Infant Oral Hygiene ??Don’t give your baby a bottle of milk in bed when he/she is sleeping. Milk sitting on the gums for hours can harm the growth of the teeth that have not yet begun to show. Milk and juices in a bottle or sippy cup contain sugars. A bacterium...

Driver Dan’s Story Train, the CBeebies storytelling animated adventure, is a big hit with kids on the preschool channel every week, and now Ravensburger has launched two new puzzles for eager fans. The puzzles feature all the main characters from the show including Driver Dan, the story telling lion, Loopy the green stegosaurus and Precious the camel. Each design shows the characters within a brightly coloured setting, thereby ensuring plenty of puzzling fun as they assemble the scenes!...

My idea of a well spent Father’s Day would be watching a movie “Father of the bride” with my father on his old TV. I was lucky as I did it last year. More than once we would look at each other with that knowing look in our eyes — we both loved this movie — it’s been ages since we saw it for the first time, but we still love watching it together, more than the movie we love what it reminds us of — our own memories get intertwined with the movie’s theme — the sweet and heartwarming story of the beautiful father-daughter relationship.Gone are the days when the father-son and mother-daughter ...