Sun screen skin protection advice
Sun protection to guard against melanomas isn't as simple as slapping on factor 30 or hiding in the shade. You need to know which type of UV the lotion protects against. Read the advice.
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After School Care matching service launched
Mum Nicky Grant has launched a childcare service that seeks to match working mothers with enthusiastic and experienced child carers. After School Care...
Global gift giving
For a gift with a novelty factor, take a look at the Globee. Globees are exclusively designed maps of cities around the world that have been beautifully...
Huge picnic in the park
Five-year-old Alfie Powell tucks into a record-breaking giant edible picnic in London’s Kensington Gardens to mark the launch of Man v Food, weeknights...

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According To A Survey

Gender pay gap starts early with pocket money
Boys are more than twice as likely as girls to receive between £16 and £20 a week.
Grandparents are important to 20-somethings
People in their 20s and 30s have a strong affinity with their grandparents.
School holidays cost parents £5.6bn
Summer holidays will cost £330 per family, according to a survey.
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Baby experts

Profiles of the celebrity authors and babycare experts.
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15 Minutes of Fame

New BBC series looking for participants
A small team making a new observational documentary about Cannabis for BBC3 is keen to explore how people cope when someone within their own family is...

Family Travel

family holidays Get ideas and tips about places to travel with children in 2010.
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Recipes

Annabel Karmel cooks some of her favourite dishes.
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General news

Foreign Office warns over child abductions
FCO reports increase in cases of child abduction - where one parent takes a child out of the UK without the other parent's consent.
Two babies and both parents found dead in Hampshire
Vicki Case and her daughters were found stabbed to death. Dad was found hanged.
M&S launch plus-size school uniforms
Marks and Spencer has started to sell over-sized school uniforms for overweight children as young as four.
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Features

General features:
Tea hydrates as well as water, says Tea Advisory Panel
Comparisons with tea drinking and plain water show no significant difference, says TAP.
Meet Lane Merrifield of Club Penguin
Club Penguin co-founder Lane Merrifield answers our questions.
Pregnancy:
NCT launches postnatal helpline
NCT has launched a brand, new Postnatal Helpline staffed by qualified NCT Postnatal Leaders.
Your Baby:
Food Standards Agency warns on honey
The Food Standards Agency is reminding parents not to feed honey to babies who are under a year old.
Your Child:
Top Ten Tips for better bedtimes
Here are some tips from Relax Kids to help you with a smooth bedtime.
Getting Pregnant:
Recession changes women's birth plans
Unemployment fear and veing worse off makes many women put off having a baby, but also spend less on contraception.

TV Lounge

Viral Videos:
All going swimmingly
On Saturday 3 July, 5,000 swimmers take to the waters of the Thames for the British Gas Great London Swim.
Lifestyle features:
Tea hydrates as well as water, says Tea Advisory Panel
Comparisons with tea drinking and plain water show no significant difference, says TAP.
Cooking:
Lesley Waters - sweet potato broth
An easy meal for toddlers to help get them used to different textures.
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