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This blog community has been set up for you to share your thoughts and experiences with everyone else. You can enjoy reading tales from our bloggers or if you have something you'd like to share, why not have a go at blogging yourself? Just click the "Create a Blog Post" button once you've registered, and off you go. In order to keep everyone on the right track and to ensure we respect everyones voice, there are some rules to be mindful of.
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The head of Amsterdam’s health service is claiming sugar is the "most dangerous drug of the times" and is calling for the substance to be tightly regulated. Research has found that sugar, unlike fat, actually interferes with the body’s appetite and creates an insatiable desire to keep eating. " Whoever uses sugar wants more and more, even when they are no longer hungry. Give someone eggs and...
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Last updated: 18/09/2013
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Do you feel you’re excluding the couples in your life who don’t have children? And worse, do you regularly make their reproductive decision a topic of conversation? While there has been an increase in the number of babies born in recent times, there are also a significant number of couples who either can’t have children or have made the decision not to have them. These couples have reported...
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Last updated: 17/09/2013
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Have the tissues ready...
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Last updated: 16/09/2013
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Just for fun
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Freebirthing, giving birth at home without medical intervention, is on the rise in Britain. Approximately 20 to 30 freebirths occur each year. Most ‘freebirthers’ believe labour works better without interference, preferring to deliver on their own without a midwife on hand or going into hospital. Women who opt to go alone believe there are little risks if you have had a healthy pregnancy and...
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Last updated: 16/09/2013
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Milk and cookies may be a beloved combination, but a US doctor has raised concerns over kids eating late-night sugary snacks. Dr Julie Wei says the combination of sugar and dairy late at night could be causing runny noses, coughs, sore throats and fatigue. After treating a number of children with these chronic symptoms, she found that many of them frequently had sugary snacks such as cookies, as...
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Last updated: 13/09/2013
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One in four teachers say they’ve seen pupils fall asleep in class, while one in seven pupils is turning up to primary school hungry. A new report in the UK has found that 820,000 children are skipping breakfast at least once a week and that many parents are struggling to afford enough food. The Lost Education report commissioned by Kellogg’s found that 12% of parents don’t give their...
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Last updated: 13/09/2013
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There have been calls for a stronger focus on caring for the mental health of mum and baby during post-natal care. Obstetrician Dr Dan Poulter has said that Britain needs a new preventive approach from the earliest days of pregnancy to avoid mental and physical problems later in life. At the moment, focus is on the physical health of mothers and infants in basic areas such as weight gain, however...
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Last updated: 12/09/2013
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Is the traditional bedtime story dying out? A new study has revealed that one third of parents never read their children a story at night and only 64% of those with children under seven read to them at all. Despite 91% of parents saying they were regularly read stories as a child, 13% of parents blamed a lack of time for not reading to their children, while 9% claimed they were 'too...
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Last updated: 12/09/2013
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Education experts have called for children to start primary school at age six or seven. The group of 130 teachers, academics and authors claim the pressure of performing in class at a young age can be very damaging. Under the UK’s current system, children start primary school at four or five, but the education coalition is calling for Britain to follow the Scandinavian model. With the government...
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Last updated: 12/09/2013
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New research has found the average child’s schoolbag contains £120-worth of gadgets. The findings have been attributed to the increased popularity of smartphones, but 10% of children between six and ten also carry a tablet to school with them. Despite the increased worth of schoolbags, less than one-fifth of parents have sufficient insurance to cover a theft even though the bags are often left...
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Last updated: 11/09/2013
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