PARENTING GUIDES

Tick tock, tick tock – it’s a sound many women have been hearing in their ears from an early age, in dreaded expectation of... the menopause (cue dramatic music here). Ok, so maybe there is no need for such theatrics, but it’s true that women are generally more aware of their progressive body clock than their male counterparts.
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Father's Day is fast approaching and that means another occasion where you have to choose between whether to get your dad socks, a tie or a scarf. It's always difficult to think of unique gift ideas but even more so when buying for the man in the family.
GOOD PARENTING
Gyms for juniorIncreasing numbers of parents are sending their children to the gym or even hiring personal trainers to get them fit.
Inequality in BritainNew research by the Association of Public Health Observatories has revealed huge disparities in health and behaviour across Britain. We take a look at the areas worst affected.
Theme park bans PDAsPalm pilots and personal digital assistants are eating into family time and making children miserable, according to new research. So Britain's biggest theme park has taken the step of banning them. Find out why.
PARENTING PHOTOS
'Anorexia left me with two weeks to live'Fashion designer Donatella Versace has just admitted that her 20-year-old daughter Allegra is battling the deadly eating disorder anorexia. Allegra, despite being 5ft 6in tall, weighs just under five stone and has a body mass index of 11.6 (a healthy range for a woman is between 20 and 25).
The Brangelina Story The birth of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's daughter, Shiloh Nouvel, in Africa on May 27 is the latest in the saga that has had the press creaming its collective underwear for months. Brangelina's story has received way more media coverage than the average celebrity union, for the most part because it broke up Pitt's marriage to Hollywood sweetheart and everybody's favourite Friend, Jennifer Aniston.
Fairytale Wedding For Kidman Nicole Kidman, Australia's unofficial leading lady, caused a huge stir in her hometown of Sydney at the weekend when she tied the knot with country singer Keith Urban.
