Parenting and family news, picked by parents

Come and join the fun with Peppa and George, Suzy Sheep, Danny Dog and Emily Elephant! This BAFTA award-winning children's TV show is recreated live on stage featuring beautifully true-to-life puppets, for first time, from the producers of LazyTown Live! and Roald Dahl’s The BFG. Showing Wednesday 27 October 2010 to Thursday 28 October 2010. Visit http://www.ambassadortickets.com/13/689/New-Victoria-Theatre for details. More...

Special offer: See Inception at Ambassadors Cinema in Woking for only £3.50!!! Visit our facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Woking-United-Kingdom/New-Victoria-Theatre-Woking/108872932482433?v=wall for more details More...

Search for a Star – Robinsons welcomes you to its Search for a Star initiative – the chance for you to audition for a place to star in your local Christmas pantomime. Gareth Gates will be announcing the auditions Monday 9th August from 10am to 1pm at Mercia Walk, Woley Place, Woking. Visit http://www.robinsonssearchforastar.com/ for more information More...

Being a Huggies’ mum hasn’t just been about being sent to Cybermummy (although who could argue with such a bonus?!) but also about finding an amazing group of friends. And the social opportunities are fab! More...

With so many TV shows aimed at your children, how do you decide when enough is enough? Just how much time should you allow your children to spend in front of the TV, or computer, or their favourite games console? Learn how to set boundaries and get the best out of the technology in your home, know where to draw the line, and help keep your family active. More...

Does your child have a mobile phone? Perhaps you’ve found it’s a useful way of keeping in touch with them or maybe they’re always lost in conversation, texting their friends and running up expensive bills. We look at the pros and cons of children having a phone, with tips for managing the way they use it, staying on top of costs and keeping safe. More...

Sexting means using mobile phones to send explicit messages, pictures, or videos. In this special video, we talk about what to do if you’re worried that your child is involved in this activity or has been targeted, with tips to pass onto them to help them act safely and responsibly. More...

The man who helped launch the career of Kylie Minogue yesterday condemned modern pop culture for 'sexualising' youngsters. More...

We all love to laugh, right? Well what better than an evening at a comedy club and night in a hotel afterwards. Yes, that's right: in conjunction with Urbanvox.net and Tourism South East I have both to giveaway. More...

Kay Benbow, the new controller of the BBC's channel for young children, wants her audience to see themselves on screen. By Maggie Brown More...

Modern movie superheroes are bad role models for boys as they promote violence and revenge as a way of life, claim psychologists... More...

Gaming is seductive and escapism has its place, but real life always has an edge, if we're willing to risk being truly alive. More...

The latest installment of the Friday Fictional More...

Gareth Gates is the first star name confirmed to appear in this year’s lavish Panto Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at the New Victoria Theatre, Woking this Christmas... More...

The result of my latest fiction self-challenge. More...

We attended The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo again this year. We've been to several tattoo's (we got together while working ... More...

The latest installment of the Friday Fictional writing challenge. More...

Help your children to make up their own board game and then have fun playing it with them. More...

We've just had a fantastic, frugal (ish) birthday party, come and share.... More...

We got sent a copy of ToothFairy to review which is out to buy tomorrow. I would be lying if I said we sat to watch it with Oli. Instead we grabbed a takeaway and used it as our Saturday night film once he had gone to bed... More...

It contains traditional nursery rhymes such as Humpty Dumpty & The Grand Old Duke Of York which have been made into different versions for a slightly different approach to the classics.... More...

I'm about to disappear on maternity leave, which I gather is not always conducive to keeping up with your reading. All tips very welcome More...

Get ready for Halloween with this easy to make pumpkin garland More...

I like a good fairytale story , you know the one where something bad happens to someone and then the hero comes to rescue them... The Chile Miners became trapped back on August the 5th when the main tunnel access collapsed. They were found to be alive on the 17th day when rescuers sent down a probe 700m down to them, the miners sent back up a note to say they were alive. The space that they continued to live in for the next 2 months was apparently the same size as a small flat... More...

Surely, I’m not the only mum in the world who is not very good at crafts, I make the effort and we actually do quite a lot of crafty things but not many of them turn out like they were supposed to. My favourite crafts are the ones that take hardly any preparation and as little mess as possible so I thought I would start a Quick Craft Club to share my mess free easy kids crafts with you each week. More...

We've been given two copies to give away to two lucky readers , all you have to do to be in with a chance of winning a copy is to let me know in the comments section is what would your pirate name would be if you were a pirate? More...

I'm on the look out for little things to keep TB occupied. Being able to grab 20 uninterrupted minutes to feed Li'l Mister can seem like a miracle so little attention grabbers are great. More...

Back when Oli was several months old he had a habit of wanting to bounce , every time we picked him up he just wanted to bounce and he even attempted to bounce whilst crawling... More...

The latest baby competition to hit the scene has been causing controversy. You know those competitions where you submit your cutest photo of your little cherry blossom and then get every Tom, Dick & Harry that you know or even don't know to vote for them... More...

As it's so gloomy outside why not stick some Christmas music on and go about making some Christmas cupcakes this weekend with the kids. More...

The harrowing New Year storyline has been well researched says Albert Square's producer Brian Kirkwood More...

Read the letter that we have sent to the BBC regarding the cot death and subsequent 'baby swap' story line in EastEnders More...

I don't even watch Eastenders or any other soaps but I aways know when a big-ish storyline hits because it's all over the TV/news/twitter. I remember hearing from Jon who is a soaps fan (cause for divorce?) that two of the character's Kat and Ronnie both have babies, one dies and the mother swaps that baby with the living one. Processing that through my mind was hard to stomach. Why would a soap create this kind of storyline? Do they really want the ratings that badly? More...

Former Play School presenter Floella Benjamin urges ministers and broadcasters to deal with a "crisis" in children's programming. More...

A blog about children's parties in a time when no one is in the mood to party. More...

IT’S MOST likely not a testimony to the nanny-hiring resources of Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter that Glory, the obligatory musical tribute to he and Beyoncé Knowles’ new daughter Blue Ivy, appeared online less than 48 hours after the child arrived on Saturday night. More...

Read 'Are cartoons a bad influence on children?' on Yahoo! Lifestyle UK. Concerns raised over Peppa Pig More...