Parenting and family news, picked by parents

What a tragic story, wanted to post it here to help Carrie in her quest to spread awareness

When Carrie Coggins, from Wigan, proposed to her husband, she was hiding a terrible secret: Ric had bowel cancer and she had just been told he only had three months to live.

Don’t tell me things like this…

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Don’t just assume a baby’s sleep problems are normal and will soon pass, suggests a new study that finds babies with sleep issues are several times more likely to still have

So, I did it, I’ve returned to the work force. Maternity leave is behind me and now I’m back in the world of work and frighteningly it’s like I’ve never been away!

This week, local parents share how they make time as busy parents to workout and make their resolutions to get, and stay, fit stick.

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

Sam Taylor-Wood investigates the attitude to home births in the UK

Giving babies antibiotics before they reach six months of age could increase their risk of developing asthma by more than two thirds, claims a new study.

Complaints about scarring, incorrect fitting, device failure and other problems also made to medical regulators

Suppliers being asked to gather any leftover flu jabs licensed for use in UK from factories across Europe

I am torn – on the one hand I hate that this is yet another thing we need to worry about, but on the other, both my children have mild eczema – is it something I need to consider? Grrr