Child benefit should be docked if parents fail to pay fines for persistent truancy by their children, a government adviser says.

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‘Dock benefits for truancy’ call

UK parents are suffering a crisis of confidence when it comes to playing with their children, suggests a survey.

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Child’s play ‘not easy’ after all

A teachers’ leader warns that parents are letting their children spend hours playing inappropriate computer games.

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Teachers warn over computer games

Dramatic food price rises have forced millions of parents in the developing world to cut back on food for their children, says aid agency Save the Children.

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Food prices ‘hit poor families’

Millions of underage children are signing up for Facebook, and a survey released Tuesday shows parents are helping their children lie to get online. The minimum age Facebook sets for its social network is 13 — in line with federal laws to protect children’s online privacy. Yet according to a study funded in part by Microsoft and universities, more than half of all parents with 12-year-olds said they knew their children were signed up for the service. One in five parents of 10-year-olds knew of their children’s activity on the site. Read full article > >

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A specter haunts America: downward mobility. Every generation, we believe, should live better than its predecessor. By and large, Americans still embrace that promise. A Pew survey earlier this year found that 48 percent of respondents felt that their children’s living standards would exceed their own. Although that’s down from 61 percent in 2002, it’s on a par with the mid-1990s. But these expectations could be dashed. For young Americans, the future could be dimmer. Read full article > >

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Why our children’s future no longer looks so bright

URBANDALE, Iowa — In Washington, it’s all about the economy. But not here. As the Republican presidential candidates gear up for Saturday’s critical straw poll in Ames , they are aggressively targeting a network of pastors, parents who home-school their children, evangelicals and other conservatives who care as much about stopping gay marriage as they do about the debt ceiling. Whoever gains traction with this crucial constituency in Iowa could not only win the straw poll but could galvanize religious conservatives throughout the country who remain a powerful force in Republican politics. On Thursday night, GOP contenders squared off at a debate in Ames, hoping to more sharply define their candidacies. Read full article > >

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Ahead of Iowa straw poll, Republican contenders court former Mike Huckabee backers

URBANDALE, Iowa — In Washington, it’s all about the economy. But not here. As the Republican presidential candidates gear up for Saturday’s critical straw poll in Ames , they are aggressively targeting a network of pastors, parents who home-school their children, evangelicals and other conservatives who care as much about stopping gay marriage as they do about the debt ceiling. Whoever gains traction with this crucial constituency in Iowa could not only win the straw poll but could galvanize religious conservatives throughout the country who remain a powerful force in Republican politics. On Thursday night, GOP contenders squared off at a debate in Ames, hoping to more sharply define their candidacies. Read full article > >

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Ahead of Iowa straw poll, Republican contenders court former Mike Huckabee backers

After Maria Shriver spoke out about the news that her estranged husband, former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, fathered a child with their maid out of wedlock ten years ago, two of their children have finally broken the silence….

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Arnold’s Kids Break Silence

Parents have always felt the pressure to provide for their children, but for some the cost of parenting is proving more expensive than ever – and it’s not just down traditional economics.

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The parental spending craze

Obese pregnant women are to be given a drug to reduce the risk of obesity in their children as part of an NHS trial.

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Drug trial to prevent obese kids

Inflexible and stressful jobs are leaving parents racked with guilt and increasingly distant from their children, according to a think tank.

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Work pressures ‘harming families’

According to one big department store, parents now spend an average of £50 on presents for their children’s teachers,

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Should teachers be given expensive gifts?

Should parents try to ‘friend’ their children?

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Dozens of families who have accused the manufacturer of an epilepsy drug of causing birth defects in their children are denied legal aid.

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Legal aid lost in drug court case