Family Life

How to Host a Kid-Friendly Rave Party in Your Attic

Hosting a rave for kids in your attic can turn an ordinary weekend into an unforgettable adventure for your little ones. With the right preparation, you can ensure a fun and safe environment that allows kids to express themselves through music, dance, and creativity. Here's how to get started...

Amy Fenton

Amy Fenton

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Could you be a foster carer?

Could you provide a loving home for someone who needs fostering?

Councils across Devon are working together on a mission to find people with time, energy, motivation and a spare bedroom who are able to care for some of Devon’s most vulnerable children and young people as part of this year’s Foster Care Fortnight campaign (13 -26 May).

Foster Care Fortnight is a national...

Inquiry into abusive parents’ access to children

Norman Hartnell responds to news of a call for inquiry into access to children for abusive parents.

"The focus on the protection of victims of domestic violence is very welcome.

However, it will come as no surprise to hear that there are already detailed procedures in place to deal with such matters. These are the Family Procedure Rules 2010 PD 12 J that were recently...

Thousands of mums celebrate the 2019 Big Breastfeeding Café

National initiative returned for its 4thyear, as new survey confirms the best breastfeeding support comes from fellow breastfeeders

Thousands of mums took part in The Big Breastfeeding Café this week. The nationwide campaign, led by breastfeeding brand Medela,connected families via a network of mini events on 1stMay.

Now in its 4th year, the 2019 celebration followed a recent...

Devon families join national campaign to support breastfeeding mums

On Wednesday 1st May thousands of mums will take part in The Big Breastfeeding Café and mums in Devon will be joining the fun.

Now in its 4th year, the nationwide initiativeled by breastfeeding brand Medela,will connect thousands of Mums via a network of mini events taking place on the same day across the UK, with 10 cafes in the region including, Plymouth, Exeter, Torquay, Paignton,...

Dive into the Easter at the National Marine Aquarium

The National Marine Aquarium (NMA) in Plymouth will be the only aquarium in the UK to allow its visitors to talk to the divers in its tanks, as part of a brand new interactive Dive Show during the Easter holidays. The new technology will see the divers communicate with each other, as well as the audience for a fully interactive experience.

Throughout the Easter holidays (6-23 April),...

Vets offer advice to keep pets warm during the cold snap

If it’s cold for you, it’s cold for your pet – that’s the key message from the British Veterinary Association (BVA) as it urges pet owners to take extra precautions to ensure their dogs, cats and other small pets are kept safe from hidden and potentially fatal hazards as temperatures plunge around the UK.

As with humans, pets can fall ill upon exposure to extremely cold temperatures...

Mums forced in to debt after arguments over child support

New research has revealed that when parents split up, mums often find themselves struggling to cover their basic living costs, with 39 per cent taking out loans or relying on their overdrafts to make ends meet.

A staggering quarter of mums said they don’t receive any regular financial help from their child’s father, leaving them to cover the cost of raising their child by themselves...

Pig killers, a bucket and the family: life in rural Devon

What was it actually like to grow up and work in rural West Devon during the 20th century?

Almost beyond imagination - but you can find out for yourself in a new book 'Farming and Rural Life' (£3 recommended donation or £4 posted) published by The Life Stories Project - part of Tavistock Area Support Services (TASS) a registered charity ( http://tasstavistock.org.uk/category/...

NSPCC launches 'Letter from Santa' campaign

Dear Editor,

As we approach the festive season I would like to ask your readers in Plymouth to do something amazing this Christmas to support the vital work of the NSPCC by requesting a Letter from Santa.

We’ve teamed up with Santa himself to send personalised letters all the way from Lapland.

Each letter is printed and posted directly to your child in a festive...

Why It’s Important To Look After Yourself as a Parent

Parenting is demanding. No matter what age your children are, parenting presents is own set of challenges. When you have babies, you are constantly in a routine of feeds and nappy changes, when they begin school you need to be there to support their learning at home as well as day to day caring, and when they are teenagers, you have hormones to deal with! Often, being a parent means that you...

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