Petition urges Delta, United and American Airlines to ensure children are seated with their parents

Airlines are being urged to put ‘safety before profits’ by making sure young children are seated next to their parents during flights for free. Many carriers charge passengers a fee to reserve seats together – meaning that families who don’t pay can be split up.  Now, US-based Consumer Reports has set up a petition, which … Read more

One in 10 parents admit to having a favourite child (and there are even more who have a fave)

One in 10 parents admit to having a favourite child (and there are even more who have a fave but are too embarrassed to say so) Youngest child is most likely to be the favourite, say parents, followed by eldest Queen is rumoured to favour Prince Andrew above his three siblings Actress Jamie Pressly said … Read more

London teacher trapped in Wuhan reveals BOTH her parents have died since the lockdown started

Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Nearly 3,000 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 83,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of … Read more

Mother is accused of ‘being cheap’ after asking parents to chip-in for her son’s party

Mother is accused of ‘being cheap and rude’ for asking parents to contribute to the cost of her son’s birthday party at a trampoline park Mother invited son’s class to his birthday party at Gravity trampoline park in Hull  But parents were shocked to discover they’d need to pay at least £10 to attend Taking … Read more

Private schools warned not to over-react to coronavirus fears in case parents ‘demand money back’

Private schools are being urged not to overreact to the coronavirus crisis because parents will demand their money back if they close or send students home, MailOnline can reveal today. Many of Britain’s independent schools ran ski trips over half term and several chose the Alps in Italy – Europe’s coronavirus epicentre where 12 people … Read more

Mother slammed by parents for using kebab sticks to jazz up four-year-old’s sandwiches

Mother who sends her son, 4, to school with his packed lunch on KEBAB sticks claims it’s solved his fussy eating – but critics warn they could cause injury or be used for ‘stabbing’ classmates Australian mother proudly showed off her ‘sandwich kebabs’ on Facebook She had made them as it encouraged her four-year-old to … Read more

Childhood sweethearts who invited single-mother to join marriage insist it makes them better parents

A married couple who fell in love with another woman and now live as a polyamorous ‘thruple’ have insisted it makes them better parents.  High school sweethearts Leo Barillas, 35, and Mary Barillas, 31, met estimator Kimberlee Slagle, 29, all of Washington State, at their CrossFit gym business in 2015 and became fast friends.  As they spent … Read more

Top CDC official says parents need to prepare for tele-schooling if coronavirus becomes pandemic

uS health officials have been conducting secret meetings with lawmakers, senators revealed at a Tuesday Appropriations Subcommittee meeting.  Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire criticized the secrecy of a briefing that had taken place earlier that morning, and said that her constituents were ‘concerned’ that they weren’t getting all the information that they needed about … Read more