The American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) reported recently that there are around 25 words a child should know by the age of two. Such as mummy, daddy, baby - being slow to pick up certain words may not necessarily be a problem, although it is worth investigating.
Advice from MP: Labour MP Graham Allen recently produced a report for the British government entitled - Early Intervention: the next steps. The report highlights areas such as the need for better parenting as well as help for fathers and mothers when raising a child.
A leading professor at Yale, Amy Chua explains in a new book out this week that Chinese parents do a much better job at raising their children. Fathers, if you want your child to be the next Bill Gates, Richard Branson or Warren Buffet read on.
The UK's leading maternity specialist has said that young girls should be taught that the best age to have a baby is between the ages of 20 - 35.
The most senior police officer in Britain Sir Paul Stephenson, has said that parents are responsible for their children's behaviour, specifically in relation to the recent protests across the UK over tuition fees.
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