Parenting Across Scotland NewsThe latest news from Parenting Across Scotland10'Stay at home' mums could lose benefits/news--events/latest-news/'stay-at-home'-mums-could-lose-benefits.aspx140,000 children being raised by grandparents/news--events/latest-news/140,000-children-being-raised-by-grandparents.aspx30 month child check-up to be reintroduced/news--events/latest-news/30-month-child-check-up-to-be-reintroduced.aspxActing on manifestosA new government for Scotland. What will it mean for parents and families? PAS has written to all MSPs asking them to put families at the heart of their plans./news--events/latest-news/acting-on-manifestos.aspxAction for families/news--events/latest-news/action-for-families.aspxAdvert targets smoking mums-to-be/news--events/latest-news/advert-targets-smoking-mums-to-be.aspxAlcohol Concern recommendations for parents/news--events/latest-news/alcohol-concern-recommendations-for-parents.aspxAlcohol consumption in pregnancy - A new study/news--events/latest-news/alcohol-consumption-in-pregnancy---a-new-study.aspxAnnual report of poverty & social exclusion/news--events/latest-news/annual-report-of-poverty--social-exclusion.aspxAnti-bullying week 2009This year the focus of Anti-Bullying Week is cyberbullying. Schools and youth groups are being encouraged to get involved through putting on conferences, shows, designing posters, or organising an asembly about bullying. /news--events/latest-news/anti-bullying-week-2009.aspxAre British Teenagers the Worst in Eurpoe?/news--events/latest-news/are-british-teenagers-the-worst-in-eurpoe.aspxAre drugs prescribed for ADHD effective ?/news--events/latest-news/are-drugs-prescribed-for-adhd-effective-.aspxAre our modern lifestyles bad for boys?/news--events/latest-news/are-our-modern-lifestyles-bad-for-boys.aspxAre we failing young people ?/news--events/latest-news/are-we-failing-young-people-.aspxAre we shutting fathers out ?/news--events/latest-news/are-we-shutting-fathers-out-.aspxAre you a first time mother?/news--events/latest-news/are-you-a-first-time-mother.aspxAre you struggling in the recession?/news--events/latest-news/are-you-struggling-in-the-recession.aspxArguing with your teenager can be healthy/news--events/latest-news/arguing-with-your-teenager-can-be-healthy.aspxASL act - Interim implementation report/news--events/latest-news/asl-act---interim-implementation-report.aspxBaby talk/news--events/latest-news/baby-talk.aspxBan for junk food adverts to children/news--events/latest-news/ban-for-junk-food-adverts-to-children.aspxBest Primary School in Scotland/news--events/latest-news/best-primary-school-in-scotland.aspxBetter financial support for carers announced/news--events/latest-news/better-financial-support-for-carers-announced.aspxBreastfeeding Awareness Week/news--events/latest-news/breastfeeding-awareness-week.aspxBriefing sessions on childcare and tax credits/news--events/latest-news/briefing-sessions-on-childcare-and-tax-credits.aspxBriefings on working families tax credits/news--events/latest-news/briefings-on-working-families-tax-credits.aspxBuilding Better Childhoods in Norway/news--events/latest-news/building-better-childhoods-in-norway.aspxBullying survey/news--events/latest-news/bullying-survey.aspxCall for volunteers/news--events/latest-news/call-for-volunteers.aspxCarers Week 2011/news--events/latest-news/carers-week-2011.aspxChief Medical Officers Annual Report/news--events/latest-news/chief-medical-officers-annual-report.aspxChild maintanance reforms attackedThe UK governments plans to reform the child maintenance system will leave Scottish parents struggling./news--events/latest-news/child-maintanance-reforms-attacked.aspxChild poverty in Scotland/news--events/latest-news/child-poverty-in-scotland.aspxChildcare benefits slashed/news--events/latest-news/childcare-benefits-slashed.aspxChildcare costs highest in Scotland/news--events/latest-news/childcare-costs-highest-in-scotland.aspxChildcare cuts responsible for rise in stay-at-home mumsA study by the Public Policy Research thinktank (IPPR) suggests that the increased costs of childcare is persuading more mums to stay at home to look after their children./news--events/latest-news/childcare-cuts-responsible-for-rise-in-stay-at-home-mums.aspxChildcare survey/news--events/latest-news/childcare-survey.aspxChildline expands/news--events/latest-news/childline-expands.aspxChildren's charity struggles to survive the cuts/news--events/latest-news/children's-charity-struggles-to-survive-the-cuts.aspxChildren`s Champion Scheme/news--events/latest-news/children`s-champion-scheme.aspxChildren`s Mental Health and Well Being/news--events/latest-news/children`s-mental-health-and-well-being.aspxChoosing a school - A guide for parents/news--events/latest-news/choosing-a-school---a-guide-for-parents.aspxCoalition scraps Child Trust Funds/news--events/latest-news/coalition-scraps-child-trust-funds.aspxCommunity Nurse trials to go ahead/news--events/latest-news/community-nurse-trials-to-go-ahead.aspxCrime - Children`s experiences/news--events/latest-news/crime---children`s-experiences.aspxCurriculum for Excellence launched/news--events/latest-news/curriculum-for-excellence-launched.aspxDecline in neonatal services in Scotland/news--events/latest-news/decline-in-neonatal-services-in-scotland.aspxDecline in pupils taking school lunches/news--events/latest-news/decline-in-pupils-taking-school-lunches.aspxDisadvantaged families not accessing childcare/news--events/latest-news/disadvantaged-families-not-accessing-childcare.aspxDoes your child self harm?/news--events/latest-news/does-your-child-self-harm.aspxEarly Years and Early Intervention/news--events/latest-news/early-years-and-early-intervention.aspxEdinburgh`s Festival of Libraries 2007/news--events/latest-news/edinburgh`s-festival-of-libraries-2007.aspxEducation: Scottish Survey of Attainment/news--events/latest-news/education-scottish-survey-of-attainment.aspxElectronic tagging - Expensive and ineffective/news--events/latest-news/electronic-tagging---expensive-and-ineffective.aspxEngage for Education/news--events/latest-news/engage-for-education.aspxFamilies and Neighbourhoods/news--events/latest-news/families-and-neighbourhoods.aspxFamilies bear austerity burdenChanges to tax and benefits are hitting families the hardest./news--events/latest-news/families-bear-austerity-burden.aspxFamilies hardest hit by cuts/news--events/latest-news/families-hardest-hit-by-cuts.aspxFamilies hit by rise in living costsA report produced by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation highlights the need for families to earn significantly more than they did last year to maintain an acceptable standard of living. /news--events/latest-news/families-hit-by-rise-in-living-costs.aspxFamily carers facing hardship/news--events/latest-news/family-carers-facing-hardship.aspxFamily conflict harms children's happiness/news--events/latest-news/family-conflict-harms-children's-happiness.aspxFamily finances hit in budget/news--events/latest-news/family-finances-hit-in-budget.aspxFamily income plummetsAnalysis by the Institute of Fiscal Studies predicts that by 2013 the average income will drop by 7.4%. The think tank has warned that families will be worse of in 2016 than they were 14 years earlier. /news--events/latest-news/family-income-plummets.aspxFamily Life is Full of Ups and Downs/news--events/latest-news/family-life-is-full-of-ups-and-downs.aspxFamily mediation explained/news--events/latest-news/family-mediation-explained.aspxFamily policies/news--events/latest-news/family-policies.aspxFather`s spending more time at home./news--events/latest-news/father`s-spending-more-time-at-home.aspxFlexible working rights extended/news--events/latest-news/flexible-working-rights-extended.aspxFood additives advice for parents/news--events/latest-news/food-additives-advice-for-parents.aspxFood manufacturers stiil advertising to children/news--events/latest-news/food-manufacturers-stiil-advertising-to-children.aspxFree school meals initiative extended/news--events/latest-news/free-school-meals-initiative-extended.aspxFree school meals pilot extended/news--events/latest-news/free-school-meals-pilot-extended.aspxFree school meals pilots announced/news--events/latest-news/free-school-meals-pilots-announced.aspxGap in educational attainment highlighted/news--events/latest-news/gap-in-educational-attainment-highlighted.aspxGet active, get healthy/news--events/latest-news/get-active,-get-healthy.aspxGlasgow rolls out parenting programmes/news--events/latest-news/glasgow-rolls-out-parenting-programmes.aspxGordon Brown calls for a fathers' revolution/news--events/latest-news/gordon-brown-calls-for-a-fathers'-revolution.aspxGovernment announces Parenting Academy/news--events/latest-news/government-announces-parenting-academy.aspxGovernment to miss targets on child poverty/news--events/latest-news/government-to-miss-targets-on-child-poverty.aspxGrowing up in Scotland/news--events/latest-news/growing-up-in-scotland.aspxGrowing Up in Scotland - Topic reports/news--events/latest-news/growing-up-in-scotland---topic-reports.aspxGrowing Up in Scotland - where are we now?/news--events/latest-news/growing-up-in-scotland---where-are-we-now.aspxGrowing Up in Scotland study/news--events/latest-news/growing-up-in-scotland-study.aspxHave your say/news--events/latest-news/have-your-say.aspxHealth messages are having an impact /news--events/latest-news/health-messages-are-having-an-impact-.aspxHealth Scotland publishes research findings/news--events/latest-news/health-scotland-publishes-research-findings.aspxHelp during the recession/news--events/latest-news/help-during-the-recession.aspxHelp is at Hand/news--events/latest-news/help-is-at-hand.aspxHelp with heating costsThe nights are fair drawing in and it's getting colder out there. Are you worried about putting on your heating because of soaring heating bills? /news--events/latest-news/help-with-heating-costs.aspxHelpling families stay together/news--events/latest-news/helpling-families-stay-together.aspxHigher results highlight poverty divide/news--events/latest-news/higher-results-highlight-poverty-divide.aspxHMIE report on pre-school provision/news--events/latest-news/hmie-report-on-pre-school-provision.aspxImplementing the Early Years Framework Conference/news--events/latest-news/implementing-the-early-years-framework-conference.aspxInequality and materialism puts pressure on UK familiesThe research conducted by UNICEF compares Britain with Sweden and Spain. While the UK languishes in 21st, and last, place in the child well-being table, they come second and fifth respectively./news--events/latest-news/inequality-and-materialism-puts-pressure-on-uk-families.aspxInterim report from the Primary Review/news--events/latest-news/interim-report-from-the-primary-review.aspxInvestment in the early years is crucial for Scotland's children/news--events/latest-news/investment-in-the-early-years-is-crucial-for-scotland's-children.aspxIs Britain family friendly?/news--events/latest-news/is-britain-family-friendly.aspxIs child obesity a child protection issue?/news--events/latest-news/is-child-obesity-a-child-protection-issue.aspxIs commercialism ruining childhood ?/news--events/latest-news/is-commercialism-ruining-childhood-.aspxJunk food advertising ban/news--events/latest-news/junk-food-advertising-ban.aspxJust an ordinary family?/news--events/latest-news/just-an-ordinary-family.aspxKicking the school run habit/news--events/latest-news/kicking-the-school-run-habit.aspxListening to kinships carersA new National Kinship Care Service, run by CHILDREN 1ST and funded by the Scottish Government, has been set up to give information, advice and other support to kinship carers and children living in kinship care across Scotland./news--events/latest-news/listening-to-kinships-carers.aspxMake Child Benefit Count Campaign/news--events/latest-news/make-child-benefit-count-campaign.aspxMobile drop-in for young people/news--events/latest-news/mobile-drop-in-for-young-people.aspxMobility Roadshow 2010/news--events/latest-news/mobility-roadshow-2010.aspxModern day parents plagued by worry and doubt/news--events/latest-news/modern-day-parents-plagued-by-worry-and-doubt.aspxMothers face job discrimination/news--events/latest-news/mothers-face-job-discrimination.aspxMothers suffering from PND are getting little helpThousands of new mothers are suffering because their post natal depression goes untreated./news--events/latest-news/mothers-suffering-from-pnd-are-getting-little-help.aspxMothers' working patterns and the early years/news--events/latest-news/mothers'-working-patterns-and-the-early-years.aspxMSPs support school meal changes/news--events/latest-news/msps-support-school-meal-changes.aspxMums come out top as teenage role models/news--events/latest-news/mums-come-out-top-as-teenage-role-models.aspxNational Family Week 2010/news--events/latest-news/national-family-week-2010.aspxNational Occupational Standards/news--events/latest-news/national-occupational-standards.aspxNational Parent Forum of ScotlandThe new school year has started and the National Parent Forum of Scotland has produced a newsletter to let parents know about what is happening in education in Scotland./news--events/latest-news/national-parent-forum-of-scotland.aspxNational Parenting Academy launched/news--events/latest-news/national-parenting-academy-launched.aspxNew anti-bullying initiative/news--events/latest-news/new-anti-bullying-initiative.aspxNew Fact Sheets from One Parent Families Scotland/news--events/latest-news/new-fact-sheets-from-one-parent-families-scotland.aspxNew findings from Growing Up in Scotland study/news--events/latest-news/new-findings-from-growing-up-in-scotland-study.aspxNew publications for parents/news--events/latest-news/new-publications-for-parents.aspxNew report into maternity support services/news--events/latest-news/new-report-into-maternity-support-services.aspxNew sports initiative for girls/news--events/latest-news/new-sports-initiative-for-girls.aspxObesity Initiative has Family Focus/news--events/latest-news/obesity-initiative-has-family-focus.aspxOne Parent Families Conference/news--events/latest-news/one-parent-families-conference.aspxOne parent Families Scotland news/news--events/latest-news/one-parent-families-scotland-news.aspxOpen access to Scotland for disabled peopleA report published today (21st September) by Capability Scotland has found that only 2% of dsabled people felt that access to Scotland's historic sites, national parks, castles and lochs and mountains was currently good enough. /news--events/latest-news/open-access-to-scotland-for-disabled-people.aspxOPFS AGM and seminarThe seminar - Tackling Poverty, Reforming Welfare: Implications for Scotland /news--events/latest-news/opfs-agm-and-seminar.aspxPacking a healthy lunch/news--events/latest-news/packing-a-healthy-lunch.aspxParent Connections/news--events/latest-news/parent-connections.aspxParent Connections newsletter/news--events/latest-news/parent-connections-newsletter.aspxParent Connections November Newsletter/news--events/latest-news/parent-connections-november-newsletter.aspxParental Involvement Events/news--events/latest-news/parental-involvement-events.aspxParenting Across Scotland 2005 - 2007 Report/news--events/latest-news/parenting-across-scotland-2005---2007-report.aspxParentLine Scotland call for volunteers/news--events/latest-news/parentline-scotland-call-for-volunteers.aspxParentLine Scotland launches email service/news--events/latest-news/parentline-scotland-launches-email-service.aspxParentline Scotland Report/news--events/latest-news/parentline-scotland-report.aspxParents and teachers 'could do better'/news--events/latest-news/parents-and-teachers-'could-do-better'.aspxParents as Partners Conference/news--events/latest-news/parents-as-partners-conference.aspxParents at the Parliament/news--events/latest-news/parents-at-the-parliament.aspxParents get a helping hand/news--events/latest-news/parents-get-a-helping-hand.aspxParents Guide to Money/news--events/latest-news/parents-guide-to-money.aspxParents love health visitors/news--events/latest-news/parents-love-health-visitors.aspxParents Meet Politicians to talk about family life/news--events/latest-news/parents-meet-politicians-to-talk-about-family-life.aspxParents of autistic children plan new school/news--events/latest-news/parents-of-autistic-children-plan-new-school.aspxParents Shun bedtime story/news--events/latest-news/parents-shun-bedtime-story.aspxParents struggle to find out of hours childcare/news--events/latest-news/parents-struggle-to-find-out-of-hours-childcare.aspxParents struggle with summer holiday costsA report finds that the six week summer holidays are leaving parents struggling financially/news--events/latest-news/parents-struggle-with-summer-holiday-costs.aspxParents Together event/news--events/latest-news/parents-together-event.aspxParents too worried to let children play/news--events/latest-news/parents-too-worried-to-let-children-play.aspxParents under pressure/news--events/latest-news/parents-under-pressure.aspxParents want child friendly communities so their children can go out to play/news--events/latest-news/parents-want-child-friendly-communities-so-their-children-can-go-out-to-play.aspxParents' involvement in schools/news--events/latest-news/parents'-involvement-in-schools.aspxParents' moneysaving tips/news--events/latest-news/parents'-moneysaving-tips.aspxPart-Time students to receive grants/news--events/latest-news/part-time-students-to-receive-grants.aspxPAS MORI Poll of Parenting in Scotland/news--events/latest-news/pas-mori-poll-of-parenting-in-scotland.aspxPAS parenting discussion weekPAS is dedicating this week to the 'Parenting Discussion'./news--events/latest-news/pas-parenting-discussion-week.aspxPAS Regional Event, Central Scotland/news--events/latest-news/pas-regional-event,-central-scotland.aspxPAS schoolbag support campaign/news--events/latest-news/pas-schoolbag-support-campaign.aspxPlay for the day/news--events/latest-news/play-for-the-day.aspxPlay with your childDid you know that 75% of brain growth is completed in the first three years of life? Or that 50% of language is learnt in the first two years of life?/news--events/latest-news/play-with-your-child.aspxPoorest families hit hardest by budget/news--events/latest-news/poorest-families-hit-hardest-by-budget.aspxPoverty gap `Widest in 40 years`/news--events/latest-news/poverty-gap-`widest-in-40-years`.aspxPreventative dental service launched in Fife/news--events/latest-news/preventative-dental-service-launched-in-fife.aspxProtecting children using the internet/news--events/latest-news/protecting-children-using-the-internet.aspxPupils to learn by play in radical shake-up/news--events/latest-news/pupils-to-learn-by-play-in-radical-shake-up.aspxQuarter of children living with lone parents/news--events/latest-news/quarter-of-children-living-with-lone-parents.aspxReducing inequalities - children and families/news--events/latest-news/reducing-inequalities---children-and-families.aspxResources for parents/news--events/latest-news/resources-for-parents.aspxRising childcare costs hit poorest familiesA report by Save the Children and Daycare Trust has found that families across the UK are struggling to pay the ever increasing costs of childcare./news--events/latest-news/rising-childcare-costs-hit-poorest-families.aspxSafer internet day/news--events/latest-news/safer-internet-day.aspxSchools (Health Promotion and Nutrition) Bill/news--events/latest-news/schools-(health-promotion-and-nutrition)-bill.aspxSchools obliged to promote healthy eating/news--events/latest-news/schools-obliged-to-promote-healthy-eating.aspxSchools to teach money management/news--events/latest-news/schools-to-teach-money-management.aspxScotland faces 'global disgrace' for Executive fai/news--events/latest-news/scotland-faces-'global-disgrace'-for-executive-fai.aspxScotland pilots free school meals scheme/news--events/latest-news/scotland-pilots-free-school-meals-scheme.aspxScots Facing Higher Nursery Fees/news--events/latest-news/scots-facing-higher-nursery-fees.aspxScottish councils fail to support national childca/news--events/latest-news/scottish-councils-fail-to-support-national-childca.aspxScottish Councils meet class size targets/news--events/latest-news/scottish-councils-meet-class-size-targets.aspxScottish Education Awards 2009/news--events/latest-news/scottish-education-awards-2009.aspxScottish Examination Timetable/news--events/latest-news/scottish-examination-timetable.aspxSingle parents will struggle to pay child maintenance feesA poll by charity Gingerbread has found that nearly half of single parents currently using the Child Support Agency (CSA) will not be able to afford the proposed fees to access the service./news--events/latest-news/single-parents-will-struggle-to-pay-child-maintenance-fees.aspxSpeakeasy in Scotland/news--events/latest-news/speakeasy-in-scotland.aspxStepfamily Scotland expand helpline service/news--events/latest-news/stepfamily-scotland-expand-helpline-service.aspxSupport and Services for Parents in Scotland/news--events/latest-news/support-and-services-for-parents-in-scotland.aspxSupport for dads in Scotland/news--events/latest-news/support-for-dads-in-scotland.aspxSupporting Parents - Supporting Children/news--events/latest-news/supporting-parents---supporting-children.aspxTax credit system fails the most in need/news--events/latest-news/tax-credit-system-fails-the-most-in-need.aspxTeenagers and alcohol/news--events/latest-news/teenagers-and-alcohol.aspxTeenagers and alcohol - First Government guidelines published/news--events/latest-news/teenagers-and-alcohol---first-government-guidelines-published.aspxTeenagers reveal hopes and fears/news--events/latest-news/teenagers-reveal-hopes-and-fears.aspxThe connected babyWatch this exciting new DVD about how from the earliest age parent child interaction is crucial for children's wellbeing. 'The connected baby' provides excellent examples of the importance of exchanges between babies and parents/family members. /news--events/latest-news/the-connected-baby.aspxTogether and apart: supporting families through change/news--events/latest-news/together-and-apart-supporting-families-through-change.aspxUK childcare survey /news--events/latest-news/uk-childcare-survey-.aspxWest Lothian Council website for parents/news--events/latest-news/west-lothian-council-website-for-parents.aspxWhere now for parenting?Following this year's riots, media attention turned to look at parents and parenting as both cause and solution. This report 'Where now for parenting?' is a collection of articles that highlights the challenges that face parents today and explores solutions to effectively support families. /news--events/latest-news/where-now-for-parenting.aspxWhich political party has family friendly credentials?/news--events/latest-news/which-political-party-has-family-friendly-credentials.aspxWorld mental health dayVisit the Family Action website and read their top ten tips for staying happy and healthy. /news--events/latest-news/world-mental-health-day.aspxWorse off Wednesday for family finances/news--events/latest-news/worse-off-wednesday-for-family-finances.aspxWould legislation for shared parenting help children?Proposed legislation to introduce and enforce a presumption of shared parenting time is not in the best interest of children according to academics./news--events/latest-news/would-legislation-for-shared-parenting-help-children.aspxYoung Fathers Research/news--events/latest-news/young-fathers-research.aspxYoung runaways training packThe Scottish Government in partnership with the Scottish Coalition for Young Runaways has launched a Young Runaways Training Pack./news--events/latest-news/young-runaways-training-pack.aspxYoungsters stigmatised by attending a Children's Hearing/news--events/latest-news/youngsters-stigmatised-by-attending-a-children's-hearing.aspxPoorest families hit the hardestChanges to welfare benefits and cuts to services and support are hitting all families hard but the biggest burden is falling on the poorest families. /news--events/latest-news/poorest-families-hit-the-hardest.aspxSchool children learning from babiesA new initiative 'Roots of Empathy' is being rolled out across 16 Scouncil areas in Scotland. The scheme is designed to increase empathy and nurturing behaviour in primary school age children./news--events/latest-news/school-children-learning-from-babies.aspxThe impact of welfare reforms on lone parentsOne Parent Families Scotland (OPFS) has produced a briefing summarising the implications of the welfare reform bill for lone parents and their children in Scotland. /news--events/latest-news/the-impact-of-welfare-reforms-on-lone-parents.aspxSafer Internet Day Safer Internet Day (7th February 2012) is organised to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones especially by children and young people. /news--events/latest-news/safer-internet-day-.aspx