Name of Business:  East Midlands Night Nanny & Babysitter
Your Name and Age:  Elizabeth Stokes, 32
Tell us about your family:  Married since May 2008, one son born January 2010

Lord Northbourne recently chaired a debate in the House of Lords on the value of good parenting and the key points from the debate are listed below.
To accompany the debate, ParentChannel.tv has published two video clips featuring parents and experts alike discussing 21st Century Parenting and Positive Parenting with hints and guides for parents (see links below). Please let me know if you’re interested in featuring the key debate points and video clips.

You may have seen the debate that was featured on BBC Breakfast this morning about the dilemma which confronts most parents at some point: at what age can you safely leave your children at home with no parental supervision? Here’s the link to the BBC Breakfast clip and watch the video below for more.

The New Year is here: time for us to start thinking about getting the kids to bed earlier, eating more healthily, spending more time relaxing, and no doubt spending less money after the indulgence of Christmas!

The ‘What’s on 4 Junior Awards 2011′ opened in January and organisers are already reporting record numbers of nominations with parents selecting their favourites in 18 categories from ‘Best Pre Natal Activity’ to ‘Best After School Club’.

MumPanel is looking for mums to complete a short survey on nappy rash creams.
There is a prize draw to win £100 worth of high street vouchers. You must have one or more children between 0 and 4 and have used a nappy rash cream.
Sign up here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/nappycreamfamilyfriendly

A new kind of debate about parenting is emerging and it gets to the heart of the matter – to what really makes mothers, fathers and children happy or miserable. Duncan Fisher, author of  Baby’s Here! Who Does What? explains:

Becky Goddard-Hill is the author of How to afford time off with your baby – 101 ways to ease the financial strain (Vermilion 2009.) She runs a popular blog called Baby Budgeting which is filled with posts, reviews and competitions all to aid the budgeting parent. She is also a humanistic psychotherapist and has worked as a child development trainer for social services. For the past 6 years Becky had been a SAHM on a very low budget.  She shares her list of fun things to do with little ones …

Parents are missing out on thousands of pounds of savings for after school and holiday childcare, according to a leading childcare vouchers provider.

Are you looking at the winter holidays with dismay? If you’re not sure what to do with the kids, especially when faced with bad weather, check out Whattodowiththekids.co.uk . The site’s days out search facility lets you to search within over 4,700 activities and attractions around the UK to find something to do that will keep YOUR family happy and busy, whatever the weather.