Broadcasters of children’s television urged to turn on subtitles in a bid to raise literacy levels

Stephen Fry joins call for broadcasters of children’s television to turn on the subtitles in a bid to raise literacy levels among the young The campaign to add subtitles to children’s TV hopes to raise the reading age Research shows 94 per cent of children engage with subtitles if they are shown  Presenter Stephen Fry … Read more

Daisy Ridley reads Star Wars children’s book to thank fans for staying in amid coronavirus crisis

Daisy Ridley thrills fans by reading a Star Wars-themed children’s book to share her gratitude to public staying indoors amid coronavirus crisis By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 02:00 BST, 11 April 2020 | Updated: 02:02 BST, 11 April 2020 She has made a name for herself as hero Rey in the Star Wars sequel … Read more

Tammy Hembrow launches a children’s clothing range

Tammy Hembrow launches a children’s clothing range following the success of her activewear brand Saski Collection By Jessamy Tredinnick For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:57 BST, 10 April 2020 | Updated: 05:57 BST, 10 April 2020 Mother-of-two and businesswoman Tammy Hembrow has launched a children’s sportswear range. The social media sensation, whose activewear brand Saski … Read more

Flock of sheep spotted pushing each other on a children’s playground roundabout

You wait all year for sheep on a roundabout… Another flock are spotted playing in a deserted children’s playground in the UK for a SECOND day in a row Gareth Williams, 42, was walking around Raglan Farm Park in Monmouthshire The park owner was ‘shocked’ to see sheep having fun in children’s playground He allowed them … Read more

Boss of children’s clothes firm loved by Royals blasts rivals

How on earth does a business survive a countrywide lockdown if most of its income comes from shoppers wandering in off the high street and busy warehouses shipping clothes to internet customers?  That’s the brutal question facing thousands of clothing retailers, from major names such as Next to independent boutiques, as they scramble to tap … Read more

Kaia Gerber reads children’s book as she supports charity benefiting Jennifer Garner’s initiative

Kaia Gerber reads children’s book as she supports charity benefiting Jennifer Garner and Amy Adams’ charitable initiative By Christine Rendon For Dailymail.com Published: 02:48 BST, 1 April 2020 | Updated: 02:48 BST, 1 April 2020 Kaia Gerber did some reading for a good cause on Tuesday. The catwalk queen, 18, read the children’s book Brown Bear, … Read more

Virgin Media gives free children’s TV shows to customers amid coronavirus lockdown

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Kristen Bell to host Nickelodeon coronavirus special to ease children’s fears

What is the coronavirus?  A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more

Health claims on children’s food ‘are confusing’, study finds

Three quarters of ‘healthy’ children’s food claiming to have ‘one of five-a-day’ fruit and vegetables DOESN’T have the recommended portion size –and may be fuelling obesity Researchers from the University of Glasgow tested 332 supermarket products They found 41 per cent of them were less healthy than they claimed to be Claims of no added … Read more

WHAT BOOK would children’s and Gothic novelist Michelle Paver take to a desert island? 

WHAT BOOK would children’s and Gothic novelist Michelle Paver take to a desert island? Michelle Paver is currently reading Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting Of Hill House She would take SAS Survival Handbook by John Wiseman to a desert island The novelist revealed My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante left her cold By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more