Don't miss out on the headlines from Susie O'Brien. Followed categories will be added to My News. It’s likely to do more to protect them. Parents think they are doing the right thing by keeping kids ...

DO I wrap my children in cotton wool? The answer came through loud and clear while on our annual holiday in Sansdend. Peaceful, car-free Sandsend, where we let our battery-farmed children loose for a ...

No doubt you have heard the term "cotton wool kids". It is a popular description used for children from the late 20 th century and into the 21 st century. It is a reference used to describe those ...

The most important thing to me, as a father of both a boy and a girl, is making sure my daughter has all the same opportunities as my son. If my daughter decides she wants to try a contact sport, I’ll ...

A happy medium is a worthy aspiration, but not always easy to achieve in real life. A new study has found that our children don't enjoy the same active lifestyle and independence as their parents did.

Parents are so afraid their children will be hurt or abducted that they are refusing to let them play out on their own until they are at least 14, research has revealed. Denied opportunities to play ...

The big question for many parents is when "to use or not to use that cotton wool?" No doubt you have heard the term "cotton wool kids". It is a popular description used for children from the late 20 ...