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According to a new survey of parents carried out for the NSPCC, 53 per cent of parents were unaware that social media sites like Facebook require users to be over the age of 13. And shockingly one in five parents thought there were no age requirements at all. The NSPCC and O2’s Net Aware guide offers advice to parents about social media.

Samantha Womack, Les Dennis and Carrie Hope Fletcher will star as Morticia, Fester and Wednesday Addams in the UK and Irish premiere of The Addams Family, a musical comedy, with book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, and music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, based on the characters created by Charles Addams. UK and Ireland tour dates.

There are ten books that you can choose to buy with you £1 World Book Day voucher. Alternatively you can put the voucher towards a book that costs more than £2.99. See the ten books which range from those for preschool children to teens in KS3.

Three Half Pints – CBeebies newest stars and Comedy Club 4 Kids veterans – in association with Andrew Roach Talent present Bad Guys UK spring tour 2017.

English National Ballet and English National Ballet School present My First Ballet: Cinderella, a reimagined version of the classic fairy-tale created especially for children as young as three. Adapted to an hour in length and with a narrator to help young audiences follow the story, My First Ballet: Cinderella is the perfect introduction to the magic of ballet.

Registration is now open to apply for free tickets to a host of attractions  across the county in the Kent Big Weekend ballot.

This year, Children’s Mental Health Week focuses on kindness, and its benefits for wellbeing. It can be difficult to know how to help someone going through a difficult time, but small acts of kindness can make all the difference. Here are some top tips.

Children’s Touring Partnership is delighted to announce the UK tour dates of Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Samuel Adamson, beginning at Chichester Festival Theatre on 10 February 2017.

The Making of Harry Potter will unveil an exciting, permanent expansion dedicated to the Forbidden Forest. The Forbidden Forest may be strictly off-limits to Hogwarts students, but for the first time from 31 March, visitors to Warner Bros Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter are invited to defy Professor Dumbledore’s orders and follow the footsteps of Harry, Ron and Hermione deep into the grounds of the Forbidden Forest.

Today is  Register My Appliance Day, the domestic appliance industry is urging the public to take a few minutes to register the millions of white goods that they rely on every day, have never registered, or completely forget they own.

Parenting Without Tears reviews a wide range of products for almost everyone in the family from babies to great-grandparents. Check out some of our favourites to discover a perfect present.

NSPCC launches football 24 hour hotline for sexual abuse victims.

Futurelearn offers a vast array of free online courses. Signing up to the introductory course on first aid skills to save the lives of children may be the best thing you ever do. 

New data analysis reveals alarming lack of public toilets in multiple council areas across the UK.See here for the map of publicly accessible toilets.

Perhaps unsurprisingly families with children are more than twice as likely to have been trapped in problem debt as childless households, research by The Children’s Society has revealed. As part of its Debt Trap Campaign, the charity is urging the Government to introduce a 12-month "breathing space" scheme to give struggling families a period of protection from additional charges, mounting interest and enforcement action while they seek advice, put their finances in order, and get back on their feet.

Alison Hammond and Churchill Insurance, the motor insurers, launched the National Lollipopper Awards 2016 to honour and celebrate Lollipop men and women throughout the UK. You can nominate in four categories.

Leading first aid charity St John Ambulance is urging everyone to learn basic first aid skills ahead of Bonfire Night as shocking statistics reveal a third of parents and grandparents have witnessed an injury during bonfire night celebrations* and 4,506 people visited A&E from 2014-2015 for treatment of a firework-related injury. Here is their advice for common injuries.

New research from the National Literacy Trust reveals a sharp decline in how often children aged eight to 18 are writing outside school and how much they enjoy writing. Here are some tips produced by the Trust to encourage your child’s writing.