On Saturday 23 March people all over the world will be turning off their lights for one hour at 20.30 to show their support for the work of the WWF. In support of this event to demonstrate a determination to help protect the planet you can download for free some Just So stories read by Miranda Richardson, Alistair McGowan and Kevin McCloud.
As we celebrate the UN International Year of Water Cooperation, Anne Coates highlights some pertinent facts about water and sanitation and for a short time The secrets of Water The Simplest Way to Health and Beauty by Anna Selby is free to download.
In June 2013, Annie Brough will be cycling through the Rift Valley in Kenya to raise money for Breast Cancer Care, Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust and Ovarian Cancer Action. You can help her with this cycling challenge by making a donation on her JustGiving page.
For many of us Mothering Sunday is a bitter-sweet occasion when we celebrate with our children but perhaps mourn the loss of our own mothers. Anne Coates pays tribute to her mother and recalls a Mother's Day when she was a child and disappointed her!
The London Tansport Museum is hosting story time sessions and make and take craft workshops during February half-term and the Easter Holidays. Kids go free and adult tickets allow unlimited entry for a whole year.
Saturday 9 February 2013 is National Libraries Day, a culmination of a week's worth of celebrations in school, college, university, workplace and public libraries across the UK. Join in and support your local library.
News coverage of companies paying to place good reviews has brought into question the authenticity of some comparison/review sites. Parenting Without Tears has built up a good reputation for reviewing and would never accept payment to place reviews on the website.
Camp America are holding their annual recruitment fairs in Edinburgh, Manchester and London – a great way for young people to gain work experience and travel.
One third of parents are so worried about their maths skills they avoid helping their children with maths homework. Put your maths skills to the test and take this special online test.
You can register now to take part in the summer's toughest walking challenge over the weekend on 22 to 23 June 2013 – London to Brighton in aid of Blind Veterans UK.
Stannp postcards take the hassle out of buying the correct stamps and finding a post box - just take your own photo and turn it into a glossiy postacrd which will arrive at its UK desintation the next day via first class Royal Mial post if ordered before 2pm. Anne Coates put the service to the test.
Celebrating short fiction, during National Short Story Week 12 to 18 November 2012 various venues will be presenting or reading short stories for adults and for children and young people. For Parenting Without Tears readers, we have a free to download short story from Anne Coates' ebook Cheque-Mate & Other Tales of the Unexpected.
Give third world children a chance through play by recycling grown-out-of Micro Scooters.You don't even have to pay the postage Scooter Aid will take care of everything.
