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Teenage skincare range Young & Pure launched in the UK
Nov 2, 2007

PWT panel member, Julia Bairstow, attended the launch of the first natural skincare range for teenagers, Young & Pure – unfortunately her teenage daughter was away on holiday!

My Swordhand is Singing wins the Booktrust Teenage Prize 2007
Oct 31, 2007

Our teenage reviewer, Claudia Minett, was spot on when she rated Marcus Sedgwick’s My Swordhand is Singing as a “fantastic book”!

Hidden disability strikes UK children - parents and teachers warned to be on the alert for Acquired Brain Injury
Oct 29, 2007

The Children's Trust warns that the number of children sustaining injuries that will result in an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is approximately 5000.  ABI is often called "a hidden disability" as its effects frequently go unrecognised by parents and teachers.

Are your road safety habits putting your children at risk?
Oct 26, 2007

A new government campaign, called "CopyCat", is the first THINK! campaign designed to remind parents that kids copy their behaviour and educate them about the dangers that children face on the roads.

Jack and the Beanstalk - kids go half price at London's Barbican Theatre
Oct 20, 2007

Performances of Jack and the Beanstalk run from Saturday 1 December to Saturday 12 January 2008 at the Barbican and children's tickets are half-price!

Calling all 11 to 18 year olds - if you can't accept it, CHANGEit
Oct 16, 2007

Watch as Ben Shephard calls on 11 to 18 year olds to CHANGEit and make a difference in their community...

Pampers has joined forces with UNICEF to protect vulnerable mothers and babies against tetanus
Oct 15, 2007

For every special UNICEF pack of Pampers sold this October, November and December, Pampers will provide UNICEF with the funding for one tetanus vaccine. So by choosing Pampers mothers can therefore help protect the world’s most vulnerable babies, and their mothers, with these life-saving vaccinations.

Tell your friends - help sponsor a mammogram for an underprivileged woman
Oct 11, 2007

The Breast Cancer website needs more clicks to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman.

Dream Toys - The Toy Retailers Association (TRA) announces their Dream Dozen
Oct 11, 2007

Each year the TRA predicts the Dream Dozen toys which will top the Christmas list of children in the UK - see if they are on your children's wish list...

On Yellow Alert for liver disease: nappy know-how could save lives
Oct 9, 2007

The Yellow Alert campaign, launched by Children’s Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF) spells out the warning signs of liver disease in newly born babies.

What you play shapes who you become - new study reveals positive impact of sport on child development
Oct 8, 2007

HSBC Values of Sport study concludes that nearly eight out of ten people believe sport helps to teach children important life skills such as decision making, initiative, fair-play and self-confidence.

War Horse runs in repertoire in the National Theatre's Olivier Theatre from 9 October 2007
Oct 6, 2007

War Horse, based on a novel by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford and directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, opens at the Olivier Theatre. This production is suitable for children aged 12 and over. Presented in association with Handspring Puppet Company.