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Parents deal with 91 battles a week

As you look forward to heading home for the weekend, here's a survey that may ring true.

For a new study has revealed that in the South West, parents have a staggering 91 battles a week with their children – and win 73 of them.

· The most common battles take place around bedtime when mums and dads desperately try to get their children to go to sleep without a fight.

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Spend an afternoon racing at Newton Abbot Racecourse – Monday 8th September

Enjoy an afternoon of summer jumps racing at Newton Abbot Racecourse on Monday 8th September. A great afternoon out, it’s the perfect way to enjoy a day in Devon.

Racing for the afternoon will start at 2:10pm, with gates opening at 12:10pm.

Tickets are priced at £18 for the Paddock Enclosure and £12 for the Course Enclosure. Tickets can be bought online until 5pm on Sunday 7th September. There will be tickets available to buy at the gate upon arrival.

Children aged 16 and under and students with a valid student ID / NUS card can enjoy free entry.

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Enjoy an evening at the races

Join Newton Abbot Racecourse for an evening of racing on Thursday 21st August.

Racing will start at 5:25pm, with gates opening at 3:25pm. The last race will be at 8:00pm.

Tickets can be bought online until 5pm on Wednesday 20th August. Tickets are priced at £18 for the Paddock Enclosure and £12 for the Course Enclosure. There will also be tickets available to buy at the gate on the day.

The Family Enclosure will be open to entertain children, with a variety of giant garden games and inflatables for them to enjoy.

Remember – Children aged 16 and under and...

Could supernanny be your saviour?

Do your family need some help? Have you tried everything you can?

If so, you'll be glad to hear that the UK's favourite nanny since Mary Poppins is back in business!

Supernanny Jo Frost is holding the ultimate parenting countryhouse retreat this summer, and you could join her!

All you need to do is visit http://www.shortaudition.com/application.php?jid=13180 , email...

Wild Tribe Children's Festival hits Plymouth!

Wild Tribe Children’s Festival 11-13 July Plymouth

Plans are coming together nicely for Plymouth’s first ever festival for children.

There's a great line up; four different family performances every day plus workshops in animation, dance, storytelling, circus skills, illustration and crafts.

There’ll be live music plus lots of activities including forest school,...

Blood test may predict obesity levels in children

Scientists have found that a simple blood test, which can read DNA, could be used to predict obesity levels in children.

Researchers at the Universities of Southampton, Plymouth and Exeter used the test to assess the levels of epigenetic switches in the PGC1a gene – a gene that regulates fat storage in the body.

Epigenetic switches take place through a chemical change called...

Council to invest £11m in children's centres

Plymouth is set to invest just over £11 million into six new contracts to provide much-loved community-based services for 0-five year olds from children’s centres across the city.

A report to Cabinet yeseterday explained how this investment will prompt new working arrangements that will mean more joined up services with health and other providers so that families with young children...

Parents putting thousands at risk by "hoping for the best"

A third (33%) of parents in the South West now see it as their ‘parental duty’ to contribute to their child’s first property purchase, with nearly half (49%) gifting over £10,000 to their child and one in eight (12%) over £50,000, according to new research from QualitySolicitors.

In the process, parents in the region are making major sacrifices, with one in five (20%) of parents in...

Dental students alert pupils to hidden sugar

A group of dental students at Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have been working with pupils from St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Devonport to make them aware of the dangers of hidden sugar in what they eat and drink .

For many years, fat has been recognised as the ‘bogeyman’ in our diets. But recently sugar has been identified as the real...

Clear out your wardrobes to help beat kids' cancers

Men and women in the South West are being called on to clear out their cupboards, dig through their drawers and donate any unwanted items to TK Maxx’s fundraising campaign for Cancer Research UK - Give Up Clothes for Good.

Give Up Clothes for Good is the UK’s largest and longest running charity clothing collection partnership. Since 2004 the campaign has raised £13.5 million for Cancer...

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