Bayer Unveils DIDGET(TM), the First and Only Blood Glucose Meter That Connects With the Nintendo DS(TM) or DS(TM) LiteNEWBURY, England - - New DIDGET Meter Transforms Kids Diabetes Experience by Tapping Into Their Passion for Video Games to Build Consistent Blood Glucose Testing Habits Study Confirms the Business Case for Employer-Sponsored Child CareRUSHDEN, England - - Employees with Benefit Miss 70% Fewer Work Days Due to Child Care Issues Fatal Blaze Emphasises the Demand for National Fire Safety CampaignLONDON - - Charity Urges Teachers and Families to Plan a Safe Escape After six people were fatally killed in a tower block this weekend, The Fire Fighters Charity and the Communities and Local Government Fire Kills Campaign urges teachers to make Planning A Safe Escape part of their Key Stage 1 learning programme. Trimega Laboratories: Drunk Parents Risk Losing Children in Hair TestsLONDON - - With Photo Divorcing parents who embark on a hedonistic lifestyle are in danger of losing custody of their children thanks to a growing trend in hair test requests to gauge how often they get drunk. Stricter Product Obligations and Penalties for Manufacturers and Importers: Transition Period for Toys Directive is RunningMUNICH - The new EC Toys Directive is, like good education in the view of conservative pedagogues, clear and strict. The Directive has been promulgated last week (30 June) in the Official Journal of the EU and will therefore have to be transposed into national law (2009/48/EG, OJ L 170 30 June 2009, p. 1). Manufacturers and importers must, within a transition period of two to four years, adjust to the new rules, product safety expert Dr. Arun Kapoor of the law firm Nörr Stiefenhofer Lutz explains. Young Samurai Author Chris Bradford Sets the Second `Mission’ in Renaissance Learning’s ‘Quest For Knowledge’LONDON - Following the challenging ‘launch mission’ set by New York Times best-selling author GP Taylor, the next in Renaissance Learning’s ‘Quest for Knowledge’ has been devised by Young Samurai author Chris Bradford, and launches 1st July 2009. Bounty Survey Shows Having a Baby Helps Women Survive Economic Down TurnLONDON - The current economic climate is not stopping people from having babies, and having a baby is helping modern mothers to cope with the credit crunch says Bounty, the UK’s favourite parenting club. Kiwanis International Pursuing Second Worldwide Service ProjectNASHVILLE, Tennessee - In 1994, Kiwanis International made a pledge to help protect children from the scourges of Iodine Deficiency Disorders in its first Worldwide Service Project. Now, with the majority of the world’s children protected against IDD, Kiwanis is inviting organizations, institutions and individuals to propose a project to become the global service organization’s second worldwide service initiative. Bhs Launch ‘School Buddy’ ServiceLONDON - - Over Three Quarters of Parents Who Find Getting the Right Size and Fit of Uniform Difficult Said the ‘School Buddy’ Service Would Improve the Quality of Their Shopping Experience *** Improved Networking for CILIP Carnegie & Greenaway ‘Shadowing’ Groups Thanks to ALCS SponsorshipLONDON - In the second year of their three-year sponsorship deal with CILIP, the Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society’s (ALCS) support has enabled CILIP to introduce major developments to the Medals shadowing scheme website. These developments provide improved networking for shadowing groups who are now able to connect to each other with more room on the site to exchange news and views about what’s going on. TV5MONDE is Launching TIVI5MONDE PLUS, the First Worldwide Online TV Station for Children in French http://www.tivi5mondeplus.com.PARIS - Aimed at French-speaking children aged 3-12, TIVI5MONDE PLUS is the first entirely free, fun and educational Online TV station accessible in non-French-speaking Europe, Africa, Latin America, Asia and in the Arab world. /K I L L K I L L K I L L — Take-Two Interactive Software/We are advised by Take-Two Interactive Software that journalists and other readers should disregard the news release “Save GBP2,014.23 With a GBP19.99 Videogame” nasdaq:TT, issued earlier today over PR Newswire, as it was released in error. Save GBP2,014.23 With a GBP19.99 VideogameWINDSOR, England - Save on Expensive Organised Children’s Birthday Bashes With Innovative ‘Party in a Box’ Renaissance Learning Program Accelerates Literacy Standards in UK SchoolsLONDON - Whilst the ‘English at the Crossroads’ Ofsted report blames “no better than satisfactory” standards of English teaching for the slow rate of improvement in primary and secondary schools, it fails to acknowledge the significant success achieved by the many using Renaissance Learning’s Accelerated Reader program. Fun Heats Up at McDonald’s(R) With Launch of the Coolest Global Happy Meal(TM) Event in Ages - Twentieth Century Fox’s ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs(TM)’OAK BROOK, Illinois - This summer, McDonald’s and Twentieth Century Fox invite kids and families to beat the heat as the fun-loving characters from “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” stampede into Happy Meals worldwide. McDonald’s restaurants will offer adventure-seeking fans one of the coolest promotions in ages, from Happy Meal toys and menu items featuring characters from the much-anticipated next chapter in the “Ice Age” film franchise, to in-store activities and “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”-themed giveaways. The fun began at participating restaurants in China on June 17 and starts in North America on June 19, rolling out around the world through August. New Website Makes Savings Fun for UK’s Next GenerationLONDON - From today, four to seven year olds across the UK will be helped in developing positive and healthy first attitudes towards money and savings with the launch of www.funtosave.org, the first website to take a holistic approach to teaching young children about the concept of saving both at school and at home. Flash Networks Announces Availability of Content Control 2.0 Solution to Increase Parental Control for Safe Browsing on the Mobile InternetHERZLIA, Israel - Revenue-Generating Service Enables Parents to Customize Access to Inappropriate Video and Web Content Harry Potter Actors to Attend “West End Live” LaunchLONDON - To celebrate the forthcoming release of HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE, the sixth instalment in the Harry Potter series, Warner Bros. Pictures have created a magical tour which will roll into Leicester Square, on Thursday, 18th - Sunday, 21st June. Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) and Matthew Lewis (Neville Longbottom) will attend the West End Live launch on Friday, 19th June. Renaissance Learning Helps Pupils in UK and Africa see ‘STARS’ in New Fundraising EventLONDON - Renaissance Learning, together with its AlphaSmart division, is proud to launch the ‘STARS for Africa’ fundraising event that is aiming to help pupils of all abilities in both the UK and Africa. Rear-Facing Child Car Seats: Response From Dorel, Manufacturers of Maxi-CosiLONDON - Dorel (UK) Ltd, the world’s biggest manufacturer of nursery and children’s products and makers of Maxi-Cosi seats, has responded to today’s report - published in the British Medical Journal - which suggests that children should stay in a rear-facing child car seat until the age of four: First and Only Weaning Product Based on 100% Non-Allergenic Amino-Acids Specifically Designed for Children With Cows’ Milk Protein Allergy and Multiple Food Protein IntoleranceLIVERPOOL, England - Nutricia Launches Neocate Nutra at the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) 10 Things to do This Summer!LONDON - As the summer hols loom, and a warm one is predicted realbuzz.com has come up with a variety of healthy active ideas to keep the whole family entertained over the summer months. Our realbuzz.com top 10 healthy family activities include: Education International Calls for an End to Child LabourBRUSSELS - Every year at this time, members of Education International (EI) join with other trade unions and concerned citizens around the globe to mark the World Day Against Child Labour, 12 June. Best-Selling Authors Help UK Schoolchildren in Renaissance Learning’s ‘Quest for Knowledge’LONDON - Following the successful launch of the ‘Watch Them Grow’ initiative and sunflower-growing competition, Renaissance Learning is proud to announce a further opportunity for UK schools to win fantastic prizes, whilst testing their mental skills and encouraging reading for pleasure. Attention All Students! Eurail Group Launches Exciting Worldwide PartnershipUTRECHT, The Netherlands - ISIC Card Holders get 2 Free Travel Days on the Eurail Select Pass Connie Talbot Scores Double Chart SuccessALBANY, New York - I Will Always Love You Continues Climb Up The Billboard Charts While the current 2009 series of Britain’s Got Talent reaches fever pitch, one of its original finalists - Connie Talbot - books a double in the US climbing up the Billboard Hot Singles chart to the #6 position, while moving up a notch to #12* on the AC/FMQB radio chart. How Tractor Ted Links Food Farming & Nature for Children & Joins Longleat for New Farm Show June 6th & 7thRADSTOCK, England - With Photo From the seed of an idea five years ago, Alexandra Heard an enterprising Wiltshire mum and David Horler, a Somerset farmer are now ploughing their way into thousands of young children’s hearts with their Tractor Ted farming films and books made using real life ‘fly on the wall’ content. Docu-stories which cover ‘Grow your Own’, ‘The Four Seasons’ and ‘Outdoor Activities’ have been instrumental in showing youngsters how the cycles of farming bring the bread to their plate; encourage them to grow their own and relish the outdoors. With a combination of exciting content, catchy songs and comedy, Tractor Ted has become a children’s icon and won the approval of parents having sold over 300,000 DVDs and books. Disney Increases Presence in Central and Eastern Europe, Launching 5 More Disney ChannelsLONDON - Disney Channel Grows CEE Distribution to 12 Million Households With Launches in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria- SPUC Condemns Scandal of Government Backed AbortionsLONDON - The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) has commented on last year’s abortion statistics for England and Wales, which have just been published. Competition Lets Children Design Their Own Car SeatLONDON - Budding artists aged three to 12 have the chance to ride in style, in a child car seat customised by themselves. Great Uncle Bulgaria Launches Campaign to Save British Kids’ TVLONDON - Great Uncle Bulgaria, leader of the Wombles and one of British kids’ TV’s greatest icons, is leading a campaign to save British-made children’s television in the UK. Souptoys Virtual Toys for Children Set FreePERTH, Australia - To the delight of kids around the globe, the virtual toy box known as Souptoys is now available for free. CNN’s Robin Oakley to Chair European Election Hustings at Lambeth’s Biggest Primary SchoolLONDON - At a time when public interest in politics has never been so great, Durand Primary School, an outstanding state primary school in the London Borough of Lambeth, is drawing together MEP Candidates from all of the main political parties to take to the platform, to face public scrutiny and debate their policies and vision, ahead of the European Union Parliamentary Elections on June 4th 2009. AlphaSmart’s NEO now Offers Greater FunctionalityLONDON - AlphaSmart, a division of Renaissance Learning, is pleased to announce some significant and important updates for its NEO and NEO 2 writing tools. Independent Evaluation Reveals Charity v’s Positive Impact on Youth VolunteeringLONDON - The results of v’s first independent evaluation are published today - confirming that eighty-five percent of the investments made by the youth volunteering charity between May 2006 and September 2008 could not have taken place without v funding. The findings, delivered by independent consultancy WM Enterprise, demonstrate the significant added value of v’s role in co-ordinating and commissioning youth volunteering programmes across England, and confirm that there is little deadweight[1] across v’s early investments. |
