Parenting

WOMEN IN Britain can discover the gender of their unborn baby just six weeks into their pregnancy with DNA testing kits, a firm has claimed. The kits are going on

By: SUZY TURNER features@algarveresident.com Working mothers A study has revealed that working mothers have fatter children than those who don’t work. Researchers of the study, published in the International Journal

According to a Japanese study, children whose mothers smoked in the early stages of pregnancy are more likely to suffer with obesity later in life. “Researchers can ‘speculate’ that children

By DR MICHAEL LOWRY features@algarveresident.com Dr Michael Lowry is an experienced parent and educator, who regularly visits his Algarve home in Tavira. His work over many years in universities has

A children’s jacket has recently been launched by British company Bladerunner … but this is no ordinary jacket. Containing a GPS tracking device in the lining, it can be tracked

By INÊS LOPES features@algarveresident.com Inês Lopes joined the Algarve Resident 13 years ago and has been Editor since 2005. She is also the mother of a 2-year-old boy who has

FOR THE first time ever, doctors have successfully used gene therapy to treat children with a rare disease of the nervous system. The European Association for Leukodystrophy (ELA) said the

By DR MICHAEL LOWRY features@algarveresident.com Dr Michael Lowry is an experienced parent and educator, who regularly visits his Algarve home in Tavira. His work over many years in universities has

features@algarveresident.com The health watchdog in the UK has said that all expectant mothers should be offered water births – as they are the safest form of pain relief during labour.

By DR MICHAEL LOWRY features@algarveresident.com Dr Michael Lowry is an experienced parent and educator, who regularly visits his Algarve home in Tavira. His work over many years in universities has