Parenting

By: SUZY TURNER suzy@portugalresident.com A COUPLE in the UK called the police when their eight-year-old daughter refused to go to bed. At 3am, officers were called to the house in

By: SUZY TURNER parenting@portugalresident.com Leaving youngsters in the car while you run an errand could be potentially life threatening. According to experts, younger children do not adapt as well to

By: SUZY TURNER suzy@portugalresident.com ONCE UPON a time, children would spend hours playing outdoors in the mud, having fun in the fresh air, with nothing less than an old tyre

By: SUZY TURNER suzy@portugalresident.com THE MINISTRY of Education wants to simplify the rules of registration into primary basic and secondary schools in Portugal. The secretary of State for Education, Valter

By: SUZY TURNER suzy@portugalresident.com A study of 12,000 teenagers aged between 14 and 17 in the northwest of England points to a decrease in the number alcohol drinkers compared to

By: SUZY TURNER suzy@portugalresident.com A new book on how to raise teenagers is now on sale. The Haynes’ Teenager Manual is being published by the company best known for motoring

By: SUZY TURNER suzy@portugalresident.com THEY MIGHT seem like a lot of fun but the new trend for trainers containing hidden wheels in the soles can be dangerous. A spokesperson for

By: SUZY TURNER suzy@portugalresident.com IN AN effort to improve the UK’s tennis standards, a Lancashire based University is launching a degree course in tennis. The sports technology degree in tennis