July 23rd, 2010 by Sarah Newton

Are you a fun family?

Here are Fink we believe that the family who plays togther, stays togther, so we decided to go on a quest to find the family that have the most fun and the most adventures.

We want to find the UK’s most Fink Fun Family……

No rules, no terms and conditions, just send us a paragarph and some family pictures, telling us why you think your family deserves this great acolade…

The prize, well it really is just a bit of fun but if you’re happy, we’re happy to feature you in our newsletter, on our website and put togther a video with your tips for having fun, for all the world to see…..

Just send an e-mail to sarah@finkcards.com

Closing Date 25th August

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March 2nd, 2010 by Sarah Newton

One in four of the children interviewed said their parents had never talked to them about alcohol.

Do you talk to your children about alcohol? Do you know where to start?

A Department for Children, Families and Schools study suggests children from heavy-drinking households are more likely to use alcohol themselves.

It also found that eight out of 10 parents had no pre-planned strategies to tackle irresponsible drinking by their children.

While the majority of parents said they were fully aware of their child’s drinking habits, one in 10 said they were unaware if their child had drunk alcohol.

The research is being published as part of a campaign to tackle under-age drinking.

Schools Minister Vernon Coaker said: “Today’s research shows that parents underestimate their influence over their child’s drinking and attitudes to alcohol, yet a quarter of young people have never spoken to their parents about the issue.

“That’s why through the Why Let Drink Decide? campaign we are giving parents and young people the confidence to have open conversations about alcohol, to ultimately delay the age at which young people start drinking.”

We say talk to your children now and if you need some help of where to start check out our Teen Conversation Cards

February 24th, 2010 by Kate Yaffe

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February 22nd, 2010 by Lisa Warner

Is fear stopping us teaching our children life skills?

Hold onto your hats parents, brace yourself, because amongst everything else you have to worry about we now learn that teaching our children life skills early is a bad thing!

A BBC news article got my attention this week and I don’t think I have read anything so pointless for a long time. After reading the headline I was intrigued, not because children aged 11 were taking driving lessons but someone was fearful about it!

Now let’s get this straight, we are not talking about children whizzing round the roads where you live, reinacting their latest video driving game in real life. They are simply having the opportunity to learn driving skills on private land before the age where they are allowed on public roads.

OK, so let’s not panic too much, kids who live on farms and large private estates have been having this opportunity for decades.

But there must be some evidence that this bad thing, surely! Well, this fear generating article points to a Swedish study that er, actually shows that allowing young people to practise at an earlier age has reduced accidents by 40%.

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February 5th, 2010 by Sarah Newton

New Study reveals communication is needed

A significant minority of children leave primary school without having their communication difficulties picked up and addressed, a charity claims.

Communication charity Ican said research suggested the problem was most severe in areas of social deprivation.

The claim comes as a survey suggests 50% of parents believe their children cannot communicate effectively.

The poll of 2,000 parents of children under 11 also found 54% felt they did not have enough time to talk to their children.

And one in four of these say they believe this impacted on communication with their child on a daily basis.

The survey suggests the most popular activity shared between parent and child was watching television, but only one in 10 felt this was a time when they communicated well with their child.

May be time to buy yourself a pack of our Family Communication cards