By the decision of the European Commission baby bottles produced with the use of the chemical Bisphenol-A, also known as BPA, will be prohibited in Europe starting from the next spring. Full story

A little late for Halloween when they would have looked ideally in place, it turns out that the new “roadkill” soft toys can make a dint in Christmas celebrations too. Full story

Children born through in vitro fertilization (IVF) physically grow faster than their peers do. This was the conclusion made by specialists from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Full story

Of course there are mothers who realize that their babies are born into an unfathomably new high-tech society, and everything beginning with prams and strollers is bound to look vastly different from now on – like the non-traditional stroller design created by David Rollins. Full story

It used to be Jack for most boys born in England and Wales for fourteen years on end, but last year Oliver, who had long been coming second on the list, came on top, as show the Office for the National Statistics data on children’s most popular names. Full story

A report from an official in Madrid says that a ten-year-old girl delivered a baby in the South of Spain. Full story

Xiao Hao, a three-year old Chinese boy weighing 60 kilograms has been banned from nursery school. The authorities are concerned he might accidentally run over his peers while playing. Full story

A study that looked into the heaps of toys piled up in the nursery came up with a list running to 238 items that cost the parents nearly £7,000. Full story

After giving birth, the female brain starts to increase in size whatever the story about its reduction. In fact, the grey matter of the brain begins to grow in volume shortly after a woman gives birth. Full story

This woman was allergic to her own pregnancy and now she has a healthy son. The 26-year-old English woman Andrea McEwan was afraid she would die during pregnancy. Full story

Quite a number of people had something to remember the much-talked-of date of 10/10/10 by, but there’s one little girl in Kingstanding, Birmingham, who marked not only the day, but also the time. Full story

The 2010 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to British scientist Robert Edwards for the development of in vitro fertilization (IVF). The prize amount this year is 10 million Swedish kronor (about one million euros). The award ceremony will be held in Stockholm on December 10, the day of death of its founder - Alfred Nobel. Full story

Dads most often want sons while mums - daughters. It turns out that the baby’s gender has a direct impact on the chances of a divorce. And it is better for wives to start with boys. Full story

Reproductive technologies have a significant impact on the sex ratio of newborns. Employees of the University of New South Wales came to these conclusions after studying data on more than 13 thousand births of those that resorted to artificial insemination of women. Full story

A safe place for your baby to step back and forth, music and lightning every time the little music-maker steps on the keys, a set of toys for entertainment and development – that all is embodied in Step ‘n Play Piano concept. Full story

TheBabyWebsite that carried out a study of 3,000 parents with an aim of distinguishing between a modern mom’s and dad’s duties, found that while fathers play with their children outdoors and fix their toys, mothers are mostly stuck with the household chores like washing, ironing and cooking – making it a little unjust in terms of sharing fun and toil. Full story

A recent study from BabyDam has gotten the budget for your baby’s first year pat for you - it will come to £5,000 and more. Adding the cost of nappies, the decoration of the nursery, baby furniture and food researchers came up with a total of £5,213.25 parents have to put on the line to see their baby through to the first birthday. Full story

A September poll of parents revealed that the average British family stumps up around £1,000 while it packs the child off to school. Full story

It’s dead easy to tell the twins Marcia and Millie Briggs apart… Much more difficult to make people believe they are relatives, let alone sisters! Full story

Hamburg designer Martin Kittsteiner says he hit upon the idea of thinking up soft toys suffering from various psychiatric problems when he and his girlfriend were having fun over the facial expressions of some teddy bears. Full story

The old hoary homework excuse “my dog chewed up my homework” can still be heard in the classroom - although there can hardly be found a teacher who believes it - but it is being pushed around by new-day tech-laden excuses that are gaining popularity. Full story

A survey of 3,000 parents revealed a distinct correlation between the child’s name and his or her behavioral problems… although most of the parents are inclined to shrug it off. Full story

Researchers inform that the average mother’s routine work comprises duties of 23 professions from all walks of life. Full story

If you liked transformers in your childhood you can play the same kind of game with adult gadgets that are eco-friendly and twice useful for you and your kid. Full story

A recent study of 3,000 parents revealed that each summer is riddled with 84 bickers plaguing a family. Two arguments breaking out every day add up to 14 per week and 84 during the sex-week holiday. Full story