Until now, the number of baby-safe iPhone cases were limited. It was a nice idea that so many developers come out with apps full of colorful animals and a-b-c learning, but turning the iPhone over to your 10 month old always came with the risk of it breaking.

Fisher Price’s Apptivity cases make app play baby-friendly in a pretty cool way. The Laugh & Learn Apptivity case puts the iPhone, or iPod Touch, securely in the middle of a circle that looks alot like a steering wheel. The design makes the iPhone part of a bigger toy and much, much easier to hold on to. Not to mention, it will prevent your little one from being tempted to try and eat the iPhone while enjoying an app. Always a plus!

We can’t wait to see this expanding line of iPhone cases for tots! In the meantime, you can get the original Laugh & Learn Apptivity Case for £14.99 from a number of online resources and major retailers.

Childcare lessons are to be offered to parents of young children, as part of a government scheme.
This new campaign is aimed to encourage people to seek help of others with looking after the children. They will start off with three face to face classes which opened this April in North London, High Peak and Middlesbrough.
The scheme will also give free only tutorials to parents of children under the age of five. This will host lectures from charities such as The National Childbirth Trust, Save the Children and Fatherhood Institute.
There has been two years scheduled to trial the campaign which is intended to help new parents have options available to them for help and advice on taking care of young children.

According to a new survey, almost three quarters of teachers blame a lack of good role models at home for bad behaviour in students.
A new poll by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) found that classroom behaviour has worsened over the last five years, with a third of teachers even reporting physical violence at school. 814 UK school teachers were surveyed, which found out that 9 out of 10 teachers deal with low level of disruption daily.
Similarly, 84.7% said that students were often disrespectful to teachers in class, either by refusing to follow rules or by using their mobile phones during lessons. The ATL poll suggested that bad parenting may be the reason behind the worsening behaviour.
Almost three quarters of teachers (72.9%) blamed a lack of strong role models for students while 42.5% of school workers believe neglect at home is a factor.
Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary at the ATL, said a small number of students in UK schools have a “total disregard of school rules.” According to Dr Bousted, these students are just as likely to be middle class children as those from poorer homes.

One third of babies born in 2012 will reach 100
More people than ever are reaching the age of 100 and a new report suggests that a third of babies born in 2012 will become centenarians.
The study, compiled by the Office of National Statistics, found that 35% of babies born this year are expected to reach the age of 100. In 2012, 826,000 births are predicted, with a slightly higher number of boys, 423,000, than girls, 403,000.
However there is an expectancy of more girls reaching 100 than boys. 39% of girls are expected to receive their letter from the Queen in 2112, compared to 32% of boys.
The report, entitled What Are The Chances Of Surviving To Age 100?, said that men and women turning 65 this year only had a 10% and 14% chance respectively of celebrating their century.
This year there will be 14,500 centenarians in Britain, a number which is forecast to jump considerably over the course of the next 50 years. By 2035 there will be 110,000 people aged 100, while in 2060 there will be 276,000 female centenarians.
Better medical services and healthy living habits are leading to longer life expectancies, and it seems babies born this year have the best chance yet of reaching the grand old age of 100 years.