It’s not every day that bedtime stories get turned into a children’s book, but for one mother and daughter duo, that’s exactly what’s happened. London-based Çağrı Oral and her young daughter Zehra Aziz have just had their first book, The Little Girl With A Big Heart, published. The story, which is in English, centres on […]
Enfield Council and the Turkish Cypriot Community Association are hosting an event next week to try to recruit new foster families to help plug the national shortage of foster carers. Fostering involves caring for children in your home whilst their parents are unable to look after them, which can be on a temporary or permanent […]
The Turkish Women’s Philanthropic Association (TWPA) is starting a new music therapy workshop for autistic children. The weekly session will take place on Saturdays at TWPA’s Turnpike Lane building and is open to British Turkish and Turkish-speaking families who live in North London. The new free workshop is part of making TWPA’s drop-in centre more […]
Television producers are on the lookout for families with young children from diverse ethnic backgrounds for a new television series called ‘Harper and Reu’s Wonderworld’ for Chanel 5’ pre-school Milkshake! programme. The show’s casting producer Emine Yalcin told T-VINE that filmmakers Doc Hearts have already “filmed 10 of our 20 episodes”, which includes families from […]
This week, the colour orange has become a beacon of hope for children suffering from leukaemia, with buildings in Turkey lighting up in orange and people wearing orange masks to raise awareness about the illness. The campaign, #lösemili1çocuğunhayali, is being run by LÖSEV, Turkey’s leading charity for children suffering from leukaemia, a cancer of the […]
Did you know that every three minutes of every day, a child is diagnosed with cancer? Sadly, more than 80% of these children are not cured because of poverty: either the medical facilities they need do not exist or their families cannot afford the treatment. Turkish children’s cancer charity LÖSEV has been battling against this […]
Finding pre-school childcare can be one of the most daunting things for a parent. There are so many elements to consider. We asked Letife Mehmet (pictured above), an OFSTED-registered childminder with nearly 20 years of experience in childcare, for some pointers on what parents should look out for and what to ask when they are […]
Turks want to have less children compared to the past, a dating app’s data revealed recently. According to the figures provided by OKCupid, while 60% of their users want only one or two children, 35% are not planning to have any at all. It suggests that Turks are not heeding their President’s call to have […]
From June 2019, food manufacturers will no longer be able to use advertisements and promotions for junk food and confectionary to target children in Turkey. The Trade Ministry made the announcement in Turkey’s Official Gazette yesterday, Friday 28 December. Part of its agenda to promote healthier living, the new legislation spearheaded by the Turkish Health […]
If you live in the Enfield area and want your kids to have fun and keep fit at the same time, Enfield Town Football Club’s weekly Football School is ideal! The Football School takes place every Saturday morning, and is open to primary school children aged four and eleven years old, both boys and girls. […]
