Daily roundup: Childcare, family breakdown, and child health

Breakfast clubs save UK working parents £26.4m a week. According to a study by cereal maker Kellogg’s one in four parents would have to quit work or pay for childcare. It also means they don’t have to negotiate flexible working hours or take a pay cut.

4children research shows thousands of families don’t know where to find help for common causes of family breakdown. This included 65 per cent of parents being unsure of where to go for child behavioural issues and 64 per cent not knowing where to turn for help with alcohol and drug abuse.

A father’s age has been linked to a greater risk of children developing health and behavioural problems, the BBC reports. Research carried out by Indiana University reported the relationship between delayed fatherhood and increased rates in a wide range of disorders including autism, bipolar, schizophrenia, substance abuse and attention deficit hyperactivy disorder (ADHD).

Cornwall Council has adopted a new “traffic light tool” to promote positive relationships and healthy sexual development. The approach will help practitioners working with young people identify and address unhealthy behaviours from an early age.

Schools need to ensure children stay safe online outside the classroom, says charity Naace. It reports that although schools have worked hard at making sure young people use the internet safely during educational hours, they now need to take the wider responsibility of safeguarding children after the school day.

Four out of five children whose school took part in the Fit for Sport pilot programme engaged in some form of phyiscal activity outside PE lessons. Analysis of the initiative showed that children's physical activity across the 47 participating primary schools rose by 13 per cent.