Fitness & Health

Calling UK families! Do you and your family want help from a personal trainer and dietician with food shopping paid for 7 weeks?

5STAR arelooking for UK-based teenagers aged 16-20 and their families who want to make a change in their lives for a family weight loss show.Families work with a personal trainer and dietician, with food shopping covered over a 7 week period to help them change their lifestyle. With specifically tailored nutrition and exercise plans to help them lose the pounds, the families…
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Travel with kids

Digital detoxing on holiday

There’s so much talk of digital detoxing these days. If you feel guilty of checking your work emails or social media messages on holidays, then you may want to read further. Smartphones allow us to carry entire computers around in our pockets, so it’s really hard to switch off completely. Rather than spending your time off sitting indoors, watching television, organise a family holiday to…
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Schooling

Back-to-school shoes reviews

Here’s a rare photo shoot of my camera-shy 13 year old Diego with his new school shoes. I treasure these memories as he’s growing at the speed of light. Typically an Italian house is full of shoes. Mine is no different. We’ve got shoes for all occasions, sport, comfort. You are probably laughing but shoes are a big deal in my household. Diego’s Boys Senior School Shoes…
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Fitness & Health

Eye Health: Are you keeping your eyes safe this Autumn?

As we slowly depart from the Summer and enter the autumn season, one thing we should not disregard is our eye health. Whilst we all think of summer as being the dangerous season for our eyes, our eye health can often suffer in Autumn too if we don’t stay protected. Ensuring you and your children follow these important top tips for keeping your eyes safe this autumn is highly encouraged, we only…
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Movies

Film review: Downton Abbey The Movie

Downton Abbey the movie is out in cinema from today and is a blast for all fans of classic British period dramas even or especially on the big screen. It provides hilarious almost ridiculous gags and enjoyable escapism away from all this Brexit nonsense. Don’t miss it! Here’s my short review in which I reveal why I liked it. In a few weeks’ time I will publish a full Downton…
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Product reviews

19 per cent of London kids sleep in their parent’s bed at least twice a week

Sleep is something I never appreciated until I became a mum. Before I never needed to worry about getting enough of it. As a baby, my son was always a poor sleeper so for over four years I did not sleep much at all. Now that he is a teenager, I can finally go back to being a normal sleeper. Recently I was even gifted the most amazing personalised pillow by nanu.When you order one online, you…
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Activities

Activities For A Fun Family Weekend In The City

When you live in the city, the idea of a fun weekend out and about can be a little stressful. You have no shortage of options, but you might not want to end up in big crowds and endure a taxing experience. You want all of the fun that comes with city life without the hectic rush to get from place to place. Well, in this article, I’ve listed some activities that could help you to have a fun…
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Movies

Film Review: Ad Astra starring Brad Pitt

In the year of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, Ad Astrais the perfect movie to explore the theme of space explorations. Ad Astra is a thought-provoking sci-fi masterpiece starring the handsome and talented Brad Pitt that provides the ultimate entertainment to space travels’ fans. It is released in cinemas across the UK on 18 September 2019. The story A paranoid thriller in space…
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Baby & Toddlers

Baby-led workshops help parents explore the unique characteristics of their newborn infant

Multi-award winning, early years sensory experience provider, Baby Sensory, has launched its new nationwide programmeHello Baby Observation,a remarkable ‘never seen before’ series of interactive baby-led workshops designed to help new parents to explore the unique and personal characteristics, abilities and sensitivities of their newborn child.With individual workshops…
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Travel with kids

My tried and tested tips for travelling with a baby

Travelling with a baby or a toddler or both can be a daunting prospect, but it really doesn’t have to be stressful. Over the yearsI have travelled a lot with mynow 13-year-old son Diego. Recently I have calculated that he has already been on at least 150 flights in the last 13 years. As a family, we have travelled all over the world andI am finally sharing some of my own tips…
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