Weekends

Get your Buggy Push on for Bliss charity this Autumn!

Get your Buggy Push on! Do something amazing this autumn and join or organise a Bliss Buggy Push to help create a brighter future for families. It couldn’t be easier with the Bliss Buggy Push organisers’ pack which contains everything you need to get started and Bliss will be there to support you and your push. With the nice weather set to continue through the autumn it’s the perfect time…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 5 copies of new 'Alphablocks: Letter Teams Volume 3' DVDs

The Alphablocks are 26 living letters who fell out of the sky and discover that if they hold hands and make a word, it comes to life. When words are magic and anything is possible, it’s adventure, songs and games all the way! When your child is happy with letters and simple words, it’s time to meet the Letter Teams: two letters that make one sound! Take phonics skills to the next level and…
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Blog

Richard Branson is the entrepreneur British teenagers most admire but check out who else is popular

A poll of 1000 British 15-18 year olds, commissioned by the National Citizen Service (NCS) found that a third of teens voted Richard Branson as the entrepreneur they most admire, above Sir Alan Sugar (22%), Karren Brady (9%) and JK Rowling (8%). Well, I am not surprised about that considering how much money Mr Branson spends on his personal and business profile… but more interestingly…
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Newsletter

September 2013 Newsletter

Dear London Mums Summer is over and school/nursery time is back on! Relieved?! I can see your sigh of relief …. 🙂 Well at least it was a proper summer to compensate us for the past six miserable summers. I wonder whether we are in the middle of a new baby boom. It looks like the Baby Boom has arrived this year with a bang. From celebrities to royals, Brits are well and truly feeling the…
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Baby & Toddlers

The guide to raising your baby like a royal

Here is Grooming and Etiquette Expert Jean Broke-Smith’s tongue and cheek guide to raise your baby like a royal 🙂 Enjoy! The royal baby has finally arrived, but if you are due soon or have a new-born, it doesn’t mean they can’t be treated like royalty too! Regardless of heritage, all babies should feel like a Prince or Princess, which is why Persil Non-Bio and Comfort Pure have…
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Schooling

BACK TO SCHOOL TIPS: 10 Ways to help children settle back in to their usual sleep routine

The back to school countdown has well and truly begun. Whilst new uniforms and lunch boxes will definitely be on the ‘to do’ list, one thing parents may want to consider is adjusting children’s sleep back in to their usual routine following the summer of later nights and lazier mornings. Dave Gibson, sleep expert at London bed makers Warren Evans shares his sleep adjustment tips to help…
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Recipes

Recipe: 10 Minute Chocolate Cake

Here is a very simple and quick recipe: 10 Minute Chocolate Cake. Try this today and let us know what you think of it. It could not be simpler. Ingredients 1 heaped tablespoon of white chocolate powder (we recommend using Mortimer Chocolate Powder) 75g self raising flour 75g caster sugar 1 large egg, beaten 75ml vegetable oil 75ml milk You will need a microwavable pudding basin. Method Grease…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

VAST MAJORITY OF FEMALE EMPLOYEES MOVE TO PART-TIME AND FLEXIBLE WORK AFTER MATERNITY LEAVE

The majority of female employees (83%) who return to work move into part-time and/or flexible working roles upon their return from maternity leave according to new research with UK HR directors. Almost three quarters (71%) of UK HR directors report that they have already created flexible working arrangements as a way to retain new mothers. Fifty-one per cent of UK HR directors say that more than…
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Fitness & Health

A mother’s stress during pregnancy can cause depression in children

Stress hormones can be passed from mother to unborn child, potentially causing anxiety and depression in later life, according to research from the University of Edinburgh. The study uncovers the part of the placenta responsible for protecting a foetus from stress. (as read in the science news digest July 2013 available from the British Science Association. Professor Jonathan Seckl, lead…
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Schooling

Back to school essentials 2013

With the new school year looming, it’s time to consider those essential buys – from the uniform and school bags to lunchboxes and stationary. Here is a list of school essentials tested and chosen by London Mums. SCHOOL WEAR Fairtrade uniform products Fairtrade uniform products feel more luxurious in quality than the supermarkets’ equivalent items. The price is equally competitive…
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