Teachers are increasingly worried as children prefer internet over reading. ‘Twilight effect’ is attributed to two thirds of girls reading fantasy novels. More than a third of children (42%) are likely to have turned off reading for pleasure before they reach secondary school age (11), according to new teacher research recently released.
The research was carried out to mark the release of a…
We are excited to give away a pair of family tickets to see the Go!Go!Go! Show at London’s Empire Cinema at a showing of your choice. The Go!Go!Go! Show is a fantastic live children’s stage show, which follows the adventures of a group of friends as they search for the mysterious sock eating Fluffalope.
Created by Mike Stock and Steve Crosby, the show has amazing scenery and great sing a…
A Greyhound called Danny recently visited 10 Downing Street to raise awareness about the benefits of children reading to dogs.
Launching his new book, ‘Danny goes to London’, Danny hopes children will be encouraged to pick it up and read to dogs like him. Danny is a Reading, Education and Assistance Dog (READ), and is sponsored by the Kennel Club’s Bark and Read Foundation to go into…
One in three mums has fallen out with someone over how to raise their children, a study has revealed.
The study of 2,000 mums found that they’ve argued with close relatives, other mothers and even complete strangers following a comment or remark on how they should bring up their children. But mums are most likely to fall out with their own mother followed by their partner, mother-in-law and…
This is a rich boozy dessert obviously only for mums and dads 🙂 You can impress your friends over dinner too with these little treats.
Portions/Glasses: 6
Prep time: 15 minutes
Chill time: 1 hour
Ingredients:
80 g dark chocolate, melted
150 g fresh black cherries, halved and pitted or 425 g can cherries, drained, halved and pitted
3 tbsp brandy
20 g caster sugar
200 g Philadelphia Light…
Easy recipe to make mini Chocolate Meringues. Great for parties, street parties and kids’ events in general.
Portions: 4
Prep time: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
16 ready-made mini meringues
60 g Philadelphia with Cadbury (we have chose this chocolate spread as it is lighter than Nutella)
120 g strawberries OR raspberries OR black cherries
Sandwich together the meringues with a little of the…
A new guide for parents to help them educate children about how the media alter images and the impact this can have on self esteem has been backed by Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone today.
The body image parent pack, developed for 6-11-year-olds by not-for-profit organisation Media Smart, marks the latest contribution to the government’s Body Confidence campaign.
The pack encourages…
As a marketeer, I am always fascinated by well produced or quirky advertisements. I have come across this one which is really peculiar and surely appeals to most parents in particular those who grew up in the Seventies (like me).
Personally I am a big fan of the era of Mad Men when advertising as we know it now was born. In this commercial the advertised products are not shown until the very…
Are you juggling children and money worries, and having to get a second job to plug the financial gap? You’re one of a soaring number of London women taking on extra work.
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Yesterday morning LBC Radio called me to comment on Cherie Blair’s attack to women who prefer to stay at home, but unfortunately I had a dentist appointment and could not do the interview. Here is my response.
I get really upset when people say ‘Oh well, as you are at home you can do this and that..’. Actually, being a stay at home mum and (worse!) a multitasking mumpreneur can…