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Want an iPad? Have you got what it takes to become one of the Digital Joneses?

We live in a world where digital technology not only enhances our lives but creates new challenges and needs that many families and parents in particular, are dealing with for the very first time. As part of its ongoing commitment to families and their security online, Trend Micro is looking to find ten families to take part in an exciting new project, the Digital Joneses. The selected families…
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Mumpreneur's testimonial: celebrity-favourite maternity guru Emily Evans

We continue our popular series of inspirational mumpreneurs’ testimonial. This month we present mother-of-three Emily Evans, founder and owner of 9 London, the original and best maternity boutique located in London’s Sloane Square, and home to gorgeous maternity collections – from one-off vintage pieces to 9 London’s own-label range of beautiful occasion-wear. Designed by Emily Evans…
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Message from BBC1: Mums required for a grocery shopping documentary (7 Nov 2011) - expenses paid

I’m researching a documentary about grocery shopping for BBC One, and am looking for parents and their children to be part of a sequence talking about special offers and deals. I need 6 parents – mums or dads (and their children under 5) – who are able to travel to West London for 9am on Monday 7th November. We’re looking for parents to talk to our reporter about the sort…
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Get paid £75 for 1hr of your time at a focus group - enter now if you are an American Woman aged 26-55yrs

We are looking for American Women aged 26-55yrs who would like to take part in a market research focus group tomorrow 2nd November. It’s a bit of fun really and will take no longer than 1hr for a fee of £75 paid in cash on the day. The focus group is about smells and what memories are evoked when you smell something. It will take place at Shoreditch Town Hall and those interested need…
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BlogFitness & HealthPregnancy & Birth

Get your pre-pregnancy body back

Fitness Expert Dax Moy is helping London Mums once again to get our pre-pregnancy bodies back. The notorious fitness guru – most famously responsible for helping X-factor winner Michelle McManus to lose 10 stones – has turned his attention to pre- and post-natal ladies, offering tips for staying healthy and regaining pre-pregnancy bodies while staying safe and healthy. His research into pre-…
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ADOPTIVE PARENTS FROM MINORITY GROUPS NEEDED NOW MORE THAN EVER, SAYS NATIONAL CHILDREN’S CHARITY

At a time when only 4% of children adopted last year were from Black and Asian backgrounds (1) national children’s charity, Action for Children, is using National Adoption Week (31 October – 6 November) to urge people to consider adopting the UK’s most vulnerable children in need of homes. Last year, 50% of adoptions arranged by Action for Children were of children from Black and minority…
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Visit Santa, See the Northern Lights and Stay in an Igloo – All in One!

Everyone knows Finnish Lapland is the home of Santa Claus and Christmas. This year, the latest addition to Yuletide destinations is Santa’s Resort Kakslauttanen near Saariselkä. At Santa’s Resort, that magical Christmas experience is guaranteed as Santa greets everyone in person at his house, while his elves run around and serve hot drinks and ginger biscuits. Outside, Santa’s reindeer pen…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogParenting Skills

Brush up on your burns first aid skills in time for Bonfire night with FREE First aid training for all parents!

81% of parents in the UK don’t have the knowledge required to administer basic first aid to a baby or a child although one in four will have to deal with an emergency first aid situation. A new online training campaign has just been launched to help improve parents’ first aid skills. New research* by Tesco Baby & Toddler Club also reveals that 72% of parents wouldn’t feel confident in…
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Channel 4 is recruiting mums for a new programme!! Be part of it!

SuperScrimpers is a prime time show, packed with clever and fun ways to save money. The programme includes secrets and tips from our SuperScrimping Army; SuperScrimper Challenges (in which families from all over the UK will learn how to make their money go further) and easy-to-follow financial advice from our presenter, Mrs Moneypenny. As well as this we are hoping to find fun groups of lovely…
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Photo story! Essex house wrapped in £50 notes totalling £12 billion - Tips on saving money!

A semi-detached house and family car in Hornchurch, Essex, received the ultimate big-money makeover yesterday to highlight the amount of savings UK households could make – totalling over £12 billion – when comparing prices online and switching to the cheapest deal. Figures from price comparison site, ArgosCompare.co.uk, show that UK households could save over £465 each year on…
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