Parenting Skills

The Mother of all jobs

New research has found that parents have taken on 21 different roles a day during lockdown – including TikToker, grammar expert and hairdresser. Covid-era parents have officially mastered the art of multi-tasking, andare adding over 27 hours every week to their workloads as they master a whopping 21 roles a day, such as hairdressing (58%), appearing as TikTok extras (15%) and becoming…
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Tested & Recommended

Breakfast delivered to my bed on Mother's Day

On 14th March we celebrate Mother’s Day and more than before we, mothers, have demonstrated to be the backbone of our society and our households having taken on up to 21 jobs every day to keep the family strong throughout the pandemic. We deserve to be treated so asking to get a full breakfast in bed this Sunday is not too much – after sleeping in for longer than during a weekday, of…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 8 year's supply bundles of Mr. Men Little Miss Haliborange supplements to celebrate 50 years of Mr Men Little Miss

Celebrating 50 years, Mr. Men Little Miss are giving eight lucky London Mums readers the chance to win a year’s supply of Mr. Men Little Miss supplements from the UK’s No.1 kids vitamin brand, Haliborange! Recommended by 9 out of 10 parents, Haliborange provides the essential minerals and vitamins to support kids’ growth and development for a healthy lifestyle, and have…
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Parenting Skills

How the royal family adjusted to pandemic life

When it came to adapting due to the pandemic, families around the country – and the world – have had to think about how they were going to handle working from home and schooling children from their living rooms. The royal family may be no ordinary family but, in extraordinary times, they’ve had to adjust just like the rest of us. Photo from TWITTER/ THE ROYAL FAMILY While the…
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Books

Picture book of the week: My Mum Is Magnificent by Roald Dahl

My Mum Is Magnificent is a lovely new board book for children to celebrate mothers in a funny way like only Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake can do. It’s aimed at 3+ year old kids who are learning how to read their first books. It’s colourful, quirky and wonderful. Roald Dahl was a spy, acefighter pilot, chocolatehistorian and medicalinventor. Young Roald Dahl with his…
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Tested & Recommended

Gifts to brighten Mother's Day in lockdown

Finding the perfect Mother’s Day gift is no easy feat. It’s only natural to want to give a mother everything she’s ever wanted but the tricky part is narrowing down the options to just one ideal gift. Personally this Mother’s Day should be all about self care as mums have taken many different roles a day for the familyduring lockdown – adding a huge 27 hours’ worth of work…
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Fitness & Health

What to do when sleep is disrupted

National Bed Month takes place throughout March and to celebrate it, I have done some research on what to do when sleep is disrupted as well as tested new products to promote sleep. I’m sharing here simple hacks that work for me to have a good night sleep. This second lockdown has been much harder than the first one. I have to admit that I have become a bit of a sloth during the pandemic and…
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Parenting Skills

Spring Cleaning: 7 Genius products that will save time and money

You might think the best way to save money is to chuck away your credit card but sometimes it pays to spend some money investing in certain items that can help tweak your lifestyle and ultimately set you up for long-term financial success. Below are some genius products that will save you both time and money in the long run. Oust All Purpose Descaler Once hard water is heated, it produces a…
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