Last year I attended a local parenting course in Wandsworth to prepare myself for the challenges ahead of bringing up a teenager. We discussed a lot about ways to reward a child for good behaviour and / or excellent performance at school.
It is important to motivate children and reward them when they do something right or when they display emotional intelligence through a particularly sympathetic…
We know all too well that having kids can understandably dampen any flames that were once red hot between you and your other half. I am always on the hunt for dancing parties in London. So I was excited to learn about a fun new Kizomba dancing event taking place in the City of London starting fromMonday 24th February 2020 – a weekly dance party Kizomba Quarter at the gorgeous…
GEMINI MAN starring Will Smith is now available to Download & Keep and on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD from Paramount Home Entertainment. Blu-ray™ and 4K Combo Packs Arrives 17th February 2020 with Spectacular Bonus Features Including a Never-Before-Seen Alternate Opening, Deleted Scenes,a Look at the Groundbreaking Visual Effects and More. In a Paramount First, 4K Ultra HD Disc…
New independent study from nationwide preschool activity class franchise, Toddler Sense, recentlypolling 1,008 UK parents with babies and young children, reveals that more than a third of parents felt pressurised for their child to take first steps. A further 20% of parents said family members were the worst culprits for making negative commentsabout so-called ‘late…
The Duchess of Cambridge recently visited a baby sensory class revealing how isolated she felt as a first time mum and how important community is.Multi-award winning, early years sensory experience provider, Baby Sensory, has partnered with charity, OnSide Youth Zones, to launch a new charity pilot ‘BabyZone’, aimed at making sensory classes available to low income and deprived families…
NEW figures that short sightedness amongst UK children has more than doubled since the 1960s, with almost 20% of under 16s now living with the condition, make eye watering reading for parents and carers.
Moreover experts believe it is environmental factors that are driving the change, rather than genetics.
So it is more important than ever that parents know the signs to look out for in children…
This weekend London Mums’ child reporter Maya Benedetti went to the Tower of London to learn how to duel to the top of the class with Knight School. Families can head to the Tower this half term to immerse themselves in the art of chivalry and sword play,test their skills and help repel the deadly invaders.
This is what Maya (13) had to say about the Knight…
Are you a yoga-loving, mindful mother-to-be looking for sound advice on how to enjoy a natural, stress-free pregnancy? If so, Mindful Pregnancy by Tracy Donegan is your go-to guide!
Organised by trimester, this newly published book offers safe yoga, meditation, natural remedies, nutritional and hypnobirthing advice and techniques to match your stage of pregnancy and the development of your baby.
During a recent ski tripto the Isère region, I coined the term Social Skiing. As a non-confident skier, socialising on the slopes becomes almost more important than racing down the mountain. Every opportunity to meet people during social activities is essential to the success of a week in the snow. Even the most experienced skiers would agree that modern ski technology allows people…
Own Mischief’s biggest disaster yet, THE GOES WRONG SHOW, when it arrives on DVD on 10 February. Featuring all six episodes of the BBC 1 hit show, including the smash-hit Christmas Special, the DVD also boasts a behind-the-scenes look at the Mischief team with the featurette “Meet the Folks Who Actually Make It Go Wrong”.
From the creators of The Play That Goes Wrong and Peter Pan Goes…