Parenting Skills

NSPCC Underwear Rule Campaign to Help Parents

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) recently launched an ‘Underwear Rule’ campaign to help parents protect their children from sexual abuse. It comes as a new online YouGov poll shows half the parents of 5-17-year-olds who took part in the survey have never spoken to their sons or daughters about the issue. And of those who have more than two in five (43%)…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 4 Neil the Seal toys from TOMY’s pre-school collection Play to Learn

Get little ones on the move with new hero, Neil the Seal, from TOMY’s amazing pre-school collection, Play to Learn. This cute little character is a top activity toy packed full of TOMY magic! Great for getting little ones moving and improving their dexterity, simply push Neil the Seal along so he can magically pick up his beach ball in his flippers and watch as he raises it to his nose and see…
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Fashion & Beauty

Fashion Stylist Mark Heyes’ Top 7 Style Tips

The average British woman owns over 100 items of clothing but research shows women admit to having 10 items of clothing they have never actually worn. We are a nation obsessed with the latest trends; we spend £63.7 billion pounds on clothes collectively each year, so it should be no surprise that the average woman owns over 100 items of clothing. However, despite the bulging wardrobes and…
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Attractions

YOUNG BRITONS VOTE STONEHENGE AS THEIR TOP BRITISH ICONIC LANDMARK

Young Britons are traditionalists at heart and keen to preserve their country’s heritage according to findings from a new children’s tourism report published recently. The annual research commissioned by Travelodge for 2013 polled 2,500 youngsters to attain their views on which British attractions they rate to be the best iconic landmarks. Surprisingly, young Britons predominately chose…
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Fitness & Health

Exercise reorganises the brain to help cope better with stress

We kind of knew that exercise is good at various levels to help cope with stress. But here is an interesting report being divulged by the British Science Association Science News Digest this July. A mechanism has been discovered by researchers at Princeton University that explains why exercise can reduce stress levels. The study found that regularly exercised mice responded to a stressful…
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Get Creative

9 Boredom Busting Tips for Your Kids This Summer

Want to keep your kids occupied this summer in ways that won’t blow your budget? Kids usually have lots of creativity so there’s no need to spend money or give them an electronic device to keep them entertained (at least not always). Here are some excellent boredom busting tips on how to have fun on a budget this summer. Here selected boredom busting videos presented by children’s…
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Recipes

Recipe: Rhubarb and White Chocolate Crumble

Here is a great and quite unique recipe for Rhubarb and White Chocolate Crumble. Ingredients 50g White Chocolate (we used Mortimer White Chocolate Couverture Powder ) 50g caster sugar 75g butter or dairy-free alternative 100g selfraising  flour 25g porridge oats pinch of salt. 5to6 stalks of forced rhubarb 1 tablespoon of caster sugar You will need a deep pie dish, greased. Method In a large…
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Activities

Summer fun: Brainiac Live! Science Abuse

Science is now become really popular and kids are introduced to scientific topics in a very fun way. There are a lot of boffins around among our kids who are all a bit geeky these days. You can even organise science parties and make slime and make explosions etc. But only the Brainiacs can do the riskier type of experiments that we could not try at home but we would love to watch. The popular TV…
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Recipes

Recipe: Mmmmoussaka

Here is a simple recipe for the yummy Greek Moussaka which we love calling Mmmmoussaka. This recipe was kindly donated to London Mums and extracted from the latest Ella’s Kitchen The Cook Book – The Red One. Enjoy! Serves: 4, Prep: 10 minutes, Cook: 50 minutes Named after the sound little ones make when they eat it, this delicious dinner combines lamb mince with smooth sweet potato…
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Travel with kids

Things to do for families in Casino resorts such as Macau & Vegas

Some might think of places like Vegas, Macau or Monte Carlo as adult only type holidays but the fact is there is plenty to do for families in these places. Vegas is bordered by Arizona, home of the sublimely beautiful Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon is one of the most awe inspiring geological anomalies in the world and one of the best ways to see it is via the mind blowing Skywalk…
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