London Mums’ nutritionist Fern Callister went on a discovery trip to Tunisia and found an amazing opportunity for luxurious family getaways on a budget. Here is her diary from the trip.
Before travelling to Tunisia I thought it was a land of sand, sun, Souks and camels but Tunisia is actually much more than that and is a holiday destination waiting to be discovered. Emerging from the…
Contact us by 18th May 2011 for your chance to win 1 of 5 pairs of tickets to the Baby Show at Birmingham’s NEC.
This May The Baby Show returns to Birmingham’s NEC to offer must have products, free expert advice and an unrivalled shopping experience for parents and parents-to-be.
The Baby Show with Fisher-Price takes place from 20-22 May 2011 and is giving xx lucky winners the chance to…
For the chance to win 1 of 3 BABYBJÖRN Cups let us know what you did during the Royal Wedding. Deadline to submit your entries 1st June 2011.
The BABYBJÖRN Cup is the perfect first cup for your child. The cup’s easy to grip materials and soft distinctive shapes, make it simple for them to learn to drink from an open glass, just like mum and dad. Developed with paediatricians, industrial…
A to Z on protecting kids’ skin from the sun by Dr David Atherton, Consultant Paediatric Dermatologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
EFFECTS OF THE SUN ON THE SKIN
These effects can conveniently be subdivided into early and late.
Early effects
Sunburn
Sunburn is a reflection of lethal damage to epidermal cells, and to small blood vessels in the underlying dermis.
Monica CostaMonica Costa founded London Mums in September 2006 after her son Diego’s birth together with a group of mothers who felt the need of meeting up regularly to share the challenges and joys of motherhood in metropolitan and multicultural London. London Mums is the FREE and independent peer support group for mums and mumpreneurs based in London https://www.londonmumsmagazine.com and you…
HOW TO CHECK NANNY REFERENCES AND POLICE RECORDS WHEN INDEPENDENTLY SEARCHING FOR SUITABLE CHILDCARE
The London Mums’ team of mums often receive questions on how to check nanny references and police records when independently searching for a nanny in London.
Question 1: If I independently search (online, Gumtree, etc) for a nanny what do I need to look for in an interview?
Answer: First and foremost, you need to see whether you click with the nanny, do you like them, do you feel…
If bilingualism is really important to you, and you really want your child to speak his second language, you should worry about it now, and wait no further, for 5 very good reasons:
1. Once you have established a parent-child communication pattern it’s very difficult and painful to change it. Later you might realise you can’t face the difficulties of imposing this change to your…
Hi, I’m Liselotte Rolander and I’ve been a registered homeopath for the past 10 years. My decision to study homeopathy started 15 years ago after my first visit to a homeopath. I had had antibiotics for bronchitis 5 times in a year and things were not getting any better. I was prescribed some remedies , started feeling better almost immediately and have never had bronchitis since! I…
Almost 100,000 parents across the country will find out either on 1st March or soon after whether they have secured a place for their child in the school of their choice. In the London region, there are likely to be more upset and unhappy parents than most areas of the country, given the shortage of places for infant class children i.e. those joining the school at reception stage.
Many London…
Parents with children suffering from dyslexia and other learning difficulties are right to be angry with MP Graham Stringer with his unqualified remarks about dyslexia and dismissing it as ‘cruel fiction which leads to crime’. Whilst it may be expedient to blame crime on dyslexia it does nothing to explain how this condition occurs in the first place.
As a Raviv Practitioner, I work…