Parenting Skills

The Ultimate Stain Removal guide

Children are always getting themselves into sticky situations when exploring the great outdoors, and because babies and toddlers have little to no hand-eye coordination, there are bound to be endless spills and the occasional mystery stain that appears on their clothes. If you’ve spent endless hours trying to scrub those stains out and wishing there was an easier way, look no…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

How to measure SEO results over time (and how to get them)

One of the first things most clients ask me when we talk about their SEO projects is: “How long will it take?“ I can totally understand: I’m a small business owner myself, and the last thing I’d ever want is to invest money or hours and then hear something like: “Mm, it’s not working”. That would be such a disappointment! So, today, based on my 7-years experience as an SEO…
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Fitness & Health

Managing Thyroid Problems in Children - Understanding Hyperthyroidism 

Hyperthyroidism or an overactive thyroid, is the term for a range of conditions which affect the thyroid’s hormone production. An over-production of these hormones results in a more active metabolism and a variety of symptoms. These can be relativity minor to potentially life-threatening. Examples include a fast heart rate, weight loss, poor concentration or anxiety and sweating.   Managing…
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Mums Tips

Organising Your Home Office

For those who are freelancing, it is highly likely that you work from a home office. Easily assessable and cheaper, a home office offers you the practicality of a regular office whilst including your home comforts. Keeping a home office organised can be difficult, with the masses of paperwork and the wires running to all your equipment it can really look a mess. Keeping it organised can save you a…
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Schooling

Assessing Academic Potential and Performance

How is your child doing at school? Many parents remain confused about how their child is doing at school; with the best of intentions, a short appointment at a parents’ evening and a standard school report cannot give them the full picture. To make informed decisions about their child’s future, and to be sure they are aiming for the senior school that will best suit them, parents need to know…
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Fitness & Health

Are the British public risking their health to prop up the NHS?

One of the more conflict-ridden topics of the decade, the organisation of the NHS has been at the core of administrative, economic and legal discourse for many years. With the UK public being so ferociously protective of the NHS plus an ageing population and stealthy privatisation; a fresh survey by UK medical negligence solicitors Your Legal Friend got the opinions of UK NHS patients – to see…
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Parenting Skills

How to avoid bad dreams and nightmares

Bad dreams, nightmares and the fear of monsters under the bed represent a phase in any child’s development. They start to happen around the age of six, but they can show up early if the child is more receptive to the world around.  As a parent, you should know that there is a progressive line to this situation: as the child grows older, he or she starts to understand the world is not a place…
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Fitness & Health

Calling London Mums to support the Mums for Lungs campaign for cleaner healthier air in London

Dear London Mums, I feel very strongly about a new campaign launched by Mums for Lungs, a new local group of parents I know from my son’s former primary school who are campaigning for cleaner, healthier air in London and would like to call everyone to support it. Mums for Lungs is a growing network of parents concerned about the life-long impact of London’s toxic air on our children’s…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Who is the real Lauren Child?

  I am honoured to have interviewed new Children’s Laureate Lauren Child recently for the Winter edition cover of the London Mums magazine. Find out what she thinks of motherhood, Charlie & Lola and doggies. Over the past 10 years I have chatted to hundreds of writers and film stars, but yet I still could not pin down one of my favourite artists. It was worth the wait as not only I have…
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Parenting Skills

Growing up with green habits – sustainability practices that are great for children to learn

Growing up with green habits is very important. This blog looks at sustainability practices that are great for children to learn.    Not everything belongs in the rubbish bin and it’s important you’ve got the right set up to mean you recycle as much as possible. Getting some different and brightly coloured bins can help children (and adults) distinguish between the bins for recycling and…
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