Having big goals in life is great, over the years working with people I have learnt that making small changes to your habits and lifestyle have a huge impact on your health and happiness. The good news is that this doesn’t have to be hard! Simply doing a few things differently can make a massive difference to your happiness, health and well-being.
Here are some of our top suggestions for how…
The typically unpredictable British Summer has arrived and has brought lots of rain and sticky weather scattered with some sunshine. That calls for practical outdoor clothing and I have just reviewed the perfect set of clothes for both myself and my active 9 year old son from the Mountain Warehouse.
My family is always very busy with outdoor activities including tennis, football and cycling. In…
Time has really flown and my son Diego is already in year 5. When you reach this stage you start worrying about secondary schools and the daunting entry exams that children have to go through before starting the final year in primary school to be accepted in their schools of choice. Apparently children in England are among the most tested in Europe. I did a lot of research and came across great…
There are so many ways you can help prepare your children for the prep school entrance assessments by still having fun with your little one.
Give these ideas a go this summer, and help your little one get assessment ready!
Farm/Zoo trips!
This has always been a favourite for kids (and parents!) There is something so relaxing about being close to nature. Plan a trip with your kids, getting them…
The London Mums messaging receives questions for experts all the time. One of the topics that has often come up is Perimenopause so we asked a top doctor to she some insights on this hot topic, the creator behind the new doctor-on-demand app GPDQ, Dr Anshumen Bhagat, who is a health and wellbeing expert, as well as a GP with 15 years’ experience straddling the NHS and private healthcare sectors…
In support of Stop Cyberbullying Day and to help parents tackle cyberbullying, the Department for Education have sent these tips exclusively to London Mums. They show how parent can protect children from cyberbullying in simple steps. We have also included a little background on what the government is doing to promote internet safety in schools.
Top tips on how to protect your child from…
Recent headlines announced as part of Child Safety week state that thirty children EACH day are being poisoned by liquid laundry detergent pods.
Prevention:
The Childhood Accident Prevention Trust and Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents both work to prevent accidents in children and their websites are full of really useful tips and advice.
Keep all potentially harmful…
Too much to do as parent? How to work smarter, not harder so you can enjoy your kids more.
As a working mum, I wish that my brain hadn’t often felt like a computer with too many tabs open.
Or that it had not got to the point where an essential visit to my GP seemed self-indulgent.
I wish that when my children were growing up, I hadn’t often bitterly observed how ‘having it all’…
“How did he do?” “Did she make it through?” “Have you heard yet?” …For all those parents out there who have recently been through the school entrance assessment process, I’m sure you can relate to being asked these questions a million times. I am a mother to 3 darling children, my boys are 2 and 3 and my daughter is 5. Yes it is a mad house, and yes I sadly find myself super…
Starting ballet lessons is an exciting time for everyone, children as well as parents, but how can you prepare your little one for their first class?
We spoke to Julie Hurley, from Dancewearcentral.co.uk and asked her to share her top tips on how to make sure your child is as prepared as possible for that all important first ballet lesson.
Check they have the right dance clothes
This may sound…