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…
Most adults appreciate a child with manners, in fact everyone appreciates manners. Who wouldn’t like to know that their child is polite and helpful when they aren’t around!
Having good manners is part of being a responsible and respectful human being. It’s about not only looking out for yourself and in many cases putting someone else first.
In so many cases, manners fall by the…
Do you know people who calmly swan around life without anything bothering them? Child meltdowns just seem to go over their heads. They bounce through a busy day with lightness and humour. Annoying aren’t they? Staying calm when you don’t feel it is an art, and the good news is that, using some techniques from Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), you too can learn this art of serene calmness…
If walking was an official sport, I would probably be an Olympic champion. I fought for a school which was at walking distance and my son and I have have been enjoying the walk to school routine every day for the past six years. This week British families celebrate Walk to School Week (16 – 20 May) encouraged by their local schools with various activities but I wonder why all the fuss when it is…