Parenting Skills

Divorce Can Be A Positive Experience

Times have changed and the old fashioned view that a marriage will last forever has to fade. Britain has the highest divorce rate in Europe with 42%of first marriages ending in divorce. If we do achieve the fairy tale of happy ever after that is fast becoming the exception rather than the rule. It is often said that divorce is the 2nd most traumatic experience after loss of a loved one. The…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Spanish mumpreneurs

Spanish Mumpreneurs? Spanish women entrepreneurs- using Spanish to better your business is not all there is to it…. So here I am for the past three years giving my dream a go. My background in Psychology, Social Work, Youth Work, supporting children with disabilities, Massage Therapy and now lots of Language Teaching. Oh the magic of languages! I grew up bilingual (Spanish- English) and love…
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Schooling

Easy ways to make maths fun for kids

Confusion. Rage. Tears. Panic. The maths homework of a ten-year-old can turn the cheeriest household to a warzone. Scribbles are scribbled, diagrams are destroyed and protractors are flung. I’ve had countless conversations with children – and their parents – about struggles with maths and who declare they “hate maths” or simply I “can’t do it”. But maths can be enormously…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Turn your passion for coffee into cash! Fun & flexible roles for mums as brand ambassadors for illycaffè

London Mums have partnered with Premium Italian coffee roaster illycaffè to launch a pioneering new and fun initiative to allow mums to earn money flexibly from home by doing what they love – holding coffee mornings for their friends and family at home, chillaxing and chit-chatting over a cappuccino. illycaffè is looking for 20 brand ambassadors in London and the surrounding areas .
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Fitness & Health

Health in the City: Menopause

London Mums have joined forces with BMI Healthcare to encourage women in London to be more aware of the issues surrounding their health and wellbeing in the capital. In this article we look at the menopause and what you need to know. Menopause: what is it? The menopause marks the end of menstruation and potential childbearing. It’s a transition, not a disease, and although it can be an…
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Fitness & Health

Bonfire Night Do's and Dont's

Like every year, children cannot wait for bonfire fireworks. It’s an annual ritual and London has to offer so much for families with young children. This year Bonfire Night is on 5th November but the most spectacular fireworks display are on Saturday 8th November. Bonfire Night is also known as Fireworks’ Night or Guy Fawkes’ Night and is a British tradition that dates back to…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Calling all coffee lovers in London! Turn your PASSION for coffee into CASH

Calling all London Mums who are Coffee Lovers! Turn your PASSION for coffee into CASH Premium Italian coffee roaster illycaffè has launched a new initiative to give 20 mums the chance to earn money by doing what they love – holding coffee mornings for their friends and family at home, chillaxing and chit-chatting over a cappuccino. If you want to get involved, email…
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Parenting Skills

First aid: Preventing Halloween horrors

Like it or not; Halloween has now become a major event and excitement in the UK. Our family have always had great fun and it is really special to dress up, go out in the dark and be rewarded by bucket loads of gooey sweets. However please be careful as Halloween is not without its dangers! Trick or Treat should start with basic ground rules: if someone has a pumpkin and Halloween paraphernalia…
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Schooling

To tutor or not to tutor? The honest tutor's perspective!

To tutor or not to tutor? That is the dilemma. I thought I ask honest tutor Erica Gillingham for her perspective on challenges, homework, parents’ dilemmas and the BIG question about State versus Private schooling. Image by Mark Maclaine, Tutorfair.com What are the challenges that parents face with children in primary school? One of the biggest challenges is their own subject…
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Fitness & Health

FIRST AID: Everyday items you can use for first aid

You know what it’s like, your little one bangs their knee and it’s mass pandemonium all round. After cleaning up their bump, it’s a mad dash to find a Batman plaster in all the chaos. You stomp on a renegade piece of Lego in all chaos of finding your first aid kit and end up injured yourself in the process. But did you know you can use a number of everyday household items to treat injuries…
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