The school holidays are upon us. Six whole weeks of summer fun. As a mumpreneur, isn’t it great to have complete flexibility over your school holidays?
No more haggling with childless colleagues to swap holiday dates. No more pleading with the boss to give you time off during “his busiest time of the year”.
So ladies, do you feel ready for the holidays?
Or are you ringing your…
Something interesting has happened in recent years.
People are beginning to realise that the best way to solve a problem is not by by treating it but by preventing it. Prevention is better than cure. Why wait until things have already gone wrong?
This is why companies create strategic plans years in advance. They don’t wait for things to go wrong and then try to fix it. Instead, they put in…
Have you always wanted to join the thousands of mum and dadpreneurs who have a home based business?
If you have, but have held back because you’re not sure what type of business to go for, it certainly is wise to take your time over making that decision. After all, you’ll want a business that you will enjoy, will fit around the family, and of course one that pays.
But how can you…
Our current educational system is an outdated model based on a ‘one size fits all’ method that doesn’t factor in individual and emotional growth or development.
We currently live in a world that is changing faster than ever before in history. No one can predict what the world or the job market will look like in 5 years. Companies are changing , job descriptions are being amended and…
Enjoy this exclusive interview with TV presenter & London Mum Konnie Huq, best known for presenting the Xtra Factor.
Konnie Huq at The Prince’s Trust Celebrate Success Awards at Odeon Leicester Square on 23 March 2011 in London
Q: First of all congratulations on your new baby. Every new addition brings a lot of extra work and tiredness to every mum. How do you juggle work and…
I reconnected with a primary school friend last week and as we chatted about children, husbands, our professions and homes, she let me know that she recently had an awful building experience with a disingenuous company. From delays to pressure for payment, the experience with these rogue traders sounded awful; not to mention at the end of it all she was missing tens of thousands of pounds… and…
The Child Internet Safety Summit 2014 at Westminster focused on the digital footprint and the dangers to children in both their present and future lives as well as the online safety education focus in schools. To make it easier to understand what parents need to do and know, I have prepared a list of danger scenarios / challenges and simple solutions for parents as I have learnt from the experts…
As well as teaching Spanish one of my other ‘hats’ is being a ‘Massage in Schools Instructor’.
Having attended the recent MISA two day conference with newly found inspiration and in light of languages becoming compulsory in Primary schools from September it is the perfect timing to come up with some Positive Touch ideas to use in the classroom at the same time as practising a second…
Small children frequently get nose bleeds as they have small blood vessels in their noses which dilate and burst when they get warm, this is particularly likely in warm weather, when they are rushing around, or at night when they snuggle under the bed clothes. Children often pick and poke their noses and are prone to running into things, all of which can result in bleeding noses.
If a child has a…
How do you feel at the end of a busy working week? When you have spent all week working and not enough time doing some of the things that you really love, like gardening, seeing friends and socialising, perhaps some sport or fitness class, or just relaxing by listening to music, come Friday evening you might well feel drained and frazzled. The week has flashed by in a blur of stress and deadlines…