Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

£1000 grants available for parents wanting a flexible, fun and creative career

Would you enjoy helping to inspire children with a love of arts and crafts? Do you dream of running your own successful business without having to sacrifice your family life? You do? (Well, who wouldn’t?) Then you should seriously consider running your own Creation Station franchise. The Creation Station is an award-winning organisation that’s dedicated to bringing fun, educational and…
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Mums Tips

Aneliese’s February column: Valentine’s dressing of the home

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it’s no surprise that the name of the game of this month’s questions is ‘romance’. Unfortunately, finding the time for romance is no easy task, especially when you’ve got little ones. Hopefully my answers will help you to realise that you don’t have to spend a fortune to make the most romantic day of the year a special one and inspire you…
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Fitness & Health

Cycling is safer than travelling by car!

UCL published a fascinating study which concluded that Young men in England who drive, face an almost five times greater risk of being hurt per hour than those who ride a bike. Researchers looked at hospital admissions and deaths in England between 2007 and 2009 for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers that were segregated by age group and sex. Using National Travel Survey data for the same time…
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Schooling

MINDDRIVE Helping Children Learn

MINDDRIVE is fast becoming a familiar name in the world of education, and cars, though not everyone knows why these two different sectors of society are so closely linked with this name. MINDRIVE is a non-profit organisation set up and run in Kansas City, designed to help young, at risk teens to think about their future, and how they can use their vision to shape and develop the urban work force.
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Fitness & Health

Falling Off The Diet Wagon? Here's Five Facts About Weight Loss That Explain Why

DON’T want to be a killjoy, but did you know that research shows the first week in February is when most women ditch their New Year diet because they can’t hack it any more? It’s about now when willpower turns into won’t-power and all our resolutions go to pot. It’s estimated that 15 million Britons are on a diet at any one time. That’s one person in four! Funny how so many of us…
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Parenting Skills

YOU DON’T HAVE TO STOP ARGUING, JUST ‘DO IT BETTER’, RELATIONSHIP EXPERTS SAY

Interesting new research suggests that arguing doesn’t have to mean that children suffer if couples take action to ‘argue better’. Conflict and feuds are a normal part of being in a relationship and research shows that family relationship patterns can be passed on from one generation to the next, so it’s important to be aware of ways to ensure they are less harmful. The review…
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Fitness & Health

Why is Michael Schumacher in a coma? He appeared ok one minute and in a coma the next

Michael Schumacher is in a coma following the head injury he sustained whilst skiing; however we were told that he was only unconscious for a few seconds, seemed ok when he came round and it wasn’t until later that he collapsed. How could this happen and what is the First Aid treatment following a head injury? Schumacher had a traumatic brain injury following his head injury; an injury like this…
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Childcare

Childcare Costs Soar by 19% in 12 months

Are we surprised about the rising cost of childcare year on year? I often give interviews to media about this topic which is the single most important issue for families in Britain and I say that mothers (or dads in turns) often decide to stay at home as they cannot afford childcare costs while our European counterparts only pay between the equivalent of £250 to £500 per month per full time…
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Parenting Skills

Childhood friendships across ethnicities have positive psychological effects

I have always believed in multiracial and multicultural friendships and always will. But this has now being scientifically proven in a University study. Having friends from different ethnic backgrounds can have beneficial psychological effects, according to research from Goldsmiths, University of London. Cross-ethnic childhood friendships can build psychological resilience and well-being amongst…
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Parenting Skills

HELPING OLD LADIES CROSS ROADS MORE IMPORTANT THAN A GRADES, BELIEVE FATHERS

Quite interesting piece of research showing an important trend in basic education. As it appears, testosterone is out, tolerance is in, and the little things really count. That’s the verdict from the survey commissioned by Sudocrem which shows that today’s dads rate the old fashioned virtues like chivalry and kindness to older people way ahead of top performing academic achievement. The…
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