We are continually alarmed as to the extreme pressure the NHS emergency services are under and the importance of utilising these stretched resources for the right emergencies. But it is incredibly difficult to judge whether the medical emergency in front of us, is sufficiently life threatening to warrant an ambulance, or if we would be better to drive them to A&E or to go to the GP.
Attending…
Did you take music lessons in your youth? Can you speak a second language?
New research sourced by Dr Weil in his brilliant daily newsletter suggests that being bilingual can stave off dementia for more than four years, and that childhood music lessons pay off much later in life by speeding brain responses to speech sounds.
Scottish and Indian researchers reviewed the case histories of 684…
Career coach and mentor Penny Davenport has launched a bespoke service bringing her training skills to your kitchen table for you and our friends this autumn.
Are you looking for a different direction in life? Have your children started school and you want to get back to work, or are you returning to the world of work after maternity leave?
Penny can discuss these challenges, in a constructive…
The London Men in Childcare Network is a voluntary organisation with more than 70 members as childcare professionals that launched last year with the help of social enterprise, London Early Years Foundation (LEYF), with the aim to encourage more men into what is traditionally considered a female profession.
To mark the launch last year, LEYF published research that suggested the Jimmy…
A recent survey by charity BeatBullying shows that children starting secondary school are the most concerned about being bullied.
The research showed that 56% of primary children feared they might be bullied for being too clever, or not clever enough, and 48% feared that they would be bullied for not being good at activities like sports or not having the latest phones or games.
As parents it…
Caring for your children is a pleasure and a challenge, and just when you think you know what you’re doing, you reach an age where your parents need more care and attention too.
Those of us who are having children now are among a group of people called the Sandwich Generation – we are caring for two groups of people at the same time, and most of us are holding down jobs at the same time.
2013 will have been a difficult year financially for many families across the UK.
Household incomes are struggling to cover the rising costs of food, energy and other everyday essentials, and a recent report revealed that the minimum cost of raising a child has increased 4% in the last year.
Awareness of the financial support available through welfare benefits tends to be low and the perceived…
Teenagers are most attracted to slim and superslim cigarettes with white filter tips and decorative features – describing them as ‘cute, classy and feminine’ – according to a new Cancer Research UK study to be published in the European Journal of Public Health this autumn.
The 15 year olds rated slimmer brands as weaker and less harmful than ‘disgusting’ brown cigarettes. In fact, some…
With the flu season upon us, taking steps that may lower your risk of infection is your best defense against the fever, body aches and cough that the virus can bring on.
Prevention is definitely better than cure and there are a number of precautions you can take to minimise the chances of your family getting ill this winter.
Over the years we at London Mums have written lots of articles…
Fortunately, most falls or blows to the head result in injury to the scalp only, which is usually more frightening than life threatening – the head and face are very vascular and consequently injuries bleed profusely and can be very scary! An internal head injury may have more serious implications because it could cause damage to the brain.
What to look for and what to do:
Call 999 or 112 if a…