As many of us know, our pets are very sensitive to noise and get stressed by the sight and sound of fireworks going off, so here are some suggestions for measures you can take to try and reduce their anxiety and protect them from these events that are fun for us but not at all for them. I am very passionate about divulging this information as I feel for those poor pets who are dragged to noisy…
Here is the first article of our new lifestyle column with London Mums Magazine’s very own lifestyle agony aunt, Aneliese from Landmark Lofts. Do you have interior design dilemmas you would like to get FREE advice for? Simply let us know and Aneliese will reply.
London mum Aneliese, who’s already juggling three kids, a successful design career with Landmark Lofts and a passion for design…
Not-for-profit organisation Get Safe Online launches online ‘Code of Conduct’ to make online safety simple.
Much like using the rules of the road to keep safe, there are some very simple guidelines we can follow to protect ourselves when using the internet. But new research by Get Safe Online reveals that, despite the fact that the vast majority of Brits (84%) recognise that it’s our own…
Put together a group of lovely ladies, a down to earth fashion designer, champagne and quality food at a fashionable restaurant in London and you have all ingredients for a glam night to remember.
This is not just the description of a dream night, but a really special evening hosted by British fashion label Marisota a few weeks ago at Kettner’s in the heart of Soho.
The theme of the…
A new support group launching in London later this month will focus on helping parents with fertility problems.
It’s a little known fact that around one in ten couples who have a child will have difficulty conceiving when they try for another baby. Most parents just expect that they’ll get pregnant again as easily as they did first time around, and it can come as a real shock if it…
As Halloween becomes more and more popular around the UK, some parents are entering unchartered territory. From choosing costumes to discussions about stranger danger, there are things parents can do to limit their own stress and maximise the experience for everyone.
1. Costumes
Take your child’s, age, size and physical abilities into account when choosing a costume. For younger children, keep…
These days a night out is such a rarity and if you’re anything like me you’ll be have forgotten what it means to do ‘going-out’ make-up!
The wonderful make-up artist Kathy Walmsey, mum of lovely Saskia and baby on the way, has somehow found the time to divulge her secrets to creating the perfect night-time make-up. May the night out commence…
“My top tip would be to focus on two…
A comment from a Mum at the school gates the other day got me thinking about the disparity between the number of male and female teachers in UK primary schools. She mentioned how nice it was that they had a male football coach for an after school club and how it was good for her boy who didn’t have a constant male role model at home, as many children don’t.
All the teachers and staff at my…
With today’s busy lifestyles, many parents want to spend more “quality” time with their children.
But what is quality time?
“Quality time” is time spent doing an activity that is meaningful to the parent and child. It is time when family members really get to know each other. Quality time is spent focusing attention on the other person and sharing thoughts and…
I am always fascinated by nuggets of scientific research that I read in the Science news digest newsletters from the British Science Association. This one was published on the 1st October 2013. It’s about yawning….
Yawning is often contagious, but children with autism might miss facial cues that signal a yawn, according to a new study. While many people can’t help but yawn when…