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Christmas Gift Guide 2012: Gifts for Babies & toddlers

Here is London Mums’ selection of cute pressies for babies and toddlers that mums will love! Sleeping Bags The personalised baby and toddler sleeping bags from SlumberSac make a great gift for Christmas for babies and toddlers. SlumberSac embroideres their sleeping bags with the child’s name for only 5.95 GBP. You can choose from different colours and designs. All sleeping bags are…
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BlogFitness & Health

What a night at the First Aid Awards!

Over the years my editorial contributors and I have interviewed lots of celebrities and attended lots of interesting press events but nothing prepared myself and Rita Kobrak for an evening so intensely charged with emotions such as the First Aid Awards for St John Ambulance. Celebrities are great and when you meet them in person you understand why they are famous, they always have something…
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BlogSchooling

OVER A QUARTER OF CHILDREN WANT TO STUDY SCIENCES AT UNIVERSITY

27% of children would most like to study a STEM subject at university. A degree in Technology, Engineering or Physics appeals to just 3% of girls – vs 23% of boys. PROFESSOR BRIAN COX said, “If the Government really does want to make Britain the best place in the world to do science, then we need to open up the doors of our universities to the many thousands of kids who want to study STEM…
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BlogParenting Skills

Resist commercial pressures this Christmas!

A Mothers’ Union survey into Christmas pressures on families, shows that 72% of parents have bought their children a gift that was on their Christmas list which they really couldn’t afford, while 59% admit they have bought a gift which was unsuitable for their child’s age. As we enter the most commercialised time of the year, with family finances under pressure, Mothers’ Union is…
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You are stronger than you think…

Just like the picture, finding your strength and realising your attributes are found through the struggles and the pain in life. Not when things are easy and you FEEL you are at your strongest. It is through the weak moments that you learn and become stronger because of those circumstances. A bag of Tea may look exactly the same as every other teabag in the box and you can make your…
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BlogFitness & Health

UK mothers stand out across Europe, favouring pain relievers as one of their first responses to child illness

Colds and the flu are the number one infectious diseases young children have to deal with during the winter season. These infections usually come with fever, which is part of the body’s natural defence mechanism to fight against viruses and bacteria. In fact the body creates extra heat, preventing the foreign organism to survive. A child’s temperature rises and falls very quickly because…
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Dana’s Walk – A Mother’s Experience of Bringing up a Child with a Disability

Here is another touching and inspirational interview with a mum bringing up a child with a disability. Sera Johnston has recently published her book “Dana’s Walk” (£10.99 Ecademy Press), a personal and true story of what it is like to bring up a child who has a disability. In this book, Sera shares the life story of Dana, her 14-year-old daughter who is living with Spastic Cerebal Palsy.
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THE 3 OF US

New service for families: Babies are wonderful but they can put pressure on even the strongest relationships. Stress at home can also be harmful for your baby, so a session from THE 3 OF US – a new service from relationship experts – is the best thing you can do for your baby and yourselves. Investing in your relationship as a couple is one of the most important things you can do for your…
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BlogMumpreneurs & Mums at work

Higher Education and the busy London Mum

Pauline Lamunu made the leap into an undergraduate degree three years ago and has never looked back. Now, she wants to encourage other mums to face their fears and do the same. The prospect of starting an undergraduate degree while taking care of two young children was certainly daunting.  My biggest concern was being able to balance the dual role of mother and student. One thing I knew for…
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NICK CLEGG: 'MUMS AND DADS WILL SHARE PARENTAL LEAVE'

Radical reforms will allow both parents to share up to a year’s leave to look after their new-born children, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced. The changes will allow dads to play a bigger role in bringing up their child, help mums to go back to work when it’s right for them, and make more flexible workplaces to boost the economy. Under the new system of flexible parental leave…
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