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Top 10 Cleaning Tips for Busy Mums

Cleaning is not most mum’s favourite item on the todo list. However long we put it off it has to be done and we hope our top 10 cleaning tips provided by London Domestic Cleaners A Maid in Heaven to help you get your home looking and smelling clean and fresh in no time.     1. Have a regular schedule; cleaning is easier if done often and regularly.  You are less likely to worry about the…
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We bought a zoo! Interview with real life Benjamin Mee, brave British dadpreneur now famous thanks to a Hollywood blockbuster!

Get lost in a real life journey of Benjamin Mee, a man who did the unthinkable and brought a zoo back to life and his family together. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents We bought a zoo, arrived on Blu-ray and DVD on 16 July, 2012. A feel good movie, one of the best family feel good movies I have seen in years. At times you want to cry at young widower Matt Damon, at times hilarious…
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NSPCC launches new support and guidance for parents to help keep kids safe from harm this summer

New figures show calls to the NSPCC from concerned adults rise by over a third during the summer holidays. The NSPCC has recently launched a new campaign aimed at supporting families – ‘Keep Kids Safe from Harm this Summer’ – after the charity received a sharp increase in calls about children at risk during last year’s summer holidays. The new campaign offers support and advice to…
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New parents in London endangering children’s lives with a lack of electrical safety action

Socket covers are not enough to protect children from electrical accidents, charity warns. New parent’s misplaced trust in socket covers is endangering children’s lives and exposing a naivety about electrical safety, a study has found. A safety charity is appealing to product manufacturers and the parenting community to stop pushing socket covers as a ‘one stop solution,’ as the research…
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Get kids active at football schools this summer

Enjoy the ultimate Chelsea FC experience by attending one of fantastic Chelsea Soccer Schools this summer! Chelsea FC Soccer Schools are a great introduction to the game, the club and its unique coaching philosophies for boys and girls of all abilities aged between 3 and 15 years old. FA qualified coaches are always on hand to inspire, encourage and share their passion for the beautiful…
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Do you have children who are starting or going back to school in September? Flexible career opportunity for mums

Why not start your own adventure at the same time and join the growing number of mums who sell funky, ethically produced Swedish kids clothes in their spare time? We at me&i have a great business opportunity for you! We are looking for outgoing, self-motivated and entrepreneurial mums with a passion for fashion and a good contact network to sell our funky and ethically manufactured…
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WHAT MAKES QUALITY BEDDING?

In a world of mass production, factory made synthetics and materials often reach the market that not even a machine would love; with this in mind, the battle to get quality bedding is becoming ever harder. Of course, there are many quality bed quilts out there on the market, the trick however is to finding them. A great place to look is www.thebeddingcompany.co.uk, who supply memory foam…
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NO FAULT DIVORCE – what does this mean to us?

The UK laws of divorce have not been reformed since their introduction in 1969. However there was a move and introduction to No – Fault Divorce shortly after 1970. No-fault divorceis a divorce in which the dissolution of a marriage does not require a showing of wrong-doing by either party, and those interested in further reading can look to a resource like this…
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Top tips for freelance parents

Thinking of going back to work? Read my top 5 tips for any parent looking to enter the freelance market. If you are on a career break as a stay-at-home parent, you may be thinking about returning to work as your children get older. Taking that step back into employment can be daunting, and finding a job that you can fit in around your family life is not always an easy task. I was faced with this…
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How to talk to your teenagers so they listen

We asked Dr. Lisa Turner to give us some advice on how to Talk to Your Teenagers so That They Listen. Here is what what she told us. The turbulent teens can be hard and can sometimes seem that the part of your teenager’s brain that takes in any of your good advice shuts down. In fact, this is exactly what it does. The hormonal changes that kids go through during puberty are common knowledge…
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