There has been a sea change in attitudes to pregnancy and early parenting over the past few decades, with parental behaviour shifting in most aspects: from dieting, discipline, breast feeding, returning to work and the role of the partner. These are the findings of a survey commissioned for Practical Parenting & Pregnancy Magazine, celebrating its 25th anniversary in its April 2012 issue.
Swedish kids clothes company me&i are strengthening their team.
They’re looking for mums with a passion for fashion to sell their gorgeous clothes through the successful me&i home selling concept (and it includes a range for adults too).
If you’re looking for an extra income or maybe just the chance to get back to work in a role that you can fit around the family (rather than the…
How often have you heard one of your children say to their brother or sister ‘I wish you’d never been born !’ For the most part, you will choose to ignore it, knowing in the grand scheme of things, this is just a sibling spat which will resolve itself eventually.
How does the significance change when a child says the same thing to a disabled sibling?
Understanding how disability can affect…
Last week I attended the excellent event Social Media Magic, organised by Work Your Way magazine for working mums and the Londonmums network. I’m not a mum myself but I am a social media marketer and the event looked fun and interesting!
The keynote speaker was Saira Khan, whose talk was a tour de force of social media hints and tips. She came to prominence during the first series of The…
Save the Children launches MUMS UNITED campaign for struggling working mums. During the week of Mother’s Day, mums and celebrity mums across the UK are standing as ‘Mums United’ with Save the Children behind the slogan ‘Make Mums’ Day, Make Work Pay’.
As the new budget looms, they are joining behind the charity’s calls to George Osborne after discovering the new welfare system…
London Mums and Work Your Way had the pleasure of getting this interview with Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. Read what he has to say about family life in the Capital.
What is your biggest achievement so far as the Mayor of London to improve the lives of London families?
Restoring a sense of community to London neighbourhoods has always been at the heart of what I want to achieve as Mayor of…
Who doesn’t remember the TOSS/TAKE scene from Sex & the City? Well, that’s the best way of decluttering your wardrobe and your home. The annual spring clean comes early this year with National De-clutter Week beginning on 7th March 2012. Check some other tips to declutter this spring.
Recent research confirmed we’re a nation of clutter-a-holics using phrases like cluttered…
Cooking can be fun but it’s even better if you do it in an elegant outfit! For Cooking Gorgeous founder, Henny Flynn, aprons offering pretty fabrics with flouncy patterns just weren’t enough. An apron is a serious garment! And every great cook wants a trusty apron they can go back to again and again. An apron you can wear every day that’s ethically made, washes well, feels gorgeous…
For the first time, the impact of popular culture on self-esteem will be discussed at a global level, as Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone travels to the United Nations summit where she will host an event on body image.
The discussion will focus on how UN countries can use education to battle negative body image and gender stereotyping, which evidence suggests are placing significant…
Between 32-55% of marriages end in divorce. Although this statistic is pretty dreadful, it’s a sad reality about marriages today.
The actual process of separating and divorcing is relatively straightforward, and it is possible for a couple to complete the task themselves without professional help, for a small sum of money in court fees. However, VERY few couples manage to do this, because they…