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Pregnant celebrities spotted at Baby Show

Forget the front row of London Fashion Week, THE pregnant celebrity were spotted this weekend at The Baby Show at London’s ExCeL. Mingling amongst the crowds to see the latest season’s collections was just about every pregnant celeb in the UK, including mums-to-be Una Healy, Chantelle Houghton, Konnie Huq and Stacey Solomon. Looking glowing and glamourous, new mums Kate Silverton, mum of…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogParenting Skills

We’re a nation of savvy shoppers!

A new study has revealed that the recession has turned parents in to savvy shoppers. Two thirds of those surveyed admitted becoming more cautious as a result of the economic downturn. A huge 83% of parents confirmed they were using vouchers and discount codes in a bid to become more savvy. And impulse buys are long gone with 78% admitting they carefully research, try and compare before making a…
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100 PEOPLE WHO MADE HISTORY

Do you know who invented the World Wide Web? Any idea what Percy Spencer created? This is no ordinary history book: 100 People Who Made History is a guide to the people and ideas that have changed the world we live in. This book contains all the people you’d expect to find, and plenty that you wouldn’t! Take a seat and meet the people who have shaped history and discover how they did…
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Your divorce is impacting your child’s exam results, so take action today

Several studies have been done in the past 10 years on the impact of divorce on children, specifically with regard to their academic performance and exam results. The *studies all suggest that although the psychological damage from divorce fades for children within a few years, their academic performance continues to decline. Yongmin Sun, co-author of one of the studies and assistant professor…
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ActivitiesParenting SkillsSchoolingSouth West London

Spanish-English bilingual in England. To be or not to be is not the question! How to be it? Is.

Having lived in London for over 17 years it has always amazed me when I come across people whose parents or grandparents are from a different country and they don’t speak anything other than English. Often they say ‘I understand it but I can’t speak it’. I always thought their parents did something wrong! Now that I have children of my own I realise that it is easier than I…
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In the eponymous words of Cher ... If I could turn back time

How to manage your partner’s mid-life crisis. You’ve been married for double digit years, had your kids, finally reached financial stability and are looking forward to the next stage of the relationship life-cycle – enjoying life as a couple without the stress and distraction of bringing up ankle biters. Seemingly, your life is comfortable and you feel secure and content. Then you…
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The A-C of vitamins - Vitamins: what do you need, how do you get them? by Dr Sarah Jarvis

We all want to be in the best possible health – and we certainly want the best for our children. Most of us can get enough vitamins from a healthy balanced diet – but some of us need a little extra help. Vitamins can be divided up into two main groups. The fat soluble vitamins – A, D, E and K – are mostly found in fatty foods like dairy foods, oily fish, liver and oils, margarine and…
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Tips on keeping your child-minding mum happy

Research has shown that one in three working mums rely on their mums or mother-in-law’s for childcare when they return to work or further education. At face value this is a wonderful arrangement that works for both parties – you have piece of mind that the person responsible for your child has a vested interest and granny has lots of precious time with her grandchild.  Plus of course…
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Secretary Poem for fed up women

This one is for the girls. I created this painting and poem well over 20 years ago. The painting is based on me. I used to have blonde hair, long story, but not when I painted this painting. Anyway as you can see I wanted to tell my boss where he could stick his pot of tea. Trapped in the City Painting and Poem – now I have a Mums’ network (London Mums Rock!) Trapped in the City From…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogNorth London

Baby massage and baby yoga courses in North London

Tuesday mornings 10.00am Baby Massage 11.00am Baby yoga Avenue House, East End Road, London N3 3QE Baby massage course – we concentrate a lot on baby’s internal organs and help to strengthen and develop systems such as digestive, immune and respiratory. We focus on helping mums with baby ailments such as wind, constipation, colic, congestion and poor sleeping patterns. Massage is…
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