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Mum Tribes and behavioural trends by Psychologist Jo Hemmings

With the rise of mummy bloggers, yummy mummies filling magazine spreads and new research out from Philips PerfectCare revealing that British women are now busier than ever, psychologist and mum Jo Hemmings explores the behavioural trends that exist. How Mums can fit into different tribes and how their behaviour affects their lifestyle, their approach to childcare and their day-to-day life. The…
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Winners of our London photography competition!!

It’s been a long process but we have finally selected the winners of the London Mums photography competition. The amazing prizes are sponsored by a Fish in Sea and authors of Never Mind the Botox. This was the challenge for our photography competition’s theme London Through London Mums’ Eyes : London Mums‚ life can be very exciting and the backdrop of our iconic capital with…
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Baby sleep - Leading by example (by expert Jo Tantum)

When you’ve just had a baby, sometimes it feels like they’re holding your sleeping hours hostage! In this article Jo Tantum (Baby sleep expert) shows us how to take back control, and encourage positive sleep patterns. This article is courtesy of www.greatvine.com Isn’t life hard enough without having to live on very little sleep? Sleep deprivation has been named as a…
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Choosing your way forward: Returning to work after having children (by Anne Miller)

Leading Greatvine Life Coaching expert Anne Miller explains how effective life coaching could help mothers who are thinking of returning to work. When we’ve taken time out to look after our children, the prospect of going back to work is not always an easy one, even if it’s what we want to do! Confidence is most likely an issue for us: Having had our heads in baby land for some time…
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Win 1 of 15 pairs of tickets to the Baby Show at ExCel (24-26 February 2012)

The Baby Show celebrates ten years with a brand new look London ExCeL, 24th-26th February 2012. For your chance to win these tickets, enter your answer to the simple question below in our dedicated competition page https://www.londonmumsmagazine.com/competition-area. The question is: ‘How old is the Baby Show?’ The deadline to enter is 19th February 2012. Facts: – 250 baby and…
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COST OF RAISING A CHILD INCREASES TO £218,000

The annual Cost a Child Report [1} from protection and retirement specialist LV=, reveals the cost of raising a child from birth to their 21st birthday now totals a record £218,024. This equates to £10,382 a year, £865 a month or £28.44 a day. The report shows the overall cost of raising a child has increased by 3.3% in the last year with education and childcare remaining the biggest…
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How to build a business that is sustainable for you

Find out how to make sure your luxury nightwear doesn’t cause you sleepless nights! I often get asked how I combine family life with running Charlotte & Co.  The answer is that I have learned from my mistakes. When I started Charlotte & Co. I had already founded and run the luxury lingerie and nightwear brand Myla.  Myla was business that demanded everything from everyone that worked…
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Top tips on how to help your child make the most of university life

University has a brilliant array of opportunities for your child however it can be daunting at first for them to know where to look. Nabil Alizai (Activities Officer for 2011/2012) from the University of Sheffield’s Students’ Union would like to share his top 5 tips on how to help your child make the most of their time at university. Encourage your child to head along to an activities…
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar is the most read children's book in Britain

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is the most read children’s book in Britain, a study revealed yesterday. Researchers estimate that Eric Carle’s 1969 classic about a caterpillar that becomes a butterfly is read an average of nine times a year by the nation’s 5.5 million primary school children. The second most popular book is the classic Cinderella fairytale which is read around 8.7 times…
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ADHD? What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?

ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is predominately a genetically determined condition and not down to ‘bad parenting’ as once thought. Symptoms exhibited by children with this condition include: disruptive or inappropriate behaviour compared to other children of their age. Often these children are unable to sit still, talk excessively, and are fidgety or restlessness when…
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