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THE RISE OF ‘BRITAIN’S LITTLE HELPERS’

New research shows that toddlers/children are helping more at home than the last generation, the chores they spend most time doing and that it is a regular weekly, if not, daily occurence. Matching socks, washing up, sweeping and hoovering may not be your idea of fun but could be for your toddler, as research shows that your little ones are more than keen to help out at home and around the…
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Dadpreneur success story: Paul and the Pickled Onion Gang

Read this success story of a dad who created The Pickled Onion Gang, a fun iPhone app, to help his son learn and develop new skills. Busy dadpreneur Paul Robinson got the idea of the Pickled Onion Gang when he made up a story for his 4 year son Joe. Like most kids, he loved trains and the stories always revolved around a train journey to the seaside that he went on with the gang. The various…
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Part-time nanny needed from September 2011 in North Barnes (SW London)

FRIENDLY FAMILY WITH 2 TWIN BOYS AGED 5 Y.O., LOCATED IN BARNES, LOOKING FOR CHILDCARE HELP FROM SEPTEMBER 2011. Job spec: 3 HOURS AFTER SCHOOL, MONDAY TO THURSDAY DURING SCHOOL TIME as well as FULL TIME MONDAY TO THURSDAY DURING HALF TERMS & SUMMER HOLIDAYS. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO ALEX: info@sbsarchitects.co.uk Monica CostaMonica Costa founded London Mums in…
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Safety advice for regular users of mobile phones and Wi-Fi devices

Safety advice for regular users of mobile phones and Wi-Fi devices – ideal for all parents. Mobile phones, just how did we live without them? At about 80 million, there are now more mobiles than people in the UK. But since the Nineties, when their use became more widespread, there have been lots of nagging doubts about their safety and significant evidence now suggests that they pose a…
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Tips on how to deal with a babysitter when you leave your child for the first time (by guest blogger Georgie Jones)

As every new mother knows, leaving your child with someone new is a scary experience. Every bone in your body says your baby should be with you, but there comes a time when you must take the plunge and allow yourself a well-deserved break and some ‘me time’. We often get asked by parents of ways in which to make the experience easier and there are definitely some easy tips that will help…
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Seeking: Forever Living Product Representative (flexible job opportunity)

Flexible job opportunity – ideal for mums and mumpreneurs – Seeking: Forever Living Product Representative. What is Forever Living? Forever Living was founded 1978 in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. They currently have more than 2.6 USD billion in turnover, and have assets of more than $1.5 billion (cash rich & totally debt free). The company manufacture Aloe Vera based products, and…
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Media opportunity: calling all mums who have just had a baby

Are you a first-time mum who ate for two – or more – during pregnancy? Celebrities make it look easy to drop the pounds, but I am a journalist looking for a mum who has just given birth to help tell the truth about trying to shape up when you live in the real world. So if you’ve given birth to your first within the last month and perhaps put on more weight than you planned…
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Singing for your health By Deborah Hudson, leading voice coach and author

According to Prof Steven Mithen, of Reading University, Neanderthal man communicated via sound songs long before he could speak language. You can bet your life that one of those songs would have been a lullaby. Songs sung to babies have been around almost as long as babies have and it’s a simple, but incredibly effective way to bond. Babies first start to hear at around 20 weeks, so by the time…
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Bedwetting solutions

Bedwetting is more common than most people realise. It affects up to half a million children and teenagers in the UK every night but, because no one talks about it, most people think they’re alone. Here are some tips to overcome the problem. Something can often be done to overcome or manage bedwetting and ERIC is here to help. ERIC is the only charity in the UK dedicated to providing information…
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'Where Has my Little Girl Gone? How to Protect your Daughter from Growing Up Too Soon' By parenting author Tanith Carey

Exclusive extract from new book ‘Where Has my Little Girl Gone? How to Protect your Daughter from Growing Up Too Soon’ by parenting author Tanith Carey. SELL: Dolls in high heels and stockings, clutching make-up compacts, and websites that invite little girls to live their lives as virtual “bimbos” and save up for boob jobs. Even the toys and games on offer to our daughters…
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