Baby & Toddlers

5 Tips for choosing baby formula for a newborn

Breastfeeding is recommended for babies during their first six months of being born. However, some mothers cannot or do not want to breastfeed. This leaves them the option of giving their newborn baby formulas. Baby formulas are designed to act as a suitable replacement for breastmilk and this contains all the essential nutrients needed by newborn babies. A newborn has a very weak immune system so…
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Fitness & Health

Health: How to fight the effects of long Covid

Although most people who get Covid-19 recover quickly, for some the effects of the virus can last for weeks or months. This is known as “long Covid”. In this blog I am looking at symptoms of long Covid and present some experts’ tips to help overcome them. Lasting symptoms of coronavirus can include: tiredness and fatigue headaches respiratory problems, such as a…
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Fitness & Health

Benefits of selfcare for health and wellness

Health and wellness is an increasingly popular phrase. The chances are high that you have heard at least one person highlight the importance of health and wellness. Both words are interchangeable, but they do have slight differences in their meaning. Wellness is a positive approach to living. It aims to be the best possible state of health for a person. Wellness is an active approach that…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Exclusive! Star mum & fearless alpine ski racer Chemmy Alcott on breaking records both on and off the piste

Chimene Mary “Chemmy” Crawford Alcott is the most fearless mum of two I have ever met in my entire media career. Beautiful and confident Chemmy is the real deal. She is an English former World Cup alpine ski racer who competed in all five skiing disciplines (downhill, super G, giant slalom, slalom and combined) and she is a fun mum and has a ‘dream’ TV job these days. Chemmy is the…
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Fitness & Health

TFP Fertility Group invests in first UK women’s health app to directly connect women with fertility specialists

The first UK women’s health, lifestyle and family planning app that guides women through their cycles, fertility, all the way to directly connecting them with real medical experts has been launched today by the TFP Fertility Group (formerly The Fertility Partnership), one of Europe’s largest fertility services providers. The launch of Dia, which is a free app available to all, marks the first…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

How you can positively return to work after having a baby

When you are ready to return to the world of work, you need to think about more than just yourself. You have to juggle time, commitments and other responsibilities to ensure that your family unit or household runs smoothly and efficiently even when you are not there. Returning to work as positively as possible is a process that you must undertake on your own. You need the support and guidance of…
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Schooling

Online school flooded with calls from parents with vulnerable SEND children who are being failed by the system

An online independent school has been re-introducing vulnerable children into school with SEND (Special Education Needs and Disabilities) who have lost confidence and have been failed by the system in their quest for adequate provision for their learning and development needs. Many families have been pushed to crisis point and according to Ofsted, some have been waiting for more than two…
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Fitness & Health

How essential oils can help us overcome health issues caused by the pandemic

Can essential oils help us overcome our health issues caused by the pandemic this last year? Read this blog to find out. During the past 20 long months, our lives have been literally turned upside-down and we have seen so many changes in our day to day routines. Unfortunately, it seems that our health and wellbeing appears to have been impacted the most, with people having issues around sleep…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Chatting to Kate Silverton, star mum, BBC presenter and author of best-seller 'There's No Such Thing As 'Naughty'

When we agreed to meet on Zoom to discuss parenting challenges for my summer 2021 cover interview, I rejoiced as I have always loved Kate Silverton’s reportage style and her cheerful approach to TV presenting. She showed up with curls in her hair as she ‘wanted to look beautiful for our chat’. Her spontaneity, honesty and charming smile made our hour together go by so quickly. Mum to two…
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Schooling

Anselm’s named Prep School of the Year 2021

Anselm’s Preparatory School, Bakewell has been crowned Prep School of the Year at the Tatler Schools Awards Ceremony 2021. The prestigious title was awarded after Tatler examined nominations for hundreds of UK prep schools, from a variety of sources, including public votes. From this, winners are handpicked from a carefully created shortlist, overseen by an expert panel of judges. The award is…
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