Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

How to transform your workwear as a working mum

Work is one of those things that we can all feel like we can get into a style dilemma with. You love the job you do, you are a powerful business woman – like my recent intervieweeFearne Cotton, but yet you may not feel like you can identify your style and personality through your workwear due to feeling like you can’t express yourself too much. You don’t want to lose the appearance…
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Fitness & Health

Hobbies to try as a couple in 2021

Sharing hobbies can be a great way to communicate, create a stronger, intimate connection, and sustain a fun and interesting relationship. While we don’t need to share every one of our interests with our partners, it’s nice to have some things we enjoy doing together. Finding hobbies as a couple can be an exciting way of widening our horizons to take advantage of sharing our interest.
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Schooling

A guide to making sure our kids get the right education, no matter what stage of life they’re at  

It is really hard bringing up children in today’s world. There are so many distractions that can occupy their attention – from mobile phones to the Internet, and of course Covid at the moment. However, with the right management, we can ensure our children get the right education. Here are the interventions worth putting in place at all the various stages of their life. Photo…
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Parenting Skills

How to raise independent children

Parents raise independent children by presenting the children with the necessary life skills to live independently. The road to independence starts when the child is younger, and parents present them with new responsibilities. By finding the best combination of strategies, parents can raise children that create wonderful lives and can take care of themselves. Photo by JESSICA TICOZZELLI from…
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Baby & Toddlers

Closure of Popular Mother and Baby Groups During Lockdown Breaks Mental Health ‘Lifeline’ for New Parents

New study reveals 4 in 10 UK parents with newborn babies felt unsupported by local health services during lockdown. The nationwide closure of popular parent and baby groups during the most recent lockdown has sparked a backlash from parents with newborns across the UK, who rely heavily on this social interaction and health support during what is a difficult and isolating time for many new mothers.
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Parenting Skills

It’s good to listen

Whilst 2020 has been a time of upheaval and reflection for many, what did we really learn from our children during these unchartered times? Children know more about themselves and our world than we often give them credit for. It was therefore wonderful to observe the comfort and ease felt as they returned to nursery after the first lockdown earlier this year. The sheer strength of the…
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Parenting Skills

Simple tips to avoid festive burnout this Christmas

I am Louise Murrayand I am a Holistic Health Coach with a qualification from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and a Mindfulness Teacher. I take a truly holistic approach to health and wellness by nourishing people ON and OFF the plate by coaching them with nutrition advice combined with lifestyle and behaviour change, healthy habit formation, mindset tools, mindfulness and self-care…
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Parenting Skills

Green Living: Brits to spend £2.5 billion replacing household goods that could be saved this Christmas

I love a new initiative run by Oust, the descaling solution, called ‘We Can Save It’ to help Brits save money this winter following the pandemic. This follows new research revealing that Brits are expected to spend £2.5 billion scrapping and replacing household goods over the festive period*, as retail sales drive Brits into consumption. 29% of Brits said products being replaced could be…
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Pregnancy & Birth

Nursing Bra review

The one challenge that I remember when my son was a baby was the breastfeeding and the constant ‘boob in, boob out’ in public. I still have clearly in mind how delicate my breasts were while breastfeeding. I did it for 20 months so it was quite draining and the bra problem was initially serious. Before finding a decent bra from Mothercare (the business has gone bust since), I had to…
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Schooling

How to prepare for online college

3030Attending an online college doesn’t offer the same experience as a traditional college. It’s very important to weigh the benefits of each option before you make your final decision. There are many advantages to online college degree programs; however, you should know as much as possible to make sure you get the best education possible. There are several advantages when it comes to…
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