Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Starting a cake business from home: 5 steps to follow

Do you regularly bake cakes for friends and family? Do you have a passion for this sweet treat? If so, you might be exploring ways of turning this passion and baking talent into a viable cake business. Thanks to the power of the Internet, it is easier than ever to start and run a profitable cake business from the comfort of your home. However, there’s still a lot of work involved before you can…
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Mums Tips

Divorce advice from a family law Solicitor

Getting divorced can be a daunting process, especially if you have been out of the job market for some time and you may have been financially dependent on your spouse. There is help and information that can be sought in order to help you through the process and help get you back on your feet. A family law solicitor can assist in settling your financial and property affairs so that the family…
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Fitness & Health

What to do if you think you have coronavirus – top tips to hasten your recovery

Talk of coronavirus is inescapable. It is all over our media and because of this there are sometimes mixed messages. Government advice is constantly updating as the situation develops. The Novel Coronavirus (covid-19) is a highly virulent virus, originally located in Wuhan in the Hubei province of China. The virus has been swift to spread and has resulted in worldwide deaths from pneumonia.
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Parenting Skills

How to explain the COVID-19 pandemic, and other bad news, to children

The current COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented and whilst many of us see the news and social media as a source of vital information, it can also be overwhelming for many of us, especially young children.Children do need to be informed of the facts during this pandemic and be advised on how they can help prevent the spread of infection, because it isunlikely that they will be able to…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Are you an aspiring entrepreneur? Prepare to face these challenges

According to recent research, the proportion of new businesses run by women is steadily growing – from just under a fifth in 2017 to just over a third today. Female directors of UK SMEs are in the minority just about everywhere in the country, with the only exception being Carlisle, where there’s a just-about-even split between the genders. Of course, there may be a whole host of explanations…
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Fitness & Health

Micro Self-Care tools for busy mums

Being a mum is hard work! From waking up in the middle of the night to feed your baby to picking the kids up from school, us mums have busy schedules and that means we’re often exhausted. So when it comes to looking after your own health and wellness, it’s totally normal to feel stressed and not know where to start. Research has shown that mums have on average just 17 minutes of time to…
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Fitness & Health

Are we driving round in a breeding ground for germs? The dirtiest areas of the car now revealed

Could you and your family be driving round in a breeding ground for germs? A newexperiment, conducted by UK-based personal car leasing specialists ZenAutowho surveyed 2,000 people in the UK, has revealed the dirtiest areas of your car.Twelve areas of a car were tested using swabs and agar filled petri dishes. The vehicle was used for both commuting and social purposes.After…
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Fitness & Health

Brain Fog: what is it and what you can do to help your brain

During a recent seminar held at the Ivy in Central London experts talked about Brain Fog. I never really heard about this before but it was very interesting to learn all about it. Dr Julia Gottwald, an Oxbridge neuroscientist, explained the brain’s job when it comes to symptoms such as brain fog, insomnia, memory loss, fatigue and so on. She talked about the humans’ brain and…
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Parenting Skills

Four ways to reward a child for good behaviour and performance in school

Last year I attended a local parenting course in Wandsworth to prepare myself for the challenges ahead of bringing up a teenager. We discussed a lot about ways to reward a child for good behaviour and / or excellent performance at school. It is important to motivate children and reward them when they do something right or when they display emotional intelligence through a particularly sympathetic…
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Fitness & Health

How to help someone who has been stabbed

Every day we are faced with news reports telling us horrifying stories of people who have been killed or injured from violent attacks. This violence appears to permeate across all communities and we only hear a fraction of the incidents. In fact, it has been revealed that the police and courts in England and Wales are dealing with thehighest number of knife crimes in a decade. It’s a very…
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