Mums Tips

The history and benefits of essential oils

The benefits of essential oils have been known for over 6,000 years, back to Ancient Egypt to be precise. Essential oils are organic compounds from plants and were used in Ancient Egypt for beauty and aromatic purposes. The Chinese were next to use essential oils, using them in medicines. In Europe, it was the Greeks who developed their knowledge of plants and used these essential oils in herbal…
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Schooling

A Guide To Helping Your Teenager Start Uni

When your child starts university it’s an exciting chapter of both their life and yours. There’s so much to consider, from where they live to what hobbies they take up and what they take with them. Each choice can feel endless but making sensible selections and supporting your child from the beginning will help them to have a great time. Here’s how you can help them to prepare for this…
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Fitness & Health

Our guide to caring for elderly relatives

Caring for an elderly relative yourself can put a strain on a relationship, but it can also put strain on the family. Considering care options such as affordable care homes in London services or other nearby services can support their well-being and help reconcile the relationship you have with them. In this article, we will be providing you with our simple guide to caring for the older members of…
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Parenting Skills

Top tips for parents battling an illness that don’t have the luxury of staying in bed

Battling an illness is one thing, but battling an illness and still having to be on the move due to having a child is another. Here are sometips on how to tackle the day when they’re feeling under the weather but staying in bed and recovering is not an option. Take everything at your own pace Your health is always the most important thing, so don’t ever feel the need to rush. If…
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Pregnancy & Birth

Natural ways to improve your chance of conception

It’s a big decision that a couple makes together when they decide they want to start trying for a baby – a decision that can go on to change their lives. While there are some things that you, as a couple, quite clearly need to be doing *ahem*, there are a number of natural ways that you can boost your chances of conceiving. Prepare your body It sounds obvious, but preparation before…
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Baby & Toddlers

Tips for navigating sleep deprivation when adjusting to having a new baby

When you have a new-born at home, whether it’s your first or not, it’s normal for you to keep waking up every night. It does take some time to adjust to the sleepless nights and having to constantly be aware of another. Experts from ahealth & wellbeing brand have put together a variety of tips that parents can use to their advantage to help them navigate sleepless nights… If…
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Parenting Skills

Doing It Like The Dutch: Four tips from the world’s best sex educators

Your three-year old comes out of the bathroom holding a tampon and asks, “can I have this?” – or a porn ad pops up on the computer while you’re watching youtube with your eight-year-old. The question to ask yourself is, what would a Dutch parent say? Dutch teenagers are the happiest in the world, and with holistic sex education from the age of four, they’re having first time…
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Fitness & Health

Firework safety and keeping children safe at Halloween and Bonfire Night

Halloween and Bonfire night are two events eagerly anticipated by many and dreaded by others. Scarily this time of year always results in a surge in road accidents, sharps injuries and burns. Let’s try and make this year safer. Please read our tips on firework safety to try and make this time of year memorable for all the right reasons. Halloween Halloween is now synonymous with…
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Mums Tips

Four tips to eliminate stress from house moves

It’s not a newsflash, moving home is by no means easy. It’s something that will bring you stress, and something that will make you question if it’s all really worth it. Unfortunately, this is never going to change. Even if you take a completely hands-off approach, and employ every professional under the sun to help assist your house moves, there are still a lot of logistics to…
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Schooling

The Independent Schools Show 9-10 November 2019 - Evolution Centre, Battersea Park

On Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th November 2019, more than 7,000 parents and their children are expected at The Independent Schools Show at the Evolution Centre, Battersea Park, London, SW8 4NW. Schools choices are one of the most difficult decisions for parents and the Independent Schools Show is designed to help them find out more about what the independent sector offers and to plan their…
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