There’s a lot of buzz around the idea of building a personal brand. What exactly is it and when do you need to start crafting one?
Personal Branding is the idea of self-packaging an individual’s talents and attributes in a way that tells a story. A strong personal brand should highlight points of uniqueness—a TWIST—in order to get positive attention from universities (and eventually…
When people come on our certification courses in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) they are always blown away by the power of the interventions to change behaviours, how we feel and how we behave. It’s easy to love the big powerful stuff, but the small changes we make in our thinking are very worthy of our love and attention. How we think influences how we feel about life, react to others…
In support of Stop Cyberbullying Day and to help parents tackle cyberbullying, the Department for Education have sent these tips exclusively to London Mums. They show how parent can protect children from cyberbullying in simple steps. We have also included a little background on what the government is doing to promote internet safety in schools.
Top tips on how to protect your child from…
Too much to do as parent? How to work smarter, not harder so you can enjoy your kids more.
As a working mum, I wish that my brain hadn’t often felt like a computer with too many tabs open.
Or that it had not got to the point where an essential visit to my GP seemed self-indulgent.
I wish that when my children were growing up, I hadn’t often bitterly observed how ‘having it all’…
Starting ballet lessons is an exciting time for everyone, children as well as parents, but how can you prepare your little one for their first class?
We spoke to Julie Hurley, from Dancewearcentral.co.uk and asked her to share her top tips on how to make sure your child is as prepared as possible for that all important first ballet lesson.
Check they have the right dance clothes
This may sound…
Most adults appreciate a child with manners, in fact everyone appreciates manners. Who wouldn’t like to know that their child is polite and helpful when they aren’t around!
Having good manners is part of being a responsible and respectful human being. It’s about not only looking out for yourself and in many cases putting someone else first.
In so many cases, manners fall by the…
Do you know people who calmly swan around life without anything bothering them? Child meltdowns just seem to go over their heads. They bounce through a busy day with lightness and humour. Annoying aren’t they? Staying calm when you don’t feel it is an art, and the good news is that, using some techniques from Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), you too can learn this art of serene calmness…
London Mums caught up with Education and Childcare Minister Sam Gymiah to discuss the outcome of the 30 hours free childcare consultation. This Q&A contains important information for all families with pre-schoolers children.
What childcare support does the government already offer to parents?
SG: We are already doing lots to help families with childcare because we know it is vital to you…
People can be prosecuted for neglect if they leave children on their own and something goes wrong. This is a highly contentious issue and one that becomes even more complicated when contemplating when a child is old enough to be left in charge of other children and babysit.
Rospa and the NSPCC both have published guidance as to when a child is considered ready to babysit, their advice can be found…
Do you find it hard to say no? If so you are probably someone who wants to help others and likes to be needed but you are also probably a bit over stretched and maybe end up resenting all of the time you give away to others. The problem many people have with saying no is that they don’t want to offend or upset people, or they are afraid it will damage the relationship in some way. Neuro…