Parenting Skills

Sex education: tips for parents who don't know where to start with the 'birds and bees talk'

Well, well… Personally I find the topic of sex education quite tough to discuss with my child. Kids are curious and the crucial questions come up at some point. Interestingly, it would appear parents agree with Ofcom’s findings as recent research from Mum Show Live! (exhibition for parents with kids at school age) shows 95 per cent of British parents say it will be mum who teaches…
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The day of unrest - 10% say Sunday is the BUSIEST day

Sunday’s are no longer a day of rest, with the typical Brit carrying out a list of up to 15 jobs. Researchers found that one in ten claim Sundays now, in fact, the busiest day of the week with cleaning, ironing and washing topping the list of laborious tasks. The study commissioned by Chef & Brewer, found two thirds of adults regard Sundays as a day to ‘catch-up’ on everything that…
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Parenting Skills

How to Train the Perfect Page Boy

Your Son has been asked to be a Page Boy. Once the initial excitement has subsided, your thoughts will turn to how you can prepare him for the big day ahead. From a parent’s point of view, preparing him for the big day is the most important thing you can do for him. Make it fun and sound as though this is something he really would like to do. Don’t pressure him or tell him off if he gets it…
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Bright but needs to concentrate

Have you ever wondered why some children can concentrate and finish their homework on time, while others need to be chased around the room? In the last ten to twelve years, neuro-scientists and psychologists have made advancements in this area of brain research and we now know that this inability to concentrate is called “Working Memory Deficit”. What is working memory? Working…
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Parenting Skills

First aid: Spinal Injury - when to move them

People are often confused and scared about when to move someone and when to keep them still, this is particularly important when there is a serious risk of them having a spinal injury. Spinal Injuries You should suspect a spinal injury if: They have fallen from more than twice their height, or been pushed with force something heavy has fallen onto them, they have been involved in a road…
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First aid: Poisoning - would you know what to do?

A staggering 25,000 under-5s are rushed to A&E each year in the UK with suspected accidental poisoning. One in five of these cases (that’s around 15 every day) will be serious enough for the child to be admitted to hospital for further observation and/or treatment. Poisoning Every day, 15 young children are admitted into hospital because it’s thought they’ve swallowed something…
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Parenting Skills

BIRTH TO TWO YEARS IS MOST FINANCIALLY STRESSFUL TIME FOR PARENTS

A recent focus group including London Mums confirmed what a new study from Aviva revealing birth to two years as the most financially stressful time for parents. Check out this video full of interesting interviews with some of our amazing mums and mumpreneurs. The latest Family Finances Report launched a few weeks ago shows that parents are more likely to feel under financial pressure when their…
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Parenting Skills

Top tips for keeping your family safe online

To celebrate SAFER INTERNET DAY today, we publish here a guide on what you need to know to keep your family safe online. Our top tips for keeping your family safe online have been prepared by David Emm, senior security researcher at Kaspersky Lab. There’s no doubt about it, the internet is taking over the world and, despite the wonderful social and developmental opportunities it offers your…
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Arctic freeze brings hidden dangers - Safety tips for motorists

With heavy snow and ice predicted across all parts of the UK this weekend and into next week, The Royal Life Saving Society UK, Britain’s leading lifesaving and lifeguarding organisation, warns motorists to be extra vigilant in snow and bad weather and for parents to teach their children not to go on to frozen lakes, ponds, canals and reservoirs under any circumstances. Media coverage has…
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Network for Surviving Stalking launches guidelines to combat digital stalking

To combat the growing problem of anti-social behaviour and harassment online, Network for Surviving Stalking, a project funded by social investor & UK registered charity Nominet Trust, has recently launched a new version of the highly regarded ‘Digital Stalking; a Guide to Technology Risks’. The free online tool will aim to protect the 1/5 women and 1/10 men that will be stalked during…
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