Read by Helena Bonham Carter and Bill Nighy and illustrated by Natasha Law. Designed and conceived by former actress and mother of three Allie Esiri and writer and mother of five Rachel Kelly, the iF Poems App aims to introduce poetry to school-age children in a creative, fun way. Inspired by their own children’s love of reading (but also their incessant desire to play on the iPad) this…
A new Tell Us Once service which will help to make life easier for new parents is being rolled out across the country. The new service will help to cut red tape and paperwork when a new baby is born by making it easier for people to notify government authorities about changes in their circumstances.
The Tell Us Once service for both births and deaths is being launched by The Department for Work…
MINE! is one of London Mum’s favourite books and very useful as it provides a light-hearted look at the thorny toddler issue of sharing from award-winning illustrator Rachel Bright.
You can purchase the book via www.puffin.co.uk
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Funny Bunny is the most favourite toy of twins, Frankie and Fifi. Wherever they go, Funny Bunny goes too but when it comes to…
Concerns about financial management rife as leading student counsellor gives top tips for beating separation woes.
More than two-thirds of parents in the UK (70%) fear that that they will find their child leaving for university “emotionally difficult”, with 40% believing that they will miss their child more than their child will miss them, according to new research published today.
The…
81% of parents in the UK don’t have the knowledge required to administer basic first aid to a baby or a child although one in four will have to deal with an emergency first aid situation. A new online training campaign has just been launched to help improve parents’ first aid skills.
New research* by Tesco Baby & Toddler Club also reveals that 72% of parents wouldn’t feel confident in…
The gloomy economy is impacting on a couple’s financial ability to fund a divorce. News this week from The Law Gazette says that: The dire state of the economy has already led to a dramatic increase in the number of litigants in person, new figures from a voluntary organisation suggest. This is before government cuts to civil legal aid come into effect, which many solicitors predict will…
If you think back to when you were a young child, can you remember your mum’s approach to safety? A new study by the UK home safety brand Lindam has revealed that nearly eight in ten mums believe their own mums were not overly safety conscious when they were children. But despite this, nearly 30% would still trust her over their mother-in-law when it comes to their babies’ safety.
As a child…
A recent report from Unicef has found that British parents place more value on material goods than spending time as a family.
The research, which compares parenting in our country to other countries across the Europe, suggests that that shelves stacked high with the latest toys and gadgets is one of the most important things to parents in this country – not their child’s happiness. As a…
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Lifestyle series launches today full of tips and tricks for parenthood. Myleene tackles: Dad’s guide to birth, predicting the sex of your baby and how to deal with tantrums, plus many more. I met Myleene and she is amazing. She looks glam and fab, she is down to earth, 5 mins in the conversation and she makes you feel she is your best friend. Plus she makes everything look as it is easy! An…
Families on low-incomes across the UK are having to turn down jobs or are considering leaving work because they can’t afford to pay for childcare, according to new research from Save the Children and Daycare Trust.
The survey also found that parents, regardless of income, say that they can’t afford not to work, but struggle to pay for childcare. And despite many parents cutting back their…