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I bet this Christmas everyone will gift practical items to support health and beauty to friends and family. It’s a given considering we have spent months locked in indulging in all sorts of things to compensate for the sadness happening outside our doors. Under my friends’ Christmas Trees there will only be presents by French brand Puressentiel. I am a fan and, in my modest opinion, it…

In Covid times hand washing is more important than ever and as parents we need to encourage better hand hygiene practices in order to reduce the spread of infectious diseases such as the coronavirus. Hands provide a perfect breeding ground for a wide range of bacteria and viruses. Learning how to wash hands correctly is essential to stop germs from spreading and to improve our general wellbeing.

Last Christmas nobody could have predicted that after all the lunches and dinners, we would have spent months in isolation without many opportunities to do fitness and sport.Without exceptions, during lockdown we have all really struggled to motivate ourselvesto exercise, and indulged in comfort food to compensate for the lack of motivation to do anything. I have personally tried to do…

Comes December, I feel a strange desire for chocolate. It’s the gloomy season, the cold weather that makes comfort treats so very appealing. This year throughout the Christmas season I will indulge in a Posh GoodiBox, a selection of the finest artisan chocolates, by GoodiBox, a brand new online shop for chocolate treats and healthy snacking. Posh GoodiBox is a decadent selection of premium…

London Mums’ best gift for girls this Christmas is Deluxe Barbie Summer Villa with Doll (RRP £59.99 down to £47.99). Our child reporter and reviewer Lilly built it by herself and then we played together. This Summer themed easy to assemble cardboard villa has brought some sunshine to our gloomy winter. Imagination play is what I grew up with and what children need to learn life’s…

With so much heartache, upheaval and stress inthe world in 2020, we as a nation are finding ourmental wellbeing under more strain than usual. Likemost people, during lockdown this year, I drasticallyreduced my fitness activities. As a result, I developedlower back pain which prevented me from having agood night’s sleep and high productivity at work.

As children are spending a greater amount of time at home due to current restrictions throughout the UK, the Toniebox offers playful, imaginative storytelling and learning, giving parents a much needed break when they want it. With many children unable to go to nurseries and playgroups, parents now have the opportunity of re-creating the fun of a classroom this autumn with Tonies and a Toniebox.