What to do when you are weaning a baby
Jan 30 2013Weaning (also referred to as complementary feeding) is the process of introducing babies to solid foods. What, and how, you feed your child is crucial to their development and health including developing speech and social skills. However, with so much conflicting information out there it can seem like an incredibly daunting process, instead of the exciting new stage of your baby growing up!
Great new books for children
Jan 30 2013Here is a selection of great new books for children selected by London Mums.
Simple tips on how to return to work this Spring!
Jan 29 2013Great tips on how to return to work this Spring provided by Lila Veltze and Sarah Archer, co founders and Career Coaches at CareerTree, an organisation that helps people make positive changes to their working lives. They are both mums and between them they have over 15 years experience helping other mums back to work.
Recipe: Spicy Meatball Soup
Jan 28 2013Quite a lot of ingredients here but very well-worth the little extra time and effort.
Book review: Wherever My Wellies Take Me by Michael and Clare Morpurgo
Jan 27 2013Where My Wellies Take Me is a collection of favourite poetry chosen by former children’s laureate Michael and Clare Morpurgo. Woven around the poetry selection is the story of Pippa, who loves to stay with her Aunty Peggy in the Devon countryside. The book features illustrations from Olivia Lomenech Gill.
Recipe: Orange Chocolate Coconut Clusters
Jan 26 2013This amazing Orange Chocolate Coconut Clusters Recipe was kindly donated by Dean and Sarah Gough, authors of the book ‘Recipes For Life – Fighting Back With Food’, a recipe book with a difference. Each individual recipe was eaten by their two-year-old son Alfie when he was battling Stage 4 Neuroblastoma. Sadly, little Alfie died in 2010, however, Dean and Sarah believe the nutritional diet they chose for their son gave him a fantastic quality of life in his fight.
