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Exclusive! 10 minutes chat with TV Doctor Dr Ranj Singh on bringing up boys

I recently interviewed the nation’s favourite doctor, Dr Ranj, to discuss how parents can help teenage boys grow up happy, healthy and confident.Dr Ranj Singh is a real doctor but he’s also a medical expert on prime-time slots on ITV’s This Morning and CBeebies’ series Get Well Soon. I met him in person a few years ago at a private gig by Collabro and always hoped to have a…
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Win a FREE LIFETIME SUBSCRIPTION to Nourish with Y'earn

Y’earn is a parent-to-parent marketplace to rent Baby & Kids items from people in your community or make some cash if you have items you don’t need right now. Join Y’earn newsletter and automatically be entered into a monthly prize draw. This month is a FREE LIFETIME SUBSCRIPTION to Nourish! Nourish is the UK’s leading mental health and wellness app tailored to…
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Parenting Skills

The Mother of all jobs

New research has found that parents have taken on 21 different roles a day during lockdown – including TikToker, grammar expert and hairdresser. Covid-era parents have officially mastered the art of multi-tasking, andare adding over 27 hours every week to their workloads as they master a whopping 21 roles a day, such as hairdressing (58%), appearing as TikTok extras (15%) and becoming…
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Tested & Recommended

Breakfast delivered to my bed on Mother's Day

On 14th March we celebrate Mother’s Day and more than before we, mothers, have demonstrated to be the backbone of our society and our households having taken on up to 21 jobs every day to keep the family strong throughout the pandemic. We deserve to be treated so asking to get a full breakfast in bed this Sunday is not too much – after sleeping in for longer than during a weekday, of…
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Win 1 of 8 year's supply bundles of Mr. Men Little Miss Haliborange supplements to celebrate 50 years of Mr Men Little Miss

Celebrating 50 years, Mr. Men Little Miss are giving eight lucky London Mums readers the chance to win a year’s supply of Mr. Men Little Miss supplements from the UK’s No.1 kids vitamin brand, Haliborange! Recommended by 9 out of 10 parents, Haliborange provides the essential minerals and vitamins to support kids’ growth and development for a healthy lifestyle, and have…
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Parenting Skills

How the royal family adjusted to pandemic life

When it came to adapting due to the pandemic, families around the country – and the world – have had to think about how they were going to handle working from home and schooling children from their living rooms. The royal family may be no ordinary family but, in extraordinary times, they’ve had to adjust just like the rest of us. Photo from TWITTER/ THE ROYAL FAMILY While the…
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Books

Picture book of the week: My Mum Is Magnificent by Roald Dahl

My Mum Is Magnificent is a lovely new board book for children to celebrate mothers in a funny way like only Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake can do. It’s aimed at 3+ year old kids who are learning how to read their first books. It’s colourful, quirky and wonderful. Roald Dahl was a spy, acefighter pilot, chocolatehistorian and medicalinventor. Young Roald Dahl with his…
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Gifts to brighten Mother's Day in lockdown

Finding the perfect Mother’s Day gift is no easy feat. It’s only natural to want to give a mother everything she’s ever wanted but the tricky part is narrowing down the options to just one ideal gift. Personally this Mother’s Day should be all about self care as mums have taken many different roles a day for the familyduring lockdown – adding a huge 27 hours’ worth of work…
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