After attending a conference on indoor air pollution last week, I talked to one of our London Mums’ experts, mumpreneur Marianne, Founder and Director of AllerGuard UK. She sent me her views on this important subject matter.
“Air pollutionis a big topic these days. Data from theLondon Atmospheric Emission Inventory shows that just in London, 2 million people are living with toxic…
When you think about getting fit, what’s the first thing that comes into your mind? If you’re like most people, it’s long sessions on the treadmill wishing you were doing anything else. The good news, though, is that you don’t have to spend hours running on the spot to get to your desired fitness levels: you could eat your way there.
Food has a profound effect on our bodies. It’s…
If you have older children, a big question often arises; how do I keep them occupied all summer? Six weeks can seem like an incredibly long time for a parent. Unlike when they were younger, trying to find something that the whole family will enjoy becomes a lot harder. It’s not always as simple as taking a trip to the park every day or watching films, while these are good by the end of the first…
Today 20th July 2019 we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing. It’s such an inspiring story for us all and watching the footage from 1969 of the two astronauts touching the moon gives me goosebumps. Of all moon landing celebrations, one of my favourite has to be the launch of a new collaboration between Barbie and the European Space Agency to encourage girls to become the…
Planet Mermaid’s sister company adds some sparkle to their new adult range, and we’re giving one Mermaid Tail away!
With adult mermaid tails in high demand, Mermaid Planet have designed and created this beautiful new range just in time for the summer. Well, we can’t just leave it to the kids to have all the fun on holiday.
As the UK’s leading supplier of swimmable mermaid tails…
Led by rising stars Sebastian Croft(GAME OF THRONES) as Roman teenager Atti and Emilia Jones(PATRICK) as his Celtic rival Orla, Horrible Histories: The Movie – Rotten Romanslaunches in cinemas 26thJuly 2019.
Featuring an all-star cast including Nick Frost(FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY) as Orla’s father Arghus, Craig Roberts(SUBMARINE) as Emperor Nero and Kim…
Happiness expert Dr Andy Cope tells us why it pays to make others happy in this blog.
We can pretend that males and females are the same, but they’re actually not.Males are endowed with physical strength. Guys were designed to chase and wrestle with warthogs, drag the carcass home and, crucially, know which was home. Females can do those things too, but with smaller warthogs, and the way…
This weekend, the V&A Museum of Childhood is running the Festival of Play – Saturday 20 – Sunday 21 July 2019, as part of the 100 year celebrations for Montessori teaching in the UK.
Montessori St Nicholas is running outdoor games at the Festival of Play – Maria Montessori was a pioneering influencer who identified early on that children can learn by doing. Play based learning is…
A few weeks ago I attended a very interesting conference on teenage wellbeing run by the CCMH (the Centre for child mental health). My favourite presentation by CCMH founder Dr Margot Sunderland who covered all important elements of what teenagers need to know to live well.
She shed some light into the teenage brain and provided clear guidelines for teachers and parents on how to…
London Mums have five copies of Michelle Reeves’ book The Happiness Habits Transformation to give away. It’s a book I have used to change my life for the best and to fulfil my dreams, including singing in a rock band. I met Michelle last year at theMumboss booklaunch party and she impressed me with her emotional intelligence and kindness. She is not only a successful…