Baby & ToddlersBlogFashion & Beauty

Names that time forgot: ‘Donald', 'Betty' biggest losers in names league since 1940 Census

Don and Betty Draper return in ‘Mad Men’ Series 5 on 27th March; but their namesakes now endangered – study by findmypast.co.uk From Donald (“Don”) Draper to Donald Trump, Donald Duck and Donald Rumsfeld… Donald’s once thrived, now threatened From Betty Draper to Betty White, Betty Boop, Betty Grable and Betty Crocker … Betty’s once flourished, now few Betty and Donald are…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogCompetitions

Win 1 of 5 Tiddley Pom £10 gift sets

The creators of the gorgeous new baby spa range Tiddley Pom understand that there is nothing more important in life than bonding with your baby. Using touch, smell and sound, Tiddley Pom makes bonding a pleasurable, easy and relaxing experience for both baby and parent with a range of beautiful products that help create a whole new concept in baby spa treatments. Tiddley Pom is giving you the…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogParenting SkillsSpecial Kids

Why learning music is essential for every child

Music and actively playing an instrument helps a young child develop an assortment of skills. A simple activity of an infant banging on a sauce pan with a spoon is potentially developing rhythmic skills. The rhythms create an awareness of sequences. Creating a repeated sequence of noises adds logic to the whole process not to mention the hand eye co-ordination and large motor skill…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogTravel with kids

London 2012: Going for Gold at the Olympics with a patriotic style pushchair!

Tippitoes is going for Gold! Whether you’re heading to the Olympics or not, show some patriotic style with the Tippitoes midnight blue Spark Pushchair and Union Flag Air Flow Cool Mat (shown right). Tippitoes has the perfect selection of products for those wanting to get out and about this summer. Suitable from birth, the Spark Pushchair (£64.99) has a number of great features, ensuring maximum…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogPregnancy & Birth

Pregnant celebrities spotted at Baby Show

Forget the front row of London Fashion Week, THE pregnant celebrity were spotted this weekend at The Baby Show at London’s ExCeL. Mingling amongst the crowds to see the latest season’s collections was just about every pregnant celeb in the UK, including mums-to-be Una Healy, Chantelle Houghton, Konnie Huq and Stacey Solomon. Looking glowing and glamourous, new mums Kate Silverton, mum of…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogParenting Skills

We’re a nation of savvy shoppers!

A new study has revealed that the recession has turned parents in to savvy shoppers. Two thirds of those surveyed admitted becoming more cautious as a result of the economic downturn. A huge 83% of parents confirmed they were using vouchers and discount codes in a bid to become more savvy. And impulse buys are long gone with 78% admitting they carefully research, try and compare before making a…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogNorth London

Baby massage and baby yoga courses in North London

Tuesday mornings 10.00am Baby Massage 11.00am Baby yoga Avenue House, East End Road, London N3 3QE Baby massage course – we concentrate a lot on baby’s internal organs and help to strengthen and develop systems such as digestive, immune and respiratory. We focus on helping mums with baby ailments such as wind, constipation, colic, congestion and poor sleeping patterns. Massage is…
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Baby & Toddlers

Baby sleep - Leading by example (by expert Jo Tantum)

When you’ve just had a baby, sometimes it feels like they’re holding your sleeping hours hostage! In this article Jo Tantum (Baby sleep expert) shows us how to take back control, and encourage positive sleep patterns. This article is courtesy of www.greatvine.com Isn’t life hard enough without having to live on very little sleep? Sleep deprivation has been named as a…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogCompetitions

Win 1 of 15 pairs of tickets to the Baby Show at ExCel (24-26 February 2012)

The Baby Show celebrates ten years with a brand new look London ExCeL, 24th-26th February 2012. For your chance to win these tickets, enter your answer to the simple question below in our dedicated competition page https://new.londonmumsmagazine.com/competition-area. The question is: ‘How old is the Baby Show?’ The deadline to enter is 19th February 2012. Facts: – 250 baby and…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogBooksSchooling

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is the most read children's book in Britain

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is the most read children’s book in Britain, a study revealed yesterday. Researchers estimate that Eric Carle’s 1969 classic about a caterpillar that becomes a butterfly is read an average of nine times a year by the nation’s 5.5 million primary school children. The second most popular book is the classic Cinderella fairytale which is read around 8.7 times…
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