Baby & ToddlersFeeding the FamilySchooling

Brain foods - new guidelines on pre-school food

New guidelines on preschool food from School Food Trust – expert comment from Dr. Lin Day, child development expert www.babysensory.com The brain is truly amazing and although we don’t know all its secrets yet, there is plenty of evidence to suggest that what we feed our children has a direct impact on their well-being, health and intelligence. Children who eat a steady diet of fast or…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogParenting Skills

Cost-cutting tips for new parents

Helpful tips for mums from Dr Lin Day, founder of www.babysensory.com. Expectant parents can spend thousands of pounds on baby clothes, toys and other essentials before the birth. However, as many experienced parents will know, most items can be obtained at little or no expense and without depriving babies of anything that they really need. In fact, a new baby needs relatively little, except…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogGet CreativeParty tips

ARE YOU DAME FOR A LAUGH? Bring The Magic of the Panto Season Into Your Own Home - Top Tips for the Perfect Panto

Christmas cross-dressing and a dancing horse signal the start of the uniquely British tradition of the Pantomime Season. Bringing festive cheer to whole families, these magical adventures are often the first taste of theatre that children get. Susie McKenna, Creative Director of the Hackney Empire who are doing Cinderella this year, explains: “Pantomime is an important cultural step for…
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Mum... what foot?

There is something quite sweet about seeing a youngster with their shoes on the wrong feet – but when the child is insisting that they are on the correct feet and refuses to change them over – it stops being cute! When graphic and website designer Ellen Lichtman’s daughter was three years old, she provided her mum with an “Aha!” moment that would, four years later…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogFitness & HealthGet CreativeSouth West London

Top tips to keep under 5s entertained

Here are Sarah Hobbs (head of family, David Lloyd Leisure) top tips to keep under 5s entertained. • The best way to get little ones active is to play with them – a three-year-old will try anything as long as the big person is doing it too • Make it fun and appeal to their sense of imagination – running is not just running, it is racing like a lion, as fast as a train, as hoppy as a…
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How many gloves and mittens will our little ones loose this winter?

This winter we won’t be misplacing any gloves and mittens. We have finally found GLOVE CLIPS to sort out this! The glove clips are also great gifts for any baby, toddler and school child too and the solution to NEVER LOSE A PAIR OF GLOVES AGAIN. We got them from a newly launched website called WWW.GLOVECLIPSANDMITTENCLIPS.COM The site has a nice little story behind. As you can guess a…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogMums TipsParenting Skills

Second Time Mum in London and Over 40 - the Essential Survival Guide

Being an over 40 mum isn’t the oddity that it used to be; there’s three times as many of us as there were 20 years ago and believe me, London is full of yummy mummies. It can be tough at times, but being older and wiser when you have your second child often has its perks; we’ve got years of experience on those poor first time mums, and native Londoners find it easier to brave the hustle and…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogParenting Skills

Do you know what the most dangeous room in the home is?

Did you know that more accidents happen at home than anywhere else? In fact, The Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) states that more children die annually because of accidents than illnesses such as meningitis. It’s a shocking statistic but what is the most dangerous room and what steps can you take to avoid mishaps happening there? In a recent survey conducted by Lindam, the UK’s number…
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NOD POD – the baby blanket with legs

The softest baby blanket London Mums have ever come across with a twist. The blanket does have legs and a hood too so baby is always wrapped properly. How wonderful! One of our favourite gifts for baby and mum. The Nod Pod’s simple and versatile design keeps your little one warm and cosy whether they are in a baby carrier, car seat or a pushchair, easily accommodating straps or zips without…
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Quality and durable kids' essentials chosen by mum

Kiddyriffic, one of London Mums favourite brands, sells unique toys, furniture and accessories of the finest quality to provide for the needs of your child. Here at Kiddyriffic, we seek to combine fun with practicality. Founded by a mumpreneur, we know how hard it is to come by good quality, durable children’s essentials and seek to provide just this! Whilst we stock traditional toys and…
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