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Survive the festive season: all you need to know to fend off the festive flab

Read this essential guide to surviving the festive season by Fiona Kirk Nutritionist and author of the best selling ‘2 Weeks in the Fast Lane’ diet book www.fatbustforever.com The guide attached provides all you need to know to fend off the festive flab – plus a few additional pointers below. As we all know buffets have the potential to make or break a healthy eating plan. On the…
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THE PARENT AS LEADER by Barry Jackson

However successful we are in other areas of life, nothing makes us feel more inadequate than the feeling that we don’t measure up as parents. No feeling is more wretched than the feeling that “I’m just a bad parent.” Talking with a lot of Mums, and having been married to the mother of my own children for nearly 35 years, convinces me that such guilt trips are even more of a Mum…
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Baby & ToddlersBlogTested & Recommended

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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BlogFitness & HealthSouth West London

FAMILY SUPPORT CRUCIAL FOR LIFE-LONG FITNESS

As young people grow up, there is increasing evidence that large numbers are dropping out of regular exercise into their teens. A survey carried out by David Lloyd Leisure found that one in five children aged 6-11 years do not receive any support from their parents when it comes to getting involved in sport outside of school, with a further 50 per cent of boys and 15 per cent of girls saying they…
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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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Baby & ToddlersBlog

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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BlogMumpreneurs & Mums at workTested & Recommended

The Posh mumpreneur

The ideal gift for all mums, girlfriends and grandmothers. The newly launched website from Posh Paraphernalia, a new online shop for the woman who has everything! www.poshandlovely.com has great pinnies for children and adults to keep them spick and span whilst preparing Christmas cookies. The Posh Pinny and the Mini Pinny are available online. Posh Paraphernalia aims to add a touch of glamour to…
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BlogFeeding the FamilyTested & Recommended

Luxury Christmas Teas and biscuits

Here is a selection of London Mums favourite teas and biscuits (luxurious, of course!). Fortnum & Mason Christmas products These must be London Mums’ favourite Xmas products of all time. There is nothing better to represent ultimate Britishness and quality of teas and biscuits. Among our favourite Xmas gifts there are the Christmas Spiced Tea, a blend of tea enhanced by cocoa nibs and…
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BlogFashion & BeautyTested & Recommended

When was the last time you got a home-knitted beanie?

When was the last time you received a home-knitted winter beanie? It is now possible to rent a granny to knit you a customised one for not too much money. This is an amazing service and totally personal. Check the amazing beanies and scarves from http://www.granniesinc.co.uk You can also choose the granny who will knit your very own beanie. How wonderful! London Mums love this service. And you…
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BlogTested & RecommendedTravel with kids

How to keep little travellers entertained while mummies relax

I always wondered what to do while travelling, when my son outgrew his beloved Trunki…. Until I found a new product that is perfect for school children who need to be kept busy during car trips, flights and on trains as well as learn to carry their own stuff. The award-winning, best-selling TrayKit® makes parents’ lives easier. It provides children with their own bag to pack that straps…
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