Recipes

Vegan recipe: Nut Patties with Cranberry-Orange Sauce

This recipe for this delicious vegan main course Nut Patties with Cranberry-Orange Sauce has been kindly donated to London Mums by The Vegan Society. Delicious, nutritious and completely free from animal products. London Mums festive recipes are easy to follow and won’t break the bank. Serves 4-6 Ingredients 1 red onion 2 cloves garlic (optional) 2 tbsp oil for frying 200g…
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Recipes

Vegan dessert recipe: Mincemeat Baklava

Christmas puddings can be expensive to buy, and rather a heavy prospect at the end of a festive meal. A tray of baklava is a suitably sweet and sticky treat, and there’s no pressure to eat it straight after your main course … in fact, a plate of little baklava nibbles might last all through Christmas afternoon… This vegan dessert recipe for Mincemeat Baklava has been kindly donated to London…
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Fitness & Health

Alcohol Health Risks

Alcohol is widely consumed, but the health risks associated with it are often overlooked. Most people know that drinking too much will lead to serious health problems such as liver damage, but there are other lesser-known health issues that can occur even in moderate and occasional drinkers. Let’s take a closer look at some of the health risks associated with consuming alcohol. Image by Laura M…
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Parenting Skills

How to cope with a loss of income as parent

When you have to provide for your family, losing the means to do so can be obviously difficult for any number of reasons. A lot of the time, the loss of income is completely unexpected – such as a sudden termination of your employment – which gives you little to no time to prepare any contingency plan. It helps to have options when it comes to something like this, and that can help to stave…
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Baby & Toddlers

Tips on how to help a newborn baby’s cognitive development on the go

Fusing innovation, expertise, sustainability and practicality; pioneering print brand Shady® has launched the Shady® car sunshade. Designed specifically with baby’s cognitive development in mind, the self-adhesive sticks firmly to glass of the car window meaning it is the only car sunshade that can be wound down, allowing for fresh air and ventilation throughout the vehicle. The Shady car…
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Schooling

New research shows comics are inspiring children to become life-long readers

Readly collaborates with Disney to launch 80+ Disney magazines on the digital subscription app. Making reading a magical experience – almost one in ten children most enjoy reading comics out of all literature choices. With almost a quarter of parents and grandparents feeling its top benefit is creating a habit and a love of reading. This is according to the latest research commissioned by…
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Parenting Skills

Child Grief: a personal experience

There is no word for this, a grieving mother or father, in our English language, the wordiest language in the world. We could create one to give a name to child grief. It is worthy of a name. Instead of hiding it in the shadows of anonymity. Right here, right now. Let’s think. What about… ‘childow’ (said ‘chill-doe’) for a grieving mother and…
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Get Creative

DIY Harry Potter picture book: Potted for 4-year-olds

Introducing Harry Potter for the very young. When the film and book are over their heads, but they desperately want to know the story… Book 1: The Philofososs Stone Chapter 1 Harry was a baby. His parents dieded because the baddy wizard Voldimor deddid them with a baddy spell. Harry was ok because he had lots of special love magic from his mummy and daddy to keep him safe. But he got an…
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Schooling

Bah Humbug! Third of Scrooge-like parents plan to make their children revise this Christmas

Top nutritionist reveals Brussels sprouts will help your kids study and shares secret recipe to get your kids loving them. A third of Scrooge-like parents (32%) are planning to make their children revise during the Christmas period with 1 in 10 forcing them to revise on Christmas Day. The research of 1,000 parents, commissioned by Save My Exams, revealed that parents are expecting their…
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Parenting Skills

4 Useful ways to keep your family warm this winter

Winter is officially here, and with it comes chilly weather that can be difficult to deal with. If you’re finding yourself struggling to keep your family warm this winter, don’t worry – we’ve got you covered. This blog post will discuss four valuable ways to keep your loved ones warm and comfortable during the coldest months of the year. Keep reading for helpful tips that…
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