Schooling

How to avoid Summer regression

JK Educate debunk the myths around your child’s education. Avoid Summer Regression! We all hear how important it is that children avoid forgetting what they’ve learned and losing their learning momentum during the long holidays. This is often called Summer Regression, which sounds quite alarming, but in truth you can prevent it very easily! Are you wondering, like many other parents, “How…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

The Zen of working school holidays

The school holidays are upon us.  Six whole weeks of summer fun.  As a mumpreneur, isn’t it great to have complete flexibility over your school holidays? No more haggling with childless colleagues to swap holiday dates. No more pleading with the boss to give you time off during “his busiest time of the year”. So ladies, do you feel ready for the holidays? Or are you ringing your…
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Newsletter

April 2014 Newsletter - Lots of Easter Half Term activities for the family!

Dear London Mums Spring is in the air and half term holidays at the door. What a great combination! April is a challenging month for parents. Yes indeed it is in the middle of blooming Spring, a season which is glorious celebration of re-birth but also tiring as our bodies adjust to the weather change.  Plus parents have to cope with finding lots of Easter half term activities and endure either…
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Activities

Great ideas for days out in February

There is loads to do in and around London with your kids in February aside from the usual half-term activities, especially now that the weather is improving. Here are some great ideas for days out in February. We’re heading towards lambing season, and Bocketts Farm, just outside of London is expecting 90 lambs to be born starting on Valentine’s day. February is a great time to visit any…
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BlogFashion & BeautySchoolingTested & Recommended

Back to school - Tested and recommended: School Uniforms & other school essentials

Here is a list of school essentials tested and recommended by London Mums.                         School uniforms Most supermarket stock school uniform items with no logos which all school accept provided the school uniform’s colours are maintained. We found some of the best items (good value for money) at Sainsbury’s. The stockist number is 0800 63 62 62 and…
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BlogParenting SkillsSchoolingTested & Recommended

Smoothly Back To School! The essential back to school Guide for parents!

Here are our top tips on how to help kids have a smooth back to school transition. 1. RATION SUGAR Problem Everyone relaxes rules during holidays and so it’s likely that kids will have been eating more sugar, such as fizzy drinks, lollies, ice creams etc, during their summer break. But sugar is a stimulant, especially for young children. Over half of children with ADHD crave sweets and about…
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BlogGet Creative

SCHOOL’S OUT: NOW SUMMER BLUES BEGIN FOR PARENTS

Nearly half of working parents admit to dreading the start of the school summer holidays, a study reveals today. Difficulties juggling work and childcare and having to entertain their kids for six weeks mean millions of parents aren’t looking forward to the long stretch ahead. • 42% of parents feel the school summer holidays are too long • Three weeks and three days in, the majority of…
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BlogNewsletter

July & August 2012 Newsletter

Dear London Mums The event we have been awaiting for so long is almost here! The London 2012 Olympic Games have arrived in London on 27th June with the Rings being displayed at Tower Bridge. I feel quite emotional. This bumper newsletter covers July and August including a few exclusive Olympic related stories. Enjoy them! Exclusive interview with Team GB Olympics hopeful Jeanette Kwakye Olympic…
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Fitness & Health

Swimming games to help kids feel safe in water

In light of the report from the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) which reveals a third of children in England cannot swim by the time they leave primary school, here are five simple, yet fun swimming games which parents can play with their children to help teach them how to swim and to feel confident and happy in the water. 1. Skittles Parents, you’re the target in this task. As the…
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ActivitiesBlogFeeding the FamilyFitness & HealthParenting SkillsSchooling

SUMMER SOFA SYNDROME: Summer holidays pose a serious health risk to 4.3 million UK children

Six glorious weeks of freedom might sound like a dream come true, but research from weight management company, MoreLife, reveals that the school holidays are turning into a very real nightmare, posing a serious health risk to 4.3 million children across the UK. A third of British children (33%) will fall victim to ‘Summer Sofa Syndrome’ this year, with some putting on up to half a stone…
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