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Working Mum and feeling guilty?

Are you a working mum and feeling guilty? Here’s what you need to know about how to stop this guilt today! Working mums have a hard time trying to prove themselves to everyone around them, not least with their children or work colleagues that they can fit everything in. It’s no wonder Mums stress levels [...]

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Supernanny No More!

Supernanny No More!   ‘I recently discovered that Jo Frost aka Supernanny has been axed in America and been superseded by a woman called Deborah Tilman. Obviously Jo is not happy about this and has found  ’fault’ in her credentials. I’m actually pleased to see this because although lots of parents love Jo Frost’s approach and [...]

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Baby Blues & Post Natal Depression

Most new mums have a touch of the baby blues immediately after having a new baby in fact 35% of women suffer from some form of post natal depression. It is a real worry for mums who have suffered from depression in the past and these mums need careful monitoring as they are more susceptible [...]

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Olympic Baby Training

Don’t you just love babies,  check out these sporty tots doing personal  training  let’s face it children are Olympic Stars everyday in one way or another. If you were entering your child for an Olympic gold medal, what would they succeed in most? I always believe that children are born with innate talents and it’s our job [...]

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New baby Development & Parenting Relationships

                       New Brain Research: Coaching parents changes children This is a great reason for parents to consider hiring a baby coach in those first few months. The impact on your child’s emotional development is now being fully recognised after a study in America. A research investigation, deployed over several years called Bringing Baby Home consisted of exposing expectant [...]

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Parenting Blog Awards

How many talented Mums are there out there? I’m amazed that Mums who’ve been up in the night feeding their baby or tending to a wakeful toddler still have time and energy to write a blog! I guess it is also a great way to show off your latent ‘Mummy talents’  especially if you are woken up [...]

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Sleep and Pregnancy

Are you a shift worker trying to get pregnant month after month with no success? If you are perhaps a nurse on night shifts, emergency worker, or someone who works late into the night and has distrupted sleep patterns, it could be affecting your chances of getting pregnant. If your desire is to have a [...]

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Depression And Baby Sleep

Depression And Baby Sleep: Vicious Cycle There’s a fascinating new parenting study out that caught our eye at The Chart. It involves the sleep habits of babies and toddlers. Posted: 5:42 PM Apr 17, 2012 Reporter: CNN (Posted by Kion Hudson) Research suggests if mom is depressed, she’s more likely to wake her baby up [...]

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London Marathon-Running for Children’s Charities

I really admire anyone who runs and trains so hard for the London Marathon to raise money for children’s charities in particular.  Last year a friend of mine who works for Children InNeed made a decision in December 2010. She got accepted to run the London Marathin and started training on top of doing, one full [...]

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GOOD Friday-Happy Easter Holiday

Happy Good Friday! What a gorgeous day, are you planning to spend the day with family friends,visiting relatives or doing something special with your children? Of course the thing children are most concerned about is how many Easter Eggs will I get or perhaps how big will it be? I know a little girl who [...]

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