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Real mum profile: Hillary Graves of Little Dish
Real mum profile: Hillary Graves of Little Dish
June 24 2009 – 8:30 am | No Comment

Mum of two Hillary Graves, 39, of Little Dish (www.littledish.co.uk) tells us how she juggles a multi-million pound brand with motherhood.
What was the motivating factor for staring your own business?
I met John Stapleton, my business …

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    Profile: Vicky Warr of Beez-Kneez - our resident prenatal and postnatal fitness guru
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    Flexible working rights for parents have changed - find out how they could benefit your family
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    BBC Radio 2’s Janey Lee Grace talks tandem breastfeeding
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    Working mum duo at the helm of Northern Rock’s HR department set up in business together
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Campaign to educate parents on the dangers of window blinds
June 24 2009 – 8:48 am | No Comment
Campaign to educate parents on the dangers of window blinds

One of the UK’s largest suppliers of made-to-measure blinds, Apollo Blinds is using Child Safety Week to kick start a new campaign to educate parents on the safety issues associated with cords on window blinds.
This …

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Franchising: the case for going into partnership with a friend or family member
June 17 2009 – 4:02 am | No Comment
Franchising: the case for going into partnership with a friend or family member

In these times of economic uncertainty, franchising provides the perfect opportunity to start a business - last year it contributed £12.4bn to the UK economy, and that figure is set to rise this year.
Starting a …

Book review: How to be an ‘Amazing Mum’ When You Just Don’t Have the Time
June 16 2009 – 3:27 am | No Comment
Book review: How to be an ‘Amazing Mum’ When You Just Don’t Have the Time

Tanith Carey’s book, ‘How to be an ‘Amazing Mum’ When You Just Don’t Have the Time’, really is the perfect handbook for stressed mums.

Product review: cots and cribs
June 16 2009 – 3:03 am | No Comment
Product review: cots and cribs

Buying a cot or crib takes a lot of thought. Unlike a pushchair, which you can replace at a whim, the thought of having to put together another cot should you get the purchase wrong …

Nursery worker is charged with sex offences
June 11 2009 – 5:49 pm | No Comment

A nursery school worker was today charged with seven offences, including sexual assault and distributing indecent images of children.
Vanessa George, 39, from Plymouth, is accused of four offences of sexual assault and one count each …

Nurseries are better for kids than grandparents, says new research
June 11 2009 – 9:39 am | No Comment
Nurseries are better for kids than grandparents, says new research

The findings suggest that formal care given by qualified staff following a more structured curriculum, such as that provided by nurseries and creches

Eating out with the kids will never be so unhealthy again…not if Annable Karmel has anything to do with it
June 10 2009 – 6:33 pm | No Comment
Eating out with the kids will never be so unhealthy again…not if Annable Karmel has anything to do with it

Going out for a family meal can be a good bonding exercise for families, but more often than not the food for kids isn’t usually up to scratch - fish and chips, chips and nuggets, …

It’s that time again: renew your tax credits now or your payments could stop!
June 6 2009 – 5:27 pm | No Comment
It’s that time again: renew your tax credits now or your payments could stop!

Mums currently receiving tax credits are being urged to renew their tax credit claim by 31 July 2009, otherwise their payments could stop.
If you haven’t yet renewed, your claim check your 2008/09 award statement - …

Single mum signs five book deal and is on track to literary stardom with film companies beating down her door
June 6 2009 – 4:49 pm | No Comment
Single mum signs five book deal and is on track to literary stardom with film companies beating down her door

Out of work, a single parent and still living with her parents, 30-year-old Claire Connor’s life was far from what she wanted.
Then international publishers, Authentic Media, signed her to a prestigious five-book deal, including her …

It’s official - us ladies are handbag hoarders…
June 4 2009 – 6:31 pm | No Comment
It’s official - us ladies are handbag hoarders…

…no surprise there, really, but now there’s to back it!
According to a survery carried out by Kleenex Collection pocket packs, women hoard endless items in their handbags on a daily basis – as many as …

Product reviews: cheat your way to a slimmer figure
June 4 2009 – 5:17 pm | No Comment
Product reviews: cheat your way to a slimmer figure

Hands up those of you who has a body part that always seems to let you down? Somehow hitting the gym, running in your lunch hour and braving the roads on a cycle just won’t …

Watch our fitness guru Vicky Warr in action
June 3 2009 – 5:38 pm | No Comment

Watch our fitness guru Vicky Warr in action - now there’s no excuse not to get fit!

Jennifer Hudson is expecting first child
June 2 2009 – 8:45 pm | No Comment
Jennifer Hudson is expecting first child

Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson is pregnant with her first child, according to US reports.
The 27-year-old singer, who was left heartbroken last year when three members of her family were shot dead, reportedly had a baby …

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GMTV’s Kate Garraway layers up for summer

GMTV’s Kate Garraway layers up for summer

GMTV presenter Kate Garraway has been slammed in some magazines recently for looking frumpy or showing too much cleavage during her pregnancy. But in this mamas and Papas ensemble she has made sure that the …

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A little knowledge saves children’s lives in water

A little knowledge saves children’s lives in water

At least 60 children in the UK drown during the summer every year, yet the majority of these deaths are preventable. Every parent wants to keep their child safe in and around water but watching them continuously isn’t always possible. We explore measures a parent can take to help their children stay safe.

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Product review: the working mum’s breastfeeding must-haves

Product review: the working mum’s breastfeeding must-haves

If you’re a mum-to-be and are thinking about ways to keep breastfeeding your baby for as long as possible, or a mum who is currently breastfeeding, we’ve scoured high and low to give you the must-haves for successful breastfeeding.

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