Month: May 2009

Starting a new business can be a daunting prospect, but increasingly women are finding it…

Marie Street is a working mum who lives in Surrey with her two teenage children. Her 17-year-old son, Nick, has autism. When Nick was diagnosed with autism at three-and-a-half years of age, it came as a shock to the family. Like many, Marie had heard of autism before but didn?t really know what it meant.

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.

GMTV presenter Kate Garraway has been slammed in some magazines recently for looking frumpy or…

Nintendo is offering three lucky mums the chance to use a Wii Fit to help tone those thighs and lose that belly. Wii Fit let's you decide how much weight you want to lose a week, then creates a personalised programme to help you achieve your goals.

There?s no doubt about it ? becoming a mum can take you on a rollercoaster…

A mother?s fling has resulted in her bearing twins ? by different fathers. Eleven-month-old Justin…

Having an extra few inches of height than work colleagues could add hundreds of pounds…

Photobox, the online community for photo printing and personal publishing is giving people the online…

Hands up those of you who have gone back to work after maternity leave to…

It's often assumed that the working mother is the woman who will see her career…

According to research conducted by Clearblue, the home pregnancy and fertility testing brand, two-thirds of UK women don?t know there is only a small window of opportunity (two ?peak? fertile days) in which they can conceive each month.

Four in 10 parents are calling for more support to deal with breastfeeding problems,? according…

With health professionals, other mums and the media telling us that breast is best, there…

Every year, we hear stories about couples paying a fortune to conceive or adopt. They…

From 6 April 2009, all parents of children up to 16 years of age have the right to ask their employer to work flexibly. The new rule is an extension of parents right to request flexible working if they have children up to the age of six, or a disabled child aged up to 16 years. It means that an additional 4.5 million employees are now eligible to request flexible working ? that?s around 10 million overall.

Watch Hollywood actress Salma Hayek feed a sick African baby boy in this act of…