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Win a Little Tikes Tobi™ Robot Smartwatch (in: Freebies, offers & competitions)
Sep 25, 2020

We’ve teamed up with Little Tikes, to give you the chance of winning one of seven Tobi™ Robot Smartwatch prizes.

Piccolo’s Top 7 Weaning Tips (in: Early years)
Sep 24, 2020

Making the switch to solid foods is an exciting time. Piccolo know weaning can be somewhat daunting – from knowing what to feed them and when to wondering whether they’re getting the right balance of nutrients they need to grow. They pulled together their favourite tips and insights to help you along the way on your little one’s weaning adventure.

yu-nu Sleep Mask (in: Looking good, feeling great)
Sep 22, 2020

If you need a little help with sleeping, how about a mask which also boosts the lotions and potions you’re already using all whilst helping you get a great night’s sleep? Anne Coates tried out the yu-nu Sleep Mask. 

LastRound Reusable Makeup Pads (in: Products & equipment)
Sep 17, 2020

Having tried and tested LastTissue and LastSwab, Anne Coates was eager to try out LastRound, the reusable make-up pads. Read her five heart review.

COVID Symptoms in Children (in: News)
Sep 15, 2020

Back to school: the real symptoms to look out for in children according to research from the COVID Symptom Study app

Children in Read (in: News)
Sep 14, 2020

For the sixth year running authors are supporting BBC Children in Need with Children in Read. This year there are books from over 200 authors to bid for and the auction is live now. Anne Coates is offering her four book series in Lot 20.

How to protect wellbeing of back-to-school kids amid a pandemic (in: Dilemmas & solutions)
Sep 10, 2020

Dr Zoi Nikiforidou, Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies at Liverpool Hope University outlines some of the key ways you might be able to support your child’s wellbeing as they negotiate this tricky school term.

 

That Time I Got Kidnapped by Tom Mitchell (in: Books: children & YA)
Sep 8, 2020

That Time I Got Kidnapped by Tom Mitchell, author of How to Rob a Bank and published by HarperCollins. Reviewed by Anne Coates

Portsmouth and Southsea Staycation (in: Holidays)
Sep 4, 2020

A week by the seaside in the Uk offers lots of entertainment as well as swimming in the sea when the weather allows! Anne Coates and family spent a week in Portsmouth and Southsea.

MIND YOUR BACK (in: Healthy parents)
Sep 3, 2020

Sitting has been exposed as the new smoking, with experts calculating it kills 70,000 people prematurely every year. Research backed by Mentholatum, makers of a range of evidence-backed topical muscle and joint products and the brains behind a public health initiative, MIND YOUR BACK, reveals that millions of people are putting their health at risk because of sitting down for too long each day.

World Coconut Day – The Health Benefits of Coconut Water (in: Healthy parents)
Sep 2, 2020

World Coconut Day – The Health Benefits of Coconut Water

Dog Gone by Rob Biddulph (in: Books: children & YA)
Sep 1, 2020

Dog Gone The Day I Lost My Human is a fabulous new picture book by Rob Biddulph, writes Anne Coates.