Recent Articles

Forget the Gym – it's time to get financially fitter (in: Money matters)
Feb 5, 2019

Holly Mackay, mum and CEO of independent financial advice website BoringMoney.co.uk, shares her top tips on what to prioritise when time is short, so you can Forget the gym – it’s time to get financially fitter

 

Tres Chic Mascara (in: Looking good, feeling great)
Feb 4, 2019

Poppy Sloane - PS well behaved make up - has relaunched its Tres Chic Mascara with a new vegan formulation and Anne Coates has put it to the test. 

My Big Wimmelbooks by The Experiment (in: Books: children & YA)
Feb 1, 2019

Introducing the new My Big Wimmelbooks series – board books to delight very young children from Workman Publishing. Anne Coates loves them.

Best Ways to Teach Generosity to Your Child (in: Dilemmas & solutions)
Jan 31, 2019

It can be challenging to raise a generous child in today's world, which is mostly filled with adolescents who have a "self first" mindset. But this is also precisely what makes this virtue all the more important. When kids are taught to be generous at a young age, they will adopt this attitude all their life. With that in mind here are five top tips to teach generosity to your child.

 

Harold Snipperpot's Best Disaster Ever by Beatrice Alemagna (in: Books: children & YA)
Jan 30, 2019

Published by Thames & Hudson, Harold Snipperpot's Best Disaster Ever by Beatrice Alemagna is a fabulous book designed to be enjoyed over and again, writes Anne Coates.

Win Tickets to The Baby Show at Excel, London (in: Freebies, offers & competitions)
Jan 28, 2019

The Baby Show, with MadeForMums, will be taking place from Friday 1 until Sunday 3 March at the ExCeL, London. It’s an essential event for those about to embark on the exciting adventure of becoming a parent and we have three pairs of tickets to be won.

The Importance of Bedtime Stories (in: Dilemmas & solutions)
Jan 26, 2019

A recent survey by tonies®, an intuitive audio system for children, finds that 70 per cent of kids find it hard to fall asleep at night, with the average child waking up in the night five times a month. During National Storytelling Week, child psychologist Dr Kairen Cullen explains why storytelling is so crucial to the bedtime routine for children and parents alike.

 

Barnardo's Calls for more Foster Carers (in: News)
Jan 21, 2019

Leading children's charity, Barnardo's, calls for more foster carers as number of children in care rises by 27 percent in a decade in England.

Special Offer on Children's Products at Green People (in: Freebies, offers & competitions)
Jan 17, 2019

Celebrating 20 years in business, Green People is offering readers 20 per cent off their Organic Children range until 27 January, 2019.

The Enchanted Hour by Meghan Cox Goudon (in: Books for parents)
Jan 15, 2019

Meghan Cox Gurdon celebrates "The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction" in her fascinating book: The Enchanted Hour published by Piatkus.

How Much Screen Time Should We Allow Our Kids? (in: Dilemmas & solutions)
Jan 4, 2019

How Much Screen Time Should We Allow Our Kids? The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) suggests parents approach screen time based on the child’s developmental age, the individual need and value the family place on positive activities such as socialising, exercise and sleep. Anne Coates adds some tips. 

Top Ten Tips for 2019 (in: Personal development)
Jan 2, 2019

Rasheed Ogunlaru, life coach, motivational speaker and author, gives his us his top ten tips for the year ahead.