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DO YOU NEED TO BATHE YOUR CHILD EVERYDAY? Newborns do not need a daily bath. While caregivers should make sure the baby’s nappy area is clean until a baby learns how to crawl around and genuinely get dirty, an everyday bath is unnecessary. Why do we feel like kids should have a bath every day?…
NEW PASTA LAUNCHES TO SAY THANK YOU TO LIFE-SAVING CHARITIES A new pasta range, which was first created for the UK Government’s Coronavirus Food Parcel Scheme during the first lockdown in 2020, is now available to the public with five per cent of profits going to charity. ROC CO BRANDS offers new Pasta Per Tutti (‘pasta…
FANTASTIC FEMALE – MARIA LINTOTT, FOUNDER OF RUFUS COUNTRY In 2015 we created Rufus Country as our own label after spending the 10 years prior working for leading UK brands including Radley London and Wedgwood. The Furnarius Rufus bird is a South American bird which builds it’s nest from clay instead of twigs. For us…
Chocolate Chip Cookies An easy chocolate chip cookie recipe for soft biscuits with a squidgy middle that will impress family and friends. Make plenty as they’re sure to be a hit! Learn how to make classic chocolate chip cookies and enjoy them still warm from the oven. Perfect for a bake sale or with your afternoon…
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BEING A MUM By Judy Piatkus, author of ‘Ahead of Her Time; How a One-Woman Startup Became a Global Publishing Brand’. All mothers feel guilt sometimes. For women hoping to become mothers, or who already have families, the challenge of running your own business and bringing up a family at the same time…
Clare Ford is an author, speaker, coach, healer, tutor and parent who is passionate about ensuring that children are “switched on” learners, accessing their natural gifts, abilities and talents to unlock their true potential and live purposefully. As an expert educator and award-winning wellbeing entrepreneur, Clare combines her unique skill set to support families around…
How to Keep Your Sleeping Baby Cool in Hot Weather The safest temperature for your baby’s room is between 16 and 20 degrees C. But when it’s very hot outside, you may need to take extra measures to keep your baby cool while he sleeps. How to keep your baby cool in hot weather Keep…
INTROVERTS – HOW TO OWN YOUR VOICE AT WORK Do you feel emotionally drained after you are done with work? Or does interacting with a large group of people in the office make you feel overwhelmed? If you answered yes to any of those questions, there is a good chance that you may be an…
Top tips for summer teething – Elspeth from Yummikeys Founder and CEO of Yummikeys, the world’s first designer and manufacturer of stainless steel and silicone baby toys. Teething is a rough time for not only your little one, but you as well. Teething may cause your baby to become clingy and irritable while their teeth…
Easy classic lasagne Kids will love to help assemble this easiest ever pasta bake with streaky bacon, beef mince, a crème fraîche sauce and gooey mozzarella Ingredients 1 tbsp olive oil 2 rashers smoked streaky bacon 1 onion , finely chopped 1 celery stick, finely chopped 1 medium carrot , grated 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped 500g beef mince 1 tbsp tomato purée 2 x 400g…