Recently I’ve met a number of working mums who are having their first child in later life after establishing a solid career or business for themselves. It’s never easy to decide ‘when is exactly the ‘right’ time to have a baby but one thing is for sure that having a child in later life does…
Today April 28th is the anniversary of a little girl’s death who fell from a window aged 3. She was one of the most lively, confident children I’ve ever looked after. She would skip down the street, say hello to everyone and have a big smile on her face. She was simply a fearless child,…
Yesterday I was interviewed for a radio broadcast by a budding journalist about how to prepare new parents for lack of sleep in the early weeks. Can you ‘bank it up beforehand’ was an idea that was floated? If someone could develop a technique to do just that they would become a multi-millionaire! In all…
This topic I believe is something every new mother and father needs some simple advice on prior to having a baby. Last week I was on radio WM in Birmingham talking to Adrian Goldberg about the sentencing of a mother who couldn’t cope and posted her young baby down a rubbish shute in a bin bag.…
Here’s what you need to know about how to stop this guilt today! Working mums have a hard time trying to prove themselves to everyone around them, not least with their children or work colleagues that they can fit everything in. It’s no wonder Mums stress levels rise particularly at the end of the…
Supernanny No More!  ‘I recently discovered that Jo Frost aka Supernanny has been axed in America and been superseded by a woman called Deborah Tilman. Obviously Jo is not happy about this and has found  ‘fault’ in her credentials. I’m actually pleased to see this because although lots of parents love Jo Frost’s approach and…
Most new mums have a touch of the baby blues immediately after having a new baby in fact 35% of women suffer from some form of post natal depression. It is a real worry for mums who have suffered from depression in the past and these mums need careful monitoring as they are more susceptible…
Don’t you just love babies, check out these sporty tots doing personal  training let’s face it children are Olympic Stars everyday in one way or another. If you were entering your child for an Olympic gold medal, what would they succeed in most? I always believe that children are born with innate talents and it’s our job…
                      New Brain Research: Coaching parents changes children This is a great reason for parents to consider hiring a baby coach in those first few months. The impact on your child’s emotional development is now being fully recognised after a study in America. A research investigation, deployed over several years called Bringing Baby Home consisted of exposing expectant…
How many talented Mums are there out there? I’m amazed that Mums who’ve been up in the night feeding their baby or tending to a wakeful toddler still have time and energy to write a blog! I guess it is also a great way to show off your latent ‘Mummy talents’ especially if you are woken up…
