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How To Keep Babies Cool During Hot Weather This Summer, According To Experts

With the hot weather hitting the UK recently and more heatwaves likely to arrive over the summer months, the experts at iCandy in conjunction with The Lullaby Trust have shared some practical tips on preventing your baby from overheating whilst we experience higher-than-usual temperatures.

Trying to navigate day-to-day life during heatwaves with a young child, especially those under...

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I’m a Stroller Expert… This is How to Make Your Pushchair Last Longer

Data shows that the average price it costs to raise a child from newborn to 18 years old is approximately £190,124 . With having a family costing so much, making sure you’re getting the most out of your investments is essential – including your baby stroller .

Aernout Dijkstra-Hellinga, Product Innovation Director at Bugaboo , says: “A good pushchair is a worthwhile investment for...

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First Christmas co-parenting after separation? Family law expert reveals 4 tips to help you through

Jennifer Moore, family law expert at Rayden Solicitors shares her top tips to help parents navigate the challenges of co-parenting over Christmas

Christmas is often a special and magical time of year; especially for children. Most people wish to spend the festive period with family and friends, however, it can be a difficult time for separated parents and their children if...

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RoSPA’s top tips to stay safe this festive season

  • RoSPA : with overall hospital admissions up across the board it’s more important than ever to prevent accidents and both reduce pressure on the NHS and ensure people’s Christmas isn’t ruined by spending hours in overcrowded A&Es.
  • RoSPA: Have fun and enjoy the festive period safely

Enjoy the festive season but make it a safe one too, that’s the message from...

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Halloween horrors to avoid!

Halloween is meant to be all about scares, but there are some horrors that you’ll want to avoid. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service has some top tips for enjoying the festivities safely:

  • reduce the risk of fire by using battery powered tea lights in pumpkins, rather than candles
  • fancy dress costumes are often highly flammable so it's important to stay away
  • ...
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Top Tips for Stress-Free Train Travel with Kids

October half-term is fast approaching and many parents will be getting ready to gather the troops and embark on an epic family adventure.

Whilst the half-term break offers a fantastic opportunity to step away from your desk and spend some quality time as a family, travelling with children can be chaotic.

Sometimes, just getting to the destination can be a challenge in itself. We all...

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Save up to £2,000 a year on childcare costs for your little pumpkins

Autumn is here and with October school holidays just around the corner, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is reminding working families to give their childcare budget a treat this Halloween by opening a Tax-Free Childcare account.

Parents can use Tax-Free Childcare to help with childcare costs for school holiday clubs, breakfast or after school clubs, childminders or nurseries. It provides...

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Top Ten Handy Parenting Hacks from popular mumfluencer Casey Major-Bunce

Starting her Instagram account during the lockdown and after the birth of her twins, busy mum Casey wanted to make real connections with other mums. Casey's cost-effective and fun hacks have earned her over 200k Instagram followers, including Mrs Hinch & Stacey Soloman.

Casey joins us to share her Top Ten Hacks for making family life easier, cheaper and less stressful.

1. You can...

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Close supervision of children and dogs is essential to reduce the number of dog bites says Dogs Trust

Leading dog welfare charity issues new guidance ahead of the school holidays

New stats out today from the UK’s leading dog welfare charity, Dogs Trust, reveal that 84%* of parents leave their children unsupervised with dogs in their home, despite research showing the majority of bite injuries to children are caused by a dog known to the child.

The charity says many incidents could be...

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