Parenting Advice

22 December 2019

Winter skincare advice for baby & you

With babies having such delicate skin, it makes them particularly vulnerable in the Winter months. The effects of central heating, cold winds and extra clothing layers can all take their ...

19 December 2019

A new dad's guide to fitness

Millions of men across the UK will identify with starting to put weight on and getting out of shape after becoming a father and it is often put down to ...

17 December 2019

Top tips to get your kids to sleep this Christmas Eve

- With Christmas Day nearly upon us, many parents in the UK will be dreading trying to get their kids asleep before Santa's big day. Check out Professor Colin Espie's ...
16 December 2019

Five tips on how to look after your toddler's gut this Christmas

Christmas can be a challenging time for family gut health, especially with all the sweet treats floating around! Sugar kills off the good bugs inside the gut just as pouring ...
1 December 2019

Top tips to help look after little visitors this Christmas

Christmas is a time for merry-making and family get-togethers and as the excitement builds towards the big day it is easy to get caught up in festivities. But if you're ...
5 November 2019

Top 10 Bonfire Night tips from Regatta

Regatta’s top 10 Bonfire Night Tips: Setting the scene: 1.       Bring along finger food or enjoy a campfire barbeque. Firm favourites such as sausage rolls, Scotch eggs, hotdogs and marshmallows are perfect ...
10 October 2019

Mental Health Awareness Day: Tips to support your child’s mental wellbeing

To mark World Mental Health Day 2019, Boots UK have partnered with BBC’s Children in Need's A Million & Me programme to encourage parents to talk about mental health with their ...

23 July 2019

Six ways to cope with pregnancy piles

Haemorrhoids or ‘piles’ are swollen blood vessels in and around the lower part of the anus and rectum. When the veins which carry these blood vessels are stretched, they can ...
13 July 2019

Tearing apart the taboo: Post-natal support needed for new mums

Many incredible women go through the feat of childbirth every day. Despite many women’s bodies being literally torn apart, it remains taboo to discuss vaginal tears, mental health and the ...
16 April 2019

Seven tips for partners before, during and after the birth of your baby

Cathy Ranson, Editor of ChannelMum.com says: “No matter how strong your relationship, a new baby will challenge your love and shake your bonds like nothing else! “Though the act of creating a new life will bring you closer together, the ...
14 March 2019

Dancing through the day, by Erica Wolfe-Murray

It doesn’t matter whether you are a mum or a dad, trying to co-ordinate your working life with children is a dance from the moment the alarm hums at you ...
14 March 2019

How parents should help kids with their homework

If you are a parent of a college student, you know what goes through his/her head when doing homework. It is the necessary evil that they must be a part ...

18 December 2018

Seven things every new mum needs

If you're a new mum, you'll know there are plenty of challenges to face day-in, day-out after your first bundle of joy joins the family! Here, ChannelMum lets readers in on their ...
27 November 2018

Five tips to help you save for your children's future

Raising a family, little or large, is no mean feat – especially when it comes to finances. From birth to university there are budgets to be made and costs to ...
15 November 2018

Top tips for work in the weeks leading up to your maternity leave

Cathy Ranson, editor at ChannelMum.com says: “Working is stressful at the best of times and never more so than when you’re building a whole new human too.  The weeks just before you ...
2 November 2018

Be Thankful, Be Hopeful, Be Happy - How to find the balance between work and family

Hi everyone! Firstly, I want to thank you for all the lovely messages I received about October’s blog, the messages meant so much and for those of you who shared ...
9 October 2018

Going back to work as a new mum

Going back to work after having a baby can be really daunting. For weeks, months and even years, you have done nothing but think about your little offspring. Your whole ...
9 October 2018

Some kids only eat beige food (and that's OK!)

extracted from The Not-So-New Mum’s Notebook Mealtime – the time when mums are most likely to be found pulling their hair out. Feeding young kids can be stressful, unrewarding and ...
5 October 2018

Seven things you should avoid when you go off on maternity leave

Cathy Ranson, Editor at ChannelMum.com said: “It’s called Maternity Leave – but having a new baby is really just swapping one job for another, much harder one without pay, breaks or ...
28 September 2018

Is your teenage kid drifting away from you? Tips to repair a strained parent-child relationship

Parenting is one of the more rewarding things you'll ever do with your life. It can also be stressful and emotional to parent a child, especially as they head into ...
27 September 2018

Give ‘em the third degree: how parents can help their kids land great jobs after university

The dream of sending your children to university can become a nightmare if they fail to land a well-paid job after graduating. Here, leading graduate employment expert Chris Davies explains ...

18 September 2018

How to combat loneliness as a new mum

Although having a new baby can be an exciting time for a growing family, research (2018 Research by 3Gem and Dentinox of 500 UK new mum) from Dentinox, the experts ...
17 September 2018

Finding peace in a hectic world - 3 meditative ways to help your child find calm

I feel like the world today is so hectic that being overstimulated is really easy – especially being a child. This overstimulation can make it difficult to find calm to ...
6 September 2018

Jamelia's top 3 tips to conquer back to school madness [EXCLUSIVE]

Jamelia may be best known for her music and television appearances as a panellist on Loose Women, but this week she's helped launch the Kellogg's Breakfast Club Awards by joining ...