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Talking to Children About Racial Bias By: Ashaunta Anderson, MD, MPH, MSHS, FAAP & Jacqueline Dougé, MD, MPH, FAAP Given the tragic and racially-charged current events, many parents are wrestling with their own feelings, the hopes they have for their children, and the difficulty of helping those children thrive in a world full of racial bias. Parents…
FOOD STORAGE HACKS With people across the country confined to their homes in a bid to slow the coronavirus as it sweeps the nation, many are looking for ways to make food stocks last longer to reduce their trips to the supermarket. Brits are currently only allowed out of their homes to exercise once a day or…
Parents are being warned to stop using a number of child stair gates currently sold by major retailers in the UK after four models failed EU standard safety tests in Which? testing. Out of 11 stair gates, four models failed to adhere to the EU standard when put to the test by the consumer champion …
HOW BLUE ZONING IN SELF-ISOLATION CAN HELP PROTECT YOUR BODY AND MIND During lockdown it can be difficult to feel healthy in our bodies and minds. When confined to our houses, we might not feel motivated to do an intense workout. Equally, we might feel more tempted by takeaways and junk food. These are difficult…
Drink originated in South Korea before going viral after video shared on TikTok Involves 3 ingredients – instant coffee, hot water and sugar – whisked together Frothy, creamy mixture is then added to hot or cold milk with ice cubes in a glass Thousands have shared snaps of their homemade Dalgona coffees on Instagram With…
Marks and Spencer has launched a new cookbook featuring 50 easy recipes and quick weeknight dinners. The upmarket high-street chain is selling £5 book ’50 fast, fresh and easy recipes to transform family meals’ in their food halls, which have stayed open amid the coronavirus lockdown. A spokesperson for the store told MUMFORCE it’s packed with ‘exciting…
Plastic is NOT fantastic according to Yummikeys, an eco-friendly baby toy brand that is saying “no” to single-use materials. With over 90% of toys ending up in landfill, founder Elspeth Fawcett’s mission was to make a toy that was not only un-put-downable for baby, but also a treasured keepsake for parents; a family heirloom to…
One of the UK’s leading Family law Barristers has urged parents to know their legal rights ahead of schools potentially reopening on 1st June. With government rules and advice constantly evolving many parents and teachers have commented that they don’t feel safe sending their children back to school. Here we have some expert comments from…
CONTENT IN THE TIME OF COVID BY CAT LOUD I want to talk about creativity. We are all content providers. From our Instagrams, to Facebook accounts, we have got into the habit of living public lives, creating material for the purpose of making people laugh, think and feel. Social media was created based on these…
Fern Kelly, an international award-winning scientist, director of innovation and the side hustle I’ve recently launched (whilst on maternity leave), LOMIE (www.lomiebaby.com). I have always been an advocate for natural fibres and sustainable processes and practises and for a number of years, as a personal project, I’d been working towards launching an athleisure brand made…