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New Wazoku research reveals how UK businesses are delivering on employee engagement since the coronavirus crisis began • 61% have been involved in discussions about whether and how their company could pivot• Yet 71% admit to feeling cut off from the wider workplace community during the coronavirus crisis• 80% say coronavirus is the biggest challenge…
MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS The joy and happiness that you spread across the faces of your family by bringing a tiny new family member can conceal your inner emotions. Everyone congratulates you on the arrival of the little angel, your husband starts taking more interest in the baby, and you get busy to provide for…
LEARNING TO PLAY WITHOUT TEARS – The Benefits of Learning to Play a Music Instrument at the same time as your child Yamaha Music London, the UK’s leading Yamaha music retailer, is championing the benefits of learning to play a musical instrument at the same time as your child. After a hard day, it can…
Launch of new helpline to support lockdown mums A Cheshire charity for vulnerable women is warning that the mental health of new mothers is a major concern during lockdown and has started a unique befriending support helpline in response. The launch of Mums Uniting Mums (MUM) will coincide with Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (4-10 May) and is…
I AM YOUR FRIEND BY BILLIE BACALL – PLUS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR. I was sent a new book to review a little while ago, its sounded interesting and I really wanted to give it a try. I Am your Friend by Billie Bacall helps bring mindfulness during those moments you feel down. And…
UNDER LOCKDOWN, PARENTS ARE DISCOVERING THEIR CHILDREN ARE LGBT AND DUMPING THEM ON THE STREET by Patrick Studwick LGBT parents are suffering homophobic and transphobic abuse from their own children during the lockdown, a charity has revealed — while young LGBT people are being thrown out onto the street by parents who discover their child’s…
TREAT YOURSELF In these uncertain and stressful times, everyone is trying to find different ways to carry on with their lives despite all the upheaval. If you’re looking for an excuse to take a much-needed time out, especially while many people are stuck at home, this list has some suggestions for reasonable little luxuries that…
The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington I picked up this collection back in 2017 due entirely to the cover — the portrait of a wild-haired woman, the Jeff VanderMeer blurb (“This definitive collection … is a treasure and a gift to the world.”). Now it’s a book I regularly recommend as an all-time favorite. Carrington…
NATIONAL WEANING WEEK REVEALS EMERGING TRENDS AND TOP THINGS ON PARENTS’ MINDS Before beginning weaning, parents can find themselves bombarded with conflicting information on how and when to wean their little one. Weaning Week in association with Organix, recently ran a survey on Your Baby Club, the UK’s fastest growing online community of new parents, to…
Scotland’s biggest bus operator has created and launched a brand new online educational resource to support the home-schooling efforts of parents and teachers during the ongoing national Coronavirus lockdown. A Scotland-wide initiative, First Bus has teamed up with teachers from across the country to develop a resource pack for schools, with the aim of providing…