What’s wrong with bribing your children?

By Janine Hazlewood.  I’ve recently become aware of how much I use bribery – and the occasional threat – to get my three-year-old son to do what I want: ice cream for eating his tea, a DVD for playing nicely with his sister. My friends agree, when you’re in a hurry or your child is [...]

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Top ethical gifts for Mothers Day

It is only since having my own children that I really have ‘got’ the importance of celebrating motherhood and although I don’t like to be told when this should be I still feel its important to show my mum how much she means to me on Mother’s Day.  And I also enjoy my husband and [...]

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New research names and shames the UK’s least ethical companies

If you care about what the brands you buy get up to while your back is turned you will be interested to read the 8th annual edition of The Good Shopping Guide.  It reveals a gulf in corporate social responsibility standards in UK brands.  The good news is there are plenty of companies, from New [...]

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How to afford time off with your baby

I have just come across this very helpful book if you are searching for ways to spend more time with your baby.  Research indicates that three in five working mothers would stay at home with their children if they could afford to. The book – ‘How to afford time off with your baby’ contains 101 [...]

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Pregnant and want to know which books to buy?

Most mums-to-be feel confused at the number of books out there to help you get to grips with being pregnant so we asked the UK’s first independent midwife, Melody Weig, of Birthrites to give us her top reads. NB: We know this is a long list so we would suggest just buying a few and [...]

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Lovely personalised books – 20% discount for mumzine readers

For a really personal present you can’t go far wrong with a book from Its Your Story.  They have a great set of books for boys and girls and for a good range of ages.  You can add photo’s, details of other family members, the childs age and friends. Mumzine readers can enter the code [...]

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Books to help communicate with your kids

Some books I found helpful when trying to find a better way to communicate with my girls. “How to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk” by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish Raising children compassionately; Parenting the nonviolent communication way by Marshall B. Rosenburg. Hidden Messages: What our words and actions [...]

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