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Pick up free healthy eating book from your child’s primary school
The
Little Book of Goodness gives advice and guidance on healthy eating options for your child
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Beware your handbag!
Women warned about dangers lurking in their bags
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Cervical cancer vaccination for teenage girls –- last jab due
The recent untimely death of Jade Goody has brought cervical cancer to the headlines. Thankfully, a programme is in place to help protect our daughters from this remorseless disease.
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NHS service to separate fact from fiction in the media
Ever get scared by reports of new health findings that your read about in the newspaper or hear about on the telly? Before you start to panic, check out the new NHS service that takes a closer look at the studies and can give you a measured response.
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archiveHelp your teenagers to a drugs-free Christmas
Nearly one in ten teenagers think they will use drugs during this holiday period. Be there to listen to your teenagers and offer them advice – but don’t lecture them or get mad ...
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archiveYoga for youngsters
The 21st Century is a pressured place for children and young people to grow up. Yoga provides a haven where they can release their stress and learn to feel happy in their skin
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archiveGive yourself some credit!
Life crises can take a heavy toll on your self-esteem. Now it’s time to pat yourself on the back and count up your good points!
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archiveCan art heal your child?
Good design with art at its heart can make a big difference to the wellbeing of children in hospital
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archiveTough love: healthy food – happy families
Introduce your children to good eating habits that will last a lifetime – and you will all reap the benefits!
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archiveMoving on – with kids in tow ...
Moving house is stressful enough even without a couple of tinies getting under your feet, but sometimes it is unavoidable. If you have a move on the cards this year, we have some tips on how to cope ...
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archiveKeep the New Year’s bugs at bay
New Year often brings on new coughs and sneezes. Check out our tips for helping yourself and your family to fight off the winter bugs – naturally
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10 Christmas survival tips for step parents
Stepfamily Coach and step mum Jo Ball helps you plan for a Christmas that will please most of the people most of the time (and that includes you!)
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Beautifying treats to see you through autumn …
Emily Berryman has some tips and tricks – and tracks down some great, inexpensive, products
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archiveSeventh heaven: show an attitude – of gratitude
If you are a single parent life can be fraught with worry – and if you are a step parent you might be struggling to be accepted into the family. Think positive and flex those gratitude muscles says OneUp’s Sundoc Clown, Dr Marie Dixon Frisch
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Leave the past behind
In order to move on after a relationship breakdown you have to deal with - and let go of - the past. Counsellor Sharon Kirby gives some ideas for coping with a potential roller-coaster of emotions.
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Up the Huggability Index
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Stay safe!
Don’t be a victim of random acts of violence. Annie Manning recommends some tips for keeping safe when you are out and about.
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Race for life … together
Single mum Annie Manning and her daughter Kate joined the ‘race for life’ on behalf of Cancer Research UK. Since most of us are touched by cancer she says it’s a great way to support the cause and a fun thing to do alongside your children!
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Attack of the killer joules
Mum with a tum is sized up by her brutally observant and honest four-year-old twins.
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How can hypnotherapy help me?
Is your path to happiness being blocked by negative emotions? The stress of relationship breakdown, financial anxieties and low self-esteem can leave you feeling desperate. Hypnotherapy can clear your mind of destructive thought patterns replacing them with positive beliefs.
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Let’s jump out of the box!
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Newly single – a beginner’s guide
If you are a recently separated parent you have the right to feel fragile. Now is a time when ‘getting by’ is good enough. Give yourself time and don’t be afraid to ask for help, says Sara Williams
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