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A Quick Fix for "Tech Neck" (in: Healthy parents)
Jul 11, 2023

Erika Weiss, a wellness expert at ISSA Yoga, says that simply changing how you hold your device makes a big difference in combating long-term posture problems – as well as catching yourself when you start to slump and practicing some key yoga moves.

Round and Round goes MOTHER NATURE by Gabby Dawnay & Margaux Samson Abadie (in: Books: children & YA)
Jul 10, 2023

Round and Round goes MOTHER NATURE by Gabby Dawnay & Margaux Samson Abadie is an amazingly well conceived book and so appropriate for young people in this day and age. It complements their interest in conservation and a fascination for Nature, writes Christine Mayle.

Bing – Stuckie Duckie Balloon (in: Books: children & YA)
Jul 5, 2023

A new picture book about sharing – perfect for toddlers and young children – based on the hit CBeebies show, reviewed by Anne Coates.

Glow Perfect Sleep Sensor (in: Products & equipment)
Jul 4, 2023

Olivia Coates puts the Glow Perfect Sleep Sensor to the test and the team at Glow Dreaming give some top tips on keeping your baby cool or warm according to the weather.

SnoozeShade (in: Products & equipment)
Jun 30, 2023

Thirteen years ago, when Harriet was a baby, we reviewed SnoozeShade designed and produced by Cara Sayer for her own baby. Since then the products have gone from strength to strength with a range of shades to suit your needs. Olivia and Anne Coates review. 

How To Limit The Effects Of Ageing On Your Skin (in: Healthy parents)
Jun 26, 2023

Polly Clarke of Clinic Nutrition Ltd, gives her six top tips to limit the effects of ageing on your skin.

BYO Wallace and Gromit Rocket (in: Games & toys)
Jun 20, 2023

Fancy building your own rocket from Aardman's first film, A Grand Day Out, and flying to the moon for cheese? Now you can with this cracking cardboard BYO Wallace and Gromit Rocket kit. Lee Cooper-Muir and son, Mason, review.

Get Your Feet Summer Ready (in: Healthy parents)
Jun 15, 2023

Podiatrist Dr Paul Chadwick and advisor to Excilor – makers of the much loved and trusted medicated footcare product range gives his top seven tips to get our feet summer ready.

How Nutrition Can Help Our Eyes (in: Healthy parents)
Jun 14, 2023

Good nutrition goes hand-in-hand with overall health and wellbeing, but certain nutrients play a specific role in the eye. Dr Emma Darbyshire advisor to MacuShield – makers one of the UK’s leading eye health supplement ranges – gives her tips and advice. 

GO Air POP – Wireless Earbuds (in: Products & equipment)
Jun 8, 2023

JLab, a leading tech company in the US, has changed the look and feel of Bluetooth true wireless earbuds with its brand new colour for its GO Air Pop – a pink version. Featuring JLab's most unobtrusive fit to date, the GO Air POP is 15 per cent smaller and 40 per cent lighter than the ground breaking JLab GO Air that set a new benchmark for the category in 2020.  Anne Coates  put them to the test.

Mona Lisa and the others* by Alice Harman and Sir Quentin Blake (in: Books: children & YA)
May 30, 2023

The Mona Lisa is not the only star at the Louvre with a story to tell ... In this humours walk through the Louvre in Paris, you’ll meet the subjects of 30 iconic artworks whose stories are equally as intriguing as the Mona Lisa’s. Text by Alice Harman and illustrated by Sir Quentin Blake. Review by Lee Cooper-Muir.

Spring Clean You Medicine Cabinet (in: Healthy parents)
May 23, 2023

Having a medicine cabinet or first aid box that is woefully understocked is the equivalent of opening the fridge when you are starving and finding nothing but a row of out-of-date sauces and a wilting lettuce leaf. So, what’s the secret to the very best medicine cabinet? What’s worth keeping, chucking, and buying? Pharmacist, Sultan Dajani, adviser to GoldenEye®, the experts behind the range of pharmacy recommended drops and ointments to treat conjunctivitis, styes and blepharitis, shares his guidance and top tips for the very best medicine cabinet.