Recent Articles in Products & equipment

Britax KIDFIX XP SICT car seat
Jan 7, 2015

A new addition to the Britax range is the KIDFIX XP SICT car seat, the highest scoring Group 2-3 car seat tested by Which? Harriet Coates road tested the seat for Parenting Without Tears.

Decorate your home using Hardwall Takker
Dec 16, 2014

Remove the stress when decorating your home this Christmas with a Takker. Takker is also makes a great gift for DIY savvy and novices alike. Anne Coates put it to the test.

Christmas Jumper Day
Dec 3, 2014

On Friday 12 December: make the world better with a sweater and donate £2 to Save the Children. Anne Coate is prepared with a Christmas jumper from Sainsbury's.

Tu – Pink Party Dress
Nov 25, 2014

Dressing-up for the festive season is fun – especially for four and a half-year-old Harriet who was delighted when she saw the Pink Party Dress from Tu at Sainsbury's.

Nails and Lip treats
Nov 20, 2014

With gift giving in mind, Anne Coates has tried out HJ Manicure’s Nude Collection and Ted Baker London Pout and Prejudice 3 Lipstick set both of which are perfect for popping into a stocking.

New method household range
Nov 19, 2014

Available exclusively from Tesco: method air refresher, method hand wash and method all-purpose cleaner. Anne Coates has been testing them out.

Trevor Sorbie Salon Approved Diffuser Dryer
Nov 4, 2014

Anne Coates has been impressed when testing the Trevor Sorbie Salon Approved Diffuser Dryer.

Party food
Oct 11, 2014

The third of our articles on party food shared by some of the Parenting Without Tears team who tried a selection of delicacies on offer from Waitrose, Ocado and Galloway.

Tesco Easy Entertaining
Oct 4, 2014

The second of our articles on party food shared by some of the Parenting Without Tears team who tried Tesco's Mediterranean Platter, Crudité & Houmous Platter, Olives and Smoked Salmon Canapés.

Cyber Clean for screens and keyboards
Sep 26, 2014

Anyone who has ever let a child play on their smart phone, tablet or keyboard knows what a mess you can end up with. Anne Coates tried out two products from Cyber Clean: the Tough Screen Cleaner and the Cleaning Compound.

Canapies from Square Pie
Sep 25, 2014

As the party season approaches some of the Parenting Without Tears team got together for a tasting session. We had so much food that we're posting the reviews in stages. Here's what the team thought about the Canapies from Square Pie.

Vax Air™ Cordless
Aug 28, 2014

Vax Air™ Cordless is the perfect light-weight vacuum cleaner that does everything it claims to, writes Anne Coates.