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We were given the task by the lovely people at Swinton Insurance, who have some great competitive home insurance quotes, to host a 'Perfect Night in' for mums.  What with the seemingly endless winter weather and distinct lack of relaxation in mummyhood, we jumped to the challenge.   Any regular readers will know that our ethos here at MTAM is ...

As you know we are big advocates of 'me-time' at MTAM.  We believe a happy mum means a happy child and what more could result in a happy mum than a bit of relaxation and pampering?!  So, we were delighted when the lovely Dina (@KensingtonMums) invited us to a pamper morning she was hosting at the wonderful Neal's Yard in ...

We have blogged a number of times before in support of Refuge and their 1 in 4 campaign.  The #dontcoveritup video was amazingly powerful and definitely gave us food for thought.  Their latest video is an interactive one, intended to help us all support a friend in a domestic violence relationship. It is again powerful stuff.  It gives us the key ...

At the end of the summer holidays, you may remember I ran an outdoor fun session for pre-schoolers.  Munchkin came with me and it was all round great fun, however I did have to overcome a mildly embarrassing start thanks to the afore-mentioned Munchkin... I started the session with a few outdoor rules: Don’t put anything, even fingers, in your mouth;  ...

A couple of days ago many newspapers reported on a study which found that one in three mothers have fallen out with someone over how to raise their child.  Apparently potty training is the most frequent cause of rows with behaviour, growth and a child’s eating and sleeping habits other touchy subjects.  According to the study, commissioned by Pull-ups for ...

A news story today stated that ‘Motherhood turns women into compulsive Facebook followers, according to a study that has found their use of the social networking site increases after childbirth.’  Researchers at Ohio State University in the US said the survey found that almost half (44 per cent) of mothers said they used Facebook more after giving birth than before. Mothers ...

After following a stream of intriguing comments I came across Bibi Lynch's article in The Guardian last weekend, 'Mothers, stop moaning about motherhood!'  Bibi Lynch basically describes in the article how she is sick of women complaining that motherhood is hard when the pain of knowing she will never have children is so difficult to bear.  When I read the ...

My part-time work is in media and today I was forwarded some very interesting findings from some research by Bauer Media into the women’s market.  Bauer Media own more than 80 influential radio, magazine, TV and online UK media brands, including heat, GRAZIA, Closer, FHM.  The research aimed to help advertisers find new ways to influence the conversation of British ...