Who Is Your Child’s Hero?


my hero, mum, telling a story

My lovely mum always told me to be my best self and she gave me lots of examples through stories of how to be a hero. She always told me stories of people who did their very best to shape and change things so others had better lives. She told me about Rosa Parks, Emmeline Pankhurst, Martin Luther King. What heroes and heroines to litter my childhood....they made wonder woman look purely pants! Mum … [Read more...]

The Things They Say…


Normally it's the things kids say, but not on Mumable.... these are what words of wisdom some of our favourite celebrity mums have been saying during their pregnancies: Gwyneth Paltrow - 'I discovered there was a real lack of Mexican food in London and the pizzas are too small' Victoria Beckham - According to Becks 'she didn't put much weight on. She only had this little cute bump' and she … [Read more...]

Top Ten Worst Celebrity Mums!


I get hundreds of press releases through daily for Flying Start Magazine, this one caught my eye. It was sent around Mothers day. It came written in conjunction with a website called myvouchercodes.co.uk, (a great site, but seemed to bear no relevance to the actual release!) I don't know how they conducted the research, but it was interesting to read. It claimed 'A public vote has found that Kerry … [Read more...]

Free Childcare With Suzanne Shaw


The Free Childcare for training and Learning for Work Scheme helps a parent to go back and learn a new skill whilst having help with their childcare costs. Suzanne got involved in the scheme because  it’s really important for parents who want to learn a new skill and further their career to realise that they can potentially have the support of free childcare behind them. Either parent can claim … [Read more...]

Martine McCutcheon On Confidence & Wellbeing


Martine McCutcheon is certainly a woman with confidence. She made her mark as Tiffany in EastEnders, won an Olivier Award for her performance in My Fair Lady and has recently turned her hand to writing her hit debut novel “The Mistress” Now Martine is the new face of Activia. Here Martine talks about how confidence and wellbeing plays a role in achieving goals. What we’d like to know is... Do … [Read more...]