Are you on the countdown to Christmas Day? It can feel like there is such a build up these days, but do you take time to actually just pause on Christmas Day and enjoy being together? One way to savour some family time is to play a game together. Perhaps this could become a tradition […]
Save the Children: Christmas Jumper Day
A flurry of Christmas jumper fun is happening up and down the UK in support of Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day on Friday 14th December – are you joining in? Save the Children’s seventh annual Christmas Jumper Day is taking place on Friday 14th December. Flashing, festive knits will be sweeping the nation once […]
5 Christmas Hazards Around the Home: GP’s Advice on How Parents Can Avoid Them
By Dr Tom York, NHS-registered and private GP for GPDQ, the UK’s first doctor-on-demand app As a doctor, I’m acutely aware of the variety and frequency of accidents which can happen to children, even at home. Every year, more than two million children under the age of 15 will see a doctor following an accident […]
Preparing for the Christmas holidays with children
It’s fair to say that for most of us, our homes get progressively messier as the year winds on until it’s in serious need of cleaning time in December. If that sounds like your home – which is especially true if you’ve got young playful children – then the holidays bring some fresh challenges. Here […]
Eat, Drink And Be Merry The Healthy Way This Festive Season
While we might like to think of ourselves as relatively healthy, we also want to ensure that our friends and family are too. However, we don’t want to be all preachy and be the sort of bah humbug character that people try their hardest to avoid over the festive season. You might adore Christmas as […]
Gift ideas for the men in your life
Men can often be really tricky to buy for. Male relatives tend to be the ones that people seem to struggle with the most when it comes to buying gifts. With Christmas being just around the corner, it’s the right time to think of some nice gift ideas for the men in your life. Now, […]
Worried About Weight Gain This Holiday? Here Are 5 Supplements You Can Take to Avoid It
No matter how healthy you are during the year, there is a mindset shift when Christmas is around the corner which can make us worried about weight gain. Sweet treats and alcoholic drinks become a regular part of your everyday life in the build-up to the ultimate, annual, food and drink binge, and all under […]
Alternative Christmas Gift Ideas
How is your Christmas shopping going? Are you a bought it all and wrapped it sort of person? Or a bit more laid back than that? Do you ever look at all the Christmas ‘stuff’ and think why do we need it anyway? Don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas and I love giving gifts […]