The BritMums Blog

Andrea Kirkby is a freelance writer who specialises in business, travel and culture coverage. In addition to her degree in English, she also has a degree in opera, edits the Campaign for Real Ale newsletter and writes frequently about hiking and pilgrimage trails. Here, she tackles an issue for parents when travelling and dining out [...]

When Maria’s blog was still a new space, it won the Brilliance in Blogging: Fresh Voice 2010 award so she knew she was doing something right from the beginning. Recently Maria moved to the States and decided it was time to give her blog a completely new look and voice, but she didn’t end up [...]

Have you seen these forum topics over on the BritMums network? BritMums members love leading the conversation about everything from documentaries about pedigree dogs to the most rude comment they’ve ever received on their blog (both meanings of “rude”!). We ask fellow members everything from Do redheads have an advantage? to advice for how parents [...]

How are those ‘green’ resolutions working out for you? Have they, like the one to go to the gym three times a week, become a dim and distant memory or are you well on your way to saving the world? Never fear! The 4th Tuesday of the month is the Britmums Green Roundup where you [...]

The rewards of being a mother are countless, but with Mother’s Day coming up on 18 March, it’s the perfect time to make them a bit more, um, count-able. Join us for a fun and fabulous #Mums4Good Twitter party on Wednesday 7 March 13:00 – 14:00 to share your plans for Mothering Sunday. Whether you’re [...]

I’ve had pets since I was born. Cats, dogs, mice, birds, rabbits…we even had a raccoon for a night. Personally, I believe that a pet makes a home homier. I currently have two cats that live in perpetual fear of my baby’s penchant for grabbing fur (I wrote two blog posts from my cats’ point [...]

The 8th of March marks International Women’s Day, and, as some of you may know, Oxfam uses this day to raise awareness of the inequality women in developing countries face every day. They are asking UK women to host a “Get Together” amongst their girlfriends to raise money to help them continue their good work. [...]

Has it really been two weeks since my last Good Reads? God, doesn’t time fly when you’re having half term.  (Actually, I was working in a stuffy office during half term – had a touch of ‘grass is greener’ syndrome and missed having that week off – no doubt would have throttled* him had I [...]

As part of our Week of Pinterest one of the posts we had scheduled focussed on the “dark side” of Pinterest. All new sites have a teething period and because of Pinterest’s incredible rate of growth, there may be more teething issues than with other sites. Pinterest are already starting to sort some of these [...]

The sun is shining (hopefully where you are too) and the air is just that bit warmer which I think we’ll all agree is just what the doctor ordered! High Five for Mother Nature, right? Life just seems that bit brighter when the sun shines on our shoulders, doesn’t it? And since we’re all feeling [...]