Finally, a holiday company ha launched single parent family holida deals that don t charge an adult pric for the first child sharing a hotel room with one parent only.
Single Parent Holiday Savers has introduced a range of great value Mediterranean holidays that charge an adult price for the parent and child s rate for all kids sharing with mum o dad.
Single Parent Holiday Savers recognise that single parent families are part of moder day life in Britain, making up 25.58 per cent of households in the UK.
Tina Patel, managing director, said: "Finding a holiday that s affordable, good quality and fu can be hard for one-parent families. That i why we have launched these holidays designed with single parent families in mind offering exclusive deals at affordable prices t parents who want to go on holiday with thei children without the hassle of group travel.
For further information visit the website www. singleparentholidaysavers. com Too often the market for baby clothe suffers from being clearly gender divided - pink for the girls and blue for the boys. But it can be good to break out of thi mould and have clothes that are suitable for all.
This is clearly the intention behind the design produced by the Swedish label Plastisock.
Plastisock was launched in 2005 when Emil Willman and Malin Jarbo got fed up of simpl complaining about this gender divide and decided to do something about it. It was thei vision that kids can like both dinosaurs and dolls, and look smashing in a tutu with a cowboy hat. So they set out to make clothe with strong colours and patterns that would work both for boys and girls, pictured abov .
The clothes have been a hit in Scandinavia, and are now available in the UK. For furthe details visit the website: www. plastisock. com Working from home can be a dream.
No commuting, no fighting traffic, no expensive lunches, no petty offic politics and no racing to climb the corporat ladder. A staggering one in seven mothers work flexible hours with 12 per cent of them using a term-time working arrangement.
According to the Office for National Statistic there are a growing number of women-owned businesses in the UK, almost one million, wit around half a million women working from home. Home working franchises and online businesses are particularly popula because they allow mums to pursue a caree and maintain an income with the opportunity t work from home.
A newly launched online recruitment service Remote Employment, specialising in connecting Eemployers with remote-working jobseekers and freelancers offers grea opportunities for work from home businesse and office-home jobs with mainstrea companies. The website is unique in that the concept of remote working has been around fo some time, but there hasn t been dedicated recruitment service that connects remote job in reputable companies with individuals To find out more visit the website www. remoteemployment. com Maxi-Cosi has teamed up with Halfords the UK s leading retailers of child ca seats, to give children aged between three-and-a-half and 12 years the chance t create their very own car seat cover for the Maxi-Cosi Rodi XR child car seat The competition has been inspired by the introduction of new child seat safety legislation which came into effect just over a year ago. I requires that children must be seated in a child restraint appropriate to their age and weight, if the child measures less than 135cm in heigh and is under the age of 12 years The partnership with Maxi-Cosi and Halford is to remind parents of the legislation and is a fun way to get children involved and thinking about car seats too.
Research by Halfords showed that the majority of parents are still confused about which child seat is right for their child. Halford specially trained staff can give expert advice.
For your child to take part in the competition pick up a design leaflet from any participating Halfords store or log onto www. maxi-cosi. com and download the Rodi XR design sketch.
There are three age categories and the three winners will win a Rodi XR complete with thei own design on the car seat cover. Closing dat e is March 28, 2008.
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