Star of Calendar Girls and Loose Women, Lynda Bellingham, is backing Dry and Mighty, a summer awareness raising campaign from ERIC, a national childrens charity. The Dry and Mighty campaign will raise awareness of bedwetting and encourage families to come forward for information and support to manage or overcome the problem.

BBC Three and Renegade Pictures are making a new documentary about motherhood and parenting and we would love to hear from any mums who are happy to share their stories.

KYM MARSH LAUNCHES GUIDE TO ENJOYING MUSIC, FILM AND TV SAFELY AND RESPONSIBLY ONLINE – Corrie star teams up with Childnet to help parents, teachers and young people

The BBC are looking for families holidaying in the UK this summer for a documentary on holidaying at home. They won’t actually film you on holiday itself, just the journey. The kids will be given video cameras to film video diaries. Any type of family and any type of holiday (as long as in UK will be considered) . More details at:
http://www.familiesrecommend.co.uk/BBC-documentary.html

Do you know any mum who isn’t striving her hardest to make life better for her family? Running Family Friendly Working I am constantly inspired by the women we profile who are combining work and family, and often pushing the boundaries to do so. Yet I know that lots of mums feel like they aren’t doing enough.
Today I’ve run 4 loads of washing through the machine, while working too. I was reading Alli at Motivating Mum’s blog this week, where she lists all the things she does in a day. Before …

Kirsten Baxter of Bellamama.co.uk, is on a mission to bring Breastfeeding back into fashion, and is backing the national breastfeeding week (NBAW) campaign this June to quash the stigmas modern mums so often relate to breastfeeding. She was inspired to create the online boutique after the birth of her second baby in 2007.

Do you get inspired by the women you meet? I sometimes feel like I’m really privileged as the work I do brings me into contact with some really inspiring mums running businesses. I’d like to tell you about some of them here:
Debbie Mann is inspiring and energetic. She runs her own property management business and in the last year has also taken on managing the Burgess Hill Mumpreneur Networking Club. 

When Rebecca Nagan gave up a career in children’s television to have twins, she did not realise how hard it would be getting back into work.
With childcare costs ever soaring, and no grandparents nearby to look after the little ones, the busy new mum turned entrepreneur to launch her own online shop.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go back in time and meet your 20-year old self? Would you recognise each other, and the priorities around which you’d built your life? Have your 20-something goals changed massively, and if so, why?

What do producers of factual TV programmes need to create a new, successful series?  New & engaging experts!