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Author: Annie Ridout

Work Life

Melanmag: a new digital magazine for women of colour

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“Melanmag is for women of colour. The magazine is also for anyone with an ‘appreciation’ for women of colour – be it our fashion, food or culture.” Joy Joses, founder of a new digital magazine, talks business, media and race with The Early Hour…

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Annie Ridout 21st November 2016
Family

Gender expectations begin at birth

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Painting a baby girl’s nursery pink and giving boys tractors but not dolls – does it matter? According to Catherine Riley of the Women’s Equality Party, and Laura Alvarado of Tomato Tutors, gender expectations are an issue. Here’s why…

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Annie Ridout 19th November 2016
Family

What it’s like to be a surrogate mother

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After having two children of her own, Kathy Frenette wanted to be pregnant again so decided to be a surrogate mother. Here, she discusses the highs and lows, and how it felt to receive hatemail from friends and strangers about carrying a baby for a gay couple…

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Annie Ridout 17th November 2016
Family

Mrs M&S: fashion, style and the older generation

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News that Marks and Spencer’s clothes sales are down has led to talk about who ‘Mrs M&S’ is – and what she likes to wear. We speak to six women in their 60s, who love fashion, about how they dress and where they buy their clothes… 

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Annie Ridout 16th November 2016
Mornings

8 tricks for getting a toddler to clean their teeth

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Some toddlers are angels and give their parents no grief but the majority play up from time to time – and it’s often around the daily routine. If you’re finding it hard to get a toddler to clean their teeth, here are 8 clever tricks, shared by readers of The Early Hour…

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Annie Ridout 14th November 2016
Family

On gender preference: boy… girl… does it matter?

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With 95% of expectant parents opting to find out the sex of their baby during the 20-week scan, it seems we’re fixated on whether we’re having a girl or a boy. But does it really matter? And when does gender preference become a feminist issue?

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Annie Ridout 7th November 2016
Family

Hollie McNish on poetry and motherhood

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Millions of YouTube hits, a new poetry book about parenthood set for publication and a breastfeeding poem soon to be aired on Channel 4. It’s Hollie McNish – on motherhood, feminism and the power of poetry…

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Annie Ridout 6th November 2016
Family

Ex-West Ham player Jack Collison on football and fatherhood

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From Premiere League career to a year at home recovering from a knee injury, Jack Collison tells Annie Ridout about being a dad, counting Andy Carroll and Joe Cole as close friends and returning to the game…

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Annie Ridout 5th November 2016
Mornings

My Early Hour: Helen Cordy, Wood Grey

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“Houseplants have become my latest obsession, it amazes me how they can completely change the feel of a room.” Helen Cordy, founder of online lifestyle store Wood Grey, talks work and family life with Annie Ridout…

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Annie Ridout 1st November 2016
Family

The simple gestures that make a marriage work

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A piece of advice for ensuring a long, happy marriage struck a chord with Annie Ridout. So she decided to implement it into her every day life. Here’s what the advice was (plus some other gems from The Early Hour readers)…

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Annie Ridout 26th October 2016

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