{Save the Children, Food for Thought}

I love watching my children learn and I try to make sure they have good food which of course is so much easier in the UK than it is in some countries.  Save the Children's Food for Thought report shows if you don't get nutrition right in the first 1000 days of a child's life, there is permanent damage to the development of their brains.  This means they never can catch up and so they have poorer life chances.

I've travelled a bit during my 31 years and some of the sights I've seen is frightening... one that springs to mind was visiting the townships in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conditions that some of the little children were living in was really upsetting.

There is enough food for everyone in the world and yet hunger continues to wreck lives.  I am going to think what I can do about that and I urge you to too.

You can find the link to the petition here.

{No Child Born to Die}

8 million children under five years old die every year of preventable and treatable illnesses.

I have just signed the Save the Children petition... please do the same.  No child should die because they can't see a health worker.

@HelloItsGemma and @michelletwinmum set a challenge to write 100 words about a great health professional you have encountered in your life.  Here are my 100 words:

My son was 7 weeks premature - I was whisked to hospital in an ambulance at the initial stages of labour following a phone call with my GP. My son was delivered safely and spent a few weeks on the neonatal ward where the nurses looked after his every need. They were amazing and I can't thank them enough for the attention and care they gave to my precious little bundle. From my GP, to the paramedics, the paediatricians and the midwifes and nurses.... My family and I are so grateful for the level and quality of care we received.