If your Vinted app is full of bundle alerts and "offer accepted" notifications, you're in very good company. It's become one of the easiest ways to dress our fast-growing children without spending a fortune, and we're genuinely all for it. But while second-hand clothes can be a win all round, shoes are a different story. As tempting as it is to add that barely-worn pair to your basket, a child's shoes really are one item worth buying new and having fitted. Here's why...

In this conversation, Sam Chetwood shares her journey of founding CeCe & Me, a mobile children's shoe fitting service aimed at simplifying the shoe buying experience for parents. She discusses the challenges she faced in starting her business, the importance of empowering women through entrepreneurship, and the unique business model that sets CeCe & Me apart. Sam emphasises the significance of confidence, creativity, and customer connection in running a successful business

We all know we should walk more. Just like "drink more water" and "get to bed earlier", it's on the list of things we intend to do and somehow never quite manage. Life is busy, mornings are chaotic and it's often just easier to just jump in the car. But you might already be doing more than you realise. The walk to school, the stroll to the park, the amble to a friend's house. They all count. And the evidence for what they do for our bodies and our children's developing minds is remarkable.