May’s Featured Planner: Abigale Cole of UK’s Mama’s Little Angel
What is your biggest piece of advice for a new parent?
My biggest piece of advice for new parents is, they need a lot of rest and breaks. Having a new bundle of joy is so exciting but sometimes new parents new to get away for short breaks and time out to get refreshed. So where there is child minder help and family members to help with childcare they need to jump at the offer. Apart from this the next advice is having a baby is so expensive and every saved penny counts, so new parents need to cut down on unnecessary spending and save the pennies for rainy day. Going to a parenting group has a good effect on new parents, so if there are any parenting groups I advise them to join.
What qualities should an ideal baby planner have?
What qualifies an ideal baby planner is having good communication skills, being a good listener, attentive to details, equipping ones self with all latest baby and mothers news and not the least loving what you do as a baby planner.
What are your specialties as a baby planner?
My specialty as a baby planner is designing the baby rooms; apart from this I love being a personal shopper for my clients.
What is the nicest thing a client has ever said about you/your services/your business?
The nicest thing a client has said about me is am very caring and have a lot of passion in what I do. Clients have said my services are second to none and we go the extra mile for our clients.
As regarding the business in a whole some clients who have used us say they would definitely recommend us to expectant parents who have busy lifestyles.
How do you stay current on trends in the baby and child industry?
I stay current in the baby and child industry by going to all baby shows all over the world. I have been to baby shows in Germany, Spain, Turkey, Las Vegas, and China. Apart from this I read a lot of baby magazines, baby websites and join a lot of U.K baby associations which share a lot of updates on legislations and laws in the baby and child industry.
