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Review: First Time Parent
By Sarah Lawson on 13/04/2006 09:02:41
A well-designed parenting book that guides you through those early months of your baby's life.
's needs afterwards; here she addresses things like the balance of household workload, returning to work, and the ins and outs of childcare. The ThinkBaby verdict This is a very accessible book that has all the need-to-know essentials about having a
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When should you give up work?
By Laura Lee Davies on 02/06/2010 01:05:34
When should go give up work to go on maternity leave if you are working while pregnant?
When is the best time to stop work and go on maternity leave? Frustratingly, there is no one answer to this question, either physically, medically or legally.Anytime you do take before your child is born will count towards any maternity leave you are entitled to take. And ...
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Book review: Parenting for Dummies
By Sarah Lawson on 01/01/2007 02:01:42
The popular series of 'For Dummies' guide books turns its attention to that magical, mystical experience of raising babies and children.
its second edition). The UK authorship is important: much of the advice just wouldn't sound right to UK parents otherwise, especially when it comes to advice re childcare and other such locally related subjects.Brown is the senior editor for Boots
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30 Rock Star says 'it takes a village to look after babies'
By Sophie Westnedge on 26/09/2011 12:38:10
Elizabeth Banks, Avery Jessup from 30 Rock, says raising children is difficult and “you just have to find great help”
Following her recent return to work, Elizabeth Banks, who stars as Avery Jessup from 30 Rock, has revealed that juggling childcare and her career is not easy. “I find it difficult,” she tells Parade.com. “I miss my son when I’m not with him, but I
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Are you ready for a baby?
By ThinkBaby on 10/12/2009 01:35:54
If you're planning on having a child then you'll need to be ready for your life to be turned upside down
use childcare, and how much, how you split responsibilities between yourselves as a couple, whether you are self-employed or work from home and what support you have from family and close friends. But however committed you are to your job, once you
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New mum - And your older children
By Maria Muennich on 21/04/2011 01:15:17
Dividing your parental attentions between siblings can be a delicate balancing act, here's how to make it easier
with them. If you're using childcare or your family help looking after your children then consider devoting some of that time to regular help with the baby to leave you free to spend baby-free time with the others.Get helpYou may want to do it all yourself
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New Dad - coping with the pressure of expectations
By ThinkBaby on 11/03/2008 10:50:26
Demands on a new dad's time can come thick and fast, so how do avoid being ground down by the weight of expectation?
and with child-care than a generation ago. Your exhausted new-mum partner probably hopes for some relief from nappy-changing, night-time waking, vomit cleaning, settling a cranky baby and drowning in laundry. But, after the initial congratulations have died down
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Pregnancy protection in the workplace
By ThinkBaby on 29/07/2010 16:16:32
Your basic rights under Health & Safety and Sex Discrimination laws
Protecting yourself and your baby in the workplaceWhen you become pregnant as an employee you have some rights relating to your employment regardless of how long you've worked for your employer or how many hours a week you work for them. Here's a brief overview of what thes...
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Bringing up Baby: new parenting series on C4
By Maria Muennich on 20/09/2007 14:42:38
What do Truby King, Dr. Spock and Jean Leidloff have in common? Not much other than that they all believed they knew the best way to bring up a baby - Channel 4's new series puts them all to the test
techniques, and we have a hunch that it might prove hard to resist. The programme follows six different families, each adopting a well-known child-care regime from day one. Two families take on Dr Truby King’s methods, two adopt Dr Spock parenting techniques
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Call for single embryo transfer in IVF
By Sarah Lawson on 20/10/2006 01:55:43
The instance of multiple births from IVF treatment has caused the regulatory body to call for a change to standard embryo transfer practice.
, as we say, do not have any problems, but it is an acknowledged risk.Lifestyle adjustments as a family - increased costs, childcare etc - also need to be made, though, due to the increasing twin population, there is a much larger market of children
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