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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
You might feel that TV's been saturated with parenting advice programmes, but Channel 4's Bringing up Baby series starting next week is adding a new twist to the genre by comparing how ordinary parents get on with three rather different parenting
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New mum - money worries
By Maria Muennich on 03/08/2007 06:46:00
Few mums start off their parenting life without financial worries, here are some ideas for how to manage
new parents manage? Well, before you panic, things might not be quite so bad as they first appear. Although you won't be able to avoid certain new-baby expenditures, new parents often think that they need many more things than they actually do need
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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
're finding it difficult to tick all the required parenting boxes in a given day and feel that you're being stretched too thinly, then it might help to give your week a bit more structure by timetabling in certain activities. You probably don't have to have a
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Review: Maxi-Cosi CabrioFix newborn car seat
By Maria Muennich on 23/01/2007 02:22:20
Good comfort and security for baby and a few bells and whistles that make a parent's life a bit easier
Maxi-Cosi CabrioFix newborn car seatUser-friendly, scores highly on safety, relatively lightweight, adjusts well for baby's comfort, handy when used as travel system partNot much really, not the cheapest car seat but neither is it the most expensive Features: Suitable from birth ...
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Leaving hospital with baby - what happens now?
By Maria Muennich on 21/08/2009 07:33:34
It can be quite a shock to find yourself a new parent, even after nine months of preparation time. But help is at hand...
to recover from labour and delivery, you and your partner are suddenly all alone with your tiny bundle. Being a parent may seem a very daunting responsibility right now, particularly when you're struggling to get enough sleep and to deal with the physical
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Cystic Fibrosis check now for all newborns
By Maria Muennich on 01/12/2007 13:06:58
Early detection should help to provide more effective health care for those babies affected by the inherited disease
Good news for soon-to-be new parents, blood spot screening for CysticFibrosis (CF) is now available to all newborn babies in the UK as part of the heel-prick test.The most common life-threatening inherited disease in the UK, Cystic Fibrosis (CF
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Baby's first birthday party
By Maria Muennich on 10/05/2007 06:46:19
Making the most of the joys and avoiding the pitfalls for your baby's first birthday
Your child's first birthday is a special day marking not only your baby's transition from baby to toddlerhood, but also the fact that you're now an experienced parent. It's a just cause for celebration but bear in mind that while your baby
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Sleep training real experiences
By Maria Muennich on 18/10/2007 14:22:49
Sleep training theories are all very well, but how to real mums get on when it comes to putting ideas into practice?
Sleep. It's perhaps the single biggest subject for new parents - along with pooh. And for those of us who find that the months continue to go by and our bundles of joy, frustratingly, haven't fallen into a nice sleeping pattern that allows mum
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The Continuum Concept - as featured on Channel 4
By Maria Muennich on 23/09/2007 12:14:04
Ahead of next week's Bringing Up Baby series on Channel 4, we chatted to one of the show's baby care 'gurus' Claire Scott about the Continuum Concept to find out more about what it is and what it means to her
parenting technique based on stone-age parenting principles you could forgive people for looking at you slightly askance. But Claire Scott is nothing if not effusive about the difference that the Continuum Concept has made to her life. Six years ago, today
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Review: BabyBjörn Carrier Original
By Maria Muennich on 20/12/2006 01:57:07
The original carrier from BabyBjörn does exactly what is says on the tin
young baby and thick, cross-over, front adjustable straps for the parent. Head support later folds down to allow you to carry your baby facing outwards with a view on the world. Takes babies up to 10kg.Price: £49Contact:The BabyBjörn website The Baby
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