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Christmas Gift Guide for new parents
By Matt Fricker on 28/10/2010 in Shopping
From special champagne messages to a waterproof camcorder for splashing times, we pick the best gift ideas for new parents - you just need to drop the hints
Congratulations! What better way for someone to celebrate becoming a new parent than to receive lots of lovely goodies at Christmas (it's not all about the baby, after all!)
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New parents advised to ignore peer pressure
By Kimberley Smith on 05/01/2012 in Your newborn - the essentials
Just concentrating on being a good parent and don’t worry about those around you, new research says
from them that we expect from mothers.”Do you feel pressurised to be a perfect parent?Read more...New mum signs of PNDMyleene Klass and Kym Marsh hit back at breastfeeding bulliesDads need to be more involved
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Parents of a new baby lose out on 6 months of sleep
By Kimberley Smith on 23/07/2010 in Newborn sleep
New parents lose 6 months worth of sleep in first two years, finds survey
Having a baby causes new parents to miss out on the equivalent of 6 months of sleep over the first two years of their little one’s life. A survey by Silentnight beds has found that most parents sleep for less than 4 hours a night for much
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New parent arguments - what you argue about and how to solve it
By Roisin Johnson and Kyrsty Hazell on 01/05/2011 in Your baby and you
Before, you were a couple. Now, you're parents. To avoid a battle of 'who does what' follow these easy steps from both experts and new mums
and mums to help you spot those new-parent flashpoints and show you how to keep the peace.New parent argument 1: Who works the hardest?You do all the nappy changing, feeding and washing, on top of keeping the house in order. Being a mum is a full-time job
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Tax credits for new parents
By Hope Robinson on 19/12/2006 in forum
Are these fair?
Hi everyone,Does anyone know about the government's new tax credits for parents? I heard that you could lose out on existing benefits if you claim the child tax credit - this seems really unfair to me - what do you think?Hope x Hi Hope,i dont know
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New Parents Need Sleep Too!
By Laura Lee Davies on 14/04/2009 in Newborn sleep
New babies need to sleep a lot – but sleep is important for new mums and dads, too!
For all new parents, feeling tired most of the time is an accepted hazard that comes with the excitement of a new baby. Luckily, our babies are so cute we usually forgive them and just hope that we can hold out until a regular sleep pattern evolves
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New survey gives picture of parenting in today’s Britain
By Kimberley Smith on 22/10/2010 in Baby life
Mums are older, marriage is less likely and fewer babies are being born according to findings by the ONS
The changes in Britain’s families over the past few decades have been revealed in new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).The number of married new parents has dropped by a third in the last 30 years. Now nearly half of all babies
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Bringing up Baby: new parenting series on C4
By Maria Muennich on 20/09/2007 in Life with baby
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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What did you find invaluable as a new parent??
By mummyGoth on 24/11/2005 in forum
.. multiple muslins? billions of bibs?
A friend of mine is planning to set up a Newborn Gift Box Set, and she wants to veer away from the traditional cute booties and blanket routine, putting stuff in that a new Mum will find invaluable!My question to you is- What did you find most
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Christmas 2011 sorted - for mums-to-be, new parents and new babies
By Kimberley Smith on 05/12/2011 in Shopping
We've taken all the leg work out of Christmas presents this year with gorgeous choices in our fab gift guides - hope everyone's been saving up!
Cute Christmas outfits for babies10 adorable teddy bears for baby's first ChristmasCommemorative gifts for your baby's first Christmas10 perfect gifts for babies aged 0-6 months10 perfect gifts for older babies - aged 6-12 months...And something for mum too!Beautiful gifts for mu...
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