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Leaving your baby – how to cope with separation anxiety
By Kyrsty Hazell on 24/09/2010 in Your baby and you
Whether you have to be apart from your baby for a short or long period of time, our reassuring tips will help you cope with separation anxiety and minimise the tears
completely normal and part of his development. And there are plenty of ways to help him through it...Take small steps towards separation“If your baby’s happily engaged with a toy, leave the room but keep singing or talking so he knows you’re close by," says
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Introducing new babies to old pets
By Monica Stylli on 03/10/2008 in Newborn health & safety
Bringing home baby is always an exciting time and can be a little daunting, especially if you have existing family members that may not have come across babies and small children before!
Bringing home baby is always an exciting time and can be a little daunting, especially if you have existing family members that may not have come across babies and small children before! If you're about to introduce a new baby to your dog then you
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Know-how: safety and buying secondhand
By Laura Lee Davies on 04/11/2007 in What to buy - pregnancy
There is certainly no need to splash out on brand new goods every time, but there are some baby essentials which it can be dangerous to save money on by buying secondhand.
The baby manufacturers certainly have a good reason to want us to buy everything brand new when we are starting a family. It boosts their profits! However, whilst hand-me-down clothes are fine, there are some baby essentials that you should
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Buying for your baby - safety and secondhand
By Laura Lee Davies on 06/07/2010 in What to buy - pregnancy
There is certainly no need to splash out on brand new goods every time, but there are some baby essentials which it can be dangerous to save money on by buying secondhand.
The baby manufacturers certainly have a good reason to want us to buy everything brand new when we are starting a family. It boosts their profits! However, whilst hand-me-down clothes are fine, there are some baby essentials that you should
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Gardening toys at Woolies
By Sarah Lawson on 04/05/2007 in Products
Get the kids to dig in when you get your garden in shape over the long weekend.
.In their own range of Chad Valley toys, there's a gorgeous, girly Bugs Watering Can and Metal Bucket set for £2.49, and a matching three-piece garden tool set for £2.99. Allocate your two-year-old her own patch of mud and let her get stuck in!There's also a new
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Baby development: Your twenty-one-month-old
By ThinkBaby on 27/09/2007 in Your baby and you
Was that 'house' or 'mouse'? Your toddler's growing vocabulary isn't always immediately obvious
MobilityYour toddler is mastering new motor skills all the time and by now may be making your life that little bit harder by opening doors himself or by trying to climb over safety gates. If you haven't already done so then now is the time to make
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Your eight-month-old
By ThinkBaby on 06/10/2004 in Baby development
Little fingers like to explore
to lift up flaps and parts of toys and move objects like balls along a string. Having discovered his index finger he might start pointing now too and looking towards you as if to ask a question at the same time. If he's doing this then try and resist
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Toddlers' comforters - should you discourage them?
By Maria Muennich on 09/10/2007 in Baby development
Many toddlers adopt a security object such as a teddy or blanket as a normal part of their healthy development, but there are a couple of things you should watch out for
much down to his personality - whether he's very adventurous and adapts easily to new situtations, or is a little more cautious and warms up to new places, people and situations slowly. Should I discourage use of a comforter?A security toy or blanket
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Skipping fun for summer
By Laura Lee Davies on 14/06/2007 in Products
Try the talking Skipmate when you're teaching your young ’uns how to do one of our best loved playground games
If your children caught the skipping bug with the recent movie all about it ('Jump In!'), or you are looking for something new to enhance your child's love of sporty games or their sense of balance and physical co-ordination, the Skipmate is a great
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New Baby: Essential Buys
By ThinkBaby on 16/10/2009 in What to buy - pregnancy
What do you really need for your newborn? Make sure you get the necessary items before the nice-to-have
or papoose to carry the child on your back when she’s heavier laterWhat you can probably forget aboutSoft toys – they’re cute and tempting, but you’ll probably receive lots of soft toys for your new baby as gifts, so it’s a good area to exercise restraint
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