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Creative play with your baby

Your baby’s interactions with the world around them are the very beginnings of their journey of development in preparation for life ahead.  Sharing these experiences not only provides a beneficial outset, but also strengthens the bond between you and makes the time spent together even more special, rewarding and fun! Discovering the five senses of…

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The Blossom Method by Vivien Sabel

Win a copy of The Blossom Method

In this book baby expert Vivien Sabel introduces you to her revolutionary technique, The Blossom Method™, which will not only give you the skills to understand the language of the newborn but will also show you how to talk back so that your baby feels understood. Named after her own daughter, Blossom, who provided her…

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Helping dads to bond with their newborn baby

In all the initial excitement of a new baby, dads often feel they need to step back and let mum take the lead in bonding through feeding and nursing. But the team at baby sling company BabaSlings Ltd knows that dads play a key role in their baby’s development and it’s never too early to start…

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The benefits of baby swimming

Baby swimming has increased in popularity over the last decade with thousands of young children all over the world taking to the water each week. Paul Thompson, co-founder of the world’s largest baby swimming company Water Babies, talks about the benefits of taking the plunge with your little one. “Having spent nine months suspended in…

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Baby massage

When your baby was born, one of the first things you did was to touch him. Perhaps he was born onto your stomach, or brought straight into your arms. Even if he was whisked off for tests or to Special Care, you probably stole a few precious seconds to stroke his face, or hold his…

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Bonding with your newborn baby

We hear a lot about how important the first hours of a baby’s life are for bonding – with the implication that it’s a problem if you don’t bond with your baby straight away. It’s true that the period immediately after birth is an important one for you and your baby to begin to get…

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When and how to do baby massage

Baby Massage Massage is an extension of our instinct to nurture and touch and so it is appropriate to begin massage from birth using gentle strokes. Babies younger than six weeks would benefit from a shorter sessions of 5-10 minutes as they may be sensitive to stimulation however, some babies may not like being naked for very…

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Storytelling with your child

Author, teacher and mum Elizabeth Baguely talked to us about how she became a writer, the importance of reading to your children and how to make story time even more magical. How storytelling helps children “Storytelling is an opportunity to spending time with your child, cuddling up with them and bonding, which is absolutely crucial. I also think…

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Playing with your toddler

Getting funny looks! I am a mum of a three-year-old boy Jack, and three months pregnant with my second. Games we play together:  My son is into everything. We play with the normal things like cars (a favourite of his) He loves to play hide and seek (although he’s not all that good at it!).…

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How to bond with your baby?

When the cord is cut at birth, the physical attachment to your baby ceases and the psychological and emotional bonds begin. But just what is bonding? Bonding – what’s it all about? “It cannot be seen or heard or touched but the bond between Mother and Child is the strongest thing known to mankind.” For most mothers, the…

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