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Summertime is baby time
20 June, 2000 SUMMERTIME IS BABY TIME THE summer months are now the busiest time of the year for maternity wards, it has been reported. A study, by statisticians at the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit in Oxford, shows that the peak time of year for births has shifted over the last 20 years from March…
Long Needle, Less Pain
Using a longer needle to immunise babies causes them less pain and means less redness and swelling. Vaccine manufacturers have now been asked to review the policy of supplying short needles in immunisation packs. Researchers in Oxford recruited 119 healthy infants, aged four months old, attending routine immunisation clinics. Infants were randomly immunised either with…
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Tagged Biotechnology, Immunology, Oxford, pain, Prevention, the British Medical Journal, Vaccination
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Call for parenting classes in school
30th July 2006 Parenting classes should be taught in schools before children could legally become parents, suggests a teacher’s union. Teenagers should learn how to bath a baby and change a nappy as well as cover the issues of discipline for toddlers and teenagers. Lynn Edwards, outgoing national chair of the Professional Association of Teachers will make the…
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Tagged Childhood, Lynn Edwards, Oxford, Parenting, Professional Association of Teachers, teacher
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The best place in the UK to raise a family
18th April 2007 Two districts in Scotland have been voted the best places in the UK to bring up a family. A Reader’s Digest poll awarded first place to East Dunbartonshire and second place to East Renfrewshire. The report, which quizzed 1162 parents and looked at official data, said safe streets, strong schools and thriving towns linked the…
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Tagged Dean, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Kingston upon Hull, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, Oxford, Reader's Digest, Reading, Renfrewshire, Ribble Valley, Uttlesford, Vale of Glamorgan, Waltham Forest
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Take part in Lords Debate on Early Parenting
The public can contribute to a House of Lords debate by taking part in an online initiative, where their views will be fed directly to Members taking part. The initiative is aimed at providing members of the public with a new and accessible way to engage with the House of Lords and share their views…
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Tagged Baroness Benjamin, Baroness Hollins, Baroness Sharp of Guildford, Baroness Walmsley, Bishop, chair, Crossbencher, Doreen Massey, Have Your Say, Hill, House of Lords, Joan Walmsley, live web chat, Liverpool, Margaret Sharp, Members of the House of Lords, Northbourne, online initiative, Oxford, Peerage, Politics, Schools Minister, teacher, teacher and ambassador
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Babyworld Parentpreneur Award – 2010 Finalists
The Babyworld Parentpreneur Award is open to businesses, large or small, who can show the most successful business and family combination. Read more details about The Babyworld Parentpreneur Award. The Babyworld Parentpreneur Award Finalists Rebecca Boulton, Musical Signers, Tamworth, Staffordshire Keira O’Mara, Mamascarf, Birmingham, West Midlands Lisa Houghton, Talking Tots, Lytham, Lancashire Claire Willis, SnugBaby,…
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Tagged Birmingham, chemical free lifestyle, Claire Willis, completely soft bed guard, Cumbria Company, Denmark, Dusky Moon, Families Recommend Limited, Finland, founder, ingenious product, Leah Wood, Lee Sharp, Lisa Houghton, Maebh Collins Company, Mimimyne, Mum Keira, Musical Signers, Northern Ireland, Norway, Oxford, Oxfordshire Company, Oxon Company, Parenting, Parents, parents products, PR, Radio 5 Live, Rebecca Boulton, Remote Worker, Russia, Sarah Sharp, sitting in the car waiting, Skegness, social media, social media trends, Sweden, Tabitha Potts, Tyne, Vanessa Blake, Wear Company, web, YouTube, YouTube Inc
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A review of Cadbury World
A must for all chocoholics! On a cloudy Saturday afternoon we drove up from Oxford to Bourneville to visit Cadbury World. Directions were easy to follow from the M42 and on arrival parking was plentiful and free! You queue to get your ticket but I strongly advise that you buy your tickets online so that you can choose the…
Posted in Family friendly venues, Travel
Tagged Bourneville, Cadbury, Cadbury Factory, Cadbury plc, Cadbury World, Chocolate, Curly Wurly, food, for us all, Jason, Josh, Ohio, Oxford, tour guide
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Mini guide to the Cotswolds
Mini Guide to the Cotswolds Attractions include: Birdland – Park and Gardens The Miniature Village The Model Railway Exhibition Cotswold Motoring Museum & Toy Collection Cotswold Farm Park Cotswold Water Park & Keynes Country Park Cotswold Wild Life Park Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam Railway Prinknash Bird and Deer Park Nearby attractions (Safari & Leisure…
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Tagged Bath, Bourton, Brum, Cheltenham Racecourse, chess, Cirencester, Cotswold Motoring Museum, Cotswolds, cycling, Didbrook, family day, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Guernsey, Guiting Power, Jungle Jim, little car, Non-metropolitan counties, Oxford, Pitt Rivers Museum, Roman Museum, Warwick Castle, Warwickshire
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Tommy’s Campaign Saving Tiny Lives
TOMMY’S CAMPAIGN SAVING TINY LIVES TOMMY’S Campaign provides funding for a wide range of research projects across the UK to improve the survival chances of thousands of babies. Sadly, not every pregnancy goes to plan. One in four pregnancies end in miscarriage and one in 188 babies is stillborn. More than 100 babies are born…
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Tagged Bristol, Cambridge, Derby, Glasgow, Leicester, Miscarriage, Nottingham, Oxford, Pre-eclampsia, Pregnancy, premature birth
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Family days out
Where do you like to take the family on a day out? These are some suggestions recommended by babyworld members! The south The South West London and the South East The Midlands Wales The North East The North West Scotland Where to next? The South “We have just had a nice day out at Marwell…
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Tagged Alton Towers, Beamish Open Air Museum, cafe etc, Chester, Chester Zoo, Colchester Zoo, Conwy Castle, Discovery Museum, Durham, Duxford Air Museum, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Zoo, Ellesmere Port, family day, food, Halifax, Harlech Beach, Industry Museum, ITV, ITV Plc, Keira, Life Centre, Marwell Zoo, National Seal Sanctuary, National Trust, Oxford, Petting zoo, Railway Museum, Twycross Zoo, Warrington, York, Zoo, Zoology
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