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Swimming with your water baby

Whether you’re an avid swimmer or wary of the water, as parent you’ll want your kids to be confident in the water, not only for their safety because also it’s fun to swim and a great way to exercise.  Babies love being in water, it’s a fact. After spending the first months of their life…

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Win a fantastic Puddle Jumper swimming aid from Sevylor

Babyworld has teamed up with Sevylor to offer 15 lucky mums the chance to win a fantastic Puddle Jumper. Featuring an innovative, self-balancing design, a Puddle Jumper is perfect for having fun in the water this summer, combining the buoyancy of a lifejacket with a fun and colourful design that your child will love! Perfect…

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Safely Introduce Your Newborn To The Pool

Newborns and water. How to introduce one to the other? As a parent, it’s a matter of how and when, because as they grow up, kids are going to be around water. How do you start a baby at the pool – safely? When should that happen? These are valid questions, which deserve some time…

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Five life skills that will exercise your kids

You only have to watch a toddler run around a playground to see that most are naturally physically active, yet as they get older it can be a challenge to ensure kids get enough daily exercise. School work, busy family schedules or worries about not being good at sport can get in the way. Regular…

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Be prepared… for swimming

Most pools are family and baby-friendly and the emphasis is firmly on fun. Saying that, the first experience of a pool can be frightening for a little one and it’s worthwhile taking some easy steps to prepare… Little water babies Babies generally like water, and splashing games in the bath will get them used to…

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Swimming before birth

Swimming when pregnant – it’s great for your figure, it’s safe and best of all it’s fun! Sam Pope spoke to midwife and aquanatal teacher, Sue Tunnacliffe, about the wonders of water for pregnant women. A bunch of pregnant women bobbing about in water? Aquanatal classes are a safe form of exercise that most pregnant women can undertake…

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Top Tips for Staying Safe with a paddling pool

If the weather turns nice this Summer, then there’s no better fun than splashing around in water.  Toys ‘R’ Us have one of these fun 5ft Paddling Pools up for grabs – it’s your choice which one you have! Choose from popular designs in Disney Princess or Disney Cars, simply add water for the pool…

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Savvy swimming this summer

Summer is coming and the combination of holidays, sunshine, water and children is a seductive but potentially lethal mix. Tragically, drowning is still the third highest cause of accidental death among children in the UK. Water Babies is the world’s largest baby swimming company, teaching 28,000 babies to swim each week across the UK, Ireland…

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Win Huggies® Little Swimmers and other goodies

Make a splash not a plop this summer with Huggies® Little Swimmers. To celebrate Huggies® being the UK’s number one swim pant we are giving 2 babies and Mums the chance to win a selection of swimming goodies. The prize includes Huggies® Little Swimmers® swim nappies, a towel, underwater camera and branded bag worth £100!…

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Swimming with your baby

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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