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Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
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Written by Lynne Taylor-Gooby
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 For the very youngest children September brings their first opportunity
to play and learn away from home. Most children approach this
experience with confidence and enthusiasm; it is often the parents who
find it traumatic. Although some children are in a care setting from an early age, many
are not. Those few years of great closeness and freedom are precious
and the beginning of the more structured way of life can be
intimidating both because of its practical demands in terms of routines
and time keeping but also because of the emotional impact of the first
parting. On my oldest child’s first day at nursery, aged three, I rang at about
10am to see how she was settling. I could hear her screaming in the
background. Later on my other children adapted much more cheerfully and although I
was anguished by my older daughter’s distress, watching one’s children
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Welcome to the World Olivia Helen Symes
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Written by Helen Holmes
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 Proud parents share their birth experiences with us and Baby Hampshire welcome three new arrivals into the world. Olivia Helen Symes, daughter of Adam and Susie Symes, born on the 3rd of March 2009, At the Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton, Weighing 6lb 11oz. Susie Symes and her boat builder husband, Adam, were overjoyed to
discover that they were expecting their first baby. “I know people say
that you just know when you're pregnant, and I did have a funny
feeling.” Susie and Adam had just got back home to Hedge End after a weekend
away. “I popped to the shops to get a few bits, and got a pregnancy
test while I was there. I did the test in the ladies’ in Sainsbury’s,
and then I
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Written by Alana Hebenton
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 An attractive campus of 45 acres, located on the eastern fringe of
Winchester, St Swithun’s is a stimulating environment that aims to
release the potential of each child. St Swithun’s do this academically,
creatively, on the sports field and at play. Pim Grimes, Headmistress of St Swithun’s Junior School, explains “If
you were to ask a St Swithun’s parent why they chose us for their
child, I hope they would tell you that it is because they believe a
child’s education should be about discovery, a sense of adventure and a
spirit of excitement and fun; that good academic success and a great
deal
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Written by Alana Hebenton
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 Zoë Mongey has two great passions, Yoga and her family. In her new DVD
she combines these to create a comprehensive programme, which aims to
help women have a happy, healthy pregnancy and experience a positive
birth. Zoë Mongey has two great passions, Yoga and her family. In her new DVD
she combines these to create a comprehensive programme, which aims to
help women have a happy, healthy pregnancy and experience a positive
birth.
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Written by Joanne Robinson
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 If
you have older kids who like to cycle on their own bikes (with or
without stabilisers!) two of our routes are ideal as they are all on
excellent paths with no traffic in sight. Pop on a helmet and get
cycling! Cycle Route One Hayling Billy Trail Location: Hayling Island Distance: 5 mile round trip Terrain: Varied but flat OS Explorer Map 120
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Annabel Karmel's tasty pasta recipes
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Written by Annabel Karmel
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 Just as you think you’ve got everything sussed with your baby happily
slurping his way through pureed carrot and sweet potatoes, you enter
new mealtime territory – the introduction of lumps. If you are finding
the transition to lumpy food tricky, you’re not alone it can be quite
challenging for many babies. Its not a good idea to continue with smooth purees for too long or your
baby can become very lazy about chewing and the longer you leave it the
more difficult it will be.
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Written by Claire Bates
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 If any woman on the planet looks like they have it all, it’s Deborah
Meaden, but she doesn’t – of that she is emphatic. What she does have
is a brilliant business mind, a happy home, a wicked sense of humour, a
cat, two dogs, five horses, eleven chickens and four ducks.Here, she
talks exclusively to Claire Bates about why parents can make great
entrepreneurs, why she loves business so much and why she has no
regrets.The second our interview begins, Deborah Meaden’s computer pings.“Interview with Claire Bates” she laughs. And I smile.Even though I’ve never before met her, there’s something reassuringly Deborah Meaden about the scene.
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Written by Baby Hampshire
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 When Tracey and Jonathan Shelton were looking forward to the birth of
their second child, they never imagined that she would arrive fourteen
weeks earlier than planned. Tracey and Jonathan’s first baby, Harvey, was born right on time,
weighing a healthy 6lbs. “He was just perfect,” remembers Tracey, “he
had a tiny button nose and I was in awe of him immediately.” Eighteen months on, the couple, who live in Walton-on-Thames, were
delighted to discover that Tracey was pregnant again. “Because my
previous pregnancy had been uneventful, I expected my second to be the
same,”
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From Cover Star to Superstar!
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Written by Baby Hampshire
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 For one young girl, winning our monthly cover star competition
was just the beginning of a whole big adventure. Two and a half years
on, we catch up with Tiana Baily and find out how appearing on the
front of Baby Hampshire has catapulted her into a successful modelling
career. “I was dancing round the kitchen table, and Tiana was watching
me, looking slightly bemused.” This was back in December 2005, and
Serena Bailey had just received a call from Baby Hampshire to let her
know that her two year old daughter was going to be the magazine’s next
cover star.
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Written by Baby Hampshire
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 After losing their young son, Christopher, to cancer, surrey couple Kevin and Karen Capel are now working to help other children survive.It was every parent’s worst nightmare. On the 23rd of October 2006,
Karen and Kevin Capel were told that their only child, four year old
Christopher, had a medulloblastoma – a type of cancerous brain tumour.
Christopher was rushed to hospital, and Kevin and Karen’s lives would
never be the same again.
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