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Thursday, 11 March 2010 |
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What does it mean to be green?
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Written by Helen Holmes
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 Helen Holmes looks at ways in which busy Families can make their lives more environmentally friendly. There was a time, not so long ago, when the popular image of an
eco-friendly person was a tangle-haired tree-hugger in a Greenpeace t-shirt. Not so any more. Being green has become a popular, and even stylish,
life choice. However, the path to becoming an eco-friendly parent is not without its pitfalls. There is a wealth of conflicting information
out there and, for the busy parent, navigating the ecological minefield, it can easily become too much to handle.
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The Rise of the House Husband?
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Written by Jane Freeman
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 It seems the idea of staying at home and spending more time with the
children is becoming a much more attractive idea than slogging away in
an office for many a modern dad. House husbands are on the increase so watch out mum, the tables are turning!The latest figures from the Office of National Statistics reveal
that there are around 180,000 men in the UK who stay at home to look
after the children, and this figure is gradually rising. “There is no doubt that traditionally things have been weighted in the
favour of women, but finally it seems that house husbands are on the
increase,” said Loraine Tate, Area Manager of the Hampshire Office of
Parentline Plus.
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Written by Claire Klegg
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 There are up to 4,000 children across the UK waiting to be adopted at any one time. In the run up to National Adoption Week. Hampshire County Council is appealing to people to come forward to find
out more about adopting a child. And here, the British Association for
Adoption & Fostering, answers some frequently asked questions: What is adoption? Adoption is a way of providing a new family for children who
cannot be brought up by their own parents.t’s a legal way of creating a lifelong relationship between an adult
and a child who wasn’t born to them. Once an Adoption Order is made by
a court, it is permanent and can’t be undone. A child who’s adopted
becomes a full legal member of the adoptive family, usually taking
their surname.
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Written by Margret Ward
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 It can happen to anyone, latest reports suggest that includes men as
well as women. The following article has been inspired by a Hampshire
mum’s own experience and life changing story due to the illness.Post-Natal Depression (PND), the big taboo of pregnancy, is the last
thing any pregnant woman wants to contemplate happening to them. For
most of us, the joy of wanting and conceiving a baby, especially for
the first time, can render us both gloriously happy and terrified in
equal measure. Expectant parents may worry about the possibilities of medical
problems for the growing baby, but few may even be aware of illnesses
such as PND and the impact of it on both mothers and fathers.
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Ultrasound – The inside Story
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Written by Graeme Sutherland
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 Feeling confused by all the different scans on offer? If you’re
pregnant for the first time the answer is probably yes.... But even if
you’ve been through it all before, you may be surprised at how things
have progressed since your last pregnancy.
The past few years have been revolutionary in the world of ultrasound.
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Babywearing and its benefits
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Written by Emma Glass
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 Most parents’ experiences with babywearing is purchasing a Baby Bjorncarrier which they use when the baby is tiny. As their baby gets
heavier they find the carrier to be uncomfortable and resolve that their child is now far too heavy to carry. There is a huge range of
baby slings/carriers on the market, though they can’t be found in the high street shops. If you find the right one you can carry your child
comfortably into toddlerhood and beyond. I came a little late to babywearing. Ava, like a lot of babies,
preferred to be held, if possible 24 hours a day. It was like an on and
off switch, I tried to put her down she would cry. I’d pick her up and
she would stop. To begin with,
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Written by Monic Joint
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 The cries of a colicky baby are distressing for both baby and family.
Baby bonding advocate and founder of www.MummyMustHave.co.uk, Monic Joint,
reveals how to take charge and administer patient, loving and natural
care to help sooth your baby – and the entire family! Some of the strongest memories of the first few months of my son’s life
are of his seemingly never-ending colicky cries and a feeling of
helplessness at not being able to find a solution. He first showed
signs of colic/reflux at three weeks old.
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Coping with parents and in-laws
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Written by Patricia Carswell
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 Ginny
is a wonderful mother to two healthy, happy boys. She has a great
relationship with her husband, and couldn’t be more conscientious about
her parenting. But Ginny’s own mother constantly undermines her. When
after six weeks she was struggling to establish a routine, her
mother sniffed and said, “I’m sure I had you sorted by 5 weeks”. Her
mother-in-law wasn’t much better, insisting on putting the baby outside
on a freezing day in January, and nagging Ginny to put him on a bottle.
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Written by Dr Jeff Drew, Cells4Life
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 More than 11,000 parents in the UK have paid to freeze stem cells from
the umbilical cords of their newborn babies, as they believe that in
years to come, it could help save their child’s life.In 1988 the first successful cord blood stem cell transplant was
carried out on a 5 year old boy with Fanconi’s Anaemia. He was given a
0% chance of survival without a cord blood stem cell transplantation.
After the transplantation he made a full recovery and he is alive and
well today. Since that date, the number of cord blood transplants have
increased to over 6000.
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Written by Jo Windsor
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 On Monday 11th September we started school! I say we because although it was my four year old son Robert who
physically went into the school building for his first school day, the
family routine changed for everyone; mum, dad and two year old brother. Preparations had been going on for weeks. We filled in school
application forms and purchased uniform. We practised little tasks
together like doing up buttons and zips, putting on shoes, pulling up
trousers and wiping bottoms! And then there were the visits! Home
visits from school, school visits from home, Pre-School
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