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Baby Sitting up for the first time

First Time Baby is sitting up by herself. 6 and a half months old and she is sitting by herself for quite a while now. Occasionally she does fall over and you have to prop her up again, because she can't actually do the sitting up part herself yet, but we're getting there! read more »

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Back to Work with Baby at Home - Happy New Year

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Happy New Year everyone, parents, mummies, daddies, babies! So after 2 whole weeks of enjoying 24/7 time spent with First-Time-Mum and First-Time-Baby reality hits. Back to the grindstone, back to the office, leaving the family at home. read more »

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Will you find out what you're having?

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Teenage Pregnancy – An Invaluable Guide for Parents

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Teenage Pregnancy – A Parent’s Guide, directly engages and tackles the anxieties and decisions parents face when discovering their teenage daughter is pregnant.

Author Nicolette Heaton-Harris gives parents the essential information they need to identify whether their daughter is pregnant, how to help their daughter to stay healthy during the pregnancy and preparing their daughter for pregnancy and birth. Other issues covered include what a baby needs, legal matters, abortion and adoption, and education. read more »

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Baby Teething Very Early

Once more I'm sitting on a train on my way home. I think I must spend most of my life sitting on a train, although at least it allows me to get some work done, or to sleep! read more »

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Men feel the pressure

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A new survey reveals couple?s worries about starting a family

Over two thirds of men (72%) in Great Britain admit that trying for a baby puts pressure on their relationship with their partner, according to a new national opinion poll1 looking at people?s attitudes towards conception. Surprisingly, men (33%) are also more likely than women (26%) to worry that their lifestyle may affect their fertility. read more »

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Help NCH give more children a future worth smiling about

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An independent research released today has revealed Britons think that romantic love is the single best way to achieve happiness.

The research features responses from over 1,000 Britons and was published to mark the launch of the ‘SnapHappy’ initiative by Snapfish, a leading online photo site and service by HP. read more »

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Leaving your baby whilst away on Business

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Well I'm sitting on the Eurostar, whizzing my way across, or rather, under the channel on my way to a conference in Brussels. My wife and baby, however, are still back in Blighty, back the other side, the garden of England side of the tunnel. I miss them both already. read more »

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Supernanny: Fighting brothers behave when Dad gets home [Tv]

Supernanny Jo Frost is back on television tonight no Channel 4 at 8pm. Tonight's episode is a repeat but will be well worth watching if you are suffering from squabbling siblings, brothers who are violent to each other and fighting all the time only to behave when Dad gets home.

If you have any comments about how to deal with this situation or about the Supernanny program, then please add them to this blog post by clicking on 'add comment'

Happy watching!

James
Editor

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Coping with a new baby and broken sleep

First Time Baby is three weeks old now and things are going well! First Time Mum and I are getting used to nights of broken sleep and bizarely I actually seem to be getting more productive, not less.

First Time Baby likes night time. She has decided that day time is nice and everything, but night time is great! Night time is wake time! read more »