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Issue 8 - Sept/Oct 08
Claire Boynton
Child Dymamix – fun for the children of Hull and East Riding “Playing is extremely important for children,” says Naomi Bedworth of Hull based Child Dynamix. “It improves their self esteem, allows them to relax ...
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Jessica Ruston
Get inspiration from our guide to having a happy Halloween with ideas for frightening food and drink, creepy costumes, and gruesome games, as well as local special events. And learn about some of East Riding’s ...
Emily and Zack/ Jane and Ben
We review: CDs for toddlers Wriggle and Giggle: A Little Bit of MADness – songs and rhymes from MAD Academy Mum’s Review: by Emily and Zack Zack loved the Wriggle and Giggle CD – he’s ...
Returning to Learning: The Ultimate ‘Me’ Time We open the books on the world of adult education. By Jessica Ruston Whether you want to get a degree or learn hairdressing, improve your literacy or gain ...
Catherine Cooke
Sex: how to keep the sparkle post-children By Catherine Cooke Statistics are funny things. Did you know that British people have sex on average 149 times a year? That’s nearly three times a week. Every ...
System Addicts: mums who can’t get enough buggies By Claire Boynton There was a time when a pram was for life. Our Mums bought a coach-built pram that was used for every child in the ...
Issue 7 July/August 08
A Parent’s Guide to Social Networking MySpace, facebook, bebo, flickr, blogs, twitter, YouTube... the last few years have seen a huge surge in the popularity of ‘social networking’ sites. And while they’re not just for ...
BE WATER SMART Every parent knows that the combination of water and children is a seductive but potentially lethal mix. Drowning is the second leading cause of injury and death for children in Europe, with ...
Catherine Cook
Party Politics The Birthday Party Survival Guide By Catherine Cook Birthday parties – every child looks forward to them with eager anticipation. Parents lie awake sobbing at the mere thought. The pressure on parents to ...
Flat Head Syndrome By Claire Boynton Babies’ skulls are very soft; they need to be so that they can cope with the birth process. Babies’ skulls, however can sometimes become misshapen because of pressure on ...
Keeping the kids entertained during the school holidays can be a real pain; it’s even worse for those parents who work. Days at relative’s houses can be a real trial for young children who want ...
Panic-free Picnics A sunny day in England –it must be time for a picnic… Make yours panic-free with our guide. Location, Location, Location Think about where you’re going to go - somewhere with public loos ...
Helen and Amelia
Having a baby with bad reflux has meant that I have got through a large variety of bibs in all shapes and sizes, and I wish I had discovered the Wonderbib sooner. They come in ...
The ABC of Potty Training By Catherine Cook There comes a time in every child’s life when it’s time to wave nappies goodbye. Toilet training is a momentous and frankly terrifyingly mysterious milestone in the ...
Issue 6 May/June 2008
Proudly proclaimed as Hull’s new high street, St Stephen’s shopping centre has graced Ferensway for the past 8 months. Have you been? Have you been back? Whilst St Stephens has very successfully cornered the market ...
National Fostering Fortnight runs from 12th- 25th May. But what does taking a foster child or children into your home really mean for you and your family, and what should you consider first? Could there ...
In my experience, family holidays are always a bit of a hit and miss affair. Whether it’s hotel crèches or holiday camps in the UK, our experience has always been that – at best – ...
When I first read about the use of hypnotherapy in labour I admit I was fairly sceptical. I had an image of Matt Lucas dressed up as his Little Britain Kenny Craig hypnotist character, swinging ...
Annabel Karmel
Anyone with children will know that when it comes to eating, fuss is often high on the menu. It’s not surprising then that we can lose heart when our children turn their noses up at ...
Potty training is never an easy time. Charlie has been a bit reluctant to make the leap from nappies to pants, not least because, despite wanting to use the grown up toilet, he’s always been ...
ANNABEL’S YUMMY BURGERS Making your own Healthy Junk Food is one way to encourage fussy eaters to eat better-quality food. Adding tomato chutney to burgers gives them a delicious flavour. My children love these. Serve ...
Dads sometimes get a raw deal, don’t they? With complaints that they don’t do enough around the house, or that they don’t know where the nappy wipes are kept, let alone how to use them. ...
Issue 5 March/April 2008
Julie Green
I am having my first baby and I am a diabetic, I understand that my baby will be taken to the special care unit, I’m worried about how I will feel. When a mum with ...
Cooking with mother is one of the most comforting memories of childhood. The messy delight of being elbow deep in dough and flour is irresistible. Presenting the finished article, often a bit messy and over-enthusiastically ...
Most people know when they decide to start a family that the learning curve is likely to be steep. What they don’t always anticipate is the sheer randomness of the things you can end up ...
Little Sprouts Way back when, many many years ago when I was a child, I can still remember the fascination of my first forays into gardening. Half an eggshell, complete with smiley face decorated by ...
Did you know your child has his own, personal learning mentor? You! Did you realise that you are the most important asset in your child’s life, and that that your input dramatically improves your child’s ...
Allergic reactions in children are on the rise. From life-threatening nut allergies to less serious but distressing reactions to dust and pets, it can sometimes seem as though there are potentially dangerous irritants at every ...
Gail, Mum to Alex and James
When you open up the Lansinoh breast pump you will find: the pump, a manual, storage bags and various spare parts. The pump came ready assembled, which was nice. However, the manual gives a brilliant ...
A recent study by Axa found that 1 in 3 parents consider starting their own business after they have children, and 1 in 5 actually take the plunge. When you consider the benefits of fitting ...
Issue 4 Jan/Feb 2008
Jacky Robson - Midwife
Only got 5 minutes? Midwife Jacky Robson is here to offer some words of wisdom…. 1. Think about your feelings well in advance of the birth How do you feel about being present, do you ...
As the mother of a little boy who will never sit still, I know first hand how embarrassing it is trying to ensure that he quietly partakes in toddler classes. All the other children sit ...
We all have high expectations from a holiday. When you travel without children, even if everything goes hideously wrong it’s easy enough to retreat to the bar. But when you travel with children you have ...
Claire Burcham - Thrive Coaching
20% of people will break their new year's resolutions within a week of setting them and by the end of January this figure will increase to nearly 50%. If you want 2008 to be the ...
Claire Boynton (Interview)
Nicky, you have an extraordinary story. Can you tell me about your early career? Extraordinary? True, but so has everybody these days. Normality is defunct, I think. I started at 16 selling shoes in a ...
Liz Fraser
Families, eh? What a nightmare: it’s all rude kids, dull marriages, oversized cars, arguments, stressful holidays, affairs, the school run, admin and break-ups – who would ever want to go through that?! Well, funnily enough ...
Issue 3 Nov/Dec 2007
Christmas…warm fires, family meals, carefully wrapped presents…Or at least that’s what we like to think…If yours is usually more like a catalogue of drunken relatives, undercooked turkey and collapsing Christmas trees, then read on, you’re ...
Generation One
Nappies. Before I had a baby, I never thought there was much to think about. Just buy them, use them, bin them. Simple, right? Wrong. There’s all the environmental stuff for a start. The UK ...
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without fabulous food. But that needn’t mean fighting your way through the supermarket, elbows out in self defence, to pick over the last few sprouts. Here in East Yorkshire we are ...
Eco-friendly, organic, food miles, recycling –we’re all familiar with these buzz words by now. And as parents, you’re likely to be concerned about how you can help look after the world you’ve brought your children ...
Using solar power at home seems like a step too far for the average suburban eco-warrior but, let’s face it, it’s something we all find intriguing. If you can heat your home, save the planet ...
Issue 2 Sept/Oct 2007
I want to let you into a little secret, somewhere where my kids love to go – and believe me, we go often. Sandhills Garden Centre, on Wyton Road, Preston, is a fabulous place to ...
When your child is diagnosed with multiple allergies, it can seem like a life sentence and an enormous relief at the same time, at last you know what is wrong. This is the story of ...
“Afterwards, we all sat around in my living room, eating chocolate cake and drinking tea, while I gave my daughter her first breastfeed”. Heather, a local mother, recalls the birth of her child at home. ...
How to prepare your child – and yourself – for their first steps into the world of big school. I don’t remember my first day at school no matter how hard I rack my brains. ...
Harry Enfield’s creation of Kevin the Teenager set-off groans of recognition from parents all over the country when he first graced their screens in the nineties – if a greasy, sulky youth who’s favourite expression ...
Issue 1 Jul/Aug 2007
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Ask a Midwife I have been told that my baby's head is down in my pelvic area does this mean my baby's head is engaged? I have been getting bad back pains have been feeling ...
Kate Calvert
Family Travel’s Kate Calvert offers 10 top tips for how to tackle the holidays. Get a holiday wrong on your own and you can always retire to the bar for consolation. Get it wrong with ...
You can choose your friends, but not your family. You can choose your husband or wife – but you also can’t choose their family. And when you start to look a little deeper, the mythical ...
Toby Libaert-Cox
Toby Libaert-Cox shares his experiences as a Stay At Home Dad I’ve been a Full Time Dad (my label of choice) for about 18 months since Sonia returned to work after her maternity leave had ...
Getting pregnant seemed like such a good idea back in December, didn’t it? A lovely baby, conceived after a romantic Christmas dinner, or on New Year’s Eve…what could be nicer? But being pregnant during the ...
100 things to do in the summer holidays in Hull and East Riding Its day two of the summer holidays, and the children start to whinge that they’re bored. Great, you think, only another forty ...