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Baby business is booming!
Have you noticed an increase in baby and young children's toys and clothing, feeding, sleeping and comforting products than ever before?... read more

Living after stillbirth and miscarriage
*Support Sids and Kids Red Nose Day on Friday 27th June*
Fiona Sly has had her fair share to deal with having had nine pregnancies, including an ectopic pregnancy, three miscarriages and two stillborn births... read more

The Natural Soother - used by Cate Blanchett
Non-toxic Natursutten Pacifiers are made from pure, natural rubber from the Hevea Brasiliensi tree. The Danish word Natursut means "Natural Pacifier"... read more

Home grown children's couture for less than $50.00?
New Kid on the block, Ten Sticky Fingers proves it can be done with flair! With what seems like a monthly price increase throughout every aspect of life... read more

The Ride every Mother needs for her Baby - Cute and Compact
The new Silver Cross Dazzle with carrycot is the perfect solution for every new mum offering a stylish and lightweight stroller... read more

The power and magic of play... Play = FP2!
The Fisher-Price Play Train is Touring!
Do we fully understand the power and importance of play in the lives and development of our children? As stated by the American Academy of Paediatrics, play-based learning is essential to development... read more

Therapeutic Goods Association announcement regarding the use of cough and cold medicines in children
Over-the-counter cough and cold medicines should not be used in infants and children less than 2 years of age. Why are cough and cold medicines a concern for children under 2?... read more

Men would swap a beer for the chance to have a baby
New male fertility pill allows couples to do more when trying for a baby
New research shows 86% of men aged 25-44 would like to do more to help their partner fall pregnant and now they can with the launch of Menevit, a new pill specifically formulated for male fertility... read more

National Families Week 2008 - Work-Life Balance: Possibility or Pipedream?
Many families today are experiencing the dilemmas of trying to balance their working lives and the needs of family relationships and children. With the average working week now creeping up to over 42 hours at work... read more

A HOT New Product - Talking Forehead Thermometer
Sooner or later every child gets a fever and you like to know exactly what the child's temperature is, whether it is only a slight fever or a fever high enough to require medical attention. The new Talking Forehead Thermometer... read more

Eye drops made easy!
We all know what it's like when our children get an eye infection - or the dreaded conjunctivitis. Not only do they have sore and crusty eyes but they make it very difficult with all the squirming and wriggling... read more

Question: How Do You Tell Someone They're Beautiful?
a) Tattoo their name in cursive script on your right arm?
b) Hire a skywriter to declare your feelings in the clouds?
c) Log on to www.NIVEA.com.au/beautiful and follow the instructions... read more

MILO champions the need to get iodine back in our children's diets
Australian parents are blissfully unaware that their children could be lacking in one of the most important nutrients required for mental and physical development - iodine. The nationwide survey from MILO showed that almost one in three (28%) Australian parents of children aged 17 years or younger have never heard about iodine in relation to diet and nutrition... read more

The Ultimate Mothers' Meeting
MotherzzBuzz is set to get Brisbane Mums buzzing on Tuesday 3 June. It is an exclusive one-day event being held at Brisbane Powerhouse offering a unique combination of pampering, retail therapy and entertainment for mums with babies 0-4yrs old. Mums can choose between a morning or afternoon session, which runs for 3 hours... read more

Breastfeeding Is Back In Fashion
Breastfeeding mums no longer have to sacrifice style or fashion thanks to an exclusive new range of contemporary nursing wear. Nuvo Maternity has launched its first winter collection of fashion breastfeeding tops - the latest maternity trend that is fast gaining popularity in Australia... read more

New, Healthy, and Convenient Frozen Food for Babies
Finally, Aussie parents have a healthy convenient baby food alternative to home cooking. Launched Friday, 16th May 2008. Everyone wants the best for their kids, but it's difficult to always prepare healthy meals. The New Bub Grub™ range offers convenient, portion controlled, and nutritional food for babies... read more

You Don't Have to be in the City to Access Great Maternity Wear
When Catherine Freemantle said goodbye to a successful accounting career in Melbourne to concentrate on her new role as a farmer's wife in Central Victoria she never thought that a couple of years down the track she would be running her own web-based business... read more

So You're Going to be a Father
Going to be a father for the first time? Scared? Clueless? Not sure what to expect? It's enough to make a daddy-to-be drink! Enter the new, research-based, father-focused LEARNER DAD workshops... read more

Help give a sick child a second chance at life
National Coin for a Cord Day: Friday, 9 May 2008
The members of Inner Wheel Australia, an international women's organisation, have committed themselves to raising funds and presenting grants to medical researchers in the field of umbilical cord blood research... Cord blood is the blood left behind in the placenta and umbilical cord, which until a few years ago was generally discarded... read more

7:30 Report Helps to Highlight Supervision to Prevent Toddler Drowning
Royal Life Saving and The Samuel Morris Foundation applaud the support of the 7:30 Report to highlight the very real tragedies of toddler drowning deaths and near drowning..."this year, a 20% increase is likely with over 40 toddler drowning deaths for the year...to put that into perspective that is nearly two entire Kindergarten classes every year lost to a tragic yet preventable drowning death"... read more

RACV launches a new child restraint campaign - Every Child Under 8, Properly Restrained, Every Trip
Children in adult seat belts are 3.5 times more likely to sustain significant injury in a crash compared with children in a dedicated child restraint. RACV's new child restraint awareness campaign is urging parents to keep their children in child restraints until the age of eight or until they are 140cm tall... read more

Announcing the new way to make birthday parties fun
In a world of mass production, personalised children's stationery is providing parents with fun, unique themes for children's parties and events. Everyone loves the feeling of receiving mail that is personally addressed and written just for them, however, with the advancements in technology, many children don't receive mail via the traditional method... read more

Making bathtime less stressful and more fun
The Coocoose - a baby bathing towel you wear as an apron to help keep you dry when baby's wet! Bathing a newborn baby can be a really stressful time for new parents - especially trying to ensure your baby keeps warm when they come out of the bath and that they don't slip out of your hands... read more

Royal Life Saving Reminds Parents/Carers that Water Safety is a Year Round Concern
Royal Life Saving wants to remind parents and carers that even as the weather cools, water safety is a year round concern, summer may be over but tragically we have seen at least 7 toddler drowning deaths/near drownings since end March 2008... read more

No saving Grace but donation gives life

• Parents donate organs of 11-month-old killed in crash
• Say donation will give sick kids a chance at happy lives
• Urge everyone to think about organ donation

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