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Floor Play Secrets: Essential for Sleeping Success at Any
Age!
Why is this so important to your baby's sleeping and settling
success? During my training I was so excited as the pieces
of the sleeping puzzle fell into place and the understanding
of efficient sleeping, feeding and playing and how the baby's
day affected their night became obvious... read
more
 Every
Age and Stage Gets Better and Better...
A few years ago, during my careferee pre-school-mummy days,
I found myself at a park with the kids having yet another
fabulous playtime... almost a daily event back then. On
this particular day, my bag with car keys disappeared and
I was left with no way to get the kids home once the cold
storm-front hit... read
more
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Latest Media Releases
CarriageWorks
presents the inaugural Sydney Children's Festival
- 27 September - 11 October 2008
In the October school holidays, Sydney Children's Festival
rocks into CarriageWorks and transforms every corner of
this immense building into an artistic playground for Sydney
children aged 5 - 15. Mark it on your calendar now - block
out the whole holidays! There are loads of performances,
workshops and free activities for every child to get stuck
into... read
more
Several
Leading Australian Pregnancy Vitamins Lack Vital Nutrients
An independent review conducted by a panel of respected
Australian Naturopaths has revealed that some of Australia's
leading prenatal and pregnancy vitamin supplements lack
essential nutrients that are vital to mother and developing
baby... read
more
Taking
the power and magic of play directly to the (little) people
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 as it contributes to the cognitive,
physical, social and emotional wellbeing of children and
youth... read
more
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Introducing Baby Business, our new
Baby Directory
 Baby
Business is Mum Zone's new pregnancy, baby, toddler
and parenting directory developed just for busy mums
like you!
Find the right accessories,
activities and entertainment, art,
toys
and gifts, music,
clothing
and shoes and plenty
more for your baby or toddler all in the one convenient
place online at www.babybusiness.com.au.
Need Some Advice?
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Zone would like to welcome its new resident
Life Coach Kirsti who is available to answer
some of your questions about a variety of life related issues.
Topics include feeling down, work-life balance, getting
enough sleep, spending enough time with your kids, the direction
of your relationship, pursuing your dream job, learning
to put yourself first, establishing your own identity and
many more.
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NEW
PRODUCT LAUNCH - Inkless fingerprinting system
A 'no ink', 'no mess' footprint system produced in the US
is now available in Australia. The safe, non toxic system
is ideal for taking baby footprints, fingerprints and hand
prints... read
more
Introducing the Kate Spade of children's party invitations
Nathalie Rivet has created a range of party invitations
for children so they can learn that parties are not about
slapping together plastic licensed plates and matching accessories,
then leaving with plastic bags full of more plastic stuff...
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more
One Mum's Story
 Celine
& Anais' Story
In our last newsletter we met Celine and baby Jaia. Celine
gave birth to a new baby girl just two weeks ago and has
been kind enough to share her story with us again. Anais
was also born by home water birth, but this time, both Celine's
pregnancy and the birth were quite a different experience...
read
more
If you are a Mum who has a story to tell or you know of one, contact us at admin@mumzone.com.au. If you have a photo feel free to include it in your email.
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Pregnant?
 Pregnancy
Weight Gain
You're pregnant and there's nothing you wouldn't do to make
sure that your pregnancy goes off without a hitch, even
if that means you have to cut down on your favourite foods
and drinks in order to control your overall pregnancy weight
gain... read
more
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19th September. Simply visit http://www.netguide.com.au/v2/webawards/nominate.php
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Site". Thanks for your support!
New Parenting Tips
Keeping
every-day memories of baby's birth
When my daughter was born, I kept a copy of the junk mail
of that week - groceries and definitely that from a computer
store (WOW!). I also bought a paper of the day of her birth
and printed a Top 40 music chart for her memory box.
* Contributed by Jen, Queensland
Foods
to ease heartburn
I have found that bananas and vanilla yoghurt are great
for easing heartburn - especially at night when you don't
want to eat something too heavy.
* Contributed by a Mum Zone Reader
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Latest Baby Names
The 6 latest baby names from Mum Zone members are:
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your favourite baby names with other Mum Zone members
or find the perfect baby name with our Baby Names Alert!
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Discussion Issue
 How much television
do your kids watch each week?
There are good points and bad points for
letting your kids watch TV. There are so many educational
programs available now that television has become a valuable
learning tool for many. However some parents believe that
TV is not appropriate for babies and toddlers at all.
Where do you stand on the debate? Do you
let your kids watch TV and if so what programs do they watch
and how often? What do you think of the kids television
programs available on free-to-air TV in Australia?
Discuss this issue with other mums in
our Discussion
Forum and cast
your vote!
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Family
Fun Day - FBA Family Expo, Canberra
The FBA Family Expo will be held on Sunday 9th November
at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra. This family
fun day is designed to be a truly community event with
the entertainment, demonstrations and exhibits all provided
by local family businesses. A perfect outing for the whole
family! www.fbafamilyexpo.com.au
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New Product Review
 SteelCraft
Messina Hi Lo High Chair
This very sturdy high chair has lots of padding and looks
very comfortable! It can be reclined for a young baby but
is also suitable for a toddler. The tray is a good size
with a cup holder and it can be hung on the back of the
legs for easy storage... read
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A hundred years from
now, it will
not matter what my bank account
was, the sort of house I lived in, or
the make of car I drove. But the
world may be different because I
was important in the life of a child.
~ Author Unknown
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