Mum Zone Baby Names Survey:
What's in your child's name?
 One of the greatest gifts you will ever give your baby is a name. Some parents choose a name simply because they like it, some have cultural reasons for the name they choose, some pass on family names. Whatever your reason for the names you have chosen for your children, we'd like to know about it! Mum Zone is conducting a survey about readers' baby name choices.
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Also - we are compiling an ongoing list of Mum Zone readers' baby names. Register your baby's name and year of birth in our
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New Parenting Articles
  10 Ways to Make Kids Exercise Fun
Due to the increased use of television and computers, children are less active. As a consequence, Childhood Obesity is on the increase and becoming a real issue for a lot of parents. You only need to take a look around the school playground to see the truth of this matter... read more
 Does Your Baby have 'Sticky' Eyes?
Babies often have 'sticky' or watery eyes - this may be in one eye or both. Usually it causes no harm if looked after correctly; if you are breastfeeding, breastmilk can be used, or a saline solution is also suitable. Find out the best cleaning procedures... read more
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Expert Advice: First Aid for Babies and Kids
 Mum Zone's resident First Aid for Babies and Kids Expert Michelle of Little Aid is available to answer some of your questions about returning to work.
Topics include: All basic first aid areas especially those related to babies and children (eg. CPR, choking, drowning, burns and scalds, fevers, seizures, poisons, head injuries, asthma, bites and stings and more), plus issues such as calling an ambulance, using a phone during an emergency, keeping safe and staying calm during an emergency, accidents and how to handle them, etc.
Check out our First Aid for Babies and Kids section now!
The Rancan Sisters are back!
 The Rancan Sisters of 'Good Morning Australia' fame are back with a fresh approach to keeping fit! Australia's most famous fitness family from the 1980s and 1990s have re-emerged from stints in LA and are now offering the most up-to-date knowledge on the new holistic direction in fitness.
Adele and Lisa Rancan have shared some great tips, information and ideas on fitness, exercise, weight management, healthy eating and more with Mum Zone readers. Especially useful leading up to the festive season!
Here's an example:
Does Exercise Get Rid of Cellulite?
Spring is here, summer's on its way and for the next six months you'll be showing a lot more skin! We all know the feeling of trying on that first bikini of the season. The harsh fluorescent lighting doesn't exactly flatter pale and pasty post-winter skin and to make matters worse, on closer inspection there are tell-tale dimples on your backside and legs... read more
Read more articles from the Rancan Sisters Latest Media Releases
Mum's the word on haemorrhoids
New study reveals more than 50 per cent of women develop haemorrhoids during pregnancy
Haemorrhoids is a medical condition rarely discussed among family or friends nor easily shared with medical practitioners, even by higher-risk groups such as pregnant women... read more
Top five tips: Shopping for the perfect present
With Christmas, anniversaries and birthdays littered across the year, learning how to overcome
gifter's block is essential for any son, daughter, parent, friend or partner. Bianca Kristallis, mother of twins and the successful businesswoman behind Pamper Hamper Gifts, shares her top five gift buying tips with Mum Zone readers... read more
Introducing the 2009 Charity Bear for Beanie Kids and CanTeen: Lindy-Loo the Poodle Bear
Each year Skansen Giftware releases 1 very special Beanie Kid to help raise much needed funds for a worthy charity and with the help of our retailers and you our customers $1.00 from the sale of every Lindy-Loo the Poodle Bear will go directly to CanTeen. CanTeen provides many support services for young people living with Cancer ... read more
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Meditation and Motherhood starts in Pregnancy
 Meditating Mammas
The connection between meditation and motherhood isn't always obvious. During pregnancy women are intimately connected to their babies, body and mind. The potential to be 'in tune' with the strengthening life within is often a powerful catalyst in a woman's life, motivating her to explore her inner or spiritual world as she begins the journey into motherhood... read more
Are you pregnant? Track your pregnancy with our fortnightly Pregnancy Newsletters. Read more Pregnancy Articles plus receive new baby names daily with our Baby Names Alert service! After the Latest Babynews?
 Babynews is Mum Zone's news website - keep up to date with the latest Baby, Parenting or Family news, products, information and websites.
BBQs Nationally Fire Up for the Coles Great Aussie Sausage Sizzle
Coles set to raise more than $100,000 for the McGrath Foundation. Coles is asking Australians to throw on their aprons and grab a pair of tongs to help celebrate the launch of the Coles Great Aussie Sausage Sizzle to support the McGrath Foundation. From 14 to 20 November, Coles hopes to raise $100,000 to support the McGrath Foundation, by donating 50 cents from each specially-marked pack of its new Coles Butcher range of Sausages - that's over 200,000
packs of snags!... read more
Make barbecuing 'food safe' this summer
Summer is almost here and there is nothing Australians love more than bringing
family and friends together for a leisurely outdoor barbecue.
Food storage safety is a much overlooked part of outdoor eating - heat, mixing
cooked and uncooked food and the correct storage of leftovers are among a few of
the dangers that if not appropriately handled, could have dire consequences. Read these tips to keep your family safe... read more
New Parenting Tips
Let your toddler help write your Christmas cards!
It's almost that time of year again... This year let your toddler be part of writing your Christmas cards by asking them to draw a picture in each card. Depending on their age, you could even ask them to draw the specific person each card is for. It will keep them busy while you're writing and it's a personalised touch that friends and relatives will love!
Trust your maternal instincts
All new mums will have everyone telling them how to raise their child, and telling them what's right and wrong. If you are a first time mum, don't stress, your parental instincts will come to you, it is ok to be given tips, but don't let other people tell you what you "should and should not do" with your baby. Don't take it to heart if someone disagrees with your decisions - this is your baby - you have the right to decide, you are mum :)
* Contributed by Rachel, Victoria
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Discussion Issue
At what age did/will you have your first child?
From teenage mums to mature mums, we have all experienced (or are about to experience) that magical moment of bringing our first child into the world. It's a feeling that just can't be explained - it has to be experienced first-hand to be truly understood.
How old were you when you gave birth to your first child? Or if you are pregnant for the first time, how old will you be when your baby is due to be born?
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 Congratulations to Jack - October Baby of the Month!
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New Product Reviews
 Playhouse Disney DVDs
Three reviews for the price of one this issue! Three new Playhouse Disney DVDs will be released tomorrow 4th November 2009:
Plus to celebrate the release, download our exclusive Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Cuckoo Board Game (4.5mb pdf) for kids to print, cut out and play! Also find out more info on the Babynews site plus go in the running to win one of three Playhouse Disney Prize Packs!
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Grown men may learn from little
children, for the hearts of little
children are pure, and, therefore, the
Great Spirit may show to them many
things which older people miss.
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