 I don't believe it...I am going to have a baby...what do I do now! Do you remember that moment? From that point on lives are changed forever and a whole new fascinating, exciting, scary, crazy roller coaster parenting ride begins.
This is the time when every new mum (and dad) needs support, help, advice and encouragement from every direction. There are constantly evolving challenges that need to be faced and the whole process can seem completely overwhelming. This sections is bursting with great advice and information for parents to help and guide you through the pregnancy, baby and toddler stages .
All items in Pre school features are listed below
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 East London and West Essex are very diverse areas. There are many
people who speak a wide variety of languages. Many people assume that
if one or both parents speak a language, their children will learn it
from them, but this is by no means always the case...
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 AIM: To make science fun and relieve the boredom of a rainy winter day.
EQUIPMENT: Bored kids, some everyday things from around the house, a sensible adult.
METHOD: Follow the instructions below!
RESULTS: Lots of laughter, shouts of ‘how did you do that?’ and smug parents.
CONCLUSION: It is possible to make science fun!
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Is there such thing as bad taste? In my personal opinion – the answer
has to be ‘no’ as everyone has different tastes. Due to a certain
football team I support, I do not have any red in my house; however, it
does not mean that I do not appreciate the colour red for clients’
homes. Colours come and go with fashion trends. For example, what we
would deem old fashioned colours of the seventies suddenly become retro
and with a little adjustment very trendy.
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 A recent trade exhibition for interiors showcased a large range of
living room, dining room and bedroom furniture and soft accessories.
Although the exhibition spanned six halls, there were only a handful of
manufacturers dedicated to children’s rooms. It made me wonder how many
visitors and exhibitors were parents themselves. Children’s rooms seem
to be bottom of their list of requirements...
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 Adults have always known that children like to play, it is, therefore,
probably not surprising that since the introduction in September 2008
of the new ‘Early Years Foundation Stage’, there is an increased
emphasis on children ‘Learning Through Play’.
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 Do you feel you’re on the rollercoaster of life, with little opportunity to relax, or appreciate your kids?
Have you wondered if you are doing the right thing, when things just don’t seem to be turning out how you wanted, or your kids don’t turn out to be the people you had hoped they would be? Being a parent can be the hardest job on earth, expert parent Rita Offen gives us tips and most importantly, gives us hope
that we can ‘chill out’ and be great parents.
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It is a problem that every new parent faces - a crying baby and the parents left feeling a little frustrated and upset as they try to work out what their child needs. That’s why parents all over the country are turning to TinyTalk Baby Signing classes to start communicating with their child before they can talk. |
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 Choosing a nursery for your child can be a daunting process, especially if you’ve never done it before. Maybe for the first time in your child’s life they are going to be entrusted into the care of someone other than yourself, your close family or friends, and what you really want to know is that you are doing the best for your precious little one.
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According to a recent survey of over 500 parents by the bed makers Silentnight, one in eight children get less sleep than is recommended for adults. According to the experts two to five year-olds need an average of 12hrs sleep per night, yet the majority don’t enjoy this amount? They found that most children had missed out on over 4,500 hours of their recommended sleep quota by the time of their seventh birthdays. |
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The National Childbirth Trust is Europe’s largest childbirth and parenting charity, Mags Oakley outlines the benefits of joining your local branch.
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Being a working parent and achieving a good “work-life balance” can be hard work! But don’t despair – the UK law offers you a helping hand in the way of the Right to Request Flexible Working. |
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 Congratulations you’re expecting a new baby! But have you considered your maternity rights? Jane Reynolds HR manager makes sense of the current legislation. This article only covers the minimum statutory entitlements to maternity leave and pay. Your employer may have more generous policies.
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 Congratulations you’re expecting a new baby! But have you considered your paternity rights?
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The average baby will use 6,000 disposable nappies in its nappy wearing life. Disposable nappies contain plastic and gels which take hundreds of years to decompose. Over a third of a million nappies are buried in Essex landfill sites every day costing Essex tax payers a whopping £1.4 million a year. Because they take many years to decompose the first ever disposable is still lurking in the ground somewhere. But there is an alternative. |
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The National Childbirth Trust is a national charity that has been helping new parents and parents-to-be for the last 50 years. Through their dedicated work in local communities they have helped to change the way maternity services are run for the benefit of pregnant and labouring women. |
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You have just overcome the shock that you are pregnant, if indeed it is a shock and you are lying on your back with the ultrasonographer applying a large amount cold gel to your tummy. Your major concern at this point is to know that there is a heart beat; and there it is, you breathe sigh of relief, but wait there’s two, you quizzically look at the hospital staff member, “what do you mean two?” you ask, “how did that happen?” This may indeed be the first time that you realize that you are now in for double trouble, double fun, double everything. |
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There is a lot of information about potty training and this can be gained from a variety of sources, there are literally hundreds of books, magazine articles and web pages dedicated to this subject. It probably seems like just yesterday that you as a parent/guardian/carer changed your baby's first nappy and now you have to make the decision as to when to start potty training. |
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Weaning is the process of getting babies used to food other than breast milk or formula milk. Babies have to learn a whole new way of eating when they are weaning, it is quite different from drinking milk and it is a gradual process with lots of messy mistakes along the way. Joe Lindo health visitor explains. |
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"Dad, she's in my room getting into my things again!"..."Mum, he won't stop annoying me!"..."Me first! Me first! Me first!"...Sound familiar? If you have more than one child, the answer is probably "yes," because these are the sounds of sibling rivalry or sibling conflict. Joe Lindo health visitor explains. |
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You are lulled into a sense of ease when your child reaches about 6 months. By this time, usually your child is sleeping well through the night; you look at them idyllic in their beds. Your child is also able to sit in a high chair, can amuse themselves with play and are enthralled with mum and dad's gaze and smile; to many, parenting at this stage appears easy and there is no way of appreciating just what lies ahead.
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