I reported last week on the benefits of a larger jacket for kids, but you need to be aware of what could be a potential safety hazard?
A recent survey conducted by baby company Morrck reveals that 76.3% of British parents put their children into car seats while wearing a thick coat or snowsuit and more than half (55.9%) are unaware that this can affect the harness tension, potentially placing their child in danger.

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Ever heard of the “Roots of Empathy” scheme? The project has recently hit the UK and might be something to become better acquainted with.
The Roots of Empathy programme is a scheme designed to help teach children how to understand others. With the aim of counteracting problems children may have at home and difficulties explaining how they feel, mums take their babies into and children are encouraged to discuss how the baby might be feeling and observe the bond between mum and baby.
The Roots of Empathy project attempts to give the school children the vocabulary and the environment to discuss feelings and emotions.

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Since my daughter has been on formula, I have become an expert in what I like to call ‘powder piling’.
Most of Amelia’s bottles are of the smaller 150ml size variety and her milk feeds are all 150ml at a time. When making up formula in advance, If you are of logical mind, you would have worked out that 150ml of water in a 150ml bottle does not leave much room for five 30ml scoops of formula.

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Dressing a baby in winter is all about layering. The outside is freezing but homes, shops, the tube and restaurants are all warm, so dressing your baby or toddler in multiple layers enables you to bulk up or strip down as temperature dictates.
When you leave your home your baby will most likely look like the giant Stay Puft Marshmallow Man from Ghostbusters but it is for a good cause.
And now I get to my point: in order for the final layer (usually a winter jacket or coat) to accommodate the masses of under-layers, said layer probably needs to be a size bigger than the actual size of your child.

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Reusable nappies are not as much hard work they seem but you do need to do your homework before using them. Below are some top tips to using reusable nappies (aka terry towelling nappies) successfully.

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