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Along with our new look newsletter, this month we start new features on parenting websites and a regular spot for our lovely sponsors Organix, with news, info and offers from them for you!
You might also notice that we have a bit of Summer theme going on - with the improved weather we just couldn't help ourselves!
Read on to find out more and don't forget to send on to your friends and family!
And keep an eye out for a special newsletter later this month - we have some fab news to share with you and we can't wait much longer or we'll burst! | |
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Organix, making Mum's life that little bit easier
Tell us about your favourite day out and win a little ones picnic!
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 Organix is a pioneering food company, based in Dorset. We make healthy, fun, organic foods to give babies and children the best start in life, and we campaign to improve the quality of children's food.
Our foods are sold all over the UK and our Organix Goodies range of fun, healthier organic snacks for children, are the first ever foods of their kind. All our foods carry clear, honest labels and are backed by our No Junk Promise, which guarantees the highest standards of food purity, safety and nutrition.
We're proud to sponsor WO4LO. Good activities for your little ones are a great way to keep the whole family happy and healthy! And that's something that we at Organix are very interested in.
This month, we've teamed up with WO4LO to put together "little ones picnic" back packs full of Organix treats to give away. It's an ideal combination for a fun day out!
Email WO4LO the details of your favourite day out location, it could be a zoo, animal farm, country park, aquarium, scenic railway, theme park or any other place you love taking your little ones too. You could win 1 of 10 children's back packs filled with Organix yummy foods for their own picnic! Just add the sandwiches and a drink Mum!
Email the name of the place, telephone number, location and website address if they have one to daysout@whatson4littleones.co.uk along with your name and address so we can send you your prize if you win!
You can enter as many times as you like with different days out details - send them individually or on the same email!
We'll be drawing the 10 winners of the back packs on 30th June 2008.
And to find out more about Organix just visit our website at www.organix.com. |
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Local Focus... parenting news from around the UK
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If you have a story from your region that would be interesting for other parents please contact us. And we've now introduced a Local Focus area to our forum so you can meet Mums local to you. Share your top tips on your town, places to eat, great shopping and things to do.
This month Scotland Parent magazine also celebrates Summer in Scotland!
Out of Hibernation
Spring has finally sprung and along with all the new signs of life in the natural world, we're also feeling renewed and ready to enjoy our great outdoors once again.
And there's no shortage of options for families who have been feeling more than a little deprived of days out over the winter months.
 You don't have to be David Attenborough - or travel on his budget - to get up close and personal with wildlife. Dumfries and Galloway, one of the most underrated family destinations in Scotland, is a giant playground with . The forests and lochs to beautiful sandy beaches. There are conservation centres, wildlife reserves and animal sanctuaries with a huge variety of animal, bird, sea and plant life for you to discover.
The island of Arran is always worth a visit, but May looks like being an especially good time to make the trip across the water. From May 14-21, the island is host to its own wildlife festival, which includes walks, talks and activities for all ages. Visit www.arranwildlife.co.uk for information
If adventure sports is more your thing, we're well into the season for an adrenalin rush. Perthshire's outdoor playground is open for business, a range of exciting activities on offer on land, water and in the air. Visit www.perthshire.co.uk for a full range of activities.
Highland Adventure Safaris, which is based in the Perthshire town of Aberfeldy, has specially-designed safaris for families.
Equip the kids with their own binoculars and spy sheets, and let them search the mountain forests for red squirrels, red deer and other exciting forest wildlife.
On every Saturday from now throughout the summer, the Nature Detectives programme offers children the chance to follow a list of clues and answer questions by exploring the wildlife garden, nature trail and lodge interpretation, to enter a prize draw. Entry is free,
For information on all of Highland Adventure Safari's activities, visit www.highlandadventuresafaris.co.uk or call 01887 820071 for details.
Look out for our summer issue June 1. Features include an interview with Gail Porter, travelling with kids, spotlight on the Isle of Arran, our pick of the best days out in Scotland, and our calendar packed full of fabulous things to do all summer.
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Music, Movement & Make-believe ....
....and a great way to meet other Mums |
If you want to meet other parents in your area and watch your child discover the joys of music, movement and make-believe, then Mini Ps is for you.
With catchy songs, fun games and colourful props, the sessions are great fun for both parent and child. It's Mini Ps but Maxi fun!
"I love watching Bethan during the story-telling sections. She's completely entranced ...Make-believe is definitely where it's at!" Stephanie Daniels
Your FREE Mini Ps Session (please quote WO4LO)
Your first session is entirely free and there's no obligation to attend regularly. It's the perfect way for you and your child to experience Mini Ps firsthand.
Choose between:
STARTERS
· 25 minutes of lively and stimulating entertainment by the Mini Ps group leader
· 25 minutes of Free Play - so you'll have plenty of time to chat and get know other parents.
WALKERS - 35 minutes of fun for toddlers who are walking confidently
TALKERS - 45 minutes of activities for children who have started to speak full sentences
And, if you know someone with a baby or toddler then why not bring them along? You could earn a £25 voucher if they sign up!
For more information, please visit www.minips.org.uk or call 0845 400 4000. |
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Parenting on the Web!
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If you use a fab parenting website with great parenting advice, information and a fun and friendly forum please tell us so we can tell more Mums and Dads about it!
We want to team up with the best parenting websites so their visitors can find out about us and you can find out about them!
To recommend your favourite parenting website please post on our forum!
Each month we'll feature one of the parenting websites on our newsletter too! And to start the ball rolling we're featuring www.totz2teens.co.uk
Totz2teens is is an Internet based community for parents of any age child and parents to be. We have created a fantastic place to go for 24/7 advice and support for parents with children of all ages and above all it is free to join.
We have a strong community with new members joining regularly from all over the UK and abroad. We have found that quite a large number of new parents are just not confident enough to attend groups or do not have a family network available to offer advice but feel able to use the internet to gain support. It is a fantastic way to learn new ways to help your children and not feel so isolated when things are getting a bit tough.
Totz2teens is not just about the serious side of parenting. We love having a natter about anything. At the moment there is a thread about knitting but later this day we could be talking about shoes and handbags. We run regular competitions for members too!
One totz2teens member says "I'm so glad I found totz2teens, the forum has made such a difference to me! I feel like I belong here and wonder how I managed without it! I have been through some difficult times myself and have found the support here to be wonderful and made me feel as if they truly sympathised with me. I would also like to think that I have been able to help someone else in similar circumstances, even if it's just lending a friendly ear or shoulder to cry on or somewhere to let off steam."
We would very much like for you to be included in our community so why not pop along to www.totz2teens.co.uk |
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Under 5s Book Club
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When two parenting books arrived in the post it seemed like an ideal time to turn my attention away from children's books for a while and review books that might help us as parents.
Seven Secrets of Successful Parenting: Or How to Achieve the Almost Impossible by Karen Doherty and Georgia Coleridge
 Seven Secrets is a very stylish and readable book. The authors both have 4 children and when they started asking those familiar questions "How do you stay calm? How do you handle bullying? How do you stop your children fighting?" they found that other parents' answers would depend on their personality and parenting style. Thus - the Seven Parent Types. Find out which one you are and then, my favourite part of the book, try the others and see if they work better for you.
Bantam Press £12.99 p/b
POPPYS BOOKS PRICE £8.99 + £1.50 P&P
Flying Start: Coaching your children for life by Emma Sargent
 Emma Sargent started to use her skills as a Life Coach and Trainer with her own children. In this book she shows parents how to deal more effectively with their children by using very simple techniques that are used in coaching. Emma promotes active listening, describes how to ask great questions and demonstrates how you can help your children reach their potential. There is so much more in this book than I have space to write; processes that can be used to build good relationships with your children and others in your life.
Cyan Books £9.99 p/b
POPPYS BOOKS PRICE £6.25 + £1.50 P&P
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Mums in Business
This month Deirdre Armstrong from Scotland tells us her inspiring story... |
 I have always been an avid reader of self help books and tackled starting a family in the same way. I researched an approach called fertility awareness, which helped me to get pregnant within 2 months of trying at the age of 35. To my surprise it was twins and 9 months later when my boys arrived I had my hands full.
I went back to work as an NHS manager a year later but a battle with post natal depression and a long commute to work quickly made me realise that the work-life balance was definitely not working for me. In the meantime, I had been informally coaching friends who had been trying unsuccessfully to conceive - with my help, one by one they started to get pregnant. Several of them joked with me that I should start charging for my services and gradually I began to agree. I had always wanted to start my own business and this was certainly something I felt passionately about.
 So I gave up my job and re-trained as a "conception coach", as I now call myself. I started the first private fertility awareness clinic in Edinburgh 18 months ago and since then have helped 25 couples get pregnant, many of whom had been trying for years. My new career fits in wonderfully with my young twins, as I can see clients when they are at nursery or in bed in the evening. My stress levels have improved dramatically and the job satisfaction when I get sent a photo of a client's much wanted new baby is enormous. For more information about Deirdre's clinic go to www.how2getpregnant.co.uk |
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Summer is in the air!
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So it's the perfect time to get out with the kids. Our countryside has so much to offer little ones, from feeding ducks to splashing in puddles, keeping them entertained for hours. All you need to know is where to go!
 www.pushchairwalks.co.uk offers over 200 graded family walking routes spread throughout the UK. The walks have all been tried and tested with babies in all-terrain pushchairs and cover every ability and pushchair type; many are perfect for toddlers too! Each walk comes with local information and a quick look guide to tell you whether there are refreshments, playgrounds etc. on route. The website, put together by two mums, is also full of useful information on kit, snacks, gadgets and book reviews.
Walks only cost £1 and there are free walks in every area to try before you buy. So make the most of summer and see just how much fun you can have in the great outdoors. Take a look at www.pushchairwalks.co.uk today! |
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Class Discount Directory
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We're starting to build a directory of discounts and offers from many of the classes running across the UK and some will be exclusive to WO4LO. Just quote WO4LO to receive your discount. Have fun!
miniMATHS are offering Free registration saving £25.
You can also view these discounts and more as we receive them on our new discounts page. |
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Find us on Facebook
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 If you're a fan of Facebook you can now become a fan of WO4LO as we have our own page on Facebook!
Just click the link below and become a fan! Tell your Facebook friends too!
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