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You’ve Got Talent! Let your little genius showcase his skills.
Goody Bag Latest toys, books and places to visit with your kids.
French Lesson Make strawberry macaroons at home. Gift them too!
A Spo(r)t of Sun Get the best sports gear for outdoor play.
Health News
Baby Pros Tell All Practical new-parent tips.
Great Traditions for Greeting Baby Get to know the welcoming rituals of diff erent communities.
What’s Cutie Crying About? Decode your infant’s tears.
Things I Wish I Knew as a Mom Make the fi rst few weeks of motherhood enjoyable too.
What to do in an Emergency First aid basics for common emergencies.
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BLEACHER + EVERARD Memory Game Help
Kiddo retain her memories.
Pros Recommend Best Kiddy Books of 2012
Health Tips What makes your baby happy; interview with water birth expert Barbara Harper.
Budgeting for Baby Save up for your little bundle of joy.
Snazzy & Snug Warm and stylish winter wear.
Hot Wheels Our round-up of the best strollers for your peewee.
Take Great Pictures Pro tips on clicking the best shots of your baby.
Cute Collages Patchwork for your bambino’s room.
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Between you and us8 Editor’s Letter 12 We Hear You 96 Pop Quiz:
What New Year Resolution do you Keep Breaking?
98 Resource 100 News You Can Use 104 The Last Word
News for Moms
What I Wish I’d Said The fi rst person account of a father on what he wants his kids to inherit, when he is no more.
Shed the Post Party Flab Get rid of the extra kilos you gained through the festive season.
My Daddy Coolest Set your dad’s mood for party with fashionable and sporty fragrances.
Trace Your Roots Encourage your child to keep a track of her family tree —it’s fun too!
10 Things you Must do Together Family activities for the New Year.
4 Bad Habits Every Parent Needs to Break Set a good example for your little brats before expecting good behaviour from them.
Battering & Breading Basics Master this technique. It’s a fantastic
Experts tell you their hot favourites of last year.
Lice Lessons Cool tricks to help your little one get rid of lice.
10 Great Documentaries for Kids These interesting fi lms are worth watching with your junior movie buff .
Read Aloud An excerpt from We Are All Born Free.
Advisor Speak Child Advisor Dr. Manju Mehta shares valuable tips with you on boosting your kid’s mental health and handling tough life situations.
way to make your child eat all sorts of food.
Clean and Clear Keep your home germ-free and spotless with our selection of cleaners.
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Pregnancy: Worth the Wait Don’t prepone your delivery date. A little patience can give you great benefi ts.
Baby: Let’s Talk Nurture language skills in your infant.
Toddler: Rude with Food Do you have a fussy eater at home? Handle the challenges with ease.
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Preschooler: Bundles of Energy Keep your hyperactive kids calmly occupied.
School Age: Make up Your Mind Raise a confi dent decision maker. Experts tell you how.
Big Kid: The In-between Years Decode your little one’s mood swings and tackle them better with our ideas.
Pre-teen: The Dirty Picture The impact of mass media exposure on tweens and the never-ending debate on how much is too much.
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13 You’ve Got Talent!
14 New Year’s Delightful Playthings
18 French Lesson
20 A Spo(r)t of Sun
21 Soak in the Sun
22 Baby Pros Tell All
26 Great Traditions for Greeting Baby
28 What’s Cutie Crying About?
32 Things I Wish I Knew as a Mom
34 What to do in an Emergency
37 Babies Like to Share
37 Docs as Clowns? Yes!
37 H2O for Life
38 Budgeting for Baby
42 Snazzy & Snug
48 Hot Wheels
50 Take Great Pictures
52 Cute Collages
53 Memory Game
54 Pros Recommend Best Kiddy Books of 2012
56 Lice Lessons
60 10 Great Documentaries
for Kids62 Read Aloud
64 The Divide
64 Dyslexia Alert
64 Pain Threshold
64 Did You Know
65 Trace Your Roots
66 10 Things you Must do Together
68 4 Bad Habits Every Parent Needs to Break72 Battering & Breading Basics
76 Clean and Clear
87 Let’s Talk 89 Rude with Food
90 Bundles of Energy
91 Make up your Mind 93 The In-between Years 94 The Dirty Picture
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Love and TLCFebruary is the month of love. How do you teach your children love and compassion? Write in to [email protected] with your answers, and we’ll print them.
bouncer cum rocker It worked as a bouncer and the calming vibrations and music were perfect to keep my little ones relaxed or entertained. It’s lightweight, so you can carry it to anyone’s house and it also doubles as a bed for Baby. You can also feed her in it, especially when you’re out and about.
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