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Pester Power

17 Oct 12 | TV and movie characters are so common on kids products, it doesn't make much sense to children when they're missing.

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Post by: Kate Browne
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26 Sep 12 | Someone asked me the other day how to go about choosing a GP for her newborn baby. This immediately brought back memories of the medical merry-go-round we went through in my kids’ early years.

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Post by: Karina Bray
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CHOICE Baby Safety Week

23 May 12 | CHOICE Baby Safety Week Advocate, Tracey Spicer, recalls an incident which highlights the importance of helping parents make informed decisions about the products they buy.

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Help, my baby won't sleep!

12 Apr 12 | Sleep-deprived parents of babies and toddlers are a prime target market for businesses wanting to capitalise on their desperation. Only problem is, it's unlikely any lotion or soft music is going to instantly turn babies into all-night sleepers.

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Post by: Robyn Ball
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The childcare conundrum

08 Feb 12 | Finding good childcare for her daughters was tough for Kate Browne - and the stress looks set to continue as she searches for out-of-school-hours care for her eldest who begins school next year.

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Post by: Kate Browne
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Bumpy road to diagnosing milk, soy protein intolerance

31 Oct 11 | When Samantha Hartmann's newborn daughter began to sleep less, feed more and cry, a lot, mother’s intuition told her something was wrong but getting a correct diagnosis and reliable advice proved a challenge.

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Post by: Samantha Hartmann
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My journey from disposable to cloth nappies

15 Sep 11 | When I was pregnant with my daughter I started thinking about which products I wanted to use and, of course, nappies were on that list. There are so many options: disposables, biodegradable disposable, partly biodegradable disposables and many types of cloth nappies.

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Post by: Samantha Hartmann
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Children's product testing at CHOICE

17 Aug 11 | Here at CHOICE we take our work in the Babies and Kids area very seriously. It can be quite difficult to tell whether a product is safe or not and parents and carers need information they can trust. To the untrained eye a product may look safe enough but there may be hazards you've never thought of.

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Post by: John Ashes
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Breastfeeding doesn't always come naturally

20 Apr 11 | Breastfeeding is perfectly natural and the absolute best thing you can do for your baby. At least that was what I was told during my pregnancy countless times: early parenting classes, pre-natal visits and all the literature I was reading trumpeted the benefits of breastfeeding. But what none of them told me was how absolutely frustrating and discouraging it can be to get breastfeeding established.

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Post by: Uta Mihm
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Baby buying brain

18 Mar 11 | Something happens to a woman when she becomes pregnant. Before you get up in arms about that statement, I’ll clarify. I’m not saying pregnant women get crazy, just cautious - very cautious. I can say that because I was one of them. Suddenly everything matters. Everything is potentially dangerous.