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Does anyone have a car seat suitable for a new born that they want to sell? My sister is having a baby in January and needs a seat (its a girl!) She also wants to buy a second hand Bumboo seat too - give me a call if you can help - Thanks - Karina xxx See you on Friday.

We have just re-mortgaged through a really great adviser based in Bollington. It is a really hard time to decide what is the best option for a mortgage especially with the mortgage crunch. John Weston was really helpful and the team were able to listen to our circumstances. They worked really hard to find the right solution for us and ended up with a really good deal, even in the present climate.

Our 9 month old baby has been going to Rhythm Time music classes since she was very young and has always loved it. The classes are adapted for the age group of the children so you can be sure it is ideally suited for them. Our little girl at first came back asleep happy and exhausted from the stimulation. She really thrives on the music now and enjoys being able to play along with the musical instruments. I can thoroughly recommend the classes to anyone!

Local kids is a great site which covers the whole country, this is the section dedicated to information for parents bringing up children in Cheshire

Days out with the kids is another well populated web site with details of places to go throughout the UK county by county. Here are some examples

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Tumbletots, Gymbabes and Gymbobs give your child a chance to develop life skills through a programme of physical play.

We are trying to work out exactly what to do when it comes to weaning, it seems there are a variety of approaches and slightly conflicitng views. However, I have found quite a lot of good information on the Netmums web site describing what to give when, how to look out for signs that your baby is ready to wean and how to get started.

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Blaze Farm is a full day out for children. Loads to do and see. Nature trail, Springtime lambing and sheep shearing, farm animals and a beautiful hillside location. Stop for a break in the homely, child friendly tea rooms and sample homemade ice cream. There is a fantastic pot painting studio on site too - make sure you book before you arrive.

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Since having a baby girl we have realised that it can be hard to find place to stay for a break which are happy to accept children. I have been having a look around the net to see what information I could gather to help other parents. Most self catering cottages are set up for children but this assumes that you want to go away for a week. The following links are to directories of hotels which allow / encourage kids ....

The UK government recommend that a baby does not start weaning onto solids until he is 6 months old. Our breast fed baby seems to be almost constantly demanding food so we we're wondering about wether she is ready to start on some solids. This article about weaning is is a good read for more information on the subject.

With so many scares recently about toy safety it got my mind thinking about what we should as parents, be checking for when buying a toy for our children.