Free Under-Fives Newsletter
Issue 19 : January 06
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The Newsletter on the Under-Fives
Issue 19 : January 2006
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Welcome to the first edition of 2006. Rather later in
the month than usual owing to my holidays. I hope you
had a good New Year and continue to find this newsletter
useful. To read previous issues, subscribe or cancel your
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Contents
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- What's New at the Web Site?
- Children's Book of the Month:
You're Somebody Special, Walliwigs!
- News and Events
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What's New at the Web Site?
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Funsters
Soft play centre in Burslem, Staffordshire. 10 am daily.
http://www.studholme.net/child/attraction.html
Toy Library, Wirksworth
The Wirksworth Toy Library meets upstairs in the Health
Education Room of Hannage Brook Medical Centre. The
Library now runs fortnightly on the first and third
Tuesday afternoons of each month (1.30 - 3 pm).
http://www.studholme.net/child/activity.html
Byrkley Park Garden Centre
Farm animals, tropical and coldwater fish and a
small playground.
http://www.studholme.net/child/attraction.html
Internet Sales
Sales are on over the internet - check out some of
the best offers at...
http://www.studholme.net/child/offers.html
:ADVERT:_________________________________________________
Think you may have postnatal illness? The support and
help you need is at the PNI-UK web site -
http://www.pni-uk.com/
PNI-UK: Registered Charity 1105767.
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Book of the Month - You're Somebody Special, Walliwigs!
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by Joan Rankin
ISBN: 0370323181
£9.99 from Amazon.co.uk
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0370323181/chi-21
Walliwigs is different from the other chickens. He is thin
and scrawny. In fact, he's not a chicken at all: he's a
parrot. But Martha the hen loves him as her own.
The other birds in the hen house are rude about Walliwigs,
and he doesn't always find it easy being different. But
one day the ornithologist who lives next door recognises
him as an endangered species. And as Martha always knew,
Walliwigs is now a very special bird indeed.
Joan Rankin's watercolour illustrations show the humour in
the story, which is much more gentle than the original
"Ugly Duckling".
For ages from three to six.
About the Author
Joan Rankin was born in 1940 in Johannesburg. She began
her career illustrating other people's books but in 1997
started writing her own. She says that she prefers
psychologically based stories because they have more
depth. She also prefers to work with animal characters
because "humans have so many political agendas". She
bases her ideas on real life problems, particularly those
small children encounter.
For more good children's books see
http://www.studholme.net/child/books.html
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News and Events
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Women who struggle to conceive more likely to have sons
Women who take longer to get pregnant are more likely to
have sons than those who conceive quickly, a new study
indicates. For every additional year a couple tries to
conceive a baby naturally, there is an almost 4% higher
probability of having a baby boy.
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8474
Oily fish makes Clever Babies
Eating oily fish and seeds in pregnancy can boost
children's future brain power and social skills,
research suggests. The researcher recommends women
consume two portions of wild or organic salmon, trout
or sardines weekly. Seeds such as flax, pumpkin and
hemp are good sources of Omega-3 for vegetarians, but
large quantities need to be consumed to gain the same
effect. This might translate to two tablespoons of
seeds daily, but women can also use a high quality
Omega-3 supplement.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4617976.stm
Vitamin D makes stronger babies
Giving pregnant women vitamin D could mean their
babies grow stronger bones in later life, a study
suggests. Vitamin D is crucial for the absorption of
calcium which is in itself key in the formation of
healthy bones.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4617976.stm
Large rise in infant sofa deaths
There has been a four-fold increase in infants dying
after falling asleep with a parent on a sofa, research
shows. A team at Bristol's Royal Children's Hospital
warns "cot death" does not always mean a cot - about
30 babies die in the UK a year after sharing a sofa.
The researchers say parents should never snuggle up
with very young children on a sofa if they feel tired.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4617976.stm
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