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Win tickets to see Laura Marling at the O2 Guildhall Southampton

Win tickets to see Laura Marling at the O2 Guildhall Southampton

Stewart Morland and Lois Price admire a Lego model of Basing House, Great Hall, Winchester

Stewart Morland and Lois Price admire a Lego model of Basing House, Great Hall, Winchester

Lego model of Tudor castle on display

Hypnotherapist Paul Hancocks.

Hypnotherapist Paul Hancocks.

An entrancing time

Keep children safe in the sun

Keep children safe in the sun

Keep children safe in the sun

Early Years Centre at University of Southampton

Early Years Centre at University of Southampton

We’re graduating to ‘big’ school...

BUggy push for National Childbirth Trust

BUggy push for National Childbirth Trust

Buggy push for National Childbirth Trust

Woodlands Nursery and Pre-school enjoy sports equipment with Haven giveaway

Woodlands Nursery and Pre-school enjoy sports equipment with Haven giveaway

Actively fun in Southampton

Photo by Jez Dixon for Water Babies

Photo by Jez Dixon for Water Babies

Star swim classes

Tutor Kate Day with her pupils

Tutor Kate Day with her pupils

Kate did young authors proud

Get back in shape like Davina McCall

Do you have the skills to foster?

Locals at Southampton Central Library getting involved

Locals at Southampton Central Library getting involved

Search is on for best read

Budge Pountney who runs a Waterbabies class

Budge Pountney who runs a Waterbabies class

Babies lap up great swimming lessons

Making a sure start

Making a sure start

Making a sure start

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Baby slings recalled over safety fears

Happy being a Yummy Mummy

Happy being a Yummy Mummy

Happy being a Yummy Mummy

The Yellow Dot Kindergarten in Millers Dale, Chandler’s Ford has been judged outstanding by Ofsted.

The Yellow Dot Kindergarten in Millers Dale, Chandler’s Ford has been judged outstanding by Ofsted.

Outstanding success

Parents deny pushy label

Children enjoying their nativity play

Children enjoying their nativity play

Toddler 'treads the boards' for the first time

Rockababa Disco Club Christmas party held at Oceana in Southampton

Rockababa Disco Club Christmas party held at Oceana in Southampton

Kids' clubbing rescued by nightspot

Stephen Mulhern and polar bears at The Mayflower Theatre where they are appearing in Santa Claus and the Return of Jack Frost

Stephen Mulhern and polar bears at The Mayflower Theatre where they are appearing in Santa Claus and the Return of Jack Frost

Enjoy a family pantomime

Where have all the hamsters go-go- gone?

Where have all the hamsters go-go- gone?

Where have all the hamsters go-go- gone?

Toddlers, staff and one of the mums Picture by Chris Moorhouse

Toddlers, staff and one of the mums Picture by Chris Moorhouse

Preschool at risk

Picture of motherhood

Picture of motherhood

Picture of motherhood

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Mucky pups!

Children past and present with staff and parents at the 40th anniversary celebrations.

Children past and present with staff and parents at the 40th anniversary celebrations.

Happy 40th to you!

Vicki bounces back

Vicki bounces back

Vicki bounces back

A peaceful baby

A peaceful baby

A mum in need

Trip to the pool brings on a tantrum

Trip to the pool brings on a tantrum

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Trip to the pool brings on a tantrum

The little monkey thinks he is a dinosaur

The little monkey thinks he is a dinosaur

The little monkey thinks he is a dinosaur

Two going on twelve

Two going on twelve

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Two going on twelve

Mums and children at Sure Start in Millbrook.

Mums and children at Sure Start in Millbrook.

Celebrating sure start

Dreaming of a lie in

Charlotte Hodge, 4, (front) with storyteller Becky Timms (in red) and parents and children at the Disney Store, Marlands, at an event designed to get more parents reading to their children

Charlotte Hodge, 4, (front) with storyteller Becky Timms (in red) and parents and children at the Disney Store, Marlands, at an event designed to get more parents reading to their children

Bedtime stories

Potty about training

Potty about training

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Potty about training

Ben the budding Chippendale

School's out

A page boy (not Ben!)

A page boy (not Ben!)

Getting the page boy to the church on time

First big role for Ben

First big role for Ben

First big role for Ben

Check your children’s car seats

Check your children’s car seats

Check your children’s car seats

Not quite singing in the rain

Mums try out baby slings at Windmill Children’s Centre in Bursledon.

Mums try out baby slings at Windmill Children’s Centre in Bursledon.

It's a wrap

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Showing his softer side

The difference a day makes

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The traumas of separating

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Mums spend 21 years caring for others

Ben's a right old hoot

Ben's a right old hoot

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Ben's a right old hoot

Getting to the land of nod hassle free

Getting to the land of nod hassle free

Getting to the land of nod hassle free

SUPPORT GROUP: Sian Davies, right, with the breastfeeding support group. Below left, National Childbirth Trust (NCT) member Lucy Best who is relaunching the group.

SUPPORT GROUP: Sian Davies, right, with the breastfeeding support group. Below left, National Childbirth Trust (NCT) member Lucy Best who is relaunching the group.

Breast still best

Mum's the word

Quarantine

HOME AGAIN: Rachel Boulahri-Waite with partner Jason and children Maskah, Shaira and baby Baileah.

HOME AGAIN: Rachel Boulahri-Waite with partner Jason and children Maskah, Shaira and baby Baileah.

Mum's mission to beat disease

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Breastfeeding Awareness

How to save a baby's life - See below for your download and print advice

How to save a baby's life - See below for your download and print advice

How to save a baby's life