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		<title>The Family Grapevine Franchise reduced to £1,000!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheridan Parsons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you dream of being your own boss and running your own publication? The Family Grapevine makes it easy to fit your working life around your family commitments, and makes it possible to have a really great career that will give you pride and enjoyment, reward your hard work, and satisfy your ambitions. We have been looking at ways to make our franchising operation leaner so that during these difficult times we can keep franchisee expenses to a minimum. As of March 8th 2010 - International Women's day - our franchise fee is reduced to only £1,000!]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Take Up Top Up&#8217; Paternity Leave Campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheridan Parsons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The charity Working Families has launched a new campaign to raise fathers' awareness of their rights to paternity leave and to encourage employers to 'top up' statutory pay to full pay for the two weeks of leave. The campaign in being launched to raise awareness about fathers' rights.  But we also need adequate levels of pay if fathers are to be encouraged to take leave.  That's where employers can come in.]]></description>
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		<title>Videos to dance to with your kids!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:48:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheridan Parsons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After trying the Wii-Fit Plus in Argos just before Christmas we started to think about getting a Wii. But I could see that it might not be a sensible investment - after a while we would lose interest. What we needed was something we could access on our laptop, so we could get moving in any room in the house, something with infinite variation so we would never get bored, and preferably, something which would make us laugh. This week I hit upon the perfect solution. Our latest family hobby is dancing along with Youtube videos!]]></description>
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		<title>Kids and Sleep: Dispelling the Myths</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheridan Parsons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know how important it is to make sure our kids get a good night’s sleep, but how can we ensure they do? Sammy Margo, author of The Good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grab a free Brollysheet here!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheridan Parsons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Competitions and Giveaways]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you taking your child through toilet training, or do you have a child who wets the bed? We recently ran an article on Brollysheets which looks really useful for parents strugling with wet beds. We are really excited to hear that Brolly Sheets want Family Grapevine readers to test their sheets. If you would like to have a free Brolly Sheet all you need to do is email Ruth at Brolly Sheets.]]></description>
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		<title>CookIt! children’s cookery competition</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheridan Parsons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CBBC food adventurer and Gastronuts presenter Stefan Gates is challenging young cooks to “Create a dream meal for you and your friends” in CookIt! 2010. Stefan is heading the panel of judges from The Guild of Food Writers who run the children’s cookery competition, which is supported by Gold Top milk. Children taking part in this year’s competition will be asked to let their imaginations run wild as they create a delicious two-course meal designed to enchant and delight their friends. With the aim of getting children excited about food, The Guild of Food Writers is calling for entries from children across the UK now!]]></description>
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		<title>The most popular Baby names of 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheridan Parsons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jack and Olivia were the most popular baby names of 2009 in the Top 100 list compiled from a national survey of 580,000 babies born in 2009 by parenting club Bounty. Jack, the moniker of Messrs Tweed, Nicholson and Straw, retained its title for the 15th year on the trot. Olivia secured a second successive stint as the girls' favourite having taken over from Grace in 2008. The highest climbers this year were Lucas, which raced 24 places up the charts to make number 15, and Maisie, which rocketed up a staggering 29 places to 41st.]]></description>
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		<title>What Kids Think About Britain Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheridan Parsons</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fascinating survey of 1,200 five to thirteen year olds has been commissioned by National Geographic Kids magazine. The survey, entitled ‘What Kids Think About Britain Today’ revealed that 99% of children counted themselves lucky to live in the British Isles.  The majority believed that the best thing about being a child living in Britain was the great variety of things to do.  This was followed by the wildlife and countryside.  The weather topped the list of worst things about Britain.]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the 2009 family car of the year?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:33:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheridan Parsons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parenting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Having looked at my Christmas budget (we've overspent already and we haven't bought the food yet!) I thought I would torture myself further by looking at cars I can't afford! I was particularly curious to know what family cars were being touted as the best in 2009. Top Gear, being one of the industry's most recognised and respected publications, seemed a good place to start. They have named the Skoda Yeti as their 'Family Car of the Year'.]]></description>
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		<title>When Harry met Santa</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheridan Parsons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Charities]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many children lie in wait by the chimney at Christmas just to catch a glimpse of Santa. Not so for one Norfolk boy – he just got to meet him. Harry Jeckell, aged 14 from Horsford in Norfolk, has just returned from a special trip to Lapland, courtesy of Make-A-Wish Foundation® UK, the charity that grants magical wishes for children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses. Harry, who is deaf and fighting an acute gut disorder called Short Bowel Syndrome, was flown out with his parents Katherine and Barry Carter, and his brother Alex, to Rovaniemi Airport in Finland on Thursday 17 December.]]></description>
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