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If you’re thinking of buying a magazine franchise, the kind folk at the Family Grapevine have done a comparison chart. Of course, they offer their own magazine franchise but it is useful info!

Make explaining about how your growing bump will turn into a new baby brother or sister easier with a couple of new products from Made in Water

The Sibling Preparation CD (14.95) is a lovely way to encourage big brothers and sisters to talk to, and bond with, their unborn sibling while the expectant mama is present. It will help you to:

·         Prepare children for the arrival of a new baby

·         Establish bonding and create a sense of ownership to the new baby

·         Ease sibling rivalry and jealousy

Or, if you prefer to share a story, buy Runa’s Birth, The Day My Sister Was Born (£9.95) This children’s book about birth by Uwe Spillmann and Inga Kamieth, is written by two parents and aims to help children prepare for the (more…)

There’s less that 2 weeks to go to submit your entry for this year’s Home Business Awards. The closing date is Friday 15th August and the lucky winners will be announced on Monday 1st September. What are you waiting for?! GO to www.enterprisenation.com for details and an entry form.

We are co-authoring a book for parents of children with special needs, about looking after your relationship. We are doing a survey to help us make sure that the book addresses parents’ needs, and are in need of Dads to fill it in. If your child has special needs and you could spend a few minutes on our survey, please email mail@antoniachitty.co.uk.

The book is for publication by White Ladder Press in 2009

Antonia Chitty and Victoria Dawson

If you want to be really confident about creating media opportunities and appearing on TV, get some advice from Media Life Coach Joanne Mallon. Joanne has a newsletter full of tips, and had also written an e-book, The Beginners Guide to TV Interviews, which you can buy through ACPR too. It is packed with helpful info and advice from experienced media-folk. If you pay by paypal you can get it almost instantly, handy to remember if you need some advice as you have an interview coming up.

If you watch people browsing your online store in frustration as they fill their baskets then quit, work out why they aren’t buying. What do you need to do to push them to purchase? Here are some ideas: (more…)