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Babysitting Mama: Parentdish review of new release Wii game

By Joanne Mallon, Nov 17, 2010

Babysitting Mama, just released for Nintendo Wii, is a toy like nothing you've ever seen before. The Wii game comes with a ...

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ParentDish Reviews: The best family games and more

By Joanne Mallon, Nov 15, 2010

Hello and welcome to our regular Monday roundup of the best of what's new in the shops for families. Take a look here for ...

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What's New This Week: Pirates, toddlers and teens

By Joanne Mallon, Oct 25, 2010

Welcome to our weekly roundup of products, events and other fun stuff your family will love. If you want ideas for ...

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What's New This Week: Free money and cut-price sharks

By Joanne Mallon, Oct 11, 2010

Welcome to our regular Monday roundup of great new stuff that families will love. Dora funds your dreams First off - free ...

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What's New This Week: Build a Bear and Club Penguin

By Joanne Mallon, Oct 4, 2010

Hello and welcome to our roundup of products your family will love. We've got a bumper package for you this week, as many ...

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What's New this Week: Beautiful, cool and celebrity-endorsed

By Joanne Mallon, Sep 13, 2010

Welcome to our regular Monday round-up of the good, the beautiful and the useful for families. For toddlers TV ...

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ParentDish reviews Toy Story 3 - The Video Game

By Joanne Mallon, Sep 6, 2010

It's been the number one family film all summer, and now the game is also topping the charts. If you haven't been bitten by ...

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What's New This Week: For babies, boys, gardeners and techno idiots

By Joanne Mallon, Sep 6, 2010

Welcome to our regular Parentdish roundup of what's new for families. Before you start shopping, start here. And first ...

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What's New This Week - Rock stars, free stuff and an evil nemesis

By Joanne Mallon, Aug 23, 2010

Welcome to our regular weekly roundup of cool stuff for families. And we start with a new range of baby products that's so ...

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What's New This Week: Movies, shows and Doctor Who

By Joanne Mallon, Aug 9, 2010

So we're in that late summer lull - the weather isn't what it was, and a tidy bedroom is a figment of everyone's imagination. ...

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What's New This Week: The pick of the bunch

By Joanne Mallon, Aug 2, 2010

Welcome to our weekly roundup of what's new for families. And the first thing that's new this week is this column - ...

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New children's books for summer reading fun

By Joanne Mallon, Jul 28, 2010

The Summer Reading Challenge has just blasted off in UK libraries, and the theme this year is space. If you haven't taken ...

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