Junior: The intellectual parenting magazine

Advantages: Lots of articles, full of information, gorgeous photography
Disadvantages: Expensive

...I have always seen this magazine in WH Smith whenever I go to pick up the other parenting magazines I buy every month, but to be honest I have never paid that much attention to it. I saw an advert on a website I belong to which said to ring a number and you get a free issue of Junior and then a further 3 issues for just £1. I couldn't resist and then the next month, my first ever issue of Junior dropped onto my doormat. The first thing I noticed was the quality of the magazine itself. The cover is lovely and glossy, and all of the pages inside are very thick and have that expensive look to them, you can tell this is a magazine aimed more towards the upper class reader (I'm not being a snob, just my opinion!). The cover has the work JUNIOR across the top in bright colours (This varies according to the colour scheme of the issue...

mummy2harry 09.07.2007 · Read review
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Tribute to a Golf

Advantages: Great car, good fuel economy, well built - and extremely safe
Disadvantages: No real huge disadvantages

...I've owned my Golf TDI S for almost 5 years now, and I've been really pleased with it. Unfortunately my insurance company have purchased the car back from me following a 7 vehicle pile up (not my fault!). However, I thought I'd put the experience to good use and tell you not only about how great the car is as a drive, but also show how well it can stand up to a battering. The car looks good. There's no getting away from it: when VW bring out a new shape of the Golf I invariably don't like it, but given a few weeks to get used to it, and it really grows on you. On the outside the car comes in a range of colours (I'd opted for a nice metallic blue on mine), with the mirrors and part of the bumper finished in the same colour. There are no front foglights as standard, but there are fog lights fitted to the rear. There's also...

sally.jenkins 05.06.2007 · Read review
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Little Tikes Junior Activity Gym

Advantages: sturdy, strong, robust, attractive, compact
Disadvantages: difficult to assemble, not as much fun as it could be

...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Little Tikes Junior Activity Gym ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Most crèches or children?s play areas seem to have one of these activity gyms and they looked bright and colourful so we decided to get one for my brothers first birthday. The activity gym as shown in the picture is made up of four side panels, each with holes in for the child to climb through. There is a small bright pink slide and a blue floor, which the children can go under or climb on to go down the slide. As we unpacked the activity gym it looked relatively simple to assemble, as it was really just a case of slotting the panels together but don?t be fooled! It was not at all easy to assemble although the only consolation is that if it was that difficult to put together its going to be near impossible for it to fall apart! The brightly...

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Junior Entrepeneur's!

Advantages: great fun for all family, can play alone, great for helping learning
Disadvantages: None really for children anyway!

...There are various forms of Monopoly Junior available today, from the basic board game to Shrek Monopoly junior etc. The version we have is Monopoly Junior Pc Game from GSP games. Suitable for/System requirements: Windows 9x/ME/XP (required update included on CD) Not suitable for Win2000 Pentium 166 MHz or higher 32 MB RAM 2 MB video card Soundblaster compatible sound card. DirectX 6.1 Although I couldn't find the update to run this game on my windows XP, I was able to access the information from the internet. This was from GSP technical support and basically it told me how to run the game in a compatibility mode as though the game was run in Windows 98. Technical support can be found at www.gspsupport.co.uk The game: First of all you are asked if you would like to run a saved game or new game. On selecting...

craggsy23 04.05.2005 · Read review
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It's all the Buzz ... junior!

Advantages: Great fun for children and family
Disadvantages: None from us

...Dinosaur game and saw that it required the Buzz game remotes. We have them so there was no problem there. I decided as the game was for sale for £12 that I would take a gamble and see if he enjoyed it. After all it was labelled as Buzz Junior and worst case scenario he plays it once and never looks at it again. He returned from school and was very excited to have a game of his own. We set it up and got the controllers out. The buzzers are colour coded and thus makes starting and playing the game rather easy. At the time he wasn't able to read so I had to read the setup screens to him and he would press the right buttons. Before playing the games you have to answer a couple questions such as which colour (blue, green, yellow and orange) dinosaur you want to be, name, easy medium or hard and then off you go. You can also pick from four different...

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Johnson's Junior Handwash - 'Easy Rinse Foam'

Advantages: Good scent, plenty of foam, leaves clean fresh feel and leaves hands smooth.
Disadvantages: A tard pricey compared to similar products on the market

...I came across this in Boots and it was almost £2. The 'Johnson's Junior Handwash' comes in a small blue bottle with a white top in the form of a pump. It seems a small sized bottle but contains 250ml. The front ot the package has the Johnson's name in dark blue at the top and 'no more tears' trademark logo which means it is 'as gentle to the eyes as pure water' . The words 'Junior Handwash' are in white and blue font so this stands out when you see it on the counter. It has a small cartoon-like picture showing a green bathroom sink with orange hands putting foam on it's 'face' and the words 'EASY RINSE FOAM' in a green caption round the picture - the pic's a plus for the kids who'd be using it I suppose to draw them to it when they see it in the bathroom or in the shops for that matter..:) To use, you need to press at the top...

marina321 28.04.2009 · Read review
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Oilatum Junior for children (and parents too!)

Advantages: Works wonders on dry skin! Available on prescription
Disadvantages: Expensive,

...When your child develops a rash, its every parents natural instinct to worry. So when my 6 month old daughter developed a patchy red rash all over her body, i took her straight to the doctors. Luckily it turned out to be eczema, but even this can cause serious discomfort to an adult, let alone a young child. This was when the doctor recommended Oilatum Junior bath formula. I was already familiar with the Oilatum range, as i had used the adult version myself a few years earlier. So, after the appointment, i went straight to Boots and bought a 300ml bottle for £8.99 (take note that it does come in a variety of sizes). Yes, this is a little expensive, but hey, wouldnt we all pay the earth for our childrens well being? PRODUCT INFORMATION: The key ingredient in this forumla is liquid parrafin, which acts as an barrier to prevent...

jdeacon_162 13.05.2007 · Read review
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Wonderfuel Golf

Advantages: Economy with performance
Disadvantages: Limited rear legroom

...VW Golf TDi Over the years, many enthusiasts have come to regard the Volkswagen Golf as the ultimate in hatchback design – the latest golf is no exception. In its Tdi guise, the Mk IV is able to offer excellent performance that is combined with fantastic economy and emissions that will make the plants smile! We all know that when you buy Golf, you get a basic car, well engineered and built, but a bit lacking in the extra comforts. Well, not any more. The latest version is packed with creature comforts such as front and rear electric windows, electrically adjustable and heated mirrors, electric sunroof, brilliant radio (the faster you go the louder it gets – its also programmable so that traffic programmes can be stored in memory and played back to help avoid the jams) – and air conditioning. There are also...

croabh 16.03.2001 (17.03.2001) · Read review
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VW Golf SE TDI 90bhp

Advantages: Quality and a refined driving experience.
Disadvantages: Not the fastest car on the road by any means.

...It took a while to locate a car with the specification I was looking for, (a Volkswagen Golf TDI SE 5 door hatch 90 bhp - in either silver or green, and within my budget of £10,500), even by using the VW website and doing whole country searches. I had already called in at all of my local dealers (Ipswich, Colchester, Stowmarket, Lowestoft) and was told that they are often sold even before they even appear on the garage forecourt or the VW website. Hearing this was rather off-putting, but I continued my search and in April 2003 a suitable car appeared on the website at Simpson's Garage, Lowestoft. One phone call and an hour later I was on my way for a viewing and a test drive. My car is in 'bright green' which was an option at extra cost. (I would describe it more accurately as dark green, rather like the British Racing Green...

johnalderton 07.09.2003 (25.07.2006) · Read review
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For Golf Nuts Everywhere

Advantages: Superbly edited and written. Full of interesting features.
Disadvantages: Blasted throw away adverts.

...~ ~ It?ll come as no big surprise to my regular readers that the mad cabbie is a complete, total and utter golfing nut. I play the game as often as I possibly can, and when I?m not on the golf course one of my regular hangouts is my local driving range, where I can often be found happily pounding little white balls long into the dark winter nights. (It?s floodlit) When I?m not actually playing the game, then I?ll often be found either writing about it (here at Ciao and elsewhere) or else reading other people?s views about the sport. ~ ~ There are lots of excellent golf websites on the Web, which are firmly ensconced in my ?favourites? box, and which I read on a regular basis. But that said, nothing really beats a glossy magazine for a good read. And one of the best golfing mags on the UK and Ireland market is ?Golf World?, which...

the_mad_cabbie 22.02.2004 · Read review
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