Chuggington first aired in the U.S. on Disney Channel in January 2010 and will air daily this fall in a new time slot on Disney Junior: weekdays at 7:30 a.m., ET/PT and weekends at 6:00 a.m., ET/PT. The fall schedule began Tuesday September 6, 2011.

Licensed to more than 175 territories worldwide and translated into more than 27 languages, Chuggington continues to race forward as a global sensation with highly successful ratings in several key international markets, including the UK (BBC – CBeebies), Germany (Super-RTL), France (TF1), Australia (ABC) and Canada (Treehouse). Ludorum’s consumer products portfolio continues to grow and to date includes more than 140 licensing agreements that have been concluded worldwide.

About Ludorum plc

Ludorum is a global IP company dedicated to developing, acquiring and marketing quality entertainment properties for television, interactive and new media. Ludorum is the creator of Chuggington, a CGI-animated television series for preschoolers that has launched in over 175 countries around the globe including the U.S. Ludorum was formed in 2006 and has offices in London and New York. For more information about Ludorum please visit: www.ludorum.com

About Chuggington^™

Chuggington is a CGI-animated series as well as a fully-immersive interactive website. The series follows the adventures of Wilson, Brewster and Koko, trainee engines, each with their own unique personality and learning style. The series is set in a world much like our own with cities, villages and diverse cultures and geography. Entertainment and enjoyment are at the heart of Chuggington, but embedded within each story are important educational and developmental messages centered on learning and social-emotional development. Chuggington is directed by Sarah Ball, who won a BAFTA award for her work as a director and writer of Bob the Builder^™. The property was conceived to seamlessly integrate television, books and interactive. Further information is available at www.chuggington.com.

The importance of being an advocate for your child is so important throughout their entire lives, and it should begin when they are babies. Some may think that they are being an advocate for their child and doing what’s best but again, sometimes somebody will tell us something that goes against our own instincts and we begin to think that maybe we were wrong. For instance, last month I took my three month old daughter to the doctor for a regular check-up. He asked what I was feeding her and I told him formula, and cereal. He gently reprimanded me for giving her cereal so early and told me to stop giving it to her immediately. I then told him that she was a very hungry child and that cereal once a day seems to satisfy her more than four bottles of formula in a four-hour time span does.

He looked at me and said, “You’re not going to take her off cereal, are you?” I told him no, I had no intention of doing so. While he again reminded me that he disagreed with my decision, he also said that it was my decision, as her parent, to make. He knew that giving her cereal probably wasn’t the worst thing in the world, even though he didn’t think she should be on it. He also knew that I am her parent and that I will do what I think is best.

This battle was just over cereal but there are bigger ones waiting down the road for me. From teachers telling me things that I won’t think are true or necessary, from my in-laws to pressuring me into raising my girls a certain way, I know that I will need to continually remind myself to be an advocate.

I’m not saying we should stop listening to these experts on everything. They are wonderful guides, and they are there to help us raise our child in the best possible way and environment. But when it comes to what’s best, listen to them and then listen to your gut. If you feel that something is very wrong, speak up and make sure that your children are receiving the care that they need and that you need them to have.

Written By: Kate Beswick

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Baby bottles are important for babies especially when it comes to feeding time. While we all look at feeding bottles in the same way, it still goes to show that the quality of manufacturing these feeding bottles along with the materials used are important points for consideration as well.

Here is a video showcasing non toxic baby bottles by BornFree.

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As far as our babies are concerned, we can adapt the eco-friendly fashion that is targeted to them as well. We owe it to them to live a green-free life and it starts from dressing green to be green.

See what Better TV‘s Juli Auclair checks out as far as the latest eco-friendly fashions and products for babies in the market are today.

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When you are watching a sad movie on television, do not forget that you also have to take care of your baby. And most of all, do not get carried away with tears and remember the diapers are for babies and not for wiping the tears off your eyes.

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