Q&A: Sleeping Well Away from Home

Posted on November 13, 2019

My 18 month old sleeps well at home but not so well when we stay overnight at grandma’s or go away for holidays. What can I do to make my little boy sleep well whereever we go. I am concerned …
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Q&A: Tired Mum Feeling Guilty

Posted on March 20, 2019

I am mum to two year old twins and a five year old and I feel guilty that I can’t give them the attention I should. I’m tired a lot and leave them to play with each other. Is this wrong? How …
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Patting to Sleep – How do you stop this

Posted on January 7, 2018

My six month old son sleeps quite well but always needs my help actually falling asleep in the first place. I can’t seem to get him to sleep without rocking him to sleep. Trouble is it’s taking longer and longer …
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How to Help Kids with Homework

Posted on February 10, 2016

  Parents the world over are so familiar the afternoon homework sigh! Now, that can be both kids and parents sighing… it can certainly be a drama or just part of the routine. So how can you as a parent …
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Baby Rolling in their Sleep

Posted on July 6, 2015

As a parent of a baby it is so exciting to watch them grow and change, each new step is a milestone. Rolling over is one of these, much longed for but when it happens you can quickly become frustrated …
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The pre-handwriting skills your preschooler needs

Posted on September 2, 2014

This article was written for Kidspot by Nicole Madigan with additional information from Babysmiles – Nicole Pierotti  One of the first things our children learn at school is how to write, but there’s no need to wait till they start school …
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Books to read for new mum?

Posted on August 31, 2014

My first baby is due in a month. I’ve never so much held a baby let alone fed, bathed and settled one. I’m overwhelmed at the thought of it all. What is your advice to a soon to be mum …
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Q&A Best Age to drop the Dummy

Posted on August 28, 2014

What is the best age to dump the dummy? My three month old relies on it and I’m wondering when is the best age to get rid of it without too much pain for bub? I don’t want to see …
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How Hush a Bye Baby is the best medicine: Lullabies lower heart rates and ease pain in children

Posted on November 26, 2013

Songs such as Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, Hush a Bye Baby and other well-loved songs helped patients in Great Ormond Street Hospital feel better Heart rates dropped and the children were in visibly less pain But reading stories with pop-up pictures or …
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Q&A: Is swaddling vital to sleep??

Posted on November 10, 2013

Is swaddling vital to a newborn’s sleep? I find my two week old doesn’t particularly like being swaddled but friends, and the mother in law, tell me that a swaddled baby is a happy one. Do you agree or can …
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