Q&A: How to get a 5yr old to wake later

Posted on April 29, 2013

How do you suggest I make sure my five year old sleeps to 7am?  She is waking at 6am and I’m finding that’s not enough for her now she is at prep.  Her bedtime is between 7pm and 7.30pm.  Is …
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Q&A: Baby Doesn’t Sleep Through the Night

Posted on February 5, 2013

Why do some babies awake through the night and others sleep through the night. So many of my mothers group friends are relaying stories of their babies, all above 10 months old, now all sleeping through the night. My 11 …
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Q&A: Recently Separated

Posted on September 11, 2019

MY husband and I have just separated and our young children aged four and six aren’t coping too well. I’m trying to be as supportive as I can but they are showing signs of distress (super tantrums, crankiness, bad behaviour etc). …
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Babies & Behaviour

Posted on May 2, 2019

Our babies are learning from us from the day they are born.  As a mother you have to understand your position in the world.  You are the most important person in their lives and the one person that they would …
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Q&A: First magical moment

Posted on March 21, 2019

Parent Question: I’m due to give birth to my first child in two months. I can’t wait to meet my baby. I want our first magical meeting to be perfect. Are there any baby signs I should watch out for that tells me what …
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Kids Can Go Green Too

Posted on August 6, 2012

Just about every night in our house you can hear the call “NEXT for the bath, hurry, the waters going down the drain, it’s not good for the environment” and it’s not just me who says this.  This concept was …
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Helicopter Parents Hover

Posted on July 11, 2012

Several  years ago we all heard about ‘Helicopter’ parents.  They are the parents, if you’re not sure, who ‘hover’ over, around their child, one step away ‘helping’ them or more accurately ‘interferring’ in their play, friends, explorations and school.  Then …
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Q&A: Play Activities for a 1 year old

Posted on July 11, 2012

What type of play activities should I be doing for a one year old? I’m after a few play ideas that stimulates my little one’s creative mind and is fun for me as well. I love the one year old age!  Life is busy and they …
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Q&A: Dad on Rotational Work Roster Away

Posted on May 10, 2012

My husband works in the mines, 16 days on, 14 days at home. How do we lessen the impact on his absence on our 18 month old. Our daughter gets extremely whiney for about two days after he leaves and when …
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Surviving A Newborn 101

Posted on April 10, 2012

 An interview with Nicole Pierotti by Duo Magazine Responding to the pleas of countless confused and sleep-deprived parents of newborns, local child psychologist Nicole Pierotti has launched her first book that’s designed to make babyhood blissful (for all involved!). “Those first …
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