Toddler Acting Like a Baby – Snippet

Posted on October 29, 2013

Ever since we had our second baby six months ago, our three-year-old has gone through long stretches of the day acting like a baby. She says things like gogo and gaga and has even started to wet herself (she has …
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Q&A: Daycare Drop off Tears

Posted on September 13, 2013

Question: My 17 month old has not taken to day care at all. She cries at drop off every single time for the past four months. She goes to day care two times a week. I need to continue with …
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Fear, Anger or Pain: Why Do Babies Cry?

Posted on August 8, 2013

Published in Science Daily – 7th August 2013 It is not easy to know why a newborn cries, especially amongst first-time parents. Although the main reasons are hunger, pain, anger and fear, adults cannot easily recognise which emotion is the …
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Q&A: Biting – How to stop it

Posted on July 30, 2013

My 19-month-old has started biting other children at daycare. He doesn’t do this at home (he’s an only child) so I’m not sure if he’s simply mimicing other children at daycare. But I’m not sure how to handle this, and …
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Won’t Sleep without Swaddling

Posted on May 16, 2013

MY nine-month-old daughter has been swaddled since she was born and still won’t settle unless she is tightly wrapped. Now she’s getting big she’s unravelling herself at night and is waking up. Any ideas how I can wean her off …
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Q&A: Won’t Sleep without Swaddling

Posted on May 16, 2013

MY nine-month-old daughter has been swaddled since she was born and still won’t settle unless she is tightly wrapped. Now she’s getting big she’s unravelling herself at night and is waking up. Any ideas how I can wean her off …
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Q&A: Does Teething Really Cause Babies to Wake

Posted on May 7, 2013

Does teething really cause babies to wake at night? My previously good sleeper is now waking up at 11 month old one or two times a night. Should I be getting him up to give him medication or should I …
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Q&A: Three Year Old Refuses to Sleep

Posted on October 31, 2012

My three-year-old refuses to go to sleep until we do – usually around 9pm or 10pm – and we have the worst time waking her up in the morning. How can I get her to bed earlier without a fight?  …
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Over Stimulated Baby

Posted on April 2, 2019

You see lots of babies, tucked in their prams being pushed around the shopping centers wide eyed and what appears to be very interested in life rushing by.  Chances are they fail to fall asleep in their prams, as there …
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Q&A: Prenatal depression

Posted on March 21, 2019

Parent Question: Is there such a thing as PRE-natal depression? I’m six month pregnant with our second baby and I can’t help feel down. I’m upset that I feel depressed when I feel I should be happy having a second child. This …
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