5 Tips to Connect to your Child

Posted on November 24, 2016

There isn’t a parent I know that doesn’t start to count down the days leading to school holidays. As parents we are full of plans and love the change of routine that school holidays bring. Whether it be no more …
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Sleeping in Siblings Room… Is it a problem?

Posted on July 26, 2016

Question – My four year old can’t get to sleep in his own room. He wants to sleep in his sister’s (7yo) room. I’ve allowed this but have always carried him to his own bed and room when he falls …
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Parenting Education

Posted on March 30, 2016

What is meeting a psychologist for parenting really like? I have a pretty special job, everyday I am able to meet new parents I haven’t met before or catch up with others to discuss where their family is now at. …
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Night Waking in babies OVER 12 months

Posted on March 30, 2016

Many parents contact me when their little one is over 12 months of age, they have been hoping that the problem would go away or that they would sleep better as they got older. Usually it doesn’t go away and …
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Night Waking in Babies over 12 months

Posted on March 30, 2016

Many parents contact us when their little one is over 12 months of age, they have been hoping that the problem would go away or that they would sleep better as they got older. Usually it doesn’t go away and …
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Daycare Separation

Posted on February 20, 2016

My three year old has been in day care for nearly a year. She goes two days a week. Trouble is she still cries/is clingy/needs to be cuddled by a carer whenever I leave. She seems happy when I pick …
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Creating a home for your child after separation.

Posted on January 3, 2016

A child must have a ‘home’ We can manage separation better, than we have in the past How can you help them to adjust? This question weighs heavily on parents who are thinking of separating or are separated. Your one …
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Are you doing this when you wrap your baby?

Posted on December 5, 2015

Doctors say the condition has increased threefold in babies over the age of three months since 2013. Most newborn babies are swaddled to help them settle and fall asleep but parents are being warned about the dangers of wrapping their little …
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Singing Calms babies longer than talking

Posted on October 29, 2015

Toronto:  Parents, take note! Singing can calm your babies longer than talking to them, suggests a new study that found infants become distressed twice as fast when listening to speech compared to song. In the study from the University of Montreal, …
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Toddler TV Meltdowns

Posted on October 25, 2015

My daughters are 3 and 5 and love watching shows on TV.  We’ve always had limits on this and the past few months we’ve limited it to only weekends.  I find that this works well.  When they know it’s not …
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