Family is a Team

Posted on July 11, 2014

Do you find yourself getting frustrated that your kids don’t help?  You are not alone in this one!  Frustration happens in families when one or more parents take on the responsibility of juggling just about everything in a family and …
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Tips for getting your toddler to sit in the highchair

Posted on February 24, 2014

Q: How do I get my 12 month old from climbing out of his high chair when we are all sat around the table having our meals?! He is not quite able to understand the word no yet??! A: Toddlers …
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Parenting Toolkit

Posted on January 6, 2014

When it comes to parenting you need a toolkit of strategies that you can use when dealing with children and behaviour.  There are 3 main strategies that you will need for the 2 yrs – 12 yrs age group. Unfortunately …
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Reading to your children is Important

Posted on April 11, 2019

I have always enjoyed reading aloud to my children.  However sometimes in the business end of the day, the baths, the dinner, homework, reading gets put to the bottom of the list or with older children you leave them to read …
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Q&A: When Can They Fall Asleep by Themself?

Posted on April 10, 2019

Q: When is it realistic to expect a child to be able to fall asleep by themselves? We are in the habit of lying down next to our toddler every night until he falls asleep, which takes 45 minutes or more. …
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Q&A: Struggling with being a Mum

Posted on August 13, 2012

Q:  After giving up a well-paid career to raise our baby, I’m struggling. Most friends don’t have babies yet and no one around me is at home during the day. What do other mothers do? Our baby is six month old …
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Newborn Baby Crying

Posted on April 11, 2012

So you have a newborn baby – it certainly is a bit of a blur in the first 6 weeks when trying to manage a newborn.  Quite often you find your baby crying, which causes great distress to you as …
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