When and How do I transition my toddler to one nap?

Posted on April 11, 2014

Sleep problems aren’t only about babies, toddlers have several times where their sleep may change too.  One of the most asked questions I get from parents is when does their toddler go from two sleeps a day to just one?  …
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New baby and an older sibling how to make it smoother for them.

Posted on March 16, 2014

When parents ask me about how do they make it easier for their child to adapt to a new baby; there are two things that they can work on.  First is before the new baby arrives and the second is …
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Time to Quit

Posted on March 11, 2014

I am a parent.  I know what its like when you reach that point where you just can’t do anymore.  Or you are so annoyed that every little thing your child does or says just grates.  This is when it …
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Exhausted Toddlers – Snippet

Posted on December 29, 2013

I am a first time mum and I’m dumbfounded at how difficult my two year old can be. She has regular meltdowns, refuses to do what I ask, and is generally non stop from dawn to dusk (with a two …
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Q&A: Exhausting Toddlers

Posted on December 29, 2013

I am a first time mum and I’m dumbfounded at how difficult my two year old can be. She has regular meltdowns, refuses to do what I ask, and is generally non stop from dawn to dusk (with a two …
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Q&A: Night Lights and Babies

Posted on June 4, 2013

What’s your take on using a night light in bub’s cot? I’ve noticed many of my friends use a nightlight and I’m wondering if I should do the same when my bub is born (I’m 32 weeks pregnant with my …
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Q&A: Toddlers and Disciplines (Snippet)

Posted on May 31, 2013

At what age do you suggest to start disciplining toddlers? What are first rules of effective discipline (what words do we use etc)? We have no idea as this is our first child and don’t want to use our parents’ form of (physical) discipline.  …
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Q&A: Toddlers and Discipline

Posted on May 30, 2013

 At what age do you suggest to start disciplining toddlers? What are first rules of effective discipline (what words do we use etc)? We have no idea as this is our first child and don’t want to use our parents’ form of (physical) discipline.  …
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Q&A: Tantrum (Snippet)

Posted on April 3, 2013

I thought the tantrum twos would end by age three. I have a four year old that seems to have tantrums daily over not getting his way. What do you suggest? Time-Out, ignoring, threatening not to go to the park? …
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Q&A: Should I Comfort Nurse to Sleep

Posted on December 11, 2012

Should I let my four-month-old comfort nurse after feeding to go to sleep? He acts hungry after his feeding, but then just slowly sucks and eventually falls asleep.  Tim’s mum     This is a common question I see with new parents and …
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