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Toddlers & Airplanes
Any suggestions on how to manage a two-year-old, who can’t sit still for a moment and doesn’t mind a tantrum, in an airplane? We are travelling to Perth, which means most of the day will be spent in an airplane …
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Training your brain
European Parliament Ministers have recently voted to include chess in the educational curriculum. As a result there has been a continuous movement of countries following to include chess as part of their weekly curriculum. Currently the UK, France, Italy, Armenia, …
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Beat the guilt of not Breastfeeding
Published for infantformula.com.au Guilt is an emotion felt by all mothers, but for some it starts a little earlier than others. One of the biggest causes of guilt for new and first time mothers is the decision to introduce infant …
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Time to Stop Rescuing your Kids
“A child who always forgets has a parent who always remembers” Any parent who has primary school age kids can relate to the left swimming bag at the front door, or the homework book left on the backseat of the …
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Talking directly to toddlers strengthens their language skills
By Bjorn Carey Stanford research shows that parents can boost their child’s vocabulary development and language skills with frequent vocal interactions. Just as young children need nourishing food to build physical strength, they also need linguistic nutrition for optimal development of …
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Q&A: How Bad are Electronic Games?
How bad are games on the ipad, iphone? My four year old loves playing any game on my iwhatever. What limits, as in the amount of time, should I impose on such a device. Surely playing educational games though can’t …
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Family is a Team
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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