OCD in Children

Posted on October 20, 2013

What is OCD, and how common is it in kids? (and from what age) All children have worries and doubts but sometimes with children it’s like their brain gets stuck or caught and they worry so much about having things …
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Fun can Certainly be Educational

Posted on September 15, 2013

Unfortunately, getting outside is becoming a rarity and children need to be supervised and due to our demanding schedules parents are becoming more time poor therefore, children spending a lot more time in doors.  Nevertheless, if children are inside and …
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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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Toddlers & Ipads: Is it too soon?

Posted on August 16, 2013

Aug 03, 2013 2:00 PM by Jacinta Rose There’s no denying that we are all now living in a high-tech world and this includes our kids. In fact, let’s face it, our little ones will only know of an existence with …
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Puffy Paint

Posted on July 31, 2013

From Blog Me Mum Website  We have made puffy paint before with flour before. However this time we are using a super quick puffy paint recipe which is so easy to whip up. Both the kids LOVE making their own paint. The kids always enjoy …
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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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Making and Keeping Friends

Posted on July 11, 2013

“Mum can Sarah come for a sleep over?”  Hmmm, okay we will work something out (says mum)  “How about tonight then!!”  “Please….”  Well I didn’t quite mean NOW.  How often has this happened to you?  Don’t despair apart from feeling …
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Irregular bedtimes harm children’s brainpower, says new study

Posted on July 10, 2013

Written by Julia Medew &  Isaac Johanson | July 10, 2013 | Sydney Morning Herald  Going to bed at different times every night in early childhood may disrupt healthy brain development and learning, research has found. Researchers at University College London …
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Toddlers start using ‘little words’ to form basic sentences far earlier than we realise

Posted on June 19, 2013

  Researchers found a pattern of sounds which replaced grammatical words in many children’s utterances This finding could lead to earlier identification of children who will have speech problems By EMMA INNES PUBLISHED: 17:13 GMT, 18 June 2013 Toddlers start using ‘little words’ …
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Q&A: Children & Friendships

Posted on June 18, 2013

At what age do children start forming solid friendships? My five year old child doens’t seem to make friends at school easy and tells me she often plays by herself. How should I react when my child says nobody plays …
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