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Newborn bonding can feel more challenging after a C-section. After my first child I was coping with an unexpected emergency c-section, feeding issues and feeling like my child was a complete stranger to me. In those hormonally and sleep challenged days in the hospital, I did not feel like I was able to bond with […]
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Child risk taking behaviour can be source of major panic and stress for parents. We want to keep our children safe. But at each development stage, children need to spread their wings and that will always come with risky behaviours. From crossing the road to climbing trees, kids will want to test their physical and
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Screen time – two words that pours stress, anxiety and conflict into every parent’s day. We’ve all been there – threatening our children with the loss of their favourite device, show or computer game unless they do as they are told. But does it work? Do we find ourselves being able to stick to the
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Is your school morning routine getting you down? Are you fed up of rushing around, desperately trying to shove everyone out of the door to get to school and work on time? Then it’s time to take a step back and create a brand new school morning routine that works for the whole family. Here
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When it comes to older children sharing, I have found that the conversation becomes much more complex. The phrase “it’s mine” or “I still need it” might actually be a reasonable arguments that we can’t just gloss over as parents. So, how can we help our older children to see the benefits of sharing and
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Picky eaters, fussy eaters, food refusal – there is a never-ending list of labels that we attribute to our children when it comes to the dinner table. So in this article I’m going to focus on us – the grown-ups, the over-feeders, the vegetable salespeople, the helicopter chefs. How are we as parents influencing our
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It’s time for the annual school nativity play; and every parent is waiting with bated breath to find out which cheesy classic they will be forced to endure for the next month. I will never forget the year of the ‘Whoops a Daisy Angel’ songs on constant repeat in my head. But the school nativity
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A sickness bug and children are never a good combination. It’s the phrase you dread to hear in the school playground – tummy bug, sickness bug. “Charlie threw up all over the carpet today.” And you desperately want to ask how close to ‘Charlie’ had they been sitting prior to this event? So, here are
Simple chores for kids can transform your family life. Fortunately chores come in all shapes and sizes. From pairing and folding socks to washing the car, there are a wide variety of chores that regularly need doing throughout the home. So there will always be some simple chore that you can teach your child to
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