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One family one step at a time.

You may have remembered that Leunig carton strip on “Digital Distracted Parenting” published in 2019. For many parents, this carton strip caused a lot of anger. For me, it bought up a lot of questions about parenting and the pressure we have to parent today. When COVID hit last year and we all went intoContinue reading “One family one step at a time.”

Our best tips on what to ask or look for when finding child care for your child.

Your maternity leave has finished, and you know the time has come for your return to work.  However, you need to find care for your little one.  Looking for quality care for your child can often be a daunting experience, and there might even be a bit of parenting guilt.  So what are your optionsContinue reading “Our best tips on what to ask or look for when finding child care for your child.”

Readjusting to the new normal.

Have you found lately that your child is becoming more frustrated more frequently?  Maybe there has been an increase in crying, nagging, anger or even just acting out?  Or your child is experiencing frequent night waking and visits into your bed? The last couple of months have been challenging for everyone, and for those youngContinue reading “Readjusting to the new normal.”

Chaos to calm when dealing with a two year old.

Do you sometimes struggle with your child’s behaviour? Do you often hear “no!” or “I don’t want too!” from your young child? Do you feel there is no end to these behaviours? Or maybe they just don’t make sense to why they are occurring? All children at around 2 and 3 years of age willContinue reading “Chaos to calm when dealing with a two year old.”

Create, connect and recharge in a Pandemic.

We are feeling overwhelmed, we’ve got all our children home, you and/or your husband working from home and still having to keep everyone busy and occupied. Also, as most children are not going into child care or kindergarten, and we worry that we are not giving them enough. We feel that we should be entertaining,Continue reading “Create, connect and recharge in a Pandemic.”

The importance of a secure attachment in babies.

“Relationships, not things, make brighter babies” – William Sears You are your child’s first teacher, your child’s first secure base and your child’s first caregiver. The parent-child relationship is foremost the most important thing to your little baby from the very beginning. This relationship affects the language, brain, social and emotional development. Our babies brainContinue reading “The importance of a secure attachment in babies.”

Toilet Learning Readiness Part Two

In part One of Toilet Learning I introduced you to the world of Toilet Learning verses Toilet Training. Here is Part One. So what happens if your child needs to be toilet trained within a certain time frame? What happens if your child is heading to kindergarten, and you need them toilet trained before theyContinue reading “Toilet Learning Readiness Part Two”

Toilet Learning Part 1

When you think of toilet training, what’s the first thing you think of? What comes to your mind?  Maybe the thought makes you nervous, that it will be challenging or perhaps you should wait until summer or when you don’t have to leave the house. What if I told you that toilet training shouldn’t beContinue reading “Toilet Learning Part 1”

Tips on surviving isolating at home.

It’s called a pandemic and it’s not normal. So we should not and will not expect you as a mum or dad to be able to parent the way you normally would. Did I tell you that this is not normal? Your children’s routines have been unraveled, your routine has changed. Life has changed andContinue reading “Tips on surviving isolating at home.”