Parenting
Essential First Aid Skills for Babies
It’s essential to have basic first aid skills as a parent. The risk of potentially catastrophic complications, such as infection of wounds, can be minimised through prompt and effective first-aid. You should, however, be aware…
Child Development
Weaning: What foods to start with
Mashed avocadoes or bananas are great first foods to try. In addition, try your baby with sweet potatoes, carrots, sweet apples or pears. Just cook…
Child Development
Developing your toddler's gross motor skills
Motor skills are the terminology used to describe using your muscles to perform actions. There are two important types of motor skills that toddlers must…
Lifestyle
Tips to help your child adjust to a new sibling
Sibling relationships are one of the longest lasting relationships we will experience in our lives and can be intense, emotional and tinged with rivalry, loyalty,…
Child Health
What to do if your baby has a fever
A fever is a temperature of over 37.5°C. Fevers are quite common in young children and are usually mild. The normal body temperature for children ranges…
Child Development
I need sleep! Baby bedtime routines
The way to improve the chances of your baby sleeping well through the night is to ensure you establish a good bedtime routine for them…
Child Health
How to ease your baby's teething pain
While it’s true that some babies sail through teething without a care in the world, the majority do suffer from painful gums, as well as diarrhoea and…
Child Health
How to baby proof your home
Once your baby starts becoming mobile, it’s time to think about making sure your home is safe. There's a wide range of safety equipment available which…
Child Health
Sleep safety for newborn babies
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), more commonly referred to as cot death, is a terrible phenomenon whereby babies die suddenly (usually while sleeping) for no…
Child Health
Keep your baby safe in the sun
Being pregnant in the heat of summer may be something of an ordeal, but having your baby during the summer does have many advantages – not…
Child Health
How to Breastfeed a Newborn Baby
Breastfeeding looks very easy and effortless in parenting magazines and TV programs. Those mums never skip a beat in their conversations or daily activities as…
Parenting Styles
Setting effective ground rules for children
Anything for an easy life. Are you ever amazed to see masses of young children at school lining up in an orderly fashion and walking into…
Care and Education
Helping your child with friendship issues at school
New school starters face many challenges. First, they need to navigate the path of full-time education and spending time away from their parents, which is…
Child Development
Bonding with Your Newborn Baby
“Will I connect immediately with my baby?” is often one of the thoughts that run through a new parent’s mind. This is quickly followed by…
Lifestyle
Why 20-somethings aren't afraid of birth anymore
There is a sweet breeze of confidence tickling the wombs of 20-somethings everywhere. It's reminding them of their intuitiveness, it's reminding them of their knowledge,…
Care and Education
5 things to know before applying for an EHCP (Education, Health & Care Plan)
It's been a term since David started at his specialist unit attached to a mainstream school. I've learned lots whilst getting David in here and…
Child Development
Getting your children to help around the house
Have you noticed this sad/funny thing about parenting? It is the only job in the world, where if you do your job right, you make…
Child Health
Raising Resilient Children
We all want strong, resilient children. Children that will be able to handle whatever life throws at them and grow stronger by overcoming their challenges.…
Child Development
Peace Talks at the Dinner Table
As a first time parent, you envisage meal times to be a time of family togetherness, talking about your day with your children whilst sharing…
Lifestyle
7 Amazing Ways to Stay Fit as a Family
Taking care of a family can be a tough job – but an active lifestyle can make things easier. Staying fit can help you cope…
Care and Education
Have You Had the 'Money Talk' yet? Here's how.
There are several uncomfortable talks mums and dads must have with their little ones from time to time. Normally, parents think of discussions regarding sex…
Lifestyle
How Can I get My Step-Children To Respect My Rules?
Coming into a new family and taking on the role of step-parent can be a daunting prospect. You want to make a good first impression,…
Child Development
Baby-Led Weaning - Let Your Baby Guide You Through The Weaning Process
"You fed your baby what?". I'll never forget that moment. I was visiting a friend, a first-time mum with a three-week-old baby, and mentioned that…
Child Development
The 4th Trimester - Life After Childbirth
Congratulations! You are or are soon going to be a new mummy! For nine months every mummy-to-be focuses on the moment of birth. So much…
Lifestyle
6 Things My Parents Never Taught Me About Parenting
When you start having children, it seems like parenting advice is being shot at you from every direction, even that random bloke from the grocery…
Child Development
10 Toddler Craft Ideas
When your bored toddler is tugging on your arm, waiting for you to organise an activity, it can be all too easy to reach for…
Parenting Styles
Permissive Parenting
Parenting is probably the biggest and most important jobs that any of us will ever do. Just as in an office job, we have to…
Child Development
How to stop your toddler biting
You're standing at the sink washing dishes when all of a sudden, "Ouch!" You look down and see your tyke chomping on your leg. This…
Child Development
Potty Training - Don't Fall Prey to Potty Peer Pressure!
This article could be summed up in five words: 'all good things in time.' As soon as your baby moves out of the infant stage…