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Sleep Transitions
How much sleep do babies and toddlers need?
Understanding your baby or toddler’s needs when it comes to sleep isn’t exactly straightforward. Not only does the total amount of time they sleep for change frequently in those early months, the way it is broken up does too! A lot of sites will talk about your baby’s total amount of sleep hours, but that information can be almost useless when you don’t know how to apply this to the day or night. There is...
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Development Tips
Why the 18-month regression isn’t really a regression at all
If you’ve been following us here at Kiindred for a while you’ll know that we hate the word regression. It’s negative, it’s unnerving and frankly, it’s inaccurate. The Oxford dictionary defines regression as: “a return to a former or less developed state” and so we know that this is just not true when it comes to our little ones. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Kiindred’s resident Mothercraft Nurse, Chris Minogue is not a fan...
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Settling & Self Settling
What to do if your toddler is having nightmares…
Nightmares can be a scary experience for your toddlers, unlike night terrors, your children can remember their scary dreams. Reassurance and comfort are exactly what your child needs afterwards...
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Signs & Symptoms
Croup cough in children: Everything you need to know
Any parent who has been woken up in the middle of the night to the sound of their child coughing so bad it sounds like a barking seal will know just how terrifying an ordeal it is. It’s heartbreaking to see our tiny babes so sick and as the chilly winter months press on, croup is, unfortunately, a very common illness. Hearing a barking cough in kids can often cause us to panic, but the...
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Hygiene & Keeping Clean
What to do every morning before sending your little one off to daycare
You counted down nine long months to meet them, you woke up countless times night after night to feed, change and soothe them. You watched them take their first step and your heart melted when they finally dropped that very first ‘mama’ or ‘dada’. So it’s only natural that you both might struggle with separation and saying goodbye when it’s time for daycare dropoff. Not to mention the hectic morning hustle that it takes just...
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Signs & Symptoms
Impetigo: Everything you need to know about the bacterial skin infection
As any parent knows, their child’s skin is one of their most precious commodities and can be prone to a whole host of infections and irritations in the early years. One of the more painful ailments they can suffer from is impetigo (pronounced ‘im-peh-tie-go’), which is a bacterial infection of the skin. If your little one has recently started daycare, this may be one of the first infections they come home with. It causes sores...
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Party Planning
The do’s and don’ts of kids’ birthday parties
As parents, making memories with our little ones that will last a lifetime is something we are constantly striving to do. And there’s no better opportunity to clock up special moments than during their birthday party. Seeing your child be celebrated and sharing a toast with your partner for making it through another year of parenting is a really important and well-deserved ritual. But planning a birthday party, especially if you’re not a natural host,...
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Signs & Symptoms
Did you know it’s normal for our little ones to get around 10 viral colds a year?
Spotting a runny nose can often strike the fear of god into a parent. “Here we go again,” we think as we scramble for a tissue. “Didn’t he just get over his last cold?” 🤧 Ask any parent what their toughest challenge is and they’ll probably confess it’s dealing with the never-ending onslaught of illnesses. It can sometimes feel like you can’t make it a single week through work without having to tend to a...
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Signs & Symptoms
How can I help my constipated toddler?
When you become a parent, there are certain topics of conversations that, pre-kid, you would never imagine having. But from the moment your baby is born, their health and wellbeing become your number one priority. Naturally, you become invested in every aspect of their life. And when we say every, we mean every. Even their poo becomes a normal topic of conversation: from how many dirty nappies they have a day to the exact colour...
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Toddler Behaviour
How to tame toddler tantrums and meltdowns
As your little one gets older, there are so many fun developments and skills they will learn like talking, dancing, or singing. However, one not so fun stage is tantrums..
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Health & Safety
When to keep your child home from daycare?
It’s the dreaded scenario every parent can relate to. It’s Sunday night, you’ve had a glorious weekend of downtime with your family but now your little one is sneezing and sniffling out of nowhere. You and your partner both have back-to-back days at work tomorrow and it’s too last-minute to organise a babysitter. What do you do? Flip a coin? Take a carer’s day? Attempt to work from home with a sick toddler crawling all...
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Signs & Symptoms
8 things you need to know about snot in children
Yes we know, it’s not a very glamorous topic but we need to talk about snot. With the chilly winter months well and truly here, you may notice your little one is coming home from daycare with a runny nose. While you churn through the tissues at record speed 🤧, their snotty nose may hang around for what feels like a lifetime and it can be really challenging to navigate. The good news is this...
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Toddler
6 ways to build a strong connection with your toddler
They might be small but they sure are mighty! Toddlerhood is perhaps the most intense yet rewarding period of parenthood. As a parent entering this new chapter, you might be asking yourself “how do I emotionally connect with my toddler?” as you strive to raise an emotionally healthy child. When it comes to building an emotional connection with your child, we are their greatest teachers. So whether it’s showering them in love, talking openly about...
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Learning Ideas
Learning through play with the LEGO DUPLO Bath Time Fun: Floating Animal Train
The great thing about the LEGO® DUPLO® range is that there is a playset for every child developmental stage; before our little ones are able to master the more complex and intricate construction of the advanced LEGO DUPLO sets, they can get hands-on with big bricks and enter into the exciting world of imaginative play – and all its endless possibilities. Building with LEGO DUPLO bricks is also great for developing, strengthening and exercising fine...
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toddler activity
Light up your little one’s imagination with the LEGO DUPLO Police Station & Helicopter Set
Watching our little ones learn and grow has to be one of the greatest joys as parents. Seeing their little faces light up and the spark of curiosity in their eyes as they discover something new for the very first time is a feeling you just can’t describe. Introducing your little one to the world of LEGO® DUPLO® is a special moment for so many of us modern parents – many of us who also...
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