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Toilet training can strike fear even in the most seasoned of parents. Sure you’re sick of changing pooey nappies, but the idea of cleaning up poo and wee off the floor...
read moreWhen we prioritise our kids’ freedoms and overlook their crucial need to feel like their parents are in charge and “at the wheel” – we are letting them down. Too much freedom actually makes our children feel the opposite of free; and they often express their discomfort through limit-pushing behaviour. Boundaries are essential for our kids, and they are essential for parents, who are overwhelmed and exhausted and wondering if it’s meant to be THIS...
read moreYou have made it to the toddler stage - congratulations! This is an exciting time where speech will develop and you will start to see their personality grow...
read moreRaise your hand if you’ve ever been personally victimised by your toddler’s tantrum. Yep, we’ve all been there. Your lovely little toddler is really good at making you smile with their sweet kisses and the cuteness of their sweet laughter. Unfortunately, toddlers are not just all roses. They are really bad at controlling their feelings. And by really bad I mean the sound of a grocery store meltdown over the wrong brand of cereal, or...
read moreA child’s imagination is a pretty incredible thing – from the fantastical characters they invent to paintings they create and more, a little one’s innocence and sense of wonder can really lead to some magic. “They say that ‘play is the work of childhood’ and in such a busy world we need to allow kids to have space to get bored in order to get creative,” says Gen Muir of Connected Parenting. “Sometimes this means...
read moreWhen my toddler started talking, I joked with my husband that I now had my own Man Friday, you know Robinson Crusoe’s best friend on the island. Except I spent most of my days with him glued to my hip. We communicated in two-word sentences: “Bird, go.” “Me cookie.”And we’re just one word away from Cookie Monster’s “Me want cookie.” It was cute. And I loved it every time he called a “Butterfly” a “Flutterfly” or said...
read moreEver feel like you can’t find the right words when your child is having a tantrum? Or wonder why the words you do say seem to make it worse? Whether our kids are sad, upset, frightened or they have completely lost it, we as parents usually struggle to regulate ourselves. We often have a strong urge to help our child feel better or stop the crying. This comes from our own discomfort with emotion. The...
read moreThey may be experiencing after school restraint collapse. Many parents can relate to the feeling of being so excited to pick up their child from day-care or school and less than 30 seconds after being out of the gate, your child is falling apart. This can look like whinging, fighting with a sibling or a full-blown meltdown. This is known as the “After School Restraint collapse” and is a result of our child working so...
read moreAsking questions plays a crucial role in your child’s development and how they learn and make sense of the world. And while it can be a bit overwhelming when our little ones come to us with a big question, (hello the dreaded ‘where do babies come from?’) we should avoid the temptation to give them all the answers right off the bat – or worse, to deflect and say you’ll tell them when they are...
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