Embarking on the toilet training journey with your child is a significant milestone, akin to teaching them to drive—it’s complex, requires patience, and varies from one child to another. As parents, you are your child’s best guide through this intricate process, which encompasses physical maturity, mobility, communication, and social skills. Amidst the sea of advice […]
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Bringing your newborn home for the first time is like opening a new chapter in life’s most precious story. It’s a journey filled with absolute joy, wonder, and a few sleepless nights. The baby product market can be a maze of options, each promising to make parenting easier. But, as seasoned parents will tell you,
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Unlock the secrets of baby sleep patterns for newborns to 16 weeks with Dorothy Waide, one of New Zealand’s leading sleep consultants and baby whisperers. Every book you read, every expert you ask, and society in itself are all keen to tell parents when a baby should sleep how long for and everyone has a
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Welcome to the world of eco-friendly baby care, where every decision you make for your little one matters. As a caring parent, you strive to provide the best for your baby while also considering the impact on the environment. In this blog, we will guide you through essential steps to eco-friendly baby care, focusing on
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Sharing makes the world go round and oils the wheels of social relationships!! It’s in our DNA! So perhaps this is why it can be so excruciatingly difficult when we witness our children refusing to share, grabbing a belonging back or having a complete meltdown when asked to share. This blog focusses on when children
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For babies born in the last couple of years, facemasks are an everyday reality. This blog looks at what challenges, if any, this might have on language and emotional development for infants and small babies and what we can do to support them. From birth infants see things best from about 25cm away. This is
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Christmas means many things to different people. For some the links to the origin of the Christmas story are strong and central. For others it’s just another work day. Many use it as a time to connect with family and whanau, or it’s a chance to loosen the belt and eat everything on the table
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“I live in Auckland and have been working from home during lockdown, and to help out, my partner’s sister moved in to help us look after our 3 month old daughter and two year old son. We really appreciate having her here but she has a completely different attitude to discipline and I think her
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If the pressures of lockdown didn’t bring out your best parenting self, understand the importance of ‘repair’. Lockdown has been tough and way way tougher for our Auckland crew. I was going to write a blog on ideas to help our parents get through but, you know what? Everyone did their best and all the
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So hard!! We always want our kids to get on but the birth of a new sibling is often a mixture of both happiness and stress for older children. This odd mix of love and annoyance is likely to persist in different ways throughout their relationship, so helping support them with their more negative feelings
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