Tag: parenting
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Elizabeth Pantley – The No Cry Sleep Solution
Elizabeth Pantley’s book ‘The No Cry Sleep Solution’ proposes ‘gentle’ methods for parents to help their child get to sleep by themselves. Pantley is a believer in attachment parenting so if you are too, this might be a good place to start with sleep training. Here’s how it works: She concentrates largely on the problem of…
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Introducing a New Baby to Siblings
Bringing a new baby into the family is such a special time, and especially when there are toddlers and older children in the mix. More often than not though, we parents tend to over think such situations, and there are often threads in parenting forums asking for advice and help on how to ease the…
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What you really need to pack in your hospital bag
Confused by what you’ll need when you go to the hospital to give birth to your baby? Here’s our essential hospital bag checklist. This guest post comes from a midwife Midwife Marie says: “There’s so much conflicting information from the internet, companies and sometimes even health care professionals that I thought you might find it…
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Taking Grandparents on Holiday: Yes or No?
We’ve read many articles and posts lately celebrating the benefits of grandparents providing childcare for families. Studies are suggesting that taking on the responsibly of caring for grandchildren whilst parents go out to work is great for improving nana’s mental agility and keeping dementia at bay. And, of course, there are benefits for the kids…
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Routine or Schedule?
When it comes to parenting, there really is never a ‘one size fits all’ approach to anything. At least, not one that works. You can read all the parenting books and you can get all the advice you like from friends, family and experts- but at the end of the day you are the one…
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Three Newborn Baby Sleep Hacks You Have to Try
Sleep is often mistaken for one of the easiest things in the world to do but actually it can be a struggle for some babies. Some things don’t come as naturally as you might think, so here are three newborn baby sleep hacks you have to try.
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Three ‘Mistakes’ New Parents Make
If you’re a new parent, chances are you’ve been told on numerous occasions what you ‘should’ be doing with your little one. It seems that there will never be any shortage of well meaning advice to be dished out, and first time parents seem to be in the firing line for sure. Now, there is nothing…
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Our New Year’s Resolution: Get More Sleep!
Today’s post is courtesy of another lovely SnoozeShade blogger, Julie. Julie writes at Pondering Parenthood and is a new mum of one. Julie’s new year’s resolution for 2017 is to get more sleep- like many of us, I predict! So how is the sleep situation in your house right now? Are you looking to make changes for the new year? Get in…
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Helping kids settle at school
So we’ve done the first day. We’ve counselled our children on the wonders of school, been counselled on how great an adventure it is for them, and we’re starting to settle into a new routine of school runs and early morning get ups. But what if life doesn’t seem to be settling as well as…
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New Year’s Sleep Resolutions
If you’re anything like millions of other parents across the world, you might be hoping to get a little more sleep this year. If that’s the case, perhaps it’s time to make some New Year’s sleep resolutions. Here are some tips to help you get started.