In a few weeks, my eldest child starts school. As we prepare by learning to tie shoelaces, raising your hand when you want to speak, to not hitting his brothers (note: other classmates); it’s mostly an exciting experience. Though, I feel slightly sad. He’ll learn to love his more experienced, all-round calmer kindergarten teacher. He’ll […]
Here is a little tutorial on how to make a simple fairy door for your children’s play. This is just a bit of fun for the kids and encourages them to have a great imagination! I like to pretend that the fairies walk in and out of the door when no ones looking! You
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I decided to write this article because I have been using the ‘time out’ disciplinary method for a little while now and I have found it very effective. I also heard the complaints and concerns of other mother’s who have ‘tried’ the timeout method and found it didn’t work. After further discussion I found the
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Good morning! That is if you managed some sleep last night. I consider myself lucky as both by 3-year old and baby awoke at the same time last night, 3am; one for a feed and the other from a bad dream. I am humored how my ideas of sleep have changed so drastically, from expecting
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This is kind of a no-recipe-required paint, but it is a neat idea if you are wanting to include your babies in the ‘sensory’ experience, particularly if you have older children who are painting. It is also a good idea to use if you want to introduce them to ‘baby-led-weaning’ and feeding themselves. It is fun
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Here is a tasty twist on painting! Great for babies and toddlers. You can get them all involved without worrying about toxic paints and constantly staying “Don’t put that in your mouth!” It becomes a full on sensory experience, whether they want to paint with it, play with it or eat it! I found
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Being a parent is a challenging job! There are some days when I question why I acted or reacted a certain way with my children. Was it the best way? Could I have responded with more patience and remained more calm and composed? As parents, we want to try and maintain a close and open
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The tug of war began; “Noooo! It’s MINE”…! I watched somewhat embarrassingly as my two-year old child proceeded to collect every toy that he could possibly clasp in his two hands, just so it was out of range for the other children. So why is the concept of sharing so difficult for young children
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I am a mother of three children and have had two of them via natural birth and my middle daughter was an elective C-section. I would just like to share my experience of how I found the whole process of having a C-section compared to natural birth. With my first son, I labored for
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Just recently, my almost three-year old son asked me for a chocolate from the pantry. Seeing it was just past 7am, I explained that it is not a good habit to eat chocolate so early in the morning. His voice quickly escalated three pitches higher and in a shaky tone he said “PLEASE MUMMY I
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