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1. They haven’t taught their little people to sleep unassisted. So this guy comes in at the top of the list because sleep deprivation is TORTURE. It’s also the root cause of many other issues. Most of the clients I see are having trouble with some aspect of sleeping. Their Little People may be catnapping, waking[…]
Step one: Follow routine leading up to bedtime. This should start from dinner time and look something like: 5:00-5:30 Dinner 5:30-6:15 Quiet play 6:00-6:30 Bathtime 6:30-6:45 Teeth toilet and last call for anything they need. 6:45-7:00 Into bed for books, cuddles and kisses. 7:00 – Lights out and begin this process! Step two: Give the children[…]
Glebe Galloping Giraffes St Johns Anglican Church Glebe Point Road GLEBE NSW 2037 Phone 1: 9552 4164 Day Time Type Tuesday 10:00 General Thursday 10:00 General Glebe MyTime MyTime groups provide local support for mums, dads, grandparents and anyone caring for a young child under school age with a disability or chronic medical condition. Glebe SACC[…]
Never let your (very) little monster be awake for more than two hours. Up until the age of about 18 months, little people don’t cope being awake for more than two hours. An overtired little person is not a happy little person. So if they are up at seven, be ready to head back[…]
Just when you think you’re having an “I am really nailing this parenting thing” kind of day, your little monster throws an award worthy tantrum at the supermarket checkout. Just when think you have your child settling well and sleeping through, daylight savings starts. Just when you think you have finally won the dummy battle,[…]
So your little monsters aren’t so Angelic? Since when did obedience become the epitome of good parenting? We all want impeccably behaved children, right? Well maybe not, says Annalisa Barbieri. Here, she questions why there is such a fashion for taming our youngsters Two stories caught my attention recently. One was a report that breastfed babies are[…]
This is one of my favourites. If only we were all as cool, calm and collected as the dog.
One of the greatest gifts you can set up for yourself, is a solid bedtime routine. This is something you can start when your baby is brand new, or already terrorising your adult quiet time. It is so important that we adults get to have some ‘grown-up time’ after your little ones go to bed.[…]