Advice and Tips
Technology and Sleep
Recently, I have been coming across more and more people using technological gadgets to entertain their toddlers and babies. I can see...
Understanding Sleep Cycles and What Sleep Our Babies Need
We all need sleep, but the amount of sleep we need can vary dramatically from one person to another, even if we are the same age and...
Attachment Parenting V Detachment Parenting?
A few months ago I met a brilliantly honest mum who told me that her parenting style is “Detachment Parenting”. This came as a bit of a...
How Does Sugar Really Affect Children’s Behaviour?
Numerous studies have been done to work out if consuming sugar really affects children’s behaviour. One thing has become clear – it...
Bedtime While You’re Away
Try to take as much of your baby’s cot contents with you as possible. Take the sheets that have been in the cot for a couple of days so...
Travelling With Your Baby
Flying With Your Baby or Toddler If you are taking your baby on a plane journey, you may be concerned that he will cry and disturb other...
Are black-out blinds necessary?
If you have a child who has been waking earlier and earlier as the year progresses, but you’ve been resisting putting up black-out...
Fixing Early Rising in 1-3 Year Olds
Early rising can hit at any time and be really difficult to resolve. However, here is a simple method that usually takes around 3 nights!...
Exercise While Your Baby Sleeps?
This may sound insane, but once you have got past the need to sleep while your baby sleeps (which is essential in the early months), put...
Coffee Morning on Friday 8th November in Henley-on-Thames
Dee Booth of Sleep Fairy Parent Rescue and Sue Turner of Candela Clinical Hypnosis have come together to offer new and newish mothers...
Rewarding Your Child Without Bribing Them
As adults, we often put off the things we don’t like doing or things that bore us and get on with doing the things that we like. So why...
Bedtime When You’re on Holiday
If you have decided to take your baby away for a break or a holiday, you will have to think about where they are going to sleep, and you...
Potty Training and Becoming Dry at Night
Potty training is something that fills most parents with at least a little dread. Some want to get it all done by the age of 2, others...
Fun Games to Play at Your Baby Shower
Several years ago, when I was pregnant with my daughter, Baby Showers were pretty much unheard of in the UK. Now they seem to be standard...