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    SATS week – How to help your child this week
    Auntie K
    • May 9
    • 2 min

    SATS week – How to help your child this week

    SATS week is the first time children will experience exam pressure, and while you can argue about whether they should really be a 'thing'...
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    Keeping your child safe at home
    Auntie K
    • Mar 25
    • 4 min

    Keeping your child safe at home

    Did you know? In the UK, more than one million children end up in hospital each year due to accidents in the home, with the most at-risk...
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    Safe sleep for babies - The dos' and don'ts
    Auntie K
    • Mar 14
    • 3 min

    Safe sleep for babies - The dos' and don'ts

    SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) can happen to some babies for no apparent reason, but what experts do know are a few things that...
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    How to talk to your kids about the war in Ukraine
    Auntie K
    • Feb 25
    • 2 min

    How to talk to your kids about the war in Ukraine

    There is no ‘one way’ approach, as all children are different, but it is important that the subject is approached with sensitivity and...
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    Potty training - How to get your little one out of nappies
    Auntie K
    • Feb 20
    • 3 min

    Potty training - How to get your little one out of nappies

    Are you going potty about potty training? Read on for my tips on getting your little one out of nappies. Being ready Signs to look out...
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    Gender equality - 5 ways to educate your kids
    Auntie K
    • Feb 10
    • 2 min

    Gender equality - 5 ways to educate your kids

    Every day there are great opportunities to introduce and reinforce ideas about equality and fairness to our children, and to challenge...
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    'You can't pour from an empty cup' - 5 ways to keep your child's emotional cup topped up
    Auntie K
    • Feb 5
    • 2 min

    'You can't pour from an empty cup' - 5 ways to keep your child's emotional cup topped up

    Imagine that every child has a cup that needs to be filled with affection, love, security and attention - a cup that holds all their...
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    Toddler biting - What to do when your child bites
    Auntie K
    • Jan 31
    • 3 min

    Toddler biting - What to do when your child bites

    Biting is not an uncommon behaviour in toddlers, but it can be mortifying when it is your toddler doing the biting and very upsetting...
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    Fussy eating - Here's what to do
    Auntie K
    • Jan 1
    • 3 min

    Fussy eating - Here's what to do

    These days we seem to be very focused on our children's eating, possibly due to being inundated with information about how and what we...
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    Tantrums - The do's and don'ts
    Auntie K
    • Dec 30, 2021
    • 3 min

    Tantrums - The do's and don'ts

    Tantrums are a very normal part of toddler life. They can happen over the smallest things (how dare you cut the toast into squares?!) and...
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    How to have a stress free Christmas with the kids
    Auntie K
    • Dec 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    How to have a stress free Christmas with the kids

    Tis’ the season to be jolly…unless you have kids, and then quite frankly, it can be anything but jolly. There's nothing like seeing...
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    How to babyproof your Christmas tree
    Auntie K
    • Nov 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    How to babyproof your Christmas tree

    As featured in The Sun Having P.O.P.D (perfect ornament placement disorder) and a baby who is now on the move, means that your Christmas...
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    De -cluttering toys - why it is important
    Auntie K
    • Nov 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    De -cluttering toys - why it is important

    Christmas is fast approaching and for some, like myself, there maybe a child's birthday looming too. For my family, this is a great...
    28 views0 comments
    How to keep the kids safe on bonfire night
    Auntie K
    • Nov 4, 2021
    • 3 min

    How to keep the kids safe on bonfire night

    Bonfire night is once again upon us. The night sky bursting into a rainbow of colours, with the whizz pop sounds of fireworks, the...
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    Night terrors - What are they and what can you do to help?
    Auntie K
    • Sep 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    Night terrors - What are they and what can you do to help?

    Some parents will have comforted their child after a nightmare, but if your child ever has a night terror, they will be inconsolable, no...
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    From fear to fun - How to help your child love bath time.
    Auntie K
    • Aug 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    From fear to fun - How to help your child love bath time.

    A warm, relaxing bath is a great way to get your child to wind down before bed, and I often recommend it as part of a bedtime routine....
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    When 'Just the one' turns into 'Just the one too many' -3 tips for survival as a hungover parent
    Auntie K
    • Aug 18, 2021
    • 2 min

    When 'Just the one' turns into 'Just the one too many' -3 tips for survival as a hungover parent

    It might not happen very often, but parents are allowed to let their hair down every now and again. The problem though, hangovers and...
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    Turn your 'Don'ts' into 'Dos' - How to get your toddler to listen
    Auntie K
    • Aug 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Turn your 'Don'ts' into 'Dos' - How to get your toddler to listen

    Do you ever have days where you feel like all you are saying is, 'no!' or 'don't!' to your child and they don't appear to be listening?...
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    Supporting your left-handed child
    Auntie K
    • Aug 13, 2021
    • 2 min

    Supporting your left-handed child

    Around 10% of the population are left-handed, and there seems to be some conflicting information as to why. Some say it can be genetic,...
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    From 'Time Out' to 'Time In' - How to successfully avoid using the 'Naughty Step'
    Auntie K
    • Aug 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    From 'Time Out' to 'Time In' - How to successfully avoid using the 'Naughty Step'

    Whether you have a toddler or a teenager, setting boundaries and getting them to stick to them can be one of parents greatest challenges....
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    Baby TV app review
    Auntie K
    • May 16
    • 3 min

    Baby TV app review

    Screens can be a helpful tool. They can be a good distraction for our kids. They can be a good way to engage and entertain and educate...
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    SATS week – How to help your child this week
    Auntie K
    • May 9
    • 2 min

    SATS week – How to help your child this week

    SATS week is the first time children will experience exam pressure, and while you can argue about whether they should really be a 'thing'...
    24 views0 comments

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