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May 27
4 min

Keeping your little one safe this summer

Unsure which factor sun cream you should use? Or not sure what your little one should wear to bed during the warmer weather? Read on for...

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Auntie K

May 24
2 min

Teaching your children about diversity.

It is never too early to teach your children about diversity as research shows that from around the age of two, children are aware of...

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Auntie K

May 2
3 min

Weaning

Current guidelines state that babies should be weaned from around 6 months old. This means your baby may be ready a little before or a...

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Auntie K

May 2
2 min

Weaning off the dummy

I think the majority of new parents are adamant that their baby will not use a dummy but then the crying begins and before you know it...

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Auntie K

Mar 17
4 min

Potty training

Are you going potty about potty training? Read on for my tips on getting your little one out of nappies. Being ready Your child is ready...

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Auntie K

Mar 17
2 min

Managing sibling squabbles

Sibling squabbles are a normal part of family life especially when kids are around each other for days at a time but the constant...

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IWD -Educating our children about gender equality

Auntie K

Mar 8
2 min

IWD -Educating our children about gender equality

International Women's Day is a great opportunity to introduce and reinforce ideas about equality and fairness to our children and to...

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Dealing with separation anxiety post lockdown

Auntie K

Mar 3
3 min

Dealing with separation anxiety post lockdown

After the first lockdown, many parents found that their usually, confident children had developed some separation anxiety once they were...

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Oct 27, 2020
3 min

How to make being a working mum work

You've just got used to this parenting malarkey when all of a sudden it is time to start planning your return to work and join the...

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Sep 10, 2020
2 min

Learning to share

Learning to share can be a hard concept to grasp for most toddlers. Play dates can become stressful when all the fun is replaced by...

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Jun 11, 2020
2 min

Biting

Biting is not an uncommon behaviour in toddlers but it can be mortifying when it is your toddler doing the biting and very upsetting when...

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May 14, 2020
2 min

Teething

From around four months your baby may start teething. It will take a while for their teeth to actually come through and for some you may...

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Auntie K

May 11, 2020
3 min

Dealing with fussy eating

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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Auntie K

May 3, 2020
2 min

Creating a bedtime routine.

Having a bedtime routine helps children get the sleep that they need. Establishing good sleep habits will help them to fall asleep and...

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Auntie K

May 2, 2020
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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Managing your child's mental health during lockdown.

Auntie K

Apr 29, 2020
3 min

Managing your child's mental health during lockdown.

Lockdown has an effect on everyone's mental health. Missing friends and wider family and being stuck with the same people 24/7 for weeks...

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Auntie K

Apr 18, 2020
2 min

Weaning off the bottle at night

Got a toddler still waking in the night for a bottle? Read on for some tips on how to stop it. Teaching your child that they don’t need a...

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Auntie K

9 hours ago
2 min

FROM FEARFUL TO FEARLESS - 5 ways to help your child love a thunderstorm

Being fearful of thunderstorms is not unusual in children, particularly in the UK where they are not that frequent. Here are 5 ways to...

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Auntie K

Jun 7
1 min

Book Review - HAPPY EVER AFTER: Financial Freedom Isn't A Fairy Tale by The Seven Dollar Millionaire

"Initially written for the author's teenage daughter and then turned into a course for migrant workers, Happy Ever After focusses on the...

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