Toddler Breakfast Ideas
The toddler years can be both fun and difficult when it comes to food and developing eating habits. It is a key time though to develop your child’s eating habits for life! So one of the most important...
View ArticleTop tips for fussy toddlers
What if your toddler suddenly starts being fussy and refuses the foods you give them? Well don’t stress, it is perfectly normal for toddlers to go through their ‘fussy eating phase’ at some stage....
View ArticlePregnancy Dietary Checklist
The foods and drinks that you choose during pregnancy have long lasting effects on your baby’s health. Here are the things to check that you are including/avoiding in your diet during pregnancy. The...
View Article5 steps to eliminate bedtime battles
Bedtime battles can involve a long drawn out bedtime routine, demands for one more story, a drink or something to eat. Whatever way your bedtime battle unfolds, all parents report that it is draining...
View ArticleWelcome baby Dafne!
So far in my blogs for first 1,000 days I’ve been talking about being pregnant. Now I can finally blog about a baby! Dafne O’Leary was born at the end of July. She was in no hurry and arrived a week...
View ArticleSleep and your new baby
Infants require a significant amount of sleep in the first few months of life. It may be surprising for some new parents to discover that sleep does not come naturally to your much anticipated...
View ArticleKeeping your toddler busy in the kitchen
Getting your toddler busy in the kitchen, involving them in simple cooking and food shopping, can go a long way to nurturing a positive attitude towards food and acceptance of new foods. This will help...
View ArticleParent problem Googler!
At the beginning of this year, I wrote here about the dangers of Googling parental queries. It’s a pretty obvious one. Googling is like a red rag to a hypochondriac, if you're anywhere near as...
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