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Tips for the sleep deprived mums – Practical Parenting
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Tips for the sleep deprived mums – Practical Parenting

Do you feel exhausted from waking up throughout the night, just to replace your little one’s dummy? Is your child unable to self-settle and needs your assistance and comfort? Do you allow your child to sleep in your bed? This may sound familiar to you, however, being a mother is a good enough reason for...

How to Handle a Clingy Toddler – Practical Parenting
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How to Handle a Clingy Toddler – Practical Parenting

So your toddler has been exercising her new found independence for some time. She has been taking her naps without problems and settling down at night with a good routine.  However, it has been established through much research that almost all toddlers will at one time or another reach the CLINGY stage in their development....

All you need to know about co-sleeping – Mouths of Mums
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All you need to know about co-sleeping – Mouths of Mums

It’s something that many parents do each night, it’s also a controversial topic, but co-sleeping can be the right option for you, so long as you make sure safety comes first. Read my full post via All you need to know about co-sleeping – Mouths of Mums   Image courtesy of Shutterstock.com

Take a deep breath: Why Toddlers throw Tantrums
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Take a deep breath: Why Toddlers throw Tantrums

It goes without saying that, in the hierarchy of traumatic behaviors experienced by parents raising a toddler, is THE TANTRUM. How fascinating is it that they have the ability to choose what seems to be the worst time (usually in public or at bedtime) to have a meltdown. As I’m sure you’ve all gathered, the topic of today’s...

Can Flexibility Be a Bad Thing
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Can Flexibility Be a Bad Thing

One of the key elements in ensuring a happy, healthy sleep routine for you and your baby/toddler is a little flexibility (we all know how life can throw a spanner in the works after all!)  – but could too much flexibility be a bad thing? Babies and toddlers thrive on sleep routine, it offers them...