Here are some ideas for learning about colours with your toddler: Go on a Colour Toy Hunt! Start with crayons of each colour and have […]
MMR Vaccine
MMR stands for Measles, Mumps & Rubella (sometimes referred to as German Measles). Vaccines against Measles, Mumps and Rubella are often given together at 15 […]
10 tips for School Time with your Toddler
Creating a special time (if you are at home or have time in the evenings or weekend) with your toddler to learn about words, numbers […]
Teaching your child how to swim
You’ve got all your gear ready to go. You’re well rested and so are your kids. Where do you start? Your first visit to the […]
Potty Training
The most important thing to remember, when potty training, is that it is not a race. Toilet training might take days or months and every […]
Organising for a Toddler
Adapted from our May Book Club reading – The Toddler’s Busy Book Having various boxes in strategic places all over the house will help keep your toddler entertained […]
Toddler Tantrums
Screaming, kicking and sometimes biting. Toddler tantrums, if you have not witnessed one, you’ve certainly heard about them. They are the result of the toddler’s […]
16 Week Injection
The 16 Week injection, as with the 8 and 12 week injections, consists of the following: Immunisation against Diphtheria, Tetanus and acellular or whole-cell pertussis […]
12 Week Injection
The 12 Week injection, as with the 8 week injection, consists of the following: Immunisation against Diphtheria, Tetanus and acellular or whole-cell pertussis (DTP) and […]
8 Week Injection
Hesitantly you enter the doctor’s/clinic’s room preparing yourself for your baby’s first ‘shots’…. It is never an easy thing to see your poor baby, which […]
Baby Choking, CPR, SIDS
A few days ago, a friend of mine had a terrible experience. While she was driving home her son went very quiet. As she was […]
How long should baby be sleeping?
thelaboroflove.com suggests that your baby should have the following amount of sleep: birth to 6 or 7 weeks: Newborns sleep between 16 and 20 hours a […]
Introducing Solids
Every parent has a number of magical parenting moments pre-programmed in his or her brain even before the baby is born. Watching your child’s first […]
Jungle Juice
Jungle Juice!? Yes! You heard right. When I was in hospital, I was given a recipe for making Jungle Juice to increase my milk supply. […]