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 your child find toys that…
Category: Babies and Toddlers
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 months (instead of the Measles…
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 and the wonders of the…
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 pool will set the tone…
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 child is different. Let your…
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 while you perform your daily…
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 limited ability to cope with…
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 (DTP) and Haemophilus influenza type…
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 Haemophilus influenza type B combined.…
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 you have nurtured and loved…