Soothing a new baby can be a real challenge and if you are confronted with an unsettled little one, you will be looking for any tool to help you calm your baby. One of the tools available to us is a dummy or pacifier and although there is a heated debates on the merits of […]
In the first three years of life your baby develops more than at any other stage in his life. When and how to develop your baby. How can I enhance my baby’s development? In the first three years of life your baby develops more than at any other stage in his life. His brain is […]
Most babies start to sit at around 6 months of age and so begin a relatively peaceful window in the first year. Most babies are fairly content to sit and play. Sitting gives your baby more control over his world and an interesting vantage point from which to interact. 10 activities to do with your […]
At specific ages in the first few years of life, day sleep issues arise that are common among most babies. We look at the common problem for each age group and suggest solutions. Day sleep challenges in the first year At specific ages in the first few years of life, day sleep issues arise that […]
Tips to make it through the tough days and nights of no sleep… I’m tired too…… Okay, so I didn’t give birth or spend any of the 9 months carrying a water melon sized belly around with me but I’m still shattered. I have fetched and carried, tied shoe laces and cut toe nails for […]
Why is my baby crying? Does my baby cry too much? What is normal? We know you want the answers to these questions, and here is some more info on “Crying through the ages”, covering crying from newborns to toddlers, talking about the REAL cause of colic and what to do about it and everything […]
When your baby wakes for the fifth time and sleep seems an unreachable ask, you may find yourself wondering if you should just shut the door and ignore your little one in an attempt to extinguish his cries and let him ‘learn’ to fall asleep independently. The debate on whether ‘crying it out’ and other […]
Every parent’s worst nightmare is to find their baby or child not breathing, or to have to deal with a child that is choking. Research has shown that in such a situation we could panic because we don’t know what to do. It seems that if we know what to do, we get on with […]
Did you know that in 1964 Randy Gardner set the world record for going without sleep – he survived 11 days without nodding off. Since then others have tried to break his record and some have claimed to but his is the longest period someone has stayed awake whilst carefully monitored for ‘micro-sleeps’. Amazing? You […]
In a very funny episode of ‘Mad about you’ – a 90’s sitcom, Paul and Jamie have a ‘conversation’ about the merits of letting their baby, Mabel, cry it out. It is the funniest clip but all too real. When we are sleep deprived and at the end of our tether, we will try anything […]