Babyproofing, like parenting, it’s one of those things that sounds easy in theory but proves to be a little harder in practice. It’s not so much the act of creating safer spaces that is difficult but rather the realisation that danger lurks around nearly every corner when you have little ones. Once your baby is […]
Successfully potty training your toddler over a weekend? Sounds too good to be too, doesn’t it? Not necessarily. For most parents, potty training can be a long and frustrating process. But fans of the 3-day potty training method say it doesn’t have to be that way. How it works: Your toddler goes cold turkey with […]
Getty Images “Stop teasing your sister!” bellowed Mary. It was a typical Monday morning and Mary was preparing breakfast for her kids when the youngest came marching into the kitchen crying. She told her mum she wanted to wear her tutu instead of her jeans and refused to eat her pancakes until she was given […]
My biggest advice? Sitting still is not required.
From the time we mention we’re interested in possibly starting a family sometime soon, we’re warned about the terrible twos. “Enjoy that sweet baby now, because the toddler years are around the corner”. No one tells us that behind the so-called “terrible twos”, the real monster is lurking. The threes. The truth is, the threes […]
You’ll find all kinds of tips online to get the job done efficiently, but all kids are different.
It’s 11:00 at night and my husband and I finally fall into bed, leaning over to kiss each other before drifting off toward sleep. Our one-year-old daughter is finally sleeping through the night, and the quiet lull of her white noise machine wafts out of the monitor, washing over our room with a tangible sense […]
To give you an idea of what it’s like, here are highlights from a typical dinner with my two-year-old twins.
Remember before kids, when you’d shove a credit card, mobile phone and lip gloss into a tiny clutch that matched your outfit and head out on the town? Those were the days. Now that you’re a mum, chances are your handbag is more like Mary Poppins’ magic carpet bag, except instead of containing an enchanted […]
#3. You will yell, “Get your finger out of there,” “Don’t lick that,” and, “Get off of that” within 30 minutes of waking.
Plus, how to get silly when your kid is on the potty.
We’ve taken the guesswork out of this exciting milestone. Mangia, baby!
