
Make your New Year’s resolutions happen
At the start of each new year, many of us make resolutions; promises or intentions to do something better or to stop something that we feel holds us back. Being a parent adds a new slant to our ann...

Making toys at home for your baby
TOP TOYS TO MAKE FOR TINY BABES (2-6 months)
SCRUNCH BAG – Eyes and Ears
Place cellophane into a veggie netting bag
Tie it closed
This toy is great for encouraging eye tracking; alerting to s...

Lunches and lunch boxes for your toddler
Use the opportunity of lunchtime to try out different food experiences for your toddler. Use the opportunity of lunchtime to try out different food experiences: chewy, crisp and soft; high calorie ...

Love them… keep them safe
For those who’s lives have never been touched by the tragedy of and child injured, it is difficult to understand the turmoil associated with it. To most people childhood injuries are merely a newsp...

Toys and your baby’s development
As three month old Jack lies under his play gym, he makes all sorts of connections in his brain, wiring it for intelligence, fine motor skills and communication. We know that it is important to sti...

Kangaroo Mother Care for the premature baby
There is no better incubator and home for a fetus to develop than within his/her mommy’s tummy. However, sadly for some babies who are born too early, technology needs to play a role in keeping a b...

Is separation anxiety affecting your baby’s sleep?
When looking for reasons why your baby is waking at night, you need to also rule out separation anxiety.
Sleep is your very first separation from your baby and from day one, it creates anxiety for...

Kangaroo mother care - the way nature intended
There is no better incubator and home for a fetus to develop than within his/her mommy’s tummy. But sadly for some babies who are born too early, technology needs to play a role in keeping a baby w...

Introduction of solids and the development of food allergy
There is a great deal of debate and conflicting information out there on when the right time to introduce solids is. Pediatric dietician, Kath Megaw to present the latest research-based evidence fo...