Learning and Development

 I have revisited toddler land over the holidays with three little grandies under three – with two busy toilet training – all in one house … mine!

Last week the dummy fairy came and this is what happened …

Resilience is the buzz word for parents today. 

If you’ve ever toilet trained a child you’ll know that accidents and puddles are often par for the course. It was with this in mind that one mum cobbled together a strategy for getting her child out of nappies and into undies. So far, so good.

When my firstborn was a squidgy newborn we went to a mums and bubs childhood health centre group. As the midwife gave helpful advice to all of us cradling our babes in the circle, my little guy noisily squirted out an avalanche of a poo, that

When I first became a parent at the ripe age of 19, I had lots of aspirations in my mind about the kinds of things I’d do with my daughter – and the parent I’d become.

Shy children need to be celebrated too, here’s how, writes Dr Vanessa La Pointe.

According to a report from the Australian Association for the Education of Gifted and Talented, up to 10 percent of children in Australia are classified as gifted, so that’s roughly 300,000 kids.

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are emerging as a power couple to rival their high profile buddies Kim and Kanye, but that doesn’t mean they’re immune from life’s more poopy moments.

Cue CUTE alert! This viral video of a four-year-old and his classmates choosing how they wish to be greeted of a morning is possibly the most adorable thing you will watch today.

I wanted three children and was blessed to get my wish. I wouldn’t change anything for the world and don’t want to fast forward the time away, but … yeah, there are a few milestones I’m looking forward to my youngest reaching. 

We often hear about the benefits of reading storybooks at bedtime for promoting vocabulary, early literacy skills, and a good relationship with your child. But the experts haven’t been in your home, and your child requests the same book every single night, sometimes multiple times