Helpline: Getting rid of dummies, managing tantrums and defiant children

In our first Helpline show for 2021, we are joined by Mothercraft nurse Chris Minogue as we tackle the challenges parents are facing. On this episode those challenges include:

• A four-year-old with poor sleeping habits, and no consistency at dad’s place
• A two-and-a-half-year-old who is not napping at all, and getting very cranky as a result
• How to get rid of a two-year-old’s much-loved dummy
• A six-and-a-half-month-old who won’t sleep at night without a breastfeed
• How to get a nine-month-old back into their own bed after a bout of illness 
• A four-month-old who is rolling onto their tummy but can’t roll back
• A fifteen-month-old who has started tantrums – and doesn’t seem to stop
• A three-month-old who doesn’t seem to like other people
• How to wean a two-year-old off their final breastfeed
• How to manage a defiant four-year-old
• How to wean a six-month-old off dummy dependence

Listen to Chris Minogue on Feed Play Love:

Helpline will be back next week. You can contact us by doing any of the following:

• Email us at helpline@theparentbrand.com.au
• Ask your question during the Babyology Facebook live on Monday from AEDT 11:30am
• Leave your question in our Babyology Helpline Facebook group.
• Need help or advice right now? Book in a one-on-one session with a Parent School expert

Find more great stories and expert advice in the Feed Play Love podcast. Available in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.