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How To Encourage Your Baby To Roll

Rolling is an exciting milestone as it’s your baby’s first step towards independent free movement. It’s also one of the first big physical milestones and lays the building blocks for crawling and walking. As with all milestones, babies roll at different ages, but it can be worrying for parents when their baby becomes “late” to…

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How To Encourage Your Baby To Crawl

It can be an exciting day when your little one learns to crawl. It marks the end of their total dependence on you and the beginning of their independence. However, if your baby isn’t showing interest in crawling you may find yourself stressing over it. Specific milestones like this can be a source of stress…

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Ideas for Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day is arguably the best day of the year to be Irish. All over the world people are embracing Irish culture and celebrating their own connections to Ireland. Doing special activities to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with your kids can give them a great feeling of community and nurture their feeling of belonging…

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What Causes Short Naps?

Naptime is a sacred time of day. It’s a precious time when you can actually get things done without interruption. Maybe you work from home and your baby’s naptime is the only time you can have meetings or catch up on work. Or maybe you use that time to relax. Regardless of what you get…

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How To Help A Teething Baby

It can be upsetting to watch your baby suffer through the pain and discomfort of teething. Especially when some babies start teething as young as 3 months. Signs that your baby is teething: They have red flushed cheeks They’re dribbling a lot Chewing on their hands Chewing on toys Sore and tender gums Feeling irritable…

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Reasons for early waking

Most parents know the dread that comes from hearing little voices calling for you at 5 am raring to start their day. If this happens once in a while you might just accept defeat, get an extra cup of coffee and start your day. However, if this becomes the everyday routine you’ll soon feel the…

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Ideas for Baby Memories

Those first days with a newborn are the perfect mixture of chaos and pure love and it’s natural for parents to wonder how to preserve these precious moments for years to come. Taking time to preserve memories now will ensure you can hold onto that warm fuzzy feeling for decades to come! Take so many…

What Is Baby Led Weaning

Baby led weaning is a method of introducing your baby to solid foods by offering them different easy-to-hold foods and allowing them to feed themselves. Traditionally, when a baby is ready to start solids they are spoonfed purees, which can be time-consuming for parents. Baby-led weaning can be great for parents who want to involve…

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Baby Stranger Anxiety

Stranger anxiety or “making strange” is the name given to a baby’s nervous behaviour around unfamiliar people. You’ll notice that your baby will cry inconsolably when held by an unfamiliar person and cling to you when others speak to them. This usually begins around 4 – 6 months of age and can continue until they’re…