My eldest son attending a Montessori preschool when we lived in the inner city. There were many things that I loved about the Montessori approach and I learnt a great deal from …
Mother’s Advice – Children Dressing Themselves
Image by Anthrovik On a post I wrote in March on Encouraging Children To Dress Independently a reader asked for suggestions on how to handle a 3 year old who can dress …
Building Play Into The Every Day
Image by Lepiaf.Geo This is my last contribution to the Carnival of Play. You can read my other posts here: Carnival Of Play and Playdough Recipe Developmental Play 10 Quotes On The …
Sandra Boynton Board Books
Earlier this month I had a wonderful surprise in my inbox. I received an Amazon Gift Certificate from a lovely reader named Kristina from Croatia. Her message with the gift was as …
How To Entertain A Toddler While Breastfeeding A Newborn
The age gap between our children is roughly the same, about 2.5 years, so we have always had a newborn and a toddler. In the early weeks when the newborn is breastfeeding …
Characteristics of Two (and a half) Year Old Behavior
Image source: Your Two-Year-Old: Terrible or Tender Our youngest is two and a half and this is a time of a child’s life when they can become a LITTLE difficult! A fantastic …
10 Tips For An Easier Toddler Bedtime
Although the title states that the tips are for toddlers, they can really be applied to children of all ages. All families are different and I think the most important thing you …
Toilet Training Boys
My toddler (Babaganouski) is now showing all the signs of being ready for toilet training. The signs that I have picked up are: Comes and asks me to change me his nappy …
10 Favourite Children’s Books – Toddler’s Choice
During the month of August I have been making my way through my children’s favourite books, in celebration of Children’s Book Week (officially this week in Australia). So far we have had: …
Removing The Battle Lines
Back in February I reorganised Possum’s drawers and wardrobes. Possum has independently dressed herself since she was two and has an eclectic sense of style! For an example of this, see the …
10 Strategies To Gain Co-Operation From A Toddler
My beautiful Babaganouski turns two at the end of this month. As such trying to gain his co-operation sometimes can be quite a challenge. I have had to give my memory a …
When Is A Tantrum, Not A Tantrum?
I went back to a favourite parenting guide book this week Children are People too by Louise Porter. I wanted some reminders on how to deal with tantrums. My nearly two year …
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