2 Readers can win a copy of Sha\'an d\'Anthes new picture book, Bandits. Enter now to be in the running. ...
30-09-2020 21:55
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I\'m trying to type today\'s synopsis and watch the presidential debate at the same time and am failing miserably. Ugh. Someone needs a lesson on not ...
30-09-2020 21:55
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We call this guy, the little sleep miracle! Help your little bundle of joy sleep soundly with the calming sounds of our new Project Nursery Hush Baby ...
30-09-2020 21:55
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Early Rising Baby: Tips for When Your Baby is Up Too Early
So many babies between six and twelve months are starting to sleep in longer stretches over ...
30-09-2020 22:00
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Editor-at-large, Kate Freud, rounds up the latest baby news, new parent must-haves and the baby brands you need to know about this month.
As we draw a ...
30-09-2020 21:55
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How cute are these Pinecone Hedgehogs" Pinecones are just amazing. Autumn has such beautiful bounty and one of our favourite crafts of the past was o ...
30-09-2020 21:54
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The 15 Month Sleep Regression — What to Expect
Just when you thought you?d tackled the 12 month sleep regression and could count on some quiet night ...
30-09-2020 22:00
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Children’s cookery author, Annabel Karmel, shares her favourite Halloween recipes for a spook-tacular spread.
Make this year a Halloween to ...
30-09-2020 21:55
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Baby shower games When a baby comes into a circle of family and friends, it brings joy to everyone! What better way than to celebrate a baby" Throwing ...
29-09-2020 21:58
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Sneaky Causes of Early Rising — What Can You Do"
A reader wrote in a great question about the causes of early rising.
?Hi there. My baby girl has ju ...
29-09-2020 22:00
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Early Rising in Toddlers: Tips to Stop Early Wake-Ups
Mornings for some of you begin as early as 4 AM. Waking up too early can mean a tired family and ...
29-09-2020 22:00
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Early Rising and Naps: Wake Time is Ruining Our Nap Schedule
A reader named Ann wrote in for help with her son’s early rising and naps. She wrote:
? ...
29-09-2020 22:00
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Husband Won’t Help! Trying To Stay Together What do you do when your husband won’t help" You are trying to stay together but the weight of all the ...
29-09-2020 21:58
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9,597 steps Mmmmm, another delicious dinner courtesy of Inga. She chose another Italian recipe: pork loin with juniper berries and bay leaves. We sea ...
29-09-2020 21:56
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Newborn Sleep Schedule: What You Can Do for Some Sleep
For anyone looking for the answer to the question, ?What does a newborn sleep schedule look lik ...
29-09-2020 22:00
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10,508 steps Dio\'s dinner was amazing! For the main dish, he chose braised beef in red wine & rosemary sauce from an Italian cookbook. It looks like ...
28-09-2020 21:57
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Save up to Ł300 with one of these Silver Cross bundles. Choose your favourite travel system, add a car seat and get all the must-have accessories.
Sho ...
28-09-2020 22:01
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Girl On A Motorcycle The First Woman To Ride A Motorcycle Around The World Award winning author Amy Novesky tells the captivating story of Girl on A M ...
28-09-2020 22:00
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2,501 steps I felt like I was doing stuff all day, but apparently I didn\'t move my body very much! This morning was mostly working on Breech Withou ...
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Best Toys For 1 Year Old Best Toys For 1 Year Old. Finding the best toys for a one year old can be hard. You want a toy that will last long and grow w ...
26-09-2020 21:55
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Naps for Preschoolers: Your 3 and 4-Year-Old Nap Questions, Answered
I have received LOTS of questions about naps for preschoolers and late bedtimes f ...
25-09-2020 21:59
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The cutest (and spookiest) kids Halloween costumes to make sure your little ones look the part this October.
It’s spooky season and while the sweet ...
25-09-2020 21:53
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Quiet Time for Toddlers — Dropping the Afternoon Nap
Dropping the afternoon nap in favor of quiet time can bring a big transition for the whole fami ...
25-09-2020 21:59
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Does Your Preschooler Still Need to Nap" Probably
Does your preschooler still need to nap" Surprisingly, many parents and educators feel that preschoo ...
25-09-2020 21:59
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Cosleeping with Multiple Children: The Family Bed
A family bed — a fancy name for instances when parents are cosleeping with multiple children in a ...
25-09-2020 21:59
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Naps, Naps, and Naps! When, Why, and How to Get Your Baby to Nap
Getting your child to sleep at night is a major milestone and goal for parents everyw ...
24-09-2020 21:56
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King Prawn and Spicy Maple Curry – Cooking with Teens is a paid collaborative post with Maple from Canada. People who have been following this blog ...
24-09-2020 21:49
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Baby Nap Basics for All Ages: Your Daytime Sleep Questions Answered
Many parents wonder what a ?typical? schedule looks like for their child. The trut ...
24-09-2020 21:56
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Drowsy But Awake — The Cornerstone of Successful Sleep Training
The term ?Drowsy But Awake? comes up in just about every piece of advice about sleep ...
24-09-2020 21:56
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Toddler Naps: Nap or Not to Nap for My 4 Year Old"
A reader wrote in this question about toddler naps:
“I am struggling. Does my 4 year old need a n ...
24-09-2020 21:56
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9,087 steps I\'ve been reading a book by Lori Gottlieb: "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone." Highly recommend. It\'s about being a therapist, and at t ...
24-09-2020 21:50
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Welcome to Jakki Jones’ Diary of a Mum column. Each month, the illustrator shares her adventures in motherhood.
The Summer of 2020 certainly wasn’ ...
23-09-2020 21:59
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One thing is for sure Halloween will not be cancelled due to Coronavirus, however, trick or treating may look a little different. My area is a magnet ...
23-09-2020 21:59
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In case you’ve been living in a Bundt-shaped hole, you’ll know The Great British Bake Off has returned to our screens…
So if you’re feeling in ...
23-09-2020 21:59
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7,413 steps Two trips to the hardware store, one trip to the grocery store, one trip to the super-mart store, one trip to pick up Zari after soccer p ...
22-09-2020 21:54
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Baby Names That Are LOSING Popularity We are always interested in the names that are gaining popularity. Forty years ago, the name Ava was virtually u ...
21-09-2020 21:56
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Cory Carson Toys- Go! Go! Cory Carson Cory and Chrissy Who is the sweetest car around" We love Cory Carson and so do your children! We can?t imagine a ...
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11,414 steps Yesterday I worked all day on home improvement projects: reglazing four French doors and sanding down an outdoor bench. I got through 16 ...
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16,493 steps Sometimes you dye a dress...and end up matching your bathroom! The color transitions were a bit more abrupt than I would have liked, bu ...
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Fauja Singh Keeps Going  Welcome to the true story of the oldest person to ever run a marathon! Fauja Singh Keeps Going no matter what people tell h ...
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10,247 steps I filmed, edited, and produced 3 videos for Breech Without Borders today. Ivy and Inga were great helpers in one of the films...until th ...
18-09-2020 21:55
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The most popular lucky baby names with meanings said to bring good fortunes and prosperirty.
In a year which hasn’t exactly brought a great deal of ...
18-09-2020 21:55
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Black and white nurseries have been one of the biggest requests from my clients over the past year. With the rise of gender neutral nurseries, it seem ...
18-09-2020 21:55
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Safe Cosleeping: Creating a Safe Environment for your Baby
How you choose to sleep is personal, and if you choose to co-sleep, there are a few things ...
17-09-2020 21:58
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Cosleeping Toddler: Teaching Independent Sleep in Your Bed
At some point, everyone needs to learn to put themselves to sleep, and that includes your c ...
17-09-2020 21:58
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23,274 steps Went running in the morning, recorded a presentation for the 2020 MANA conference, went to the bank, spread several cubic yards of mulch ...
17-09-2020 21:52
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My fitness tracker battery is dead... I was busy last night applying for CPD from the ACM (continuing professional development from the Australian Co ...
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8,210 steps Zari planned dinner tonight: Avocado-Mango Salad With Blue Cheese, Bacon And Toasted Pumpkin Seeds. We added grilled chicken breasts to m ...
16-09-2020 21:53
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Room Sharing for the First Year: Is it Right for You"
The current American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends to ?room share for the first 6-month ...
15-09-2020 22:02
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Book now to have SpongeBob SquarePants join you and the kids on your next Zoom call. SpongeBob\'s injection of fun on your virtual calls is happening ...
15-09-2020 21:57
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9,746 steps 3 trips to the mulch place for a total of 9 cubic yards. We\'ve spread half of it so far. I\'m tired! Inga had a soccer game in town. Sh ...
13-09-2020 21:50
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Common Newborn Sleep Problems and What to Do About Them
We?re each unique and so are our children. Parents often see this uniqueness reflected in the ...
12-09-2020 22:02
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10,492 steps One month back in the States. France\'s covid-19 infection numbers are exploding again, back to the highs we saw in March and April. How ...
12-09-2020 21:56
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Bottle Weaning – Saying “Bye Bye” to the Bottle for Good
There are so many factors that affect baby and toddler sleep. If your toddler (or even ...
12-09-2020 22:02
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Terry Fox and Me From Tunda Books: Terry Fox is a worldwide icon and everyone knows his selfless story to run across Canada for Cancer. However, this ...
11-09-2020 21:55
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7,380 stepsZari and Dio had to miss their soccer games because they still have stuffy noses and/or sore throats. I\'m working on Ivy\'s 3rd fabric cr ...
10-09-2020 21:56
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Night Weaning My Baby: My Baby Wakes at Night! Please Help!
A mom named Melody was desperate for help. She asked, “I need help night weaning my baby ...
10-09-2020 22:02
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Toddler Night Weaning: How Do I Stop the Constant Night Wakings"
A mom named Hailey wrote to me and asked me a question about toddler night weaning:
â ...
10-09-2020 22:02
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14,621 steps After 4 weeks of putting it off, I finally went running. Blame it on covid inertia" I miss our schedule in France, where I drop the kids ...
09-09-2020 21:51
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Show-How Guides Paper Airplanes We love the Show-How Guides but one of the best books yet is the Show-How Guides Paper Airplanes. Take your child’s ...
09-09-2020 21:55
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Old French Girl names  When we are naming our baby, sometimes we choose names that reflect our culture and other times we are looking for that beaut ...
08-09-2020 21:58
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16,257 steps We had a fire pit that was close to one of our neighbor\'s house, and apparently the fires would aggravate their asthma. No problem--we\ ...
08-09-2020 21:55
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Night Weaning After Six Months: How to Gently End Night Feedings
The most common problem behavioral sleep disorders is that most children who experien ...
07-09-2020 22:01
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Sleep for Kids with Special Needs — 4 Huge Benefits
Parents know that sleep for kids with special needs is sometimes hard to come by. Having a more ...
07-09-2020 22:01
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The Lovey ? Your Child’s First Best Friend
It?s bedtime. You?ve gone through the whole routine ? bath, stories, songs. As you turn to leave your tin ...
07-09-2020 22:01
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 9,952 steps Eric and Inga are on the mend, although Dio is still feeling icky. I\'m trying to remember what we did most of the day...oh yes, house ...
07-09-2020 21:55
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Sleep Regressions — What Are They, and When Will They End"
Your baby or toddler was sleeping well — napping during the day and going to bed smooth ...
07-09-2020 22:01
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Nap Training: How to Get Good Naps for Good Nights
Naps are an essential part of both the baby and toddler sleep requirements. Naps allow little bodie ...
07-09-2020 22:01
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Back-To-School Routines for your Special Needs Child with Checklists
As parents at the end of summer — for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere †...
07-09-2020 22:01
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Co-Sleeping and Room Sharing – Tips for Sleeping Safely
The term “co-sleeping” is often used alongside “room sharing”. While having your chi ...
07-09-2020 22:01
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The Sleep Lady Shuffle: How to Gently Sleep Train your Baby
When many parents think of sleep coaching, they automatically draw images of screaming bab ...
07-09-2020 22:01
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The 9 Month Sleep Regression — When Your Baby Stops Sleeping
You?ve been here before. Suddenly your baby is resisting naps, waking up at night, and ...
07-09-2020 22:01
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The 3 year Sleep Regression — What to Expect From Your Preschooler
Congratulations! You?ve made it out of the phase of intense and frequent sleep re ...
07-09-2020 22:01
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Sunny and dry today, with wind chasing away the bugs. I love being able to keep my windows open day and night. Today was a "get things done" day for ...
06-09-2020 21:52
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 Ivy\'s test came back negative. I\'m not surprised as she had a fever for only half a day with no other symptoms. But...Eric has a bad sore throat a ...
05-09-2020 21:52
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My Favorite Color Book My Favorite Color Book- As soon as your child can identify colors, they will be asked which color is their favorite. New York T ...
05-09-2020 21:55
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Whether your teenager has passed their driving test or they’ve completed their CBT and can take to the road on a motorcycle, you’ll want to help t ...
04-09-2020 21:50
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10,588 steps I worked all day, and all evening, and most of the night on getting our Breech Without Borders courses ready to launch. I have one more ...
03-09-2020 21:53
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Here?s everything I wish I?d known about my child starting school… Is your child starting school soon" I know how you feel! Last September my younge ...
03-09-2020 21:53
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11,371 steps We\'re sitting on our front porch watching a rainstorm. It\'s the first rain we\'ve had since we\'ve been back. A long time for the gree ...
03-09-2020 21:53
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Blogger of The Month is Lacie From Brains, Bibs and Biz! Wow, what can we say about Lacie from Brains, Bibs and Biz" Lacie is a blogger who cares abou ...
02-09-2020 22:26
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9,188 steps It\'s late so I\'ll just leave you with a video. We cleaned house in the morning and got invited to a friend\'s house in the afternoon. E ...
01-09-2020 22:31
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 ...so few steps it\'s ridiculous Ivy woke up with a stuffy, runny nose. She went straight into my bed and stayed there most of the day. She started ...
01-09-2020 22:31
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The foodies at Little Tummy explain the benefits of cold-pressed baby foods and why brands are turning to High Pressure Pasteurisation to make baby me ...
01-09-2020 22:31
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