Healthy Baby

A Mother spends a great deal of time and effort looking after the baby, other children, husband, home, garden(farm), family pets, neighbours etc. I know because I used to do just that for many years. I had the determination and the energy to do so. After many years doing so, I ran out of energy! I had been able to look after everyone and everything else but had not taken care of myself very well during that time.

In my experience there is no point in helping to toilet train a child until they are at an age where they show awareness of what is happening 'down there' and have the emotional maturity to allow you to guide and encourage. Let's talk about number ones and twos.

For healthy brain development babies need a higher dose of IRON from 6 months onwards.
 

Children do not need socialisation, outside the immediate family unit, until about 2.5 - 3 years old. 

Night feeding is a necessity in the early stages, birth to about 3 or 4 months.  No doubt there is a small percentage of babies who sleeping through the night from an early age, however, the babies I work with do not do that and are often in habit mode for feeding and attention. Let's talk about feeding times for different ages and when to stop night feeding.

A good way of getting support is by joining a Mother's Group.  Friendships can develop and provide a great sounding board for many mums.  Sadly there are those doting parents who feel the need to treat parenting as a competition.  Here are some thoughts on these groups.

Planning long trips with children in mind is a formidable task. How to cope with a baby or child on a long plane trip, surrounded by many people in a small space, can be daunting.  Here are my tips for a calm trip.

Evening bedtime routine must be in line with your child's needs, not the dictates of a clock. Let's talk about Dinner, Bath, then Bed.