Transition from preschool to real school

Transition from preschool to real school

Search for: After a long and lovely summer holiday children and parents often struggle to get back into the daily demands of term time and a new routine. For children who are just starting school it can also be a huge culture shock adjusting to a whole new environment...

Why won’t my toddler sit on the potty?

Search for: Having a child who is reluctant to use the potty is difficult. Often their reluctance is due a fear. A fear can begin at any time during the transition from nappy to using the potty. It’s good to remember that even if you do not understand your child’s...

Does my baby have colic and what is it?

Search for: Is your baby crying for hours late in the day? Are they normally healthy and happy but when the ‘witching hour’ starts nothing seems to calm or soothe them. These symptoms refer to spells of excessive crying for long periods at a time. Specifically, more...

Get kids to listen without threats…

We have all been there where we are in a hurry, tired or desperate and just don’t have the energy to keep asking politely; we need our kids to do things and get a move on and they don’t want to. So we grab what is always at hand: ‘threats’. But when we use threats and...