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How to boost executive function in children

Executive function is not something we are born with, but rather a range of skills which we develop over time. Babies and very young chil...
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Tips to Encourage Toddler Talking

Tips to Encourage Toddler Talking

Learning to talk can take many hours of practice and repetition. Even from birth, babies are hard wired to seek connection.   Children le...
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Using comforters for settling your baby

Some babies just love to get up close and cuddly with a soft toy or comforter when they’re going to sleep.  Interestingly, the formal nam...
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Circle of Security Diagram

Sleep and Circle of Security Concepts

Strong relationships help children to build a sense of security so they can conserve their energy and grow to their potential. When child...
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Weighted blankets – are not safe for babies and young children

Weighted blankets are also called ‘calming’ or ‘sensory’ blankets and are often marketed as a sleep aid for babies and young children. Ad...
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Sleepwalking in Children

Sleepwalking is reasonably common in children – around 1/3 will sleepwalk at some stage. The most common age for sleepwalking to happen ...
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How can I get my toddler to sleep in their own bed?

Most toddlers and young children want to sleep with their parents at some point during their lives. The specifics of when, why and how va...
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Fear of Strangers

All babies go through stages of being scared of strangers.  This is a common experience and happens as a normal part of healthy developme...
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Night weaning and phasing out night feeds

Babies are biologically adapted to need feeding around the clock – both day and night, to support their healthy growth and development. ...
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Tired toddler

Tips for when your child is sleeping away from home

We’ve all heard that babies and young children are adaptable. But the truth is that many small people are not.  Just like the adults in ...
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Safe sleeping during the day – why checking is important

Most parents are mindful of the importance of following the safe sleeping recommendations for their baby. Following these recommendation...
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Respecting cultural sensitivity and babies’ sleep

As carers and educators in the early childhood space, it’s important to appreciate that every parent, child and family are unique.  And a...
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toddler bedtime

How can I move my toddler’s bedtime earlier?

By the end of the day, most parents of toddlers are more than ready for a little break. Of course, toddlers are delightful, but they can ...
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Tips for when your baby doesn't want to be swaddled

Swaddling a young baby can help them to settle and sleep on their back.  This is protective against SUDI (Sudden Infant Death in Infancy...
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How to Handle Your Baby's Inevitable Witching Hour

Parents of newborns have often heard of “the witching hour” and are all too familiar with what it means. In folklore, the witching, or de...
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What to consider when moving your baby and toddler in together

There comes a time when the baby in the family may be ready to join their sibling in a shared room. And although there is no one perfect ...
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Why is My Baby Noisy When They Sleep?

Why is My Baby Noisy When They Sleep?

It is often hard to believe how noisy tiny babies can be when they sleep. These little bodies are capable of big sounds, especially when ...
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Getting your breastfed baby to sleep for longer overnight

Getting your breastfed baby to sleep for longer overnight

Breastfed babies have fairly distinct feeding and sleeping patterns which, once understood, can make it easier to understand why they do ...
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White Noise for Babies- Is it Safe?

White Noise for Babies- Is it Safe?

White noise is also becoming popular for parents who are keen for their baby not to be disturbed by other noises.
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Thumb sucking or dummy, which is better for my baby’s teeth?

Babies are naturally driven to suck - after all, their survival depends on it. Though sucking isn’t always restricted to the breast or bo...
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Help! My baby’s moving around the cot and getting their arm or leg stuck

At some point in time, all babies progress from lying pretty much in the same position in their cot to moving around.  Although this is a...
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The importance of play in early childhood development

Play in a child’s day is essential to their health and wellbeing.  Far from being just time wasting, play, in all its forms, helps childr...
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How Does Adult And Infant Sleep Differ?

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Sleep Disturbances And Autism Spectrum Disorder In Children

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How to Help Babies and Toddlers Adjust to Daylight Savings

October sees the start of day light savings (EST) – the beginning of longer days, later nights!  The downside for many parents, is for ba...
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Baby drinking from a bottle | Safe Sleep Space

Let's talk about Bottle Propping

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Baby & toddler massage - does it really help sleep?

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Who's my little Instababy? Parenting in a digital world.

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That's Grandma, remember? Life after COVID-19

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Analogue alarm clock on table with field of flowers behind | Safe Sleep Space

Baby sleep - Adjusting to the end of Daylight Savings

The end of daylight savings can be challenging for babies and toddlers. The changing of times can interfere with their little body clocks...
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Man holding coronavirus sign behind plastic sheet and woman in foreground | Safe Sleep Space

Pregnant or a New Parent? 5 tips to help you navigate COVID-19’s New World Order.

It definitely seems like a strange new world out there these days. COVID-19 has turned most things on its head, leaving people stressed a...
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Sleep Tip 10 - When Do I Move My Toddler To A Bed? | Safe Sleep Space

Sleep Tip 10 - When do I move my toddler to a bed?

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Sleep Tip 9 - How Can I Help My Toddler Feel Good About Sleep! | Safe Sleep Space

Sleep Tip 9 - How can I help my toddler feel good about sleep?

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Sleep Tip 8 - Understanding Our Toddlers & Sleep | Safe Sleep Space

Sleep Tip 8 - Understanding our Toddlers and Sleep

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Sleep Tip 7 - Sleep Associations? | Safe Sleep Space

Sleep Tip 7 - Sleep Associations!

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Sleep Tip 6 - Is My Baby Tired? | Safe Sleep Space

Sleep Tip 6 - Is my baby tired?

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Sleep Tip 5 - How Much Sleep Do Babies & Toddlers Need? | Safe Sleep Space

Sleep Tip 5 - How Much Sleep do babies and toddlers need?

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Sleep Tip 4 - What Is A Sleep Cycle & How Is This Different For Babies & Toddlers? | Safe Sleep Space

Sleep Tip 4 - What is a Sleep Cycle? How is this different for babies and toddlers?

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Sleep Tip 3 - Why Won't My Baby Sleep? | Safe Sleep Space

Sleep Tip 3 - Why won't my baby sleep?

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Sleep Tip 2 - Safe Sleep & Settling | Safe Sleep Space

Sleep Tip 2 - Safe Sleep & Settling

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Sleep Tip 1 - Understanding Our Babies Sleep | Safe Sleep Space

Sleep Tip 1 - Understanding our Babies and Sleep

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Baby sleeping on side | Safe Sleep Space

Co-Sleeping: Is it Safe and Can I do It?

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Toddler sleeping on bed with her mouth open | Safe Sleep Space

Does my child have Obstructive Sleep Apnoea?

Snoring and children is not a healthy combination. And although many parents just pass snoring off as ‘one of those things’ in their chil...
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Smiling baby in Christmas hat & red outfit on white rug | Safe Sleep Space

Silly Season and Sleep – How to Manage Christmas with Your Baby in Australia

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Dad looking at baby while laying on bed together | Safe Sleep Space

Looking after the wellbeing of dads

Many fathers report they find the whole process of labour and childbirth very confronting. Although most dads have done some research bef...
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Coiled amber beads | Safe Sleep Space

Amber beads. Why they're really not a good idea.....

In recent years, there’s been a swell of interest in using amber bead jewellery for babies and young children. Parents, who use amber bea...
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A baby's bottle full of milk | Safe Sleep Space

How to help stop a toddler's bottles!

Many toddlers can become attached to their bottles. Besides providing nourishment, bottles also mean comfort and security. Prolonged bott...
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Infant breastfeeding | Safe Sleep Space

The unknown essential nutrient for a healthy Mum and Bub during pregnancy & breastfeeding

The nutrients a woman provides to her baby during the period of pregnancy and breastfeeding, affects their growth and development and can...
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Infant breastfeeding | Safe Sleep Space

What is a Dream Feed and when should I introduce one?

A dream feed is a rather lovely term for feeding a baby when they’re asleep. Lots of parents say that offering their baby a dream feed wo...
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Babe sitting on beach | Safe Sleep Space

Holidays – How to Get Your Baby Back into Their Sleep Routine

Rule number one on holidays with a baby is that the usual daily routines go by the wayside. And rule number two is the gnawing sensation ...
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