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How to hold a baby

How to hold a baby

The Art of Holding Your Baby: A Guide for New Parents Welcoming a newborn into the world is an unparalleled experience, filled with moments of tender closeness and bonding that begin with a simple, yet profound act: holding your baby. This guide e..

Juggling twins? Tips for navigating multiples

Juggling twins? Tips for navigating multiples

The journey into parenthood is quite a rollercoaster. Sometimes it happens quickly, sometimes unexpectedly, and sometimes it’s filled with a lot of bumps, twists and turns. But one thing is always true: there are always surprises and unknowns! ..

How to Practise Pencil Grip with Your Preschooler

How to Practise Pencil Grip with Your Preschooler

Mastering a good pencil grip can be a challenge for little hands, as it requires precise control and coordination. Before children can sit properly, hold a pencil correctly, and write, they need to develop a range of gross and fine motor skills. Fort..

Evolve Bouncer v's Baby Bjorn Bouncer

Evolve Bouncer v's Baby Bjorn Bouncer

Baby bouncers are designed to provide a safe and comfortable place for infants to rest and play. They typically have a seat that can be adjusted to different angles, allowing babies to recline or sit up as they grow and develop. There are sev..

Your ultimate guide to the Best Baby Products and Essentials

Your ultimate guide to the Best Baby Products and Essentials

As a parent, finding the best baby products and essentials is essential to provide your little one with comfort, safety, and happiness. We understand the importance of selecting high-quality items for your baby, and we're here to help. In th..

Meet our experts!

Meet our experts!

JWP Holistic - Lactation Consultant Joelleen Winduss Paye, IBCLC Lactation Consultant, Midwife & Naturopath I have been supporting birthing and breastfeeding families for over 13 years. I currently work as a private holistic Lactatio..

Monsters at bedtime?

Monsters at bedtime?

Is your child afraid of monsters at bedtime? Fear of monsters can be a real struggle for lots of children! Mix up a bottle of monster spray and blast those monsters away before bedtime! It'ss important to acknowledge your child’s insecur..

What I wish I knew as a first time parent...

What I wish I knew as a first time parent...

Taking a new baby home for the first time can be very overwhelming. The sleepless nights and crying can often lead to first time parents doubting their abilities. Rest assured, you are not alone and you are doing a fantastic job! He..

Disciplining your kids without losing your cool

Disciplining your kids without losing your cool

Do you feel your blood boiling when disciplining your kids? Regret your stern words, raised voice or actions just moments afterwards? You wouldn’t be alone there. It’s difficult to keep your cool in these situations, especially ..

Soothe a Fussy Baby

Soothe a Fussy Baby

Newborn babies cry for many reasons, they are wet, tired, hungry, cold, hot or need to be held. It is difficult sometimes to know why baby is crying, especially after you have met all his basic needs such as a clean diaper, food, being burped o..

Teach Your Child To Love Books

Teach Your Child To Love Books

As any avid reader knows, books are a joy. Even if you’re no book-lover, encouraging a passion for reading in your child is to give them a gift that lasts a lifetime. It’s never too soon to teach your child to love books. &..

Understanding the Montessori Approach to Learning

Understanding the Montessori Approach to Learning

The Montessori philosophy for educating children is based on the belief that every child learns at his own pace and through multi-sensory activities. Dr. Maria Montessori developed her method in the early 1900's while observing a class of sixty c..

Preparing For Your Child's First Day at School

Preparing For Your Child's First Day at School

Your child’s first day at school is nerve-wracking for both you and your child. There are many things that you need to take into account, but some of the main things are outlined here. Your child is likely to be nervous about going..

Preparing for First-Time Fatherhood

Preparing for First-Time Fatherhood

The prospect of fatherhood often triggers deep and uncomfortable feelings in men. Insecurities that may have been carefully buried until now suddenly burst to the fore. A common reaction is for a man to say, “I’m not ready!” In many..

Swimming Pool Safety for Kids

Swimming Pool Safety for Kids

Summertime comes in and the kids want to be at and in the pool. Although swimming pools are great sources of fun and exercise for children, they can have an extremely dangerous side. Drowning is a major issue facing many summertime pool goers i..

Say So Long Summer Holidays: Easy Tips to Help Kids Beat the Back-to-School Blues

Say So Long Summer Holidays: Easy Tips to Help Kids Beat the Back-to-School Blues

As the summer holidays wind down and school starts up, it can be tough to get your children back into the swing of things. Fortunately, there are some simple tricks you can use to make the adjustment as enjoyable as possible. Here are som..

Monster Under the Bed?

Monster Under the Bed?

We might not remember it, but most of us once experienced the horror of knowing there was a monster under our bed. We were afraid to go to sleep and either called out for help or stayed as still and silent as possible, afraid of letting the monster k..

How to Make Reading with Your Baby Fun and Rewarding

How to Make Reading with Your Baby Fun and Rewarding

Reading is one of the most fundamental life skills that your baby will learn, and it is never too early to start. Reading with your baby will help to boost their vocabulary and improve their listening skills, and it can also be a lot of fun. ..

Helping Your Child Cope With a New Sibling

Helping Your Child Cope With a New Sibling

Perhaps you've dreamed of having a big family ever since you were a little girl or your new baby's arrival came as a surprise. Maybe you and your spouse have been hoping for years to have a second child. You might even be a family who has cho..

Finding the balance between your children and the technology that they use

Finding the balance between your children and the technology that they use

A question that parents often ask themselves is, how much technology should their children be exposed to? Whether it's playing on a games console, using an iPad or smartphone, researching homework on a laptop or texting with friends, techno..

Dogs and Babies: Making the Adjustment

Dogs and Babies: Making the Adjustment

Welcoming a baby into your home is an exciting and often overwhelming experience. Just as you adjust to life with another family member, so does your dog. Your pup might feel disregarded or starved for attention when the baby arrives. Discover how to..

5 Tips for Raising a Child To Be Bilingual

5 Tips for Raising a Child To Be Bilingual

Many parents hope that their children will become bilingual. Yet even if each of the parents has a different mother tongue, raising a child to be bilingual is not a certainty. Indeed, many children who grow up in such a family situation learn one lan..

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