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Baby food pouches and speech delay

Posted by Karen Faulkner on

19-month-old toddler stuck on purees At my previous GP Practice Nurse job I met a mum was desperate. She'd tried everything. Her little girl had refused all lumpy foods. She'd gagged and baulked at lumpy...

Controlled Crying - are we lost in semantics?

Posted by Karen Faulkner on

Karen has had a very very busy week. She feels like she's Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz and been transported in a tornado to some other place.After all there's no place like home...no place...

Tips for Toilet and Potty Training

Posted by Karen Faulkner on

Toilet or potty training is something that every parent wants to get right. So here's a few tips for toilet and potty training success that will help you on your way It is best not to...

Gorgeous aprons for baby - keep the mush off the clothes!

Posted by Karen Faulkner on

I went off for a lovely day out in Balmain last weekend and came across the most divine aprons for baby.They sell them in the kitchenware shop, Plenty on Balmain Road. A most lovely emporium...

The advantages of phonetics in reading age

Posted by Karen Faulkner on

Most of you will never of heard of ita - The Initial Teaching Alphabet - as a method of teaching reading.It was very popular in the early 1970's in England where I went to school....

NEW Baby & Toddler Seminars for October

Posted by Karen Faulkner on

Here's the new October dates for parent Seminars at MG Pilates, 118 Henderson Road, Alexandria 2015. Sleep &  Settle 0-6 month  - Tuesday 2nd October 2-3pm (cost $30) Baby Led Weaning/Moving onto Solids - Tuesday...

Hints to move your baby on with rolling over, sitting and crawling

Posted by Karen Faulkner on

I quite often get a phone call or email from a parent worried about their babies sudden change in waking habits at night.This is often not a sleep problem because these babies can self settle...

Sleep and a new baby

Posted by Karen Faulkner on

I've just been looking at 'Raising Children's' sleep video and I think it offers some great sleep tips so thought I'd give it a sharehttp://raisingchildren.net.au/articles/baby_sleep_(two_to_12_months).htmlIt's really important to put your baby to sleep, FULLY AWAKE in...

Sticky eyes (blocked tear duct) in your baby

Posted by Karen Faulkner on

I come across sticky eyes in newborn babies quite a lot.It's important to make sure it's not an infection. Your GP can take a swab of the eye secretions and send for testing.Another way of...

Toilet Learning or Toilet Training?

Posted by Karen Faulkner on

Parents decide on toilet training and start with military precision. You put time aside, a week or so, and expect success. You decide by a certain age your toddler, should be trained. Often your toddler...