Navigating the Challenges of Newborn Sleep: Tips for Exhausted Parents

Bringing a newborn home is a joyous occasion but comes with its fair share of challenges. One of the most common pain points for new parents, including you, is sleep—or the lack thereof. It’s important to remember that you’re not… Continue Reading >

Five things parents of teenagers need to do

In today’s fast paced world, there are a few things that parents of teenagers could be doing. I don’t say this lightly or on a whim. This comes from almost 20 years of teaching in high schools and from raising… Continue Reading >

Be Careful How You Speak to Your Children

As parents we are often under a lot of pressure to keep the proverbial plates spinning in the air. Many times, in our efforts to get everything done, we don’t pay enough attention to how we speak to our children…. Continue Reading >

Surviving the 2-Year Sleep Regression: When Your Little One Turns into a Night Owl

Ah, the joys of parenting! Just when you thought you had mastered the art of getting your little angel to sleep through the night, along comes the dreaded 2-year sleep regression. You’ve finally regained some semblance of a normal sleep… Continue Reading >

Mother’s Day from across the waves

When I moved to Australia, I knew that I wouldn’t be able to see my family as much as I would have liked. But we always had a plan in place. Either I was going back to England or my… Continue Reading >

Why do parents feel like they’re failing when it comes to their child’s sleep?

In my experience, sleep makes or breaks the first year and beyond of your parenting journey. It is the number one question that you get asked, Martha down the street is asking you if they’re sleeping through at 6 weeks… Continue Reading >

Baby sensory activities you can do at home: A guide for new parents.

By Sarah James   Many babies born in 2021 missed out on important interactive and social experiences such as play groups, mothers groups and baby sensory classes due to Covid-19. Don’t worry Mum and Dad – your baby doesn’t have to miss… Continue Reading >

The Things New Parents Aren’t Told About Their Baby’s Oral Health

So often with new babies, the focus is on breastfeeding, developmental milestones and sleep, and new parents are often in the dark about teeth care for their bubs. For Dental Health Week (August 1-7), the Australian Dental Association (ADA) is… Continue Reading >

Too tired to play? We’ve got you covered

Four go-to games for parents too tired to play.   We know all too well what it can be like at the end of a long day. You’ve just survived the madness of the peak-hour school run and now that… Continue Reading >

Navigating Naps by Kristy Griffths, The Sleep Teacher

For parents, naps are tiny little pockets of sanity where they actually have time to themselves to get things done and for the littlies, naps come with a myriad of health benefts as well as making them more tolerable. As… Continue Reading >