Feb 20, 2022 | Adjusting, Baby Detective, Coping, Feeding, Parenting, Parenting Stress, Parenting Styles, Routine, Self Care
It’s a simple, kind and practical way to pull everything together so that baby fits neatly in to your life with every family member’s needs being met…so no one is left out or sacrificed, including you ! Let me use ‘food subscription boxes’ to help explain the concept....
Aug 8, 2017 | Adjusting, Coping, Crying, Parenting Stress, Parenting Styles, Resource Library, Routine
The 4 most important things to help you cope when life as a parent gets tough. When I work with parents one of the things I stress is the importance of consistency, and that applies to everything from routines and sleep signals, to feeding habits and play...
Jul 23, 2015 | Coping, Maternity Nurses, Parenting Styles
Firstly, what is a Maternity Nurse ? I know the name implies that we are medically trained, but in fact, the name comes from the term ‘nursing’, as in breastfeeding (many years ago part of the role would have included wet nursing). To all intents and purposes, a...
Feb 1, 2015 | Adjusting, Baby's Personality, Coping, Feeding, Parenting Styles
Learning to Read Your Baby’s Personality After so long as a maternity nurse I have heard pretty much everything but I think one of the most frequent comments goes along the lines of ‘aren’t babies all the same?. I still smile every time, especially...
Jan 23, 2015 | Coping, Parenting Styles
I know its an advert but it is an excellent fun-poke at the competitive parenting that is all too common today. Trust me…I have seen every single one of the stereotypes in the ad…they really do exist but, whilst it is funny on screen, it can be very...
