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Parenting Hacks – Helpful or Harmful?

Parenting Hacks – Helpful or Harmful?

Scrolling through social media, you don't have to wait long to see parenting suggestions and advice.  I have learned some amazing things by stopping my mindless scrolling to take in parenting hacks such as how to clean plastic toys by putting them in the dishwasher -...

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8 essentials for your child to get to sleep on Christmas Eve

8 essentials for your child to get to sleep on Christmas Eve

Christmas is a VERY exciting time when you are a young child. Going to sleep knowing that firstly, someone very exciting is coming to visit your home overnight (Santa) and you need to be asleep in order for him to visit, AND that he will leave presents for you is just...

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Carolines Angels – 2018 6PRs Local Live Legends

Carolines Angels – 2018 6PRs Local Live Legends

                                                                                          ROD RYAN, CAROLINE RADFORD, CAROLINE MCMAHON, OLIVER PETERSON, MIGUEL DE FREITAS On Friday November 30, 2018, a live audience at Oliver Peterson's radio broadcast of each monthly...

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Mother’s Day Wishes Do Come True

Mother’s Day Wishes Do Come True

Caroline (Mac) McMahon tells us how she plans to spend her Mother's Day I remember when my children were very young, thinking the perfect Mother's Day gift would be to be left alone to sleep, read and just simply relax.  There was an aching that I had to not be needed...

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Babysitter Danger – Study Reveals

Babysitter Danger – Study Reveals

It has been a few months since your baby was born and you haven't been out in ages.  You and your partner are ready to try a night out to reconnect and celebrate your special anniversary.  You can't wait.  Your thoughts are with where will you make a booking and will...

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Toddler Injury Prevention Begins At Home

Toddler Injury Prevention Begins At Home

According to journalist Cathy O'Leary's article for the West Australian on Friday 26th January, "A Third of PMH (Princess Margaret Hospital - Perth) Admissions Caused By Falls', almost 18,000 children were treated for injuries at PMH emergency department this last...

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Caroline Radford Features as a guest expert in the below blog post from Diane Kennedy - Dec 2017 THE MODERN PARENT’S GUIDE TO DISCIPLINE (NO BELTS, SOAP OR WOODEN SPOONS IN SIGHT) DECEMBER 11, 2017 · BY DIANE The Modern Parent’s Guide to Discipline is about a subject...

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The Secrets To Raising Boys

  MyDeal's article discusses 'The Secrets To Raising Boys' and Caroline's Angels own Caroline McMahon contributes to this discussion and offers advice on raising her own sons. Please see the link below to see these fabulous suggestions...

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5 Tips To Flourish in the  Festive Season With Your Baby

5 Tips To Flourish in the Festive Season With Your Baby

The Festive season is upon us, and for many of you it may be your first with a baby.  It is such an exciting time to be sharing your little one’s first Christmas or holiday.  Let’s look at some simple tips to help you not only survive, but thrive this festive season....

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Media Messages Inconsistent With Safe Baby Sleep

Media Messages Inconsistent With Safe Baby Sleep

While writing blog articles and re building our website, we look for stock photographs to brighten up our posts but also offer a visual context consistent with our message.  We have found this a very frustrating exercise as we spend hours ploughing through pictures to...

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Motherhood and Mental Health

Motherhood and Mental Health

  I was reading an article written in the Sydney Morning Herald, ” Mothers with postnatal mental illness need all the help we can give them.” and was moved at how severe Hoa Pham’s symptoms were after she gave birth to her first baby.  Hoa is well educated, a...

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Amazing Dads

  When I was born, nearly fifty years ago, my own Dad wasn't allowed to take any part in my birth.  My Dad was English and had none of his own family here in Australia.  My mum went into labour and with no phones at patient's bedsides or mobile phones, he just...

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How safe is your baby’s sleep space?

How safe is your baby’s sleep space?

Providing a safe sleep space for your baby sounds easy.  However, with the rise of social media platforms, influencers and celebrities posting pics that are not always sleep safe, it makes this increasingly difficult for parents. As Baby Sleep Consultants that offer...

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HOW TO PREPARE FOR, AND OVERCOME JET LAG

HOW TO PREPARE FOR, AND OVERCOME JET LAG

For any parent who is about to embark on any overseas trip with their baby, there is a lot to carefully plan. Jet lag, the disruption to your circadian rhythm following high-speed travel through different time zones, can affect how quickly and pleasantly you start...

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SO YOUR BABY IS SELF SETTLING……OR ARE THEY?

SO YOUR BABY IS SELF SETTLING……OR ARE THEY?

Caroline and I  take many phone calls from parents that wish to improve their child’s sleep.  During our conversation, I will ask what their baby needs in order to fall asleep.  Quite often the parent will tell me that their child self settle, that this is the easy...

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BABY SLEEP TRAINING – CRUEL OR NOT?

BABY SLEEP TRAINING – CRUEL OR NOT?

As a baby sleep consultant I hear comments from time to time from parents and usually mothers, that sleep training a baby is cruel.  As for all discussions on babies and sleep, there is no right or wrong way of doing things, just different ways. I get very...

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8 THINGS THAT NEW MUMS ARE NOT GETTING RIGHT

8 THINGS THAT NEW MUMS ARE NOT GETTING RIGHT

Ask a new mother what motherhood means to her and expect a plethora of varied responses. All new mums respond to their new role in so many different ways. Many relish this new dimension to their lives, just as many are overwhelmed or terrified of how they will ever...

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5 REASONS YOUR BABY NEEDS TO SLEEP WELL

5 REASONS YOUR BABY NEEDS TO SLEEP WELL

All babies are different, and all babies have different sleep requirements.  There is not much point comparing apples to oranges.  What we do know, that optimum sleep for your child is very important. I really did think when I had my first baby, that he would just...

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Technical Babies

When we are working with babies, we are well aware that many babies have a sense that can be quite dominant. Babies learn how to do things through how they feel.  Many babies are highly sensory and sensitive.  For example, some babies are more visual than others; some...

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Moving Forward With Your Baby’s Sleep

Moving Forward With Your Baby’s Sleep

I work with many families who are very much wanting an improvement in their child’s sleep. We speak at length about what things affect their baby going to sleep and how to avoid the things that negatively impact on sleep. As we have progressed through the basics and...

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Dirty Dating

Hind sight is often such a wonderful view of things, offering great clarity. For so many years I felt guilty for not offering my preschool aged children the learning opportunities, accelerated academic classes, formal swimming and gym classes that so many other...

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Setting Up Healthy Sleep Habits

Any parent of a baby, is keen to get a good night’s sleep. Not just for themselves, but also for their baby, to grow, develop and enjoy each day and your time together.   How do you get this elusive great sleep for babies? The trick is to set up healthy sleep patterns...

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Don’t Overlook This Essential Step When Settling Your Baby

Don’t Overlook This Essential Step When Settling Your Baby

You can have the most amazing, foolproof techniques  to settle your baby to sleep, but without this step, your baby may not settle. I was recently reminded of this when doing a follow up visit with a client.  The parents of the eight month old baby had done a fabulous...

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Holiday Season Tips for Parents of Young Children

Well 2016 has all but gone, just a few weeks left to enjoy Christmas gatherings and end of the year celebrations.  It all sounds like a lot of fun, but as parents ourselves, we know it is also a very testing time for both parents and children. The weather is heating...

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