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Nanny Robina

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TAMING THE TODDLER

      What ever happened to the terrible twos? Did any one notice that they may not have gone by almost unnoticed? Are you thinking, “your baby sailed through it and “you’re so lucky you didn’t have to deal with it?” Well get real moms, it’s on its way! The terrible twos are not [...]

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Kids say the darndest things.

I was going through some old photos on my computer about a month ago. Let’s just say, it wasn’t a good day. It made me realize a few things: 1. Time is moving way too fast. 2. My kids are growing WAY too fast. 3. I need to start making and saving WAY more memories. [...]

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Baby Led Weaning

  The concept of Baby Led Weaning (often referred to as BLW) is not new, nor is it a fad, but you may be hearing more about it these days.  BLW is a method of gradually weaning a baby from a milk diet onto solid food.  It allows a baby to control their solid food [...]

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Earth Hour

Towards the end of March, The World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) holds an annual event called Earth Hour. It’s purpose is to encourage us all to turn off our non-essential lights for one hour to support urgent action on climate change.   So, wherever you may be on: Saturday, March 23 8:30pm – 9:30pm [...]

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Staging Playdate

Aud and I are avid play-daters and have been since she was about 3 months old. We thoroughly enjoy meeting up with mummy and baby friends and making an afternoon of it. As I have mentioned in past posts I have a really amazing circle of mums and babes, most of which have gone back [...]

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Baby Routines

Establish a routine as part of your daily pattern of care. To a new baby a routine may be more comforting than any single soothing technique. You need to let your baby know daily what is about to happen. As soon as you bring your baby home, establish a simple routine, like bathing at the [...]

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A Mom’s Blog

  I was doing some email purging this evening and came across a fabulous article from the Huffington post that a friend sent me, written by Lisa Bloom. It was titled “How to talk to little girls” . It got me thinking about my little girls. I started to reflect on incidences that occur in [...]

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When Should Your Kids Start Wearing Makeup?

When you’re an adult you do everything to look younger and when you’re younger, you’re dying to look older. Makeup can either age you or enhance your beauty, it’s all in your technique and how much you use. The teen years are when kids start to take pride in their appearance, so once you’ve officially [...]

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Traveling With Children

Many people initially look at traveling with their children as a daunting task. This does not have to be a nerve-wracking experience for you. After all, you are on vacation. As a travel agent of many years, I have learned from my clients and my own experience that there are two main factors in ensuring [...]

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Natural Care for Sprained Joints

With so many beautiful spring and summer days, children love spending their days outdoors. Unfortunately, sometime a joint or two gets injured. Here are some good natural remedies for sprained joint: The first 24-48 hours are all about rest and reducing further injury to an unstable joint. You may choose to elevate the injured part [...]