W e all know that parents ( and non-parents) cope better after having a good nights sleep. The key to getting a sucessful bedtime for children is to have a ROUTINE; When my children were young our bedtime routine was to have a warm bath, with some bubbles and a few toys to make it…
This is a mini blog to respond to a message sent by Claire Day, after she read my original piece on bedtime routines. Claire has a 21 month old son who sleeps in a normal bed and wakes every night screaming and nothing will settle him until he’s ready, then he just rolls over and goes…
This is a collection of 3 different stories; all written in rhyming text. The rirst story with just 6 pages is my favourite as who doesn’t belive in fairies at the bottom of the garden? The final tale with 10 pages is the longest of the trio. All of the stories have bright, colourful illustrations….
The first thing that attracted me to this book was the bright, vibrant dolourful front cover. The first illustration in the story is of Trigger’s digger parts; which I know, from experience children particularly boys will really apricate. Trigger is a digger who wants to find out what he is good at, so he has…
We all know that having a child who is tired doesn’tresult in a good day. But children will often object to the idea of taking a nap;especially if there is something interesting going on around him. When I was a registered child minder and had a child who needed to take a nap I would…
Having your child take a nap during the day is benefical to them and you: The child won’t be irratible because he is tired and the parent/carere gets a well earned short break. The key is to have a routine and start young. When they are babies, children will often sleep after being fed ,…
This is something that I was asked on social media. The parent said that allowing her 18 month old child to have a nap in the afternoon was inpacking on bedtime in a negative way. My advice was to try how I managed it with my own children: As all children are individuals, however, what…
I was sent the following to review:- MONKEY-DOG! A NEW BREED OF SUPER HERO: Children will love this brightly coloured book, which is full of fun and a few comical dinosaurs. Some of the text is in rhyme and is written by Steve Dixon. The book is illustrated by Chloe Harvey- Hall. It is aimed…
I think that most of us start the new year with good intensions, but most don’t stick to our resolutions: As a young girl I came up with a plan at the beginning of a new year that I thought would help me to get rich: If I saved a penny every day by the…
Elsie has suggested today’s post. I was very fortunate in that my 3 son’s were dry at night quite soon after getting rid of daytime nappies. Some children may take a lot longer to get the hang of being dry at night though. Signs that a child is ready to go to bed without the…
There is a saying which states; that there is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing: So does this mean that we should dress our children appropriately and send them out to play in all weathers? Personally, I am not keen on the rain, but understand that children are not so fussy. Recently…
A recent programme on television showed parents who have 3 children and believe that their children don’t need any rules: they do what they want, when they want. The mother sleeps with the youngest child in her bed. The children don’t have set bedtimes; they go to bed when they feel that they are tired…
Austin Macauley publishers kindly sent the following children’s books for review: THE DUCK TRAIL Is written by Steven G. Matthews. It tells the tale of Drake the duck who doesn’t listen to his mother and gets into an unfortunate situation. The text is written in a poetic nature and the illustrations are bright and colourful…
My biggest tip for a successful bath time is to get everything ready in the bathroom before you start: Then you won’t have to quickly dash out to grab some pyjamas ( a child can drown extremely quickly in just a few inches of water so MUST NEVER be left alone at all). Make sure…