Preschoolers
Games & Activities
- Cheap fun with my toddler: what are my options?
- Does play actually benefit a toddler?
- How can I get my child to take medicine that he refuses to swallow?
- How can I help my child to learn to understand time?
- How can I keep my child's arts and craft supplies organised?
- How can I make it easier for my child to learn table manners?
- How can I teach my child to share?
- Imaginary friends: Is it normal for my preschooler to talk about them?
- My child loves playing with a ball. Is this normal?
- My two-year-old refuses to share toys, what can I do?
- Should I create a family tradition?
- Should I involve my 4 year-old in her birthday plans?
- Should I let my 3-year old help out with chores around the house?
- Should I set up structured activities for my 2-year-old?
- Swimming: when can I expect my preschooler to move beyond water play?
- TV and kids: How can I keep my child from watching too much television?
- What are some activities that both parents and kids love?
- What can I do to help my child to learn to write easier later on?
- What developmental milestones should I be noticing in my three year old?
- What kind of fun facts can I teach my 2 year old?
- What kind of fun facts can I teach my 3 year old?
- What kind of fun facts can I teach my 4 year old?
- What kinds of gifts are good for a 3 year old?
- When will my child be old enough to enjoy a movie at a cinema?
- When will my child be old enough to go hiking?
- Which of my child's drawings are important to keep?
Sports & Exercise
- How can I encourage my child to be more active?
- How can I teach my preschooler to tell the time?
- How much exercise does my 2 year old need?
- How much exercise does my preschooler need?
- Is it true that kids who are pigeon-toed are more likely to be good runners?
- Is my child ready for swimming lessons?
- My child has great coordination with a ball. Is he ready to play team sports?
- Swimming: when can I expect my preschooler to move beyond water play?
- Things to consider before letting your 4 year-old play sports.
- What can I do to encourage my toddler to be more active?
- What can I expect from my child at this age?
- What should I look for in a swimming class?
- Will swimming lessons benefit my child?
Discipline Strategies
- Discipline: how can I make sure that I am being consistent?
- How can I teach my 2 year old not to run away from me?
- How do I give my child a lot without spoiling her?
- How do I go about teaching my 4-year-old about routines?
- How do I help my child cope with peer pressure?
- How do I prevent my 4-year-old from constantly 'telling on' people?
- How do I teach discipline to my 4-year-old?
- How do I teach my preschooler table manners?
- How should I react when my child tells a lie?
- I try to discipline my preschooler, but she doesn't seem to care. What should I do?
- My 4 year old is so bossy to other children. What should I do?
- My 4-year-old apologises, but does not really mean it, how can I make it meaningful?
- My child is putting everything in his mouth. How can I stop this?
- My toddler has started telling lies to get out of trouble, is this normal?
- My two year old doesn't listen when I tell her "No". What can I do?
- Should I let my 3-year old help out with chores around the house?
- Spanking and discipline the old fashioned way ... does it work?
- Telling lies: what to do when my preschooler tells a clear cut lie?
- Time outs don't seem to work on my two year old. What should I do?
- What can I do about my 2-year-old's tantrums in public?
- What should I do if time outs don't work for my preschooler?
- What should I do if time outs just don't work?
- Why does my 4-year-old tell so many made-up stories?
- Why does my child ignore me when say "no"?
- Why does my two year old ignore me when I tell her "no"?
Behavior Problems
- Biting: Why does it happen and what can I do?
- How can I get my toddler to stop pulling hair?
- How do I get my two year old to stop picking her nose?
- My 4 year old is so bossy to other children. What should I do?
- My preschooler is being teased by other children. What should I do?
- My preschooler is constantly telling on everyone. How do I stop this behaviour?
- My two year old says "No" to everything. How can I stop this?
- What is normal sexual behaviour in my young child?
- Why is my preschooler being so defiant?
Social & Emotional Development
- At what age will my child be ready to fly alone to visit a relative?
- Boy liking girls clothes: Is it normal for my preschool son to like girls clothes and toys?
- Boys and guns: is it ok?
- Can a two year old be taught manners?
- Can my child distinguish between male and female?
- Can my child show concern for others at this young age?
- Children at school are always putting each other down. What can I do?
- Chores for kids: How important are they and when to start?
- Encouraging imagination and creativity: how do I do it?
- Fear of creepy crawlies: how can I help my preschooler get over it?
- Fear of dogs: how can I help my child get over it?
- Have I put my 2-year-old in crèche too soon?
- How can haircuts be less problematic for a toddler?
- How can I discipline my child and teach her about safety?
- How can I encourage my child to play imaginative games?
- How can I help my 2-year-old overcome irrational fear?
- How can I help my child to learn to understand time?
- How can I make sure I raise a self confident child?
- How can I make sure that my child's imagination is being stimulated enough?
- How can I reassure my child that flying is safe?
- How can I reassure my child when I have to fly without her?
- How can I stop my child having temper tantrums?
- How can I teach my child to be responsible?
- How can I teach my child to share?
- How can I teach my preschooler to tell the time?
- How do I help my child cope with peer pressure?
- How do I help my toddler overcome his shyness?
- How do I know if my child is ready for potty training?
- How should I react when my child says "I hate you"?
- How should I react when my child tells a lie?
- How to respond when your 2 year-old rejects your affection.
- Imaginary friends: Is it normal for my preschooler to talk about them?
- Is it okay for my child to have violent themes in her play?
- Is the difference between girls and boys brains real?
- Kids and upsetting news reports: how can I reassure my child?
- My 2 year old is very dependent on his soother. What should I do?
- My 4-year-old apologises, but does not really mean it, how can I make it meaningful?
- My child hits and bites himself. What should I do?
- My child's teacher says he cries a lot about minor things at school. What can I do?
- My preschooler is still quite clingy. Is there any way I can boost his confidence and self esteem?
- Our little one is in preschool. Is this a good time to get a family dog?
- Should I involve my 4 year-old in her birthday plans?
- Shyness in preschool: how can I help my child handle it?
- Telling lies: what to do when my preschooler tells a clear cut lie?
- What are the best moments of being a mum?
- What can I do to enhance my child's sense of humour?
- What can I do to help my child to learn to write easier later on?
- What can I expect from my child at this age?
- What shapes boys into boys and girls into girls?
- When will my child be old enough to blow her own nose?
- Why does my child feel anxious?
- Why does my child insist on repetition?
- Will scary stories like ‘The Pied Piper' or ‘Hansel and Gretel' really disturb my child?
Physical Development
- Fine motor skills: what developmental signs should I be looking for?
- How can I help my preschooler develop dexterity?
- How can I protect my 4 year-old from hurting himself?
- How can I teach my child to be patient while learning independence?
- My child has great coordination with a ball. Is he ready to play team sports?
- My child loves playing with a ball. Is this normal?
- Our little one is in preschool. Is this a good time to get a family dog?
- Things to consider before letting your 4 year-old play sports.
- What can I do to help my child to learn to write easier later on?
- What developmental milestones should I be noticing in my three year old?
- What milestones in terms of co-ordination should I look for in my child?
- What physical and other developmental milestones should I look for in my preschooler?
- When can I expect my child to start losing his baby teeth?
- Will swimming lessons benefit my child?
Milestones
- At 31 months, what important developmental signs should I look out for?
- Chores for kids: How important are they and when to start?
- Does my child have a bossy temperament, and what can I do?
- Fear of creepy crawlies: how can I help my preschooler get over it?
- Fear of dogs: how can I help my child get over it?
- Fine motor skills: what developmental signs should I be looking for?
- How can I tell if my preschooler is gifted?
- How do I know if my 2-year old is ready for toilet training?
- How do I know if my child is ready for potty training?
- How does development affect my 33-month-old's awareness of others?
- How well should my two year old understand numbers?
- Is it good that my 2-year-old wants the same story read repeatedly?
- Is it normal for my 2-year old to feel stressed?
- Is my child ready for swimming lessons?
- Kids at weddings: should my two year old be a ring-bearer?
- My 2 year old is very dependent on his soother. What should I do?
- My child is 29 months old. What major developmental milestones should I watch for?
- My child is putting everything in his mouth. How can I stop this?
- My child is very physical but quiet. Is this a possible developmental problem?
- My toddler has just turned two – what can I expect over the next few months?
- My toddler is 27 months. What developmental milestones should I be looking out for?
- My two-year-old refuses to share toys, what can I do?
- Should I set up structured activities for my 2-year-old?
- Swimming: when can I expect my preschooler to move beyond water play?
- What are the best moments of being a mum?
- What can I do to encourage my two-year old to use sentences?
- What milestones are there that we don't mention very often?
- What should I look out for when my child starts talking?
- What should my preschooler be able to do by this age?
- When can I expect my child to start doing things for herself?
- When can I expect my child to start losing his baby teeth?
- When can my child start learning how to ride a bicycle?
- When should I start teaching my child manners?
- When will my child be old enough to blow her own nose?
- When will my child be old enough to enjoy a movie at a cinema?
- When will my child be old enough to go to an art museum?
- When will my preschooler know her colours?
- When will my two-year old know her colours?
- Which of my child's drawings are important to keep?
- Why does my 2-year-old insist on saying “no” so much?
- Why does my 2-year-old tell so many blatant lies?
- Why does my child sometimes bite other children?
Speech & Language Development
- Hearing problems: will my child's development be hampered?
- How can I help my three year old to learn colours?
- How do I know if my child needs a speech therapist?
- How do I raise my child to be bilingual?
- How do I teach my child the art of conversation?
- I am worried that my child may have a speech problem. What should I look for?
- Is it normal that my child is so interested in everything?
- My child has a lisp. How can I help her overcome it?
- My child is very physical but quiet. Is this a possible developmental problem?
- My child seems to have a narrower vocabulary than other kids of her age. Should I worry?
- Should I worry that my two year old mispronounces words?
- Stuttering in children: how can I tell if my child is developing a problem?
- What can I do to enhance my child's sense of humour?
- What can I do to help my child to learn to write easier later on?
- What developmental milestones should I be looking for between the ages of two and four years?
- What happens at a hearing test?
- What should I do if I suspect my toddler has a hearing problem?
Music
Media Savvy Parenting
- Computer games: when and what can my child start playing?
- How can I limit my preschooler's video game playing time?
- Is a three year old ready to be playing games or using the computer?
- Is it okay for my child to have violent themes in her play?
- My 4-year-old son constantly ask me can he watch television. How do I manage TV time for him?
- TV and movies: how can I tell if my child is getting upset?
TV
- Alternatives to TV: what else can I do with my child?
- Kids and upsetting news reports: how can I reassure my child?
- My 4-year-old son constantly ask me can he watch television. How do I manage TV time for him?
- TV and movies: how can I tell if my child is getting upset?
- What are the ‘rules' for letting my child watch television?
Books
- How do I choose the best books for my child?
- How do I raise a bookworm?
- Is it too late to start reading out loud to my child?
- Reading the same book over and over: is this normal?
- What can I do to help my child to learn to write easier later on?
- What developmental milestones should I be noticing in my three year old?
- Will scary stories like ‘The Pied Piper' or ‘Hansel and Gretel' really disturb my child?
Movies
Video Games
Is your child gifted?
- How can I tell if my preschooler is gifted?
- How do I tell if my child is gifted, or above average?
- What can I do to make things easier for my gifted child?
- What exactly is a gifted child?
- What milestones in terms of co-ordination should I look for in my child?
- What to do if other kids ridicule my preschooler for being so smart?
- When will I know if my child is gifted?
Head & Hair Conditions
Allergies & Asthma
- Allergies and dogs: Can the dog sleep in my child's room?
- Can dairy products increase congestion?
- Do vaccinations put my child at higher risk of asthma?
- How can I treat hay fever in children?
- How can I treat symptoms of a food allergy?
- How is asthma treated?
- Is it true that Christmas trees can trigger allergies?
- Is it true that dark rings under my child's eyes could be a sign of allergies?
- Is it true that forced air heat can trigger allergies?
- My child continually sneezes - is this allergy related?
- What could be causing my preschooler's stuffy nose?
- What is a food allergy?
- What is anaphylactic shock?
- What is asthma?
- What is hay fever?
- What's the difference between a vaporiser and a humidifier?
- When will my child be old enough to blow her own nose?
- Which foods is my toddler most likely to be allergic to?
Vomiting & Other Stomach Conditions
- Does my preschooler have food poisoning or a stomach virus?
- How do I keep my child from getting car sick?
- How do I prevent my child getting norovirus (winter vomiting bug)?
- What are the symptoms of norovirus?
- What is the treatment for Norovirus (Winter-vomiting bug)?
- What is the winter vomiting bug (Norovirus)?
- What should I do if my child gets sick after I give her antibiotics?
- What should I do if my child has the winter vomiting bug? (Norovirus)
- What should I do if my child won't drink anything when he's sick?
- What should I do if my toddler won't drink anything when he's sick?
Throat & Mouth Conditions
- Cleaning teeth: how can I get my 2 year old to cooperate?
- How can I tell if my toddler has a serious throat infection, or just a regular sore throat?
- How can tonsillitis be treated?
- Is it true that fluoride can discolour my child's teeth?
- What are the symptoms of tonsillitis in children?
- What can I do to help my toddler through teething?
- What is tonsillitis?
- When should my child start flossing?
- When will my child start losing his milk teeth?
- Why does my toddler grind her teeth?
Rashes & Other Skin Conditions
- Clothes and eczema: what do I need to know?
- How can I keep my child's eczema at bay?
- How can I protect a baby in the sun?
- How do I treat my child's eczema?
- How should I bathe my child with eczema?
- Is it true that kids can catch fleas from a family pet?
- Living environment and eczema: what do I need to know?
- My child bruises easily. Could this be a sign of a vitamin deficiency?
- Rash from MMR vaccine: Could my child have measles?
- What are the causes of eczema?
- What are the symptoms of chicken pox?
- What are the symptoms of eczema?
- What are the treatments for chickenpox?
- What are the types of eczema?
- What does labelling on sunscreen mean?
- What is chicken pox?
- What is eczema?
- What should my child avoid if they have eczema?
- What to do during a flare up of eczema?
- What's new in emollient therapy for eczema?
- When is chicken pox most contagious?
- When should I seek medical advice for chicken pox?
- Why do I need to know about sunscreen in order to keep my children safe?
- Why doesn't poison ivy appear on the palms of my child's hands?
Eye Conditions
Fever
- Are there ways to treat my toddler’s fever without using medication?
- Can a high fever cause brain damage?
- Can I give adult medicine to my preschooler?
- How do I know when a fever is serious?
- Is it true that rubbing alcohol helps bring down a child's fever?
- Pain remedies: is it safe to switch back and forth between ibuprofen and paracetamol?
- Should I give my child a sponge bath or a drawn bath to lower her temperature?
- What can cause a fever?
- What is a fever?
- What's the best method of taking a child's temperature?
- What's the difference between paracetamol and ibuprofen?
Cough, Cold & Flu
- Can dairy products increase congestion?
- Cold and flu remedies: what works and what is safe to use?
- How can I avoid catching my child's cold?
- How can I tell if my toddler is coming down with flu?
- I am worried about swine flu. Where can I find reliable information?
- I'm worried about my child getting swine flu. What should I look out for?
- I've heard so many different things about colds and flu. Which ones are true and which ones are myths
- Is it true that colds and flu are most contagious before symptoms appear?
- Is it true that dairy products make a sick child produce more mucus?
- Is it true that kids in crèche get sick more than kids that stay home?
- My child continually sneezes - is this allergy related?
- OTC cough medicine: is it safe?
- What can cause a fever?
- What can I do to protect my kids from getting colds or the flu?
- What could be causing my preschooler's stuffy nose?
- What's the difference between a vaporiser and a humidifier?
- What's the difference between an expectorant and a cough suppressant?
- What's the difference between paracetamol and ibuprofen?
- When will my child be old enough to blow her own nose?
- Will flying make my child's cold worse?
Ear Infections & Other Ear Conditions
Constipation & Diarrhea
- Diarrhoea and dehydration: is it ok to give sugary drinks?
- How is dehydration treated?
- Should we use laxatives on our constipated 2 year old?
- What are the symptoms of dehydration in children?
- What is dehydration?
- What should I do if my child won't drink anything when he's sick?
- When should I seek medical care for dehydration?
Chronic Conditions
Emotional & Mental Health
- Boy liking girls clothes: Is it normal for my preschool son to like girls clothes and toys?
- Children at school are always putting each other down. What can I do?
- Imaginary friends: Is it normal for my preschooler to talk about them?
- My child hits and bites himself. What should I do?
- My child's teacher says he cries a lot about minor things at school. What can I do?
- What causes nightmares?
- What is a nightmare?
- When do nightmares occur?
- Will scary stories like ‘The Pied Piper' or ‘Hansel and Gretel' really disturb my child?
Genital Conditions
Foot Conditions
Bites & Stings
Bumps, Falls & Broken Bones
Burns
Cuts & Scrapes
Poisoning
Building Speaking & Listening Skills
- How can I get my toddler to listen better?
- How can I help my child be articulate?
- How can I help my child develop a wide vocabulary?
- How do I teach my child the art of conversation?
- How is my preschooler learning language skills?
- What can I do to help my auditory child do well in preschool?
- What kinds of things will my child learn in preschool?
Building Reading Skills
- How can I get my child to read?
- How can I help my 4 year old learn to read?
- How can I help my preschooler learn to read?
- How can I make my child have more fun reading?
- How can I save on children's books?
- How does a child learn to read?
- Is it too late to start reading out loud to my child?
- My child uses pictures to help her read. Is that ok?
- Reading the same book over and over: is this normal?
- Should I be worried that my 4 year old has not started reading?
- What can I do to help my child to learn to write easier later on?
- What can I do to make reading fun for my child?
- What is the preferred method to learn to read?
- When should my child learn to read?
- Which reading stage is my child in?
- Will scary stories like ‘The Pied Piper' or ‘Hansel and Gretel' really disturb my child?
- Will silly rhymes help my child learn to read?
Learning Styles
- How can I help my child improve her listening skills?
- How can I help my child improve his speech?
- How can I help my three year old to learn colours?
- How can I teach my child to be responsible?
- How can I tell if my child is a physical learner?
- How can I tell if my child is a visual learner?
- Is my 4 year old child ready to write his name?
- What can I do to help my auditory child do well in preschool?
Building Math Skills
Building Writing Skills
Nutrition Guide
- Animal sources and plant sources of iron: What's the difference?
- Can dairy products increase congestion?
- Fresh fruit: how can I be sure that I cam providing the best?
- How can I be sure that my child is getting the nutrients necessary for health and growth?
- How can I get my child to drink more water?
- How can I make sure my child gets enough essential fatty acids?
- How can I maximise my child's calcium intake?
- How can my children get all the nutrients they need?
- How low or high in fat should my child's diet be?
- How many servings of bread, cereals and pasta does my child need every day?
- How much magnesium does my child need, and which foods provide it?
- Is it normal that my child hardly seems to eat anything?
- Is it okay to smother my child's vegetables in butter?
- Should my children eat fish? How they can avoid mercury and still get their omega 3s?
- Vitamin A for kids:How can I be sure my child is getting enough?
- Vitamin E for kids: How can I ensure that my child is getting enough?
- What are the best sources of calcium for my child?
- What kind of cow's milk is best for my child: whole milk, low-fat, or skimmed?
- What nutrients are found in whole-grains?
- What should I do if my child refuses to eat any meat?
- What should I know about the food pyramid?
- Why does my child need potassium, and which foods are the best sources?
- Why does my child need zinc, and what dietary sources provide it?
- Why is iron so important for my child?
Weight Issues
- Should I worry about my child's weight if she's really active?
- What are the chief causes of childhood obesity?
- What can be done to stop childhood obesity?
- What can I do to help my child gain weight?
- What can I do to help my child have a healthy, long life?
- What can I do to help my child lose weight?
Food Safety
- Bovine growth hormone: should I be worried about it being in milk?
- Food poisoning: what what can I do to make sure that my child avoids it?
- Freezer food: how can I ensure that it stays fresh and is safe?
- Is imported food more likely to be contaminated?
- Should my children eat fish? How they can avoid mercury and still get their omega 3s?
- What do I need to know about antibiotics in meat?
- What does 'organic' really mean?
- What does it mean when foods are genetically modified?
Winning the Food Wars
- Do I need to stick to a meal schedule with my child, or can he snack?
- Gettting my child interested in other foods: how can I do it?
- Healthy and quick snacks and meals for kids: what can I do?
- Healthy food choices: how do I encourage them?
- How can I get my child to drink more water?
- How can I get my child to sit still long enough to eat dinner?
- How can I get my fussy eater to eat more - without a battle?
- How can we make meals more peaceful?
- How do I feed my fussy eater?
- How do I get more vegetables into my child's diet?
- How do I stop my child from playing with his food?
- Is it normal that my child hardly seems to eat anything?
- Is it okay to smother my child's vegetables in butter?
- Junk food in other people's homes: How can I keep my child from eating it?
- My child seems to be obsessed with sweets! What can I do?
- My child will not eat breakfast. What can I do?
- Should the whole family eat the same thing for dinner?
- What products and ingredients should I stock up on for my child?
- What should I do if my child refuses to eat any meat?
Quick & Healthy Meals
- Do you have any quick and healthy snack ideas I can use for my child?
- Fussy eaters: What other child friendly recipes can I try?
- Gettting my child interested in other foods: how can I do it?
- Healthy and quick snacks and meals for kids: what can I do?
- Is it okay to smother my child's vegetables in butter?
- What healthy breakfast options can I offer my child?
- What quick, healthy meals can I serve my child for lunch?
Nutrition & Food Product News
Teaching Manners
- Chores for kids: How important are they and when to start?
- Getting presents: how can I teach my child to be grateful?
- Going to a restaurant - how do I make it more enjoyable?
- How can I make it easier for my child to learn table manners?
- How can I make sure my child remembers his manners?
- How can I make sure that my child accepts presents graciously and politely?
- How can I teach my child good manners for a restaurant?
- How can I teach my child to be respectful of others?
- How can I teach my child to be wary of strangers but still polite?
- How can I teach my child to eat politely in front of others?
- How do I get my two year old to stop picking her nose?
- How do I stop my child from playing with his food?
- How do I teach my preschooler table manners?
- Interrupting on the phone: how do I get my child to stop?
- My child has started swearing. How can I make him stop?
- My child interrupts frequently. How can I change this behaviour?
- My child is a constant bother at a restaurant, what can I do?
- My child regularly laughs at his own bodily functions in public. What can I do?
- My child's father tells him to say bad words. What can I do?
- My two year old has no table manners. What can I do to start teaching them?
- When can I start teaching my child manners?
- When should I start teaching my child manners?
- Winning and losing: how can I teach my child to be good at both?
Teaching Values
- Computer games: can too much damage development?
- Encouraging spirituality: how can I make sure that my child grows up with a spiritual foundation?
- Getting presents: how can I teach my child to be grateful?
- How can I get my older child to help her younger sister out?
- How can I raise a generous child?
- How can I raise a good loser?
- How can I teach my child good manners for a restaurant?
- How can I teach my child to be respectful of others?
- How should I react when my child tells a lie?
- I've noticed that my toddler lies to me. How can I stop it?
- My child interrupts frequently. How can I change this behaviour?
- Should I sometimes let my child win?
- Telling lies: what to do when my preschooler tells a clear cut lie?
- What can I do to encourage my child to be responsible?
- What can I do to make sure that my child grows up to be a really great kid?
- What can I do to make sure that my child shares with others?
- When can I start teaching my child manners?
Kids and Money
- Getting presents: how can I teach my child to be grateful?
- Giving pocket money to my child: how should I approach it?
- How can I make my child aware of the value of money?
- I've lost my job. How do I tell my preschooler that our life is going to be more difficult?
- Is it normal that my child doesn't want to spend her birthday money?
- My child and money – what should I expect?
- My child has started asking questions about homeless people. What should I say?
- My family is struggling thanks to the recession. Is there any silver lining?
- What can I do to make sure that my child grows up to be a really great kid?
- What can we do as a family to survive the recession?
Talking About Difficult Subjects
- Difficult questions: how do I handle them?
- Fear of my child wandering off with a stranger: what can I do?
- How can I stop my child from whining all the time?
- How do I teach my child about the birds and the bees?
- How do I teach my child the art of conversation?
- I've lost my job. How do I tell my preschooler that our life is going to be more difficult?
- I've noticed that my toddler lies to me. How can I stop it?
- My child has asked me what dying is. How do I explain?
- My child has started asking questions about homeless people. What should I say?
- My child has started swearing. How can I make him stop?
- My child has started to ask questions about disabled people. What do I say?
- My child is disturbed about something he saw on television. What do I say to him?
- My child keeps asking where she came from. What do I tell her?
- Questions about racial differences: what should I tell my child?
- Questions about smoking: what do I tell my child?
- What can I do to encourage my two-year old to use sentences?
- What do I do when my child starts asking about families that aren't like ours?
Raising Girls, Raising Boys
Potty Training
- Grandparents ideas and potty training: how do I deal with old fashioned ideas?
- How can I encourage my child to potty train?
- How can I get my child to wash his hands after using the toilet?
- How can I make potty training as simple as possible?
- How do I deal with my child's bed-wetting?
- How do I know when my child is ready to potty train?
- How do I maintain my child's interest in potty training?
- How often should I ask my child if he has to go to the toilet?
- How should we handle potty training accidents?
- Is it normal that my toilet trained child refuses to do a poo in the toilet?
- Is it really possible to potty train a child in a few days?
- My three year old still wets her bed. What can I do?
- Peeing while standing: How and when should I teach my son?
- Potty training at 2: How can I get my toddler to poo on the potty?
- Should I use rewards when potty training my child?
- Should we use laxatives on our constipated 2 year old?
- Wetting the bed: how can I help my child to stop?
- What kind of potty should I buy for my toddler?
- What products should I buy to make potty training easier?
- What should I avoid while I am potty training my child?
Preschool Readiness
Finding a great Preschool
- How can I be sure that the childcare option I choose is the best one I can?
- How can I tell if the preschool I am considering is a bad choice?
- How do I choose the right child minder for my child?
- How important are my child's early years to his or her long term development?
- I need to find childcare for my baby. Where do I start?
- I'm confused about all the child care choices out there! How can I be sure I'm making the right decision?
- I'm considering a sessional preschool as my primary child care option. What should I look for?
- Is it normal for my 2-year old to feel stressed?
- Is playing really that important to my young child?
- Is there a list of specific factors I should look for when seeking full time care for my child?
- What can I do to help my child to learn during the formative years?
- What child protection policies and procedures should I be concerned about?
- What discipline can my child carer give my child?
- What do I need to know about preschool?
- What factors should I consider when looking for a child minder?
- What food and nutrition should my childcare facility provide?
- What is a crèche?
- What is a Montessori?
- What is a playgroup or play school?
- What level of staffing and training should my child's carers have?
- What premises and facilities should the child care service have?
- What procedures should my child care facility have in place for outings?
- What safety procedures should my childcare service put in place?
- What types of childcare service are there?
Car Safety
- Car seat tantrums: how can I get my 2 year old to behave?
- Car seat to booster seat: when should my child make the switch?
- How do I choose a good car seat?
- How do I keep my child from getting car sick?
- Using a car seat: How can I make sure that I'm doing it right?
- What should I do about car seats when my child is in other people's cars?
- When can my child safely ride in the front seat of the car?
Safety Hazards Out & About
- Can I use a car seat or stroller on public transportation?
- Car seat tantrums: how can I get my 2 year old to behave?
- Car seat to booster seat: when should my child make the switch?
- Farm visits and germs: How can I protect against E. coli and other bacteria?
- Halloween: When can my child trick or treat without an adult?
- How can I make sure my child is safe when we are at the playground?
- How can I make sure my toddler is safe around water?
- How can I make travelling with my preschooler easier?
- Is my child ready for swimming lessons?
- What can I do to be safe when travelling with my child?
- What can I do to make sure my child is safe this summer?
- What do I need to know about sun safety?
- What kind of sunscreen is best for young children?
- What should I do about car seats when my child is in other people's cars?
- What should I look for in a swimming class?
- What tips do you have to keep my kids safer during summer?
- What's the best way to keep my child safe around the cooker?
- When can my child safely ride in the front seat of the car?
- Which houseplants or outdoor plants should we avoid having with a child on the loose?
Safety Hazards at Home
- Are poinsettias or any other Christmas plants poisonous?
- How can I discipline my child and teach her about safety?
- How can I keep my child safe around Christmas decorations?
- How can I make sure that my home is poison proofed?
- How can I safely dispose of expired medication with kids in the house?
- How can we childproof in-built air fans?
- How can we keep our child safe around our pets?
- How can we make our garden safe for our child?
- How do I choose a pet that's good with kids?
- How do I prepare for an emergency?
- How do I teach my child about the birds and the bees?
- I've heard that some toys for babies and toddlers aren't safe. What do I need to know?
- Pets and kids: how do I ensure they live together harmoniously?
- What child safety equipment do we really need in our home?
- What do I need to know about toy recalls?
- What items can cause my toddler to choke?
- When's the best time to get a pet?
- Which houseplants or outdoor plants should we avoid having with a child on the loose?
Sleep Problems & Concerns
- Feeding during the night: what if my toddler won't relent?
- My child regularly has nightmares. What can I do to help?
- Night terrors: what are they and what can I do?
- Not sleeping through the night at 3 years old - what can I do?
- Sleepwalking: should I wake my child?
- Wetting the bed: how can I help my child to stop?
- What amount of napping is normal for my two and a half year old?
- What are the best methods of getting my 2-year-old to sleep?
- What can I try to get my child to sleep without hassle?
- Why does my toddler refuse to take naps and what can I do?
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Learning Disabilities
- How can I help my child if they are dyslexic?
- How do I know if my child has Cystic Fibrosis?
- My child has been diagnosed with epilepsy. What now?
- My child has had a seizure. Could it be epilepsy?
- My child is deaf. What are his/her preschool options?
- Stuttering in children: how can I tell if my child is developing a problem?
- What developmental milestones should I be looking for between the ages of two and four years?
- What is Asperger Syndrome and what are the signs?
- What is Cystic Fibrosis?
First Aid
Doctor Visits
Vaccines
- Do vaccinations put my child at higher risk of asthma?
- Do vaccine sensitivities run in families?
- Do vaccines really work?
- How can I protect my child against meningitis and HIB?
- How can I protect my child from German measles?
- How can I tell if my child is having a bad reaction to a vaccine?
- How can polio be prevented?
- How do I prepare my child for his first injection?
- Is it true that a vaccine can cause the disease it was meant to protect against?
- Is it true that children shouldn't be given vaccinations while they are sick?
- Is safety testing for vaccines rigorous enough?
- MMR and autism: is there really a link?
- Rash from MMR vaccine: Could my child have measles?
- Should I have my child vaccinated against mumps?
- Vaccination and diabetes: is there really a link?
- Vaccines: if no one gets the diseases any more, why do them?
- What do I need to know about the Hepatitis B vaccination?
- What is pertussis, and why does my child need to be vaccinated against it?
- What is pneumococcal disease, and how can it be prevented?
- What is TB, and how can it be prevented?
- What is tetanus, and how can I protect my child from it?
- What should I know about Diphtheria and the vaccination for it?
- What should I know about the measles or MMR vaccination?
Drug & Remedies
- Can dairy products increase congestion?
- Can I give adult medicine to my preschooler?
- Children's cough and cold medicine: what is appropriate at what age?
- Diarrhoea and dehydration: is it ok to give sugary drinks?
- Do antibiotics work as a treatment for all illnesses?
- How can I childproof my bathroom?
- How can I get my child to take medicine that he refuses to swallow?
- How can I get my toddler to take medicine that he just does not want to?
- How can I teach my child to swallow a pill?
- Medication and kids: how do I ensure I'm doing it right?
- OTC cough medicine: is it safe?
- Pain remedies: is it safe to switch back and forth between ibuprofen and paracetamol?
- Should I give my child a sponge bath or a drawn bath to lower her temperature?
- What do the results of animal testing mean for humans?
- What should I do if my child gets sick after I give her antibiotics?
- What's the difference between a vaporiser and a humidifier?
- What's the difference between an expectorant and a cough suppressant?
- What's the difference between paracetamol and ibuprofen?
- When can I give my child aspirin, or medicine that contains aspirin?
- When can I start giving my child chewable medicine?
Your Preschooler Month by Month
- Chores for kids: How important are they and when to start?
- How can I help my 4 year old with counting?
- How can I teach my child to be responsible?
- How do I choose the right child minder for my child?
- How do I give my child a lot without spoiling her?
- How do I keep my child from getting car sick?
- Wetting the bed: how can I help my child to stop?
- What should I look for in a swimming class?
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