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You need to speak with him about this, in a calm way. Leaving her in the car is not a safe practice and although he probably felt that he didn̵...

I’m sorry, I’m unable to help you. I’m sure if you do a Google search you will come up with some lovely ideas. Cheers Jane

I think for her medical issues you need to follow the guidance of her doctor, perhaps a referral to a paediatrician would be useful. Is her hearing...

I’m sorry, I’ve never heard of black mastitis. I’m wondering why you need treatment for it or do you mean she does? Mastitis can ...

You would be best off to speak with a pharmacist. There are anti-itch remedies such as creams and ointments but to be most effective, the bites nee...

Hi, Sleep is a dynamic and constantly changing state. Just because he slept through so well until your weekend away is not a guarantee that he will...

This is not an offer I’m familiar with, simply because there are so many twins and multiple births within Australia. In cases of real financi...

Perhaps she’s going through a social and emotional stage of her development when she really does need more reassurance from you. If this is a...

You will still produce milk for some weeks after you’ve stopped breastfeeding, this is normal and nothing to worry about. Depending on the ag...

Good on you for being so motivated to start reading to him. Now is a perfect time and in fact some mothers start reading aloud to their baby while ...

You need to speak with the teacher and develop a management plan for how to deal with this effectively. School is reality and although every child...

From around this age group generally, though obviously every mother and her lactating breasts are individual. Perhaps you could buy one for now and...

Speak with the director at the child care centre and let them know you are unhappy with the current arrangement. Do they know how you feel and are...

It probably is due to his age and stage, which he will eventually grow out of as he learns more socially acceptable ways of getting what he wants. ...

This may well be related to her age and stage and what else is happening in the house, but you do need to be careful that she doesn’t become ...

Probably not, but it always helps to prioritise. Parents, especially mothers need to come first and then the children and household. Unless you qur...

This really depends on all sorts of factors. Your height, your needs, what you want to spend and how it folds up into the boot of your car. You cou...

It’s important to remember that his brain is quite literally a work in progress and this behaviour is not a snapshot of how he’ll be fo...

She may be an anxious kid in social situations and there’s a whole lot of research into this at the moment. We do know that temperament, pers...

Perhaps think about what she’s hearing at home, the words which are coming from you and her dad and the messages that she’s hearing at ...

It could be a genetically influenced factor in your family; we do know that there is a strong correlation between the age at which parents were dry...

Hi, Jane here. Have you gone to your local child health centre and chatted with the nurse there? (they are called health workers in the UK). They o...

No, you’re just a loving mother who wants the best for her baby. But it may pay for you to have a chat with your CHN and/or GP. When a mother...

Just be calm and reassuring with her, with time and repetition she’s likely to just evolve out of this. In the meantime, make sure she can ac...

Probably not, she may well be going through a normal developmental stage where she’s learnt who is best placed to meet her emotional needs an...

You query ran out before it was completed, but I get the gist of what you’re trying to say. Essentially, your daughters safety and well being...

Hi, This is very common behaviour at this age, before a baby has learnt skills in becoming more independently mobile and can entertain themselves. ...

Hi Brooke, I’m not sure if you’ll have mums via the Huggies site who want to share their stories. This is a site mostly used for parent...

I gather from your email that you’re not actually pregnant, is this right? Good on you to have such clear goals regarding finishing school an...

You need to ask the GP who referred her so your mind is at ease. I can’t say what could be wrong specifically, but commonly a check is all t...