The Baby & Toddler Show – Melbourne

by Jo March 17, 2011
The 2011 Baby and Toddler Show

The Baby & Toddler Show is back in Melbourne from 8 to 10 April 2011! Bigger & better than ever before, this is a fabulous outing for parents-to-be and parents & their little ones. I will be speaking at the show at the Bio-Oil Baby & Toddler Seminars. My talk will cover what to expect [...]

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Getting rid of the Dummy

by Jo August 24, 2010
baby dummy

I have had a run lately on babies that are addicted to using the dummy to go to sleep and to go back to sleep when they wake overnight. The dummy can be a great tool when a baby is really young – say from about 2 weeks. It is great to help a baby settle well [...]

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The Art of Baby Whispering

by Jo August 10, 2010

Jo recently appeared on ABC Radio 774 Melbourne to discuss all things new-born baby. In the interview Jo talks about the way in which babies will pick up on stress and anxiety of parents, about the kind of advice new mothers will actually be able to absorb, what new babies need most, about the joys [...]

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The toddler who won’t go to sleep

by Jo December 2, 2009

Ella was around 18 months when I first met her and her parents. Ella was a great sleeper overnight and during the day once she went to sleep but it was the getting to sleep that was the problem. It could  take her parents anywhere from 20 minutes to two hours to get her to [...]

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Preparing Siblings For New Baby

by Nikki June 2, 2009

One of the concerns many parents have bout the impending birth of their second or subsequent child is how will the older sibling or siblings handle the new arrival. This is definitely one of those times where deliberate and consistent preparation really pays off. Conventional wisdom recommends avoiding telling a child you’re pregnant until you’re [...]

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