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Parenting Prattle - by Sahail Ashraf

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Three is the new two?

January 18th 2009 12:15

Apparently this is true. When before having two children was just fine and dandy for many people, the new two is now three.

This of course has implications for all of those parents out there who have only two children. They will now have to get going if they want to keep up with the trend. Otherwise they will be past it.

Just joking, obviously, but it is becoming more popular now to have three and stop at three. Well, that's what a friend told me the other day, and she is expecting her third.

Any ideas or responses to this? I feel a research topic coming on!

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Two Toddler Mealtime Tips

July 11th 2008 14:32

Don't know about you, but one of the most stressful times in the day has to be mealtimes, especially dinner, when everyone is tired out and the smaller members of the household know that the day is pretty much over.

But being a responsible parent, I decided to look into ways to make this time of the day more bearable. If you are like me, you probably hate sifting through reams of info to get to the practical stuff, and you just might be getting a litle sick of those 'ten things' lists that are everywhere at the moment. So what I've done is prepared a list of two things to do to instantly lift mealtimes so that your family are closer to dinner party etiquette than ever before, or something like that

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The Beginning..

July 9th 2008 12:03

While at the dentist with our eldest (three years) we asked about brushing. 'Don't' said the dentist, sincere as you like. 'Well, I mean, brush them well at least once a week, but don't worry too much.'

Great advice. But when you think about it, there is the fact that they will grow another set eventually. Like buying a new car, I suppose. All shiny and new at the start, then you get that first mini scratch and you hear yourself saying 'well, it's only a car

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How to clean your child's teeth.

July 8th 2008 12:50

Tried hardest to get the youngest to brush his teeth last night.

For what seemd like the millionth time he thrashed and wailed, and basically made me feel like Laurence Olivier out of Marathon Man

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Blank stare? What your baby can actually see

November 18th 2007 07:50

Remember those first couple of days after your baby is born, when you hold him or her close to your chest and gaze lovingly down into their eyes? Did you ever wonder (like I did) what exactly your baby was capable of seeing?

After a little bit of research, and finding some rather conflicting accounts, I managed to come up with a few answers that were relatively consistent among sources

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Parenting Styles: Which are you?

November 17th 2007 06:55

Recently, I was reading through some old research and assignments that I had laying around my spare room; and it really got me thinking about parenting and how complex it is. When I think about it, I am fairly new to the game of parenting, but I like to think that I am reasonably good at it!

Not once however, have I given any thought to what type of parenting category that I might fit into – or even that there could be recognised, universal parenting styles that we all fall into, and so I was fascinated when I found information to the following effect

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Facebook: just where does personal information go

November 16th 2007 03:00

We are all familiar with social networking sites today, like MySpace, Facebook and Hi5; but how many of us actually know the fine print?

According to ninemsn today; when you give your personal information to Facebook, you have given them an 'irrevocable and perpetual...world wide license' to use your personal information

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treating encopresis (part 2)

November 16th 2007 01:46

In the last post, I discussed Encopresis and how it affects some children. This time I am going to take a look at the treatment of encopresis and some coping strategies for parents with children suffering from Encopresis.

What to do if you suspect your child has Encopresis:
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The nitty gritty of parenting: looking at encopresis

November 14th 2007 23:32

Parenting is a messy job. There is no avoiding that fact; it is just the way it is. In the first year, we spend our days changing soiled nappies, wiping up the occasional spills and refulxy possets – or even cleaning up the splattered mess of unwanted vegetables smeared all over the fridge and not to mention the hands and face of our dearly loved child(ren). (My 7-month old son has taken to doing this recently, particularly with the dreaded pumpkin!)

What happens though, when you have gone through all of the hard work involved with toilet training, and a little later your child starts regressing and you find yourself returning to the days of cleaning soiled underpants? Well, one possibility is that your child may be suffering from Encopresis

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Newspaper Mama Revisited: Peter Combe in focus

November 11th 2007 23:31

Newspaper Mama Revisited: Peter Combe in focus.

I had hoped yesterday afternoon, to be belting out the lyrics to all the favourite songs I danced around the lounge room to as a child, whilst also watching the smiles on the faces of my husband and son. Yes, I had hoped to be at the Peter Combe concert that took place at ‘The Gov’, 3.30pm SA time yesterday afternoon (I had actually organised to review the concert for ‘Parenting-prattle’); but alas, it was not to be. Instead, the afternoon was spent sweltering under a barely working fan, rocking my sick baby back and forth in my arms, wondering when I was going to get a moment to sleep

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