http://www.parentingprattle.com/ Welcome to Parenting Prattle, where all things parenting and children will be explored! If there is something you would like to see covered, or you've got a specific question just let me know! en Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:32:00 GMT Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:32:00 GMT info@parentingprattle.com info@parentingprattle.com http://www.parentingprattle.com/two-toddler-mealtime-tips/ 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... http://www.parentingprattle.com/two-toddler-mealtime-tips/#comments http://www.parentingprattle.com/two-toddler-mealtime-tips/ Fri, 11 Jul 2008 14:32:00 GMT http://www.parentingprattle.com/the-beginning/7/ 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... http://www.parentingprattle.com/the-beginning/7/#comments http://www.parentingprattle.com/the-beginning/7/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:03:00 GMT http://www.parentingprattle.com/how-to-clean-your-childs-teeth/ 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... http://www.parentingprattle.com/how-to-clean-your-childs-teeth/#comments http://www.parentingprattle.com/how-to-clean-your-childs-teeth/ Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:50:00 GMT http://www.parentingprattle.com/infant-vision/ 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... http://www.parentingprattle.com/infant-vision/#comments http://www.parentingprattle.com/infant-vision/ Sun, 18 Nov 2007 07:50:00 GMT http://www.parentingprattle.com/parenting-styles/ 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... http://www.parentingprattle.com/parenting-styles/#comments http://www.parentingprattle.com/parenting-styles/ Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:55:00 GMT http://www.parentingprattle.com/facebook-information/2/ 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... http://www.parentingprattle.com/facebook-information/2/#comments http://www.parentingprattle.com/facebook-information/2/ Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:00:00 GMT http://www.parentingprattle.com/parenting-encopresis-2/ 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... http://www.parentingprattle.com/parenting-encopresis-2/#comments http://www.parentingprattle.com/parenting-encopresis-2/ Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:46:00 GMT http://www.parentingprattle.com/parenting-encopresis/ 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... http://www.parentingprattle.com/parenting-encopresis/#comments http://www.parentingprattle.com/parenting-encopresis/ Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:32:00 GMT http://www.parentingprattle.com/newspaper-mama/ 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... http://www.parentingprattle.com/newspaper-mama/#comments http://www.parentingprattle.com/newspaper-mama/ Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:31:00 GMT http://www.parentingprattle.com/mozart-effect/ Children climbing the walls, jumping on furniture, exited voices getting louder and louder as your sanity goes out of the window - is Mozart making our children wild? The answer... http://www.parentingprattle.com/mozart-effect/#comments http://www.parentingprattle.com/mozart-effect/ Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:25:00 GMT http://www.parentingprattle.com/parenting-power/ In the last post, I mentioned the process of synaptic pruning and the idea that synapses not stimulated by environmental input are lost. Which got me thinking about the awesome... http://www.parentingprattle.com/parenting-power/#comments http://www.parentingprattle.com/parenting-power/ Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:45:00 GMT http://www.parentingprattle.com/the-unborn-brain/ Broca's Area, Neurons and Grey matter later, we've seen the structure of the brain and the central nervous system, and have a rough idea of how the processes going on... http://www.parentingprattle.com/the-unborn-brain/#comments http://www.parentingprattle.com/the-unborn-brain/ Tue, 06 Nov 2007 11:51:00 GMT http://www.parentingprattle.com/brain-map/ We all know that a baby's head is much larger in proportion to it's body than an adult, and as kids get older, their bodies become more proportionate, so... what's... http://www.parentingprattle.com/brain-map/#comments http://www.parentingprattle.com/brain-map/ Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:44:00 GMT http://www.parentingprattle.com/reflux/ A newborn undeniably a wonderful gift, as indeed is any child; but when they scream non-stop in obvious pain for hours on end, you start to feel the tether unwind... http://www.parentingprattle.com/reflux/#comments http://www.parentingprattle.com/reflux/ Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:28:00 GMT http://www.parentingprattle.com/greetings-and-introduction/ Hi to all of you out there, My name is Catherine, and I am the lucky soul who has been selected to continue this domain (and I can see already... http://www.parentingprattle.com/greetings-and-introduction/#comments http://www.parentingprattle.com/greetings-and-introduction/ Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:12:00 GMT