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Potty
training or toilet training a toddler poses a challenge to parents. In
some situations it the process is smooth and in others it turns into a
battle of wills.
The key to successful potty training is that both the child and the
parent need to be ready to give it a go. Often a child will show
readiness but the parents are not prepared to deal with the
unpleasantness that comes along with the training period. The potty
training period is never convenient and always involves some degree of
mess.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 23 April 2008 )
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Mum might be doing the pushing but giving birth can be tough for dad too. Grant Woodward reports. A
NEW dad's duties used to involve little more than handing out cigars in
the hospital waiting room and planning a booze-up to wet the baby's
head. But these days things are very different and a bloke is expected to be there in the delivery room for every push and holler.
To
guide men through this strange and frightening world, a Yorkshire
midwife is running residential courses to get them ready for the big
day.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 01 April 2008 )
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When you are ready to introduce potty training
to your children, and they seem to be cooperative with the method you
are applying, I believe it is important to keep it flowing. The aim is
to have a successful potty training experience.
I hope you remain optimistic as we go through the ten steps to
successful potty training. I’m not throwing all of this at you to
stress you out!
Don’t look at all of this as too much information. You’ll pick all the
tips up in due time.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 29 March 2008 )
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A great post from our friends at Wheels on the Bus:
One of the best-kept secrets of parenting, something no one reveals to
people considering having children, is that, no matter how well a child
is sleep trained, the sleep deprivation does not end until the kids hit
puberty. Children are needy little buggers, and they are never so
desperate for parental attention as they are at four in the morning.
Unfortunately, all our nocturnal woes were not resolved when the boys
began to share a room. There are good runs, days and weeks at a time
when the kids are snoring by 8:04 PM and do not wake up until 7:16 AM.
We relish those stretches, because we have come to know they cannot
last. Someone will find a way to bust apart our slumber sooner or
later. In fact, the only way I can think of to ensure that I get a
good night sleep each night is to move out of the house.
There is a children’s book called Peace at Last about a Father Bear who
roams the house one night looking for a quiet place to sleep. Zachary
loves it, which I find ironic, since he is the very disturbance I most
want to escape.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 14 March 2008 )
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Survey reveals how parents are investing in their children’s future
With Alistair Darling set to announce the new Budget tomorrow and
the cost of raising a child in the UK soaring to more than £186,000,
new survey findings announced by popular preschool TV channel Nick Jr
discover how today’s parents are saving for their offspring’s future –
or whether they are at all. Nick Jr’s study of over 800 parents found
that almost two fifths are not actively saving for their children’s
future (37.1%). Over half of all families questioned from the North
East admitted they weren’t saving, whilst Londoners were most likely to
be investing in one way or another.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 14 March 2008 )
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A University of Regina professor has launched a new two-year study that will look at how trying to balance work and family affects first-time fathers.
"Although we do know a fair bit about what it's like for moms to become new parents, we don't know so much what it's like for dads," said Lynn Loutzenhiser, head of the Moms and Dads Plus One study.
Loutzenhiser, who is with the U of R's psychology department, said two years ago the university conducted the Regina Family Study and some interesting facts were discovered about first-time dads. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 26 December 2007 )
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Longer pregnancies could be down to dads |
Women whose pregnancies seem to be going on forever now know who to blame - the father.
Researchers suggest a father's genes appear to play a
major part in deciding the timing of the birth, and the chance of
having a 'prolonged pregnancies'.
Pregnancies are said to be prolonged if they are longer
than 42 weeks, or 294 days. The condition affects around 5% of
pregnancies.
It is linked to a higher risk of complications for both mother and child, but little is known about its causes.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 December 2007 )
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Jane Elliott
BBC News Online Health Staff |
Fathers want more involvement |
When Brian Brady went with partner Heather to get the
first glimpse of their unborn child he was surprised to see there was
no provision for him.
"I remember when we went for the first scan, that
although they should have expected me to be there that they did not
seem to assume I was coming and had to go and find me a chair.
"It just seemed that they did not normally have partners.
"In general it appeared that they were just talking to Heather."
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 December 2007 )
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