Parenting Hacks
Because parenting is hard enough as it is!
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Parenting Hack: Overnight Accidents
Toilet training? Here’s a hack.Our Messy Mats double as protective sheets for your child’s bed, so you don’t need to spent extra money when the time comes to toilet train...
Play Hack with Road and Track Tape
Play hack!We set up bridges of our Zazi Road Tape across the kitchen and it kept the kids busy for aaaages!!They were enthralled with balancing vehicles and seeing how many...
Teaching Road Safety around parked cars
KEEP THEM SAFE.Visual aides are incredibly helpful in helping children understand what is expected of them in any situation.When saying "hands on the car" or "hands on the door" wasn't...
Make bedtime easier with this evening activity
Make the most of the dark!My kids are the most messy and disregulated in the evenings before bed and 'torchy walks' are a game changer for that.We get everyone into...
Why should you involve your child in housework?
Steal my strategy... Throwback Thursday! Here's my 2 year old and I folding towels together. I love involving my kids in housework because it means I can get stuff done...
The Ultimate Guide to Toothbrushing
END THE BATTLETeeth brushing can be so hard and so demoralising at the end of a long day. It's a job we HAVE TO DO as parents to keep our...
Getting reluctant kids into car seats
⬇️Steal my strategy for getting kids into car seats.They're not being difficult for the sake of it.Kids ALWAYS want to behave - it doesn't feel good to misbehave. And it's...
Use this trick to teach your child to ride a bike
So much easier!The towel method makes learning to ride a bike so much easier!Not only do parents avoid the back-breaking struggle of holding on to a low saddle whilst running,...
Why it matters if your child is snoring
Deep sleep?Once thought to be a sign that babies were having a good, deep sleep, we now know that snoring is doing quite the opposite.When children are snoring or their...
Wreck your lounge to help your kids to go to sleep
Are you brave enough for this?The type A among us LOVE a tidy lounge and don’t get me wrong - I do too.But when you know the benefits of vigorous...
Sickness Remedy on the go
Survival mode - activated.Flexiflasks can keep your drinks hot too. Just don't put recently boiled water in because the flask really will keep it at that temperature and nobody needs...
Pencil-Grips help your Child to Write
Kids get frustrated when they can't control their pen.A poor grip created wrist fatigue but also whole body fatigue - imagine how hard you'd find it if I asked you...
How I chose a Car Seat for my Kids
Guys - let's face it - us parents know NOTHING about car seat safety, really, in the big scheme of things. There are so many seat options on the market...
3 Ways to get Sunscreen on a Reluctant Toddler
Because sometimes it’s a struggle. Often the key is just to hand the control back to your child and let them do it themselves. These 3 methods have a novelty...
Quick Toothbrushing Hack
This has been a game changer for us. My baby feels like she has some independence and I get access to her teeth much easier than before. Win win. Get...
Make Toothbrushing Fun
Is it time to add to your kete of teeth brushing strategies?! No one thing works all the time every time with toddlers. You need a kete (basket) of strategies...
How to Help your Child to Follow Directions
It starts with ensuring your little one can fully understand you. Understanding stems from routine and repetition. Give them a job! Giving your little one a role in the everyday...
Literacy Hack: Visual Shopping List
Kids don't have to be able to read in order to be exposed to text. Make looking at words fun by weaving them into your shopping routine :) Write out...
Playtime Hack: Don't Spill your Bubbles
Does your little one like to dip the want in the mixture independently and have it almost always spill everywhere?Here is a gentle reminder to TAPE your bubbles to something....
How to get a Toddler to sit in their Car Seat
Is there such a thing as a child getting into there carseat without a fuss? Here's some things that we do:☺️ let them know what's coming up.☺️ provide opportunities for...