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What to do when your child won't nap
Young children need to nap, but getting them to sleep can sometimes be a real challenge. We look at some of the reasons children resist naptime, and give solutions to help you restore their natural sleep patterns.
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How to handle a clingy toddler
The way parents handle clinginess can have a big impact on how long it lasts and how bad it becomes.
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Like most kids her age, three-year-old Verity loves to read. But story time at her day care centre is anything but typical.
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How an Aldi staff member made one exhausted mum's day
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Mum's shock as toddler fat-shamed by internet trolls
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'Best daddy in the world' gives kidney to save his daughter
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Toddler throws epic carseat tantrum on live television
The carseat toddler tantrum - it is an unfortunate reality that every parent experiences at one stage or another. However usually it is just other shoppers in a supermarket carpark who witness the chaos, not a live television audience.
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A sweet invitation to celebrate a very special friendship
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