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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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![<i>The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep</i> has become a worldwide hit.](http://web.archive.org./web/20200414231537im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/4/1/5/y/8/image.related.landscape.120x80.gj0skz.gmy9p2.png/1457054848961.jpg)
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![Opinions are divided.](http://web.archive.org./web/20200414231537im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/z/p/i/p/q/image.related.landscape.300x200.gzpi7q.png/1511754239133.jpg)
Is dad right to take daughter into women's toilet?
Opinions are divided.
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'Every kid sleeps with a scorpion, right?'
The responses to Megan Gale's question were entertaining to say the least.
!["Trust me, no one finds a filthy child adorable."](http://web.archive.org./web/20200414231537im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/z/d/8/f/e/image.related.landscape.300x200.gzd8gr.png/1509939669616.jpg)
I hate to judge, but clean your child's face!
Trust me, no one finds a filthy child adorable.
![Asleep at the wheel.](http://web.archive.org./web/20200414231537im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/z/e/5/y/h/image.related.landscape.300x200.gze64v.png/1509914564289.jpg)
'Milk drunk' toddler steals show at wedding
He fell asleep at the wheel.
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Toddler twins' epic Ferris Bueller photo shoot
Channeling the cheeky 'tude of the original duo, these toddlers are Halloween ready.
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Parents share relatable 'before and after kids' photos
While it's not news how much of a toll kids take on us, here's a funny take on it.
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Mum's ultimate revenge on driver in 'parent parking' spot
"I felt instantly better," she said.
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Strangers still ask, “Did you know?”
Mum of three, Megan, shares her journey of having a child with Down syndrome.
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Why do some parents insist on referring to their kids by months of age?
It's my pet parenting peeve.
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Stranger saves the day when toddler humiliates his mother in Starbucks
She was exposed, literally.
![The brown snake was "banging its head on the door" of the Newcastle home.](http://web.archive.org./web/20200414231537im_/http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/content/dam/images/g/y/q/2/b/e/image.related.landscape.300x200.gyq20g.png/1506577375717.jpg)
Brown snake knocking at front door terrorises family
A Newcastle family has spent much of the day inside after a large brown snake took up residency at their front door.
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