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Sanity Nanny
1M ago
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Sanity Nanny
6M ago
Although a baby can’t talk, they are highly receptive to the environment and those caring for them. When you follow your baby’s lead as your health visitor or professional advises, it makes sense to do so. The problem is when you are following your baby’s lead and it feels hard work all the time, you literally haven’t got a clue where they are going or you are, it’s probably time for you to take the lead.
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A new baby comes with no instructions and as they grow sleep changes, life can feel so out of control. We start to tell ourselves stories like, ‘I’m no good at being a parent’, ‘my chi ..read more
Sanity Nanny
6M ago
Children and sleep should go together like bread and butter, so why is it that some children simply won’t fall asleep when they are clearly tired and rubbing their eyes. This seems such a natural thing and simple for everyone else but not your child. You probably hear people say, you just give them a drink, a favourite toy, swaddle, sleeping bag and a story and then they’ll settle. But what if you are doing all that and it’s still not working?
You try changing their nappy, putting them to bed later or earlier, taking them ot for another walk anything to wear them out so they settle. It makes ..read more
Sanity Nanny
7M ago
We are born innocent children and come into the world with a blank slate. All we want to do is have food, sleep, emotional nourishment, fun, and be entertained. Easy.
Anyone can feed a baby, and give food to a child but what if they refuse? Start throwing toys? Crying for more attention than the energy levels you have available? We start to place meaning to these things.
Early childhood is a time when we start to fathom our place in the world and make sense of the people around us and how they respond to us.
Our internal beliefs are formed by the age of 6 maybe even earlier and many unconscio ..read more
Sanity Nanny
7M ago
Having a family holiday can be a time of much joy and happiness, you see more of your child and notice all the little advances they’ve made with their speech, personal skills, thinking patterns and creativity. It is heart-warming to hear a child spontaneously say, I love you mummy or Daddy as they are playing or eating a favourite food. If only they were always this happy or I knew why they behaved badly at other times.
Children tend to respond positively or negatively to the environment and the people around them. We are there to guide and support them and it’s when a child is afraid or doe ..read more
Sanity Nanny
8M ago
Do you dread Mondays mornings, is it a manic rush to get everyone out the house on time with children having slipped out of routine, refusing to put on coats and shoes, lost book bags and a baby clinging to your legs, that’s all before the work day has started? The switch from weekend and relaxed play with your children can turn you into an ogre at the slightest set back or refusal to co-operate with you. Family life can feel a little crazy at times and you may thrive in the office environment enjoying the peace and tranquillity of adult conversations and scheduled meetings. Relish the chance ..read more
Sanity Nanny
8M ago
For the love of sleep, how was last week or your child’s half term? Did you manage to have a break or was life full-on even if you went away to a beautiful place for a holiday. We imagine holidays to be wonderful, relaxing, fun, and a great time to connect with your children especially if you work long hours and don’t get to see as much of them as you would like to. As soon as you stop work for a holiday you want to switch off and catch up on sleep, the problem is the kids won’t let you. They want you to play, get up early, take them to the playground, run around in the garden or park, it’s n ..read more
Sanity Nanny
9M ago
Last week I noticed an array of spring flowers crocuses and daffodil’s already in bloom, it seems out of character rather like a change in your child’s behaviour. It’s only mid-February, growing up in the countryside daffodils didn’t appear in our garden until March, we had a whole corner filled with them near the willow tree. Everything is changing, children seem to be growing up faster than ever, particularly with the advent of technology but this is coupled with changes in their sleep patterns and behaviour, more often than not, in a negative way.
When things go well parents love to brag a ..read more