Tips and Advice

If your child has suddenly started refusing food, eating very little, or only wanting the same few meals on repeat, you are not alone. Fussy eating is one of the most common concerns parents bring up, and it can feel incredibly stressful when you are in the middle of it. You might find yourself worrying about whether your child is getting enough nutrients, questioning your approach, or feeling like mealtimes have become something to dread rather than enjoy. But here is the part I want you to...

If your toddler or young child has suddenly started saying no to everything, refusing everyday requests or melting down over small moments, you are far from alone. This is one of the most common concerns parents raise, and it can feel incredibly draining when you are living it day after day. The reassuring truth is that most of the time, frequent “no” behaviour in young children is not about defiance, poor behaviour or ineffective parenting. It is usually communication. Young children’s brains...

If you have ever found yourself awake at 2 am Googling whether your baby “should” be sleeping through by now, you are far from alone. In my work as a Private Health Visitor, one of the most common worries I hear from parents is quiet but heavy. Their baby or toddler is still waking overnight, and they are starting to wonder if they have done something wrong. The phrase “sleeping through” has become deeply embedded in modern parenting culture. It is often presented as the gold standard of good...

If your baby or toddler wakes during the night, you are not alone.Normal night waking is one of the most common worries parents share, and one of the biggest sources of self-doubt and exhaustion in the early years. Many parents come to me believing their child’s sleep is broken, that they have created bad habits, or that something must be wrong because their child doesn’t sleep through the night. Often, the problem isn’t the waking itself, but the fear around it. The truth is reassuring, even...