This week I’ve meet several mums whose baby or toddler didn’t sleep for several years prompting the words, “the Sanity Nanny, I wish I’d known you 5, 10, 20 years ago”! “My son or daughter was so exhausting and we tried everything”! Many new and working mums, perhaps like you, are trying hard to juggle your family life, cope with a toddler…
Now the Easter holidays have come to an end the new school term starts tomorrow for many children. Some boys and girls will be starting school for the first time, this can be a very scary and daunting time especially for the parents. Most children will be happy to go off and make new friends…
When it comes to Christmas presents for children how do you decide what to buy for them? Do you set a budget per child, do you give them money to buy their own presents or simply buy what they ask for regardless of cost? I know many children especially boys who are hoping for a…
Twins, some people love this notion and others are completely shocked at the prospect and how they will cope, I think you could count me. There is no doubt about it they are hard work, especially in those first few weeks after birth. You literally feed, change, burp, settle then start all over again, sometimes only an…
Pressure to be a good Parent Views from the Sanity nanny! A new report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies has declared that summer born babies are likely to be at a disadvantage. I believe this this is true for some children. Firstly the advantages and disadvantages are more pronounced when a child is older.…
