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Eileen Hayes
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My name is Eileen Hayes and I sit on the gurgle experts panel. I am a parent of four, a Parenting and Child Expert, author, magazine columnist, trained family counsellor and parenting coach. Books I have written include 'Crying', 'Understanding your baby', 'Understanding your toddler','Tantrums', 'Crying and Comforting' and 'Your baby's first year'. I am also the Parenting Advisor to the NSPCC. As you can see I am very involved with all aspects of parenting and want to be able to help parents with the rewarding but challenging task of bringing up children.
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Article : Age gaps between babies
I have been told by my mother-in-law and a few friends that it's really hard to have two babies very close together and I should wait until Millie is a least 2 and a half/at nursery school before trying again... has anyone else found this?
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4 yr old a nightmare, HELP plz
i have a 4 yr old daughter, she is really naughter, i tried naughty steps and spots and everything when she was little. however nothing seemed to work. she laughs wen she is bein told off and nothing seems to work. she is nasty 2 dogs, and has a bad temper. she gets wound up by her aunties and i think they have broke her temper. can any1 help me coz im struggling wi her? x
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Help! How do I get him to sleep with a blanket?
Hi girls! Ray has always been a really good sleeper. However, there's the issue with the bloody sleeping bag! He won't sleep without it and if we give him a blanket he'll just chuck it out his cot! Now most of you are thinking, then just put him in the bag! Well, yes I do! But he kicks so hard that the buttons pop open and then he's out! I even stitched them together but he broke through that too! Anyone had any advise suggestions? Thank you! x
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What do you do about a child's nasty imaginary friend?
Asked by
research.
I live in a flat with my friend and her daughter Carmella. Carmella is 8 and she has an imaginary friend called Gillian. Gillian has been around for about two years and over the past 5 months, Carmella has been complaining that Gillian is being mean to her... What do we do?
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Potty training question...
Asked by
peachesa.
Just a quick one. Started potty training poppy (2 yrs 2 months) last Sunday.... Shes done a fantastic job and had no accidents and asks to go etc... I'd class her as potty trained now. The thing is, she's been waking in the night to ask to go for one wee in the night and then when she gets up she's been having a big wee in the morning too which means she's holding it, be still got her in nappies at night and she's happy with that but in the morning these nappies are dry.... Do I put her in knickers or nothing at night instead or keep with the nappies for now? Just worried she'll revert to doing wees in her nappy at night if she catches on she's wearing them. Has anyone had a similar thing or know what I should do? Thanks girls! Xxxx
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Getting a kitten tomorrow, will it be ok round baby?
Hiya, unfortunately last week my cat got ran over, only 2years and a much loved family pet and was great around amelia who is only 4months. To help us move on and focus on the loss we are getting a 7week old kitten tomorrow, which i know will be a lot different to before and more demanding. Has anyone else had a kitten round baby before and how are they? Obviously i will take all precautions on keeping baby safe etc..x
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