2under3

Ever noticed how annoying it can be when you have just changed a disgusting dirty nappy, and you are trying to separate the nappy disposal bags to put the old nappy in and chuck out, but you just can’t seem to get a grip on the bag to separate the top parts of it? The …

Popcorn is a great food for toddlers when they have learnt how to chew and swallow properly. Did you know that you can actually cook normal popcorn in the microwave (ie you don’t need to buy the individual and expensive popcorn packets). All you need are some paperbags, and you the put the popcorn in …

My just three year old recently started coming out of his room at night saying there were scary things in his room, and was quite distressed. Like most parents, I told him that there was nothing there and consoled him. A friend of mine, however, told me that the best thing to do is to …

teeth brushing is now easier with my new trick for my toddler..
we call it “tickle teeth time.”
the objective is to tickle each tooth.

My 2 year old has been moved to a “big boy” bed, but the problem is that sometimes he rolls out of it, it’s quite a distance, and gives him a huge fright (and us when it’s in the middle of the night). A friend suggested that we put pillows UNDER the fitted sheet, to …

Every morning I now have to get my two boys dressed and breakfasted and off to daycare. It’s usually manic. In between all of this I have to get myself ready – clothes, makeup, lunch (when I have time)… and breakfast if I can find the time too! One trick that I have found is …

My kids have weet-bix in the morning, and I have learned to always scrape and rinse the plates immediately afterwards. If I leave them sitting for awhile, the cereal sticks to the plate like concrete. It’s no good putting it in the dishwasher as it just comes out still dirty. Yesterday I had to use …

Another simple trick I use to shave a few minutes off the chore of putting clothes away is to hang up all t-shirts, jumpers, etc. Since I have 2 boys whose clothes can look similar (particularly to their dad;)), I use black hangers for one, and white for the other. I hang them …

Our son is 2½ and so far we have been able to avoid those embarrassing temper tantrums at the supermarket checkouts which are always covered in tempting chocolates and lollies.
Once our son could recognise ‘my nose’ as opposed to ‘mummy’s nose’, or ‘my feet’ as opposed to ‘mummy’s feet’, we have explained that the chocolates …