Newborn to Teen and Everything in Between

Claire wasn’t a really sicky child (Becks was!) but she has a phobia of sick so this was a great topic for her!!
We talked about:
Sickness bugs (aren’t they a gift..!) and some tips to help.
Getting sick off a carpet – use shaving foam!
Sick phobias and parenting – it's a real thing.
Dehydration – the signs to look for.
How children should be 48 hours clear before going back to nursery or school and why (and no swimming for 2 weeks). They will probably tell nursery anyway!!
Foods to help with recuperation.
Triggers for sickness and how they can continue (think of that drink that made you sick 😉)
How sickness bugs creep up on you with no warning – you just have to go with it (but make sure you are ready with a sick bowl, kitchen roll and marigolds!)!

Always remember to seek medical advice (GP, Pharmacist or 111) if you are worried.
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A topic that we are contacted about quite regularly – we absolutely expect broken sleep in the first months, and then sleep is really good (whatever that means to us) then it starts to change and feels like it’s all gone wrong...
Don’t panic! - we talk about all the things that could be impacting this and the possible reasons why sleep has changed.
How illness can impact on children’s sleep and how to get back to a routine that suits you with the least amount of upset.
Feeling scared and how this can affect sleep (we have some blogs on how to help with this).
Situations when little ones are disturbed because they are practicing things like crawling, rolling, babbling etc.
How routines (daytime and bedtime) can affect sleep.
Sleep associations – whatever children go to sleep with they will look for it to help settle them back off in the night when they wake up.
Treating it like a puzzle and the importance of taking notes so you can see any patterns.
How nothing is unfixable and everything is sortable (and we are here to help with a Bespoke Family Parent Consultation if you need it!)!

Our sleep blogs - https://www.bespokefamily.co.uk/blog/category/Sleep
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When / why do children become more fussy? We spoke about the neophobic stage (which goes right back to when we were cave people!) as well as other reasons why babies and children might be choosy about food.
What happens when panic sets in and our children refuse to eat?
Some tips to help children with learning about what they like and portion control.
Offering alternatives?
Watching our children eat “please just try it!!!”and how it feels for them.
How the neophobic stage is also the ‘terrible twos’ stage.
‘Tricking’ / bribing children to get them to eat.
Did Claire’s dad buy cabbage for tea! Of course he did 😉!
How important it is for children to be sitting in a position where their back and feet are supported to eat comfortably and well.
Sweet and savoury – puddings, how we are conditioned from childhood, building good food habits.

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We started the conversation by acknowledging that some adults don’t necessarily show much affection even though they are very caring people and children are the same.
We spoke about:
How there is nothing better than a lovely cuddle from a child and it can feel difficult when a child doesn’t necessarily want this from us.
The other ways that children show affection to us.
The importance of never expecting children to give hugs or show physical affection
5 Love Languages – how physical touch isn’t always the most important to fulfil children’s affection.
Quality time and the importance of this to children.
Being the ‘preferred parent’

Our blog - Why doesn't my child show much affection?
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There are swear words in this episode so please make sure that little ears aren’t listening 🙉 ...!
This episode is all about when your child, all of a sudden, says a swear word (or something they think is a swear word!) and what you can do about it. We spoke about:
How sometimes in families where there is so much swearing that the children don’t actually swear!
Overuse of swear words and how much more it is heard on a day to day basis now (including in songs on the radio and as graffiti!! - Claire has a funny story about this 😬).
When children take you by surprise with a swear word!
When children copy us 🫣!!
How children love making people laugh and how it can be confusing when we then change our reaction from laughing to saying "no don’t say that!". Ways we can react instead.
What to say when children ask what a swear word means 😳.
Some of Claire’s funny experiences of children swearing in nursery!
When children get older and use swear words.

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Read our blog on this topic here – How to handle children using swear words!
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