Mums and Tots - Issue 44 - Autumn 2022

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Love it or hate it, it’s back to school time! Whether it’s your little one’s first day of play school or primary school, autumn is full of firsts. To help you manage the start of this milestone, Amanda Jenner has some top tips on how to prepare your child for their big day. Make sure to check out our trendy tots edit, page xx, for some very cool back to school buys and the chance to win one of three €100 Penneys vouchers.
The pandemic has left its scars in more ways than one. We are acutely aware of the world's changing behavioural patterns caused by too many lockdowns, severe restrictions, and the epidemic of isolation and loneliness. As parents, we have raised our children in a bubble. Under-socialisation has been a concern for many of us as we question if the lack of contact with others affected how our babies, toddlers, and preschoolers grew with or without relevant social skills. When the world shut down, were those babies born into a pandemic at a disadvantage, especially as the pandemic lasted longer than expected? Ger Walsh chats to Linda Breathnach, member of the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, with some reassurances for parents..
It can be very frustrating when your child does not sleep well. It is a place that you may feel only you inhabit. You may sense that your child is just a "bad sleeper”. Healthy sleep habits do not always come naturally for some children. In fact depending on what study you read 30-50% of families report sleep issues. Sleep Consultant and Author of The Baby Sleep Solution, Lucy Wolfe discusses how sleep is behavioural in nature.
Make sure to enter all our great giveaways. We have an Infantino Projector, a hamper of Eskimo3 goodies and a Co-Glide Crib from Baby Elegance.