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Lockdown during the pandemic has led to more stress on parents. Whether you're home schooling or just trying to keep a toddler entertained, the only release can sometimes be through a glass of wine. Lucy Quick is a Sobriety Coach and co-founder of Thrivalist a community that supports women in their attempts to sober up. Lucy talks about how parents can manage their own intake of alcohol, and explains why it's worth the effort.

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This week on Helpline in Focus Mothercraft nurse Leonie Clements answers all your questions about how to get siblings to sleep including:

•Getting a three-month-old and 24-month-old to sleep at night

•How to transition a seven-month-old and 21-month-old to the same room

•Moving an unsettled six-month-old into the same bedroom as a three-year-old

•A two-and-a-half year old that dropped their much-needed sleep when a new baby arrived

•A three-year-old who has started co-sleeping since their little brother or sister came home

•A four-year-old scared of the dark whose night-light keeps his two-year-old brother awake

•A three-year-old who leaves his shared sibling room to get into bed with his mum and dad

If you'd like to connect with Leonie Clements or one of the Babyology experts, check out the Parent School powered by Babyology. Want to ask our experts your own question? Join our weekly LIVE Helplines on Facebook or leave your question in our Facebook Helpline Group.

As lockdown drags on you may have found that you've watched all the Netflix series you can manage. Perhaps it's time for something different? Melanie Tait is a presenter, playwright and avid consumer of books. She has chosen four books that she thinks we all will love:

* The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett

* Devotions by Mary Oliver

* Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason

* I Feel Bad About my Neck by Nora Ephron

Feed Play LoveThe following is a highlight episode, back due to popular demand.Julie Green is the former Executive Director of the Raising Children NetworkIn this episode from our archive Julie is joined by Briony, whose daughter is considered gifted and talented, to talk about the unique challenges that face children with these skills..

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When your baby isn't sleeping, or your toddler is throwing food and you've tried everything- is here to help guide you through to a solution that works. Every week an expert joins the show to answer your specific questions. This week Mothercraft nurse Chris Minogue helps to find solutions for the following challenges:Helpline

• A 3-year-old testing boundaries
• A 2.5-year-old who is pinching, hitting and biting
• How often to bath a 4-week-old baby
• Keeping an 18-month-old climber safe
• To gently stop co-sleeping with an almost 3-year-old
• How to help a toddler get ready for a new baby
• A 3.5-year-old who is waking through the night and struggling in lockdown
• An almost 4-year-old who won't wear undies to daycare

If you would like an online appointment with Chris Minogue you can book her through Babyology’s Parent School. will be back next Monday. You can contact us by doing any of the following: Email us at [email protected], ask your question during the Babyology Facebook live on Monday from AEDT 8.15pm or leave your question in our Babyology Helpline Facebook group. Need help or advice right now? Book in a one-on-one session with a Parent School expertHelpline

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We have heard a lot about mental health during the pandemic. It's hit many of us hard. But how about our youngest, least articulate children? Dan Moss is from Emerging Minds, an advocacy group for the mental health of children. Dan talks us through the signs your young children might be struggling, and how you can help them feel more happy and secure.

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We all know the power of language. Words can hurt, even when the person speaking them has not intended to cause pain. River Night is the Co-Founder of Developing Australian Communities and an expert in the disability service sector. Their research found that over a third of Australians are not confident they are using the right terminology when referring to someone with a disability and one-in-five have ‘no idea which wording to use’. So how do we know the right words to use? River Night explains the easiest way to test whether your language is offensive or not.

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This week on toddler behaviour expert Stephanie Wicker answers all your questions about tricky toddler behaviour such as:Helpline in Focus

• A four-year-old who is embarrassingly rude
• A three-year-old who picks their nose and eats it
• A three-year-old who is being antagonistic towards another child
• A three-and-a-half-year-old who is swearing at daycare
• A three-and-a-half-year-old who is "helping" with their baby brother

To book in a one-on-one session with an expert, check out the Parent School powered by Babyology. Want to ask our experts your own question? Join our weekly LIVE Helplines on Facebook or leave your question in our Facebook Helpline Group.

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No one will get to the end of this pandemic untouched. Everyone has been affected, often in very different ways. But Jamila Rizvi and Helen McCabe from Future Women wanted to take a good look at how it was affecting women, and whether there are things that can change now as we slowly emerge to a new world. Jamila and Helen have co-edited Work. Love. Bodya book that examines how women have experienced the pandemic and what we can learn from them.

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Feed Play LoveThe following is a highlight episode, back due to popular demand.Dr Margie Danchin is a paediatrician at the Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute. She talks about why kids wet the bed, and how we can manage it.

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