Times are tough for many in Australia right now, and having a baby or toddler who is not sleeping doesn't help. That's why every week we bring an expert online to answer your questions. Today Mothercraft nurse Chris Minogue joins us to answer the following questions:

• A 3-year-old fussy eater
• Feed and sleep routines for a 4-month-old
• A 3.5-year-old refusing to do number #2s on the toilet
• A 1-year-old waking through the night at least once a week
• Siblings that are 3.5-years-old and 1.5-years-old who always fight
• A 5-year-old who is still wetting the bed
• A 3-year-old who is rough with their sister

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 11:30am 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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Most parents want their children to be kind, but working out exactly how to do it can be challenging. Social researcher and author of The Kindness Revolution Hugh MacKay says that raising kind kids has the power to change the world; to mitigate the loneliness, anxiety and depression that permeates our world today. Hugh shares his ideas on how we can help our kids become kind humans.

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Kasey Edwards is worried about our girls. In her latest book Raising Girls Who Like Themselvesshe researched how young girls feel about themselves and what she found will shock you. Girls in primary school wanting to cut 'rolls of fat' off their own bodies. Kasey says that it's parents and carers- with the best intentions- who are causing the most damage.

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This week on primary school teacher, author and mum joins us to talk about how parents can manage remote learning in lockdown. She tackles the following subjects:Helpline in Focus(Teacher, Dear Parents and Measuring Up)

• Tips on how to make remote learning easier
• How to help a 6-year-old boy concentrate on school work
• Whether when supporting two children should you be concentrating on the younger child (who is less capable of independent learning)
• Whether lock down will lead to a large educational divide depending on how your school and household was able to do remote learning
• How much parents need to correct their child's work
• How a teacher who is also home schooling their own kids should be responding to parents who demand answers 24/7

To find out more about Gabbie Stroud and her work you can find out more at her website. To book in a one-on-one session with a Parent School expert, check out Parent School powered by Babyology.
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Jess Offer noticed that her daughter was displaying signs of being on the autism spectrum when she was around four years old. At the same time she realised that her husband displayed exactly the same traits. After some discussion her husband went to a psychologist and was diagnosed as being on the spectrum. Jess talks about why the diagnosis made a big difference to their marriage and family.For more information on the autism spectrum see Amaze and Autism Spectrum Australia.

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Feed Play LoveThe following episode is a highlight episode, back due to popular demand.Young children are yet to properly develop their frontal lobe, so it can be that they are impulsive and quick to melt down when something doesn't go their way. Denielle Jans worked with children for decades in day care settings, and has lots of great advice and tips on how to manage positive discipline with small children.

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When your baby won't sleep through the night and you can't work out why, it can help to ask an expert for guidance. Today baby sleep expert Jo Ryan joins to give parents and carers that guidance. On this episode that includes:Helpline

• How to deal with a 4-month-old's sleep regression
• When a 5-month-old wakes through the night
• How to stretch out a 9-week-old's night time sleep cycles
• A 2.5-year-old who keeps climbing out of his cot
• A 6-month-old who wakes at 5am babbling
• An 11-week-old who cries every time they are laid down in the cot
• A 4-year-old who has had nightmares since lockdown started
• A 3-year-old with separation anxiety

If you would like an online appointment with Jo Ryan 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 11:30am 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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Being pregnant and giving birth during a pandemic must be stressful. The rules seem to be shifting constantly - from who you can have in the labour ward with you to now whether you can have the Pfizer vaccine or not. Hannah Dahlen is a Professor of Midwifery at the University of Western Sydney and an advocate for women and their birthing rights. She recently published an article in The Conversationabout what the latest research says about whether pregnant women should get the Pfizer vaccination.

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There is a lot of advice out there about how to set up successful breastfeeding with a newborn, but not a lot about how to keep feeding past the first year. Keren Sharon is a registered midwife and an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant. She's also an expert with Babyology's Parent School Keren explains the benefits of feeding past the first year and how you can do it well..

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This week on parenting educator and obstetrics social worker Genevieve Muir joins us to talk about how parents can manage multiple siblings lockdown. She tackles the following subjects:Helpline in Focus

• Keeping two pre-school siblings busy during lockdown
• How parents of small children can get a break
• How to manage different grades of primary school workand
• How to help siblings who are sick of each other
• How to help children who are anxious about the virus
• How she manages remote learning with four boys at home

To find out more about Genevieve and her work you can find out more at Connected Parenting. To book in a one-on-one session with a Parent School expert, check out 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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