Here’s some activities you can enjoy with your mums group in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter including walks, library baby book time, baby-friendly movie sessions and playground visits.
Expecting or raising twins? As a mum of twins, Leanne is very knowledgeable about parenting twins and has compiled 11 tips to help other mums cope with raising twins.
Visit your local library for free programs for families such as baby book and storytime sessions as well as the opportunity to borrow books, magazines and DVDs.
Whether you need help for medical advice, breastfeeding, postnatal depression or any other parenting issue, there’s a range of services available.
Reading books is a lovely way to bond with your child. Babies love hearing their parent’s voice so spend some time reading to them.
Need childcare? Check out the Newy with Kids child care guide conveniently listed by suburb. Whether it’s long day care for a baby, preschool or early learning centres for toddlers or preschoolers, there’s a centre for your child.
Need childcare in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Hunter? Here’s some advice on how to find and choose an early childhood service in the region.
Having a baby is a life-changing event! Here’s information on local baby-friendly places, playgroups, baby book sessions, baby sleep advice and more.
In this guest post, baby sleep consultant Natalie Ebrill from Sleep and Settle explains why floor play is so important to get babies to sleep.
Want to take your baby or toddler on holiday but worried about their routine. Here’s how to help your child keep their routine on holiday, so you actually have a holiday!
Feeling lonely? You’re not the only one. Newy with Kids gets loads of emails and messages asking for tips from new mums on how to make friends in Newcastle. It can be a challenge to find new friends when on maternity leave or a stay-at-home mum but here’s eight tips to make mum friends.
How long does it take? The truth is, it can take longer (in many cases much longer) than many women think for their body to recover post pregnancy.
Whether you’re reading magazines or newspapers, surfing the net or Facebooking or engaging in conversations with friends or family or other mums, there always seems to be passionate debates on the right way to raise children. Can’t we all just get along?
During holiday periods life is busy and you may worry your children’s routine will suffer. The reality is your child still needs to sleep, feed and play, that doesn’t change just because you have visitors or are on holidays. Here are some good ideas to plan ahead for holidays.