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All parents want to do their best, but there’s so much contradictory, confusing and complicated info it’s hard to know what ‘best’ even means!
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S3E5 (1-3y):Toddler Sleep - Routines, beds and boundaries (opens the original)
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"I don't even wanna tell you what I'm doing to get my toddler to sleep." If that sounds familiar, this episode is for you. Jen and Hannah are joined by Corina, a Mothercraft Nurse of more than 30 years who has spent 16 of them at Ngala on the parenting line, and a mum to three grown boys, to talk about the tender, tricky world of toddler sleep. Corina explains how toddler sleep differs from infant sleep, why 11 to 14 hours over 24 hours is the range, and why night waking is completely normal as
S3E4 (1-3y): Nutrition: Fussy is frustrating, but does it matter? (opens the original)
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In this episode, Jen and Hannah welcome back Jill, a child health nurse of 25 years who has spent most of her career in the Wheatbelt and the last eight years with Ngala, to talk toddlers, mealtimes and nutrition, one of the topics parents ask about most. Jill explains why twelve months marks a real pivot, from milk as the main source of nutrition to family meals and the five food groups, and why a toddler's growth slows even as their energy needs climb. Together they unpack the division of resp
S3E3 (1-3y): Toileting: All the (sometimes) messy details (opens the original)
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All the (sometimes) messy details of toilet training or, as we prefer to call it, toilet learning. In this episode, Jen and Hannah sit down with Kat, who has spent ten years working with children and families, to reframe one of parenting's biggest milestones as a learning journey rather than a race, where mistakes and accidents are part of the process, not a problem to fix. Kat outlines the signs that a child is ready, from language and gross motor skills to staying dry after naps, and why paren
S3E2 (1-3y): Taming toddlers: Connection and setting boundaries (opens the original)
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Tantrums, big feelings, and why an incorrectly peeled banana can lead to armageddon. In this episode, Jen and Hannah sit down with Beth, a registered nurse on the Ngala Parenting Line with a background in perinatal and infant mental health, to reframe toddler tantrums as communication rather than defiance, and to reassure parents that a toddler's goal is never to make life hard, but to learn, explore and connect. Beth explains why toddlers are wired to test boundaries, how to find the balance be
S3E1 (1-3y): Toddler Development - Is Everything On Track? (opens the original)
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Season three of Parenting with Ngala kicks off with a look at toddlerhood: those wild, wonderful years between twelve months and three years. Jen and Hannah dig into what is happening inside a toddler's brain, why meltdowns make total sense, and why toddlers might look like little people, but are nowhere near little adults. They cover language development in depth: why parents understand their toddler far better than anyone else, why correcting speech backfires, what to expect at twelve and eigh
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