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Smart Energy Solutions for Busy Families: Save Money, Save The Planet With inflation nipping at our hip pockets and energy bills set to rise, we all want to cut as much off our bills as humanly possible. One of the smarter ways to save money is to save money on your energy bills. The gas […]

Moving to Wollongong & the Illawarra - Wollongong Lighthouse

Frantically Googling ‘Chemists Open near me?’ Here are Illawarra’s after hour Pharmacy’s… Because of course kids never seem to get quite as sick in the daylight hours when you could more easily do something about it? So, what do you do when the clock strikes six o’clock, and you are in urgent need of a […]

The move from milk to solids is a significant milestone for babies and parents alike – but there’s no need to be apprehensive. Get the professionals’ tips and tricks (with thanks to the expert team at the Illawarra Early Parenting Centre) for navigating this important step with your little one. Choosing the right time Up […]

Anxiety is rife in our youth and children. 12-18-year-olds are already an anxious age bracket. But children under twelve are also struggling with anxiety. COVID exasperated an already anxious group, whether it was from social anxiety, obsession with being germ-free, or any other underlying/existing concern. As a parent and a Creative Therapist, I’ve put together […]

Help, Advice and Support for New Parents On becoming a parent, it becomes near impossible to prioritise ourself. As parents we need to know quick, effective ways to self soothe and re-group. It helps us be the best patient, loving parent we know we can be. So, here at Parents Guide Illawarra, we turned to […]

Your baby is born with its own individual temperament – the way your child responds to the world and to their own body. Temperament helps to explain how children in the same family often have such different personalities and why parents sometimes find it tough to raise certain children but not others. (with many thanks […]

The Illawarra Early Parenting Centre is well known for helping families with sleep and settling problems, but sleep is really just one piece of the puzzle. Often dietary factors can play a large role in behavioural concerns and sleep disturbances. Constipation or hard stools is a common complaint among infants and toddlers, particularly from 6 […]

It feels like it should be a relief for things to begin getting back to normal after restrictions and lockdowns, but from a child’s perspective, change can be unsettling and may be a source of anxiety. Making sure your child has the appropriate tools to help them cope with the changes involved in going back […]