Eileen Hayes

Eileen Hayes

Parenting expert

My name is Eileen Hayes and I sit on the gurgle experts panel. I am a parent of four, a Parenting and Child Expert, author, magazine columnist, trained family counsellor and parenting coach. Books I have written include 'Crying', 'Understanding your baby', 'Understanding your toddler','Tantrums', 'Crying and Comforting' and 'Your baby's first year'. I am also the Parenting Advisor to the NSPCC. As you can see I am very involved with all aspects of parenting and want to be able to help parents with the rewarding but challenging task of bringing up children.

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when to start a routine?

Asked by crazedcaz.
hi all, my Lo is 3 weeks old tommorow and we are starting to think about a routine. when is the best age to start this? is he too young or should we start now? any advice welcome as this is my first and ive no idea!
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Maybe time for potty training???

Asked by gemma1987.
My son will b two in april and he's started kicking and wriggling when i change his nappy but he's never done this before. Did anyone else have this problem and do you think it's because he doesn't want a nappy on anymore?
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toddler refusin to eat...

Asked by stacey12.
my daughter is 19 months old n wnt eat ne thin. all she does is pick at thing wil av a few mouthfuls n thats it, she says no n pushes it away. ow cn i make sure she gets enuf to eat... help
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Article : Age gaps between babies

Asked by nishanmillie.
I have been told by my mother-in-law and a few friends that it's really hard to have two babies very close together and I should wait until Millie is a least 2 and a half/at nursery school before trying again... has anyone else found this?
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4 yr old a nightmare, HELP plz

Asked by lizzy1984.
i have a 4 yr old daughter, she is really naughter, i tried naughty steps and spots and everything when she was little. however nothing seemed to work. she laughs wen she is bein told off and nothing seems to work. she is nasty 2 dogs, and has a bad temper. she gets wound up by her aunties and i think they have broke her temper. can any1 help me coz im struggling wi her? x
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Getting a kitten tomorrow, will it be ok round baby?

Asked by Teresa85.
Hiya, unfortunately last week my cat got ran over, only 2years and a much loved family pet and was great around amelia who is only 4months. To help us move on and focus on the loss we are getting a 7week old kitten tomorrow, which i know will be a lot different to before and more demanding. Has anyone else had a kitten round baby before and how are they? Obviously i will take all precautions on keeping baby safe etc..x
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