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• Behaviour
  • Behaviour Tips
    • How to deal with toddler tantrums
    • Dealing with difficult behaviour
    • Understanding your toddler’s behaviour
    • Avoiding trouble amid the bubbles at bathtime
    • Toddler tantrums
    • Introducing a new baby brother or sister
    • Making your home the safest place
    • Tips for helping your kids if you split up with your partner
    • Boredom busters & top tips for young school kids
    • Managing multiple children
    • Getting them ready for a new baby brother or sister
    • What to do when your toddler throws a tantrum
    • Top tips for mealtime, food prep and “hangry” toddlers!
  • At Home & In The Evening
    • Helping you eat together
    • Getting the kids to help around the house
    • Introducing a new baby brother or sister
    • Making your home the safest place
    • Tips for after school hyperness
    • 25 screen-free activities to wean kids off their screens
    • Top tips to avoid those meltdown moments
    • 12 tips for getting your kids off their screens
    • Managing multiple children
    • Getting them ready for a new baby brother or sister
    • What to do when your toddler throws a tantrum
    • Top tips for mealtime, food prep and “hangry” toddlers!
  • Out The House
    • Tips for going shopping with your toddler
    • Keeping toddlers busy when you’re out and about
    • Tips to avoid a strop at the shop
    • What to do when your toddler throws a tantrum
  • Family Games & Having Fun
    • Fun ball games to play with your toddler
    • Have a laugh with your toddler
    • Things to do before you’re 3
    • Introducing a new baby brother or sister
    • Managing multiple children
    • Getting them ready for a new baby brother or sister
  • Activities and games
    • Keeping the kids happy out and about
  • Coping with parenting
    • Coping with being a parent
    • Keeping calm with your child
    • Building a rewarding relationship with your child
• Coronavirus
  • Activities and games
    • Having fun outdoors with your baby
    • Having fun outdoors with your toddler
    • Keeping the kids happy out and about
    • Staying at home with children
    • Keeping active during the coronavirus outbreak
    • Things to do with your child
    • Things to do with your toddler
    • Things to do with your baby
    • Activities for teens
    • Staying active outdoors during the coronavirus outbreak
    • Activities to do with multiple children
    • Helping your child through play
    • Meeting up with other households
    • Changes to physical distancing for children
    • Sport, play, youth activities and parties
    • Play outdoors
    • PlayTalkRead craft activities
    • Things to do this autumn
  • Changes to coronavirus restrictions
    • Staying safe during coronavirus
    • Staying at home with children
    • Meeting up with other households
    • Your guide to extended households
    • Returning to work
    • Changes to physical distancing for children
    • Your guide to childcare
    • Sport, play, youth activities and parties
    • Face coverings
  • Coronavirus FAQ
    • Staying safe during coronavirus
    • Shared parenting during coronavirus
    • Your guide to extended households
    • Changes to physical distancing for children
    • Face coverings
    • Does my child need a COVID-19 test?
    • Protect Scotland app
  • Looking after yourself and your family
    • Talking to your kids about coronavirus
    • Supporting your child’s mental health during coronavirus
    • Mental health advice for parents during coronavirus
    • Looking after your relationship during coronavirus
    • Staying accident free during the coronavirus outbreak
    • Online safety
    • Supporting your teenage children during coronavirus
    • Immunisations and non-coronavirus illnesses
    • Coping with bereavement during coronavirus
    • Helping your child through play
    • Looking after your family's teeth
    • Mental health support for new mums
    • Mental health support for expectant parents
    • Encouraging your child to spend time with others outside of school or nursery
    • Protect Scotland app
  • Coping with parenting
    • Staying at home with children
    • Coping with being a parent
    • Keeping calm with your child
    • Building a rewarding relationship with your child
    • Working from home tips and ideas
    • Mental health advice for parents during coronavirus
    • Coping with bereavement during coronavirus
  • Pregnancy and babies
    • Breastfeeding and coronavirus
    • Formula feeding and coronavirus
    • Things to do with your baby
    • Pregnancy and coronavirus
    • Immunisations and non-coronavirus illnesses
    • Mental health support for new mums
    • Mental health support for expectant parents
  • Feeding your family
    • Breastfeeding and coronavirus
    • Formula feeding and coronavirus
    • Eating well at home
    • Filling tummies on a budget
  • Learning at home
    • Supporting your child’s learning as they return to school
    • Resources to support your child's learning
    • Working from home tips and ideas
    • How do I support my child’s learning at home?
    • Supporting children and young people with additional support needs
    • Helping your teen’s learning as they return to school
    • Helping your child with home and blended learning
  • Finding support
    • Financial support
    • Working from home tips and ideas
    • Supporting your child’s mental health during coronavirus
    • Mental health advice for parents during coronavirus
    • Supporting your teenage children during coronavirus
    • Returning to work
    • Your guide to childcare
    • Mental health support for new mums
    • Mental health support for expectant parents
    • Your guide to finding support
    • Help looking for work
  • Supporting your teen
    • Online safety
    • Supporting your teenage children during coronavirus
    • Activities for teens
    • Helping your teen’s learning as they return to school
    • Parenting a teen during coronavirus
  • Scottish schools and childcare reopening
    • Helping your child with home and blended learning
    • Scottish schools reopening
      • Starting secondary school after lockdown
      • Starting primary school after lockdown
      • Preparing your child to go back to primary school
      • Shielding guidance as schools, nurseries and childcare reopen
      • FAQs on Scottish schools reopening
    • Scottish nurseries and childcare reopening
      • FAQs on Scottish childcare and nurseries reopening
      • Shielding guidance as schools, nurseries and childcare reopen
      • FAQs on Scottish schools reopening
• Food & Eating
  • Weaning & First Foods
    • Weaning tips
    • Weaning recipes
    • Safety first for first foods: preparing, storing and reheating food
    • What to eat: first foods, textures and tastes
    • What can my baby eat?
    • Milk and other drinks
    • First foods on a tight budget
    • Choking
    • What is weaning?
    • When introducing first foods isn't going to plan
    • The benefits of first foods at 6 months
    • Guide to introducing solid foods at 15 months and beyond
    • Guide to introducing solid foods: 7-12 months
    • Gagging
    • Guide to introducing solid foods: 12-15 months
    • Guide to introducing first foods: 6 months
    • What to expect when you try first foods
  • Fussy Eating
    • Tips if your toddler is a fussy eater
    • Tips if your child is a fussy eater
  • Cooking
    • How to plan meals for the week ahead
    • Food safety
    • Cookalong videos
    • Weights and measures
    • Cooking with the kids
    • Tips to get the kids helping in the kitchen
    • Resources to download
  • Healthy Helpers
    • Meet Grace MacKenzie
    • Meet Erin Davies
    • Meet Lorna Cooper
    • Meet Gillian Beattie
    • Meet Lynsey MacFadyen
    • Meet Gabrielle Jondet
    • Meet Vicki Leaver
    • Meet Claire Burrell
    • Meet Kelly Crawford
    • Meet Agnes Anderson
    • Meet Sabina Sekowska
    • Meet Judith McLean
    • Meet Julie Given
    • Meet Lucy Milne
  • Healthy hints
    • All you need to know about snacking
    • Simple meal swaps
    • All you need to know about sugar
  • Feeding your family
    • Eating well at home
• Community & Support
  • Useful websites and places for advice
    • NHS & Child Health Support
    • Early Years Information & Support
    • Parenting, Working & Your Rights
    • Support and contact information for your Baby Box
    • Pregnancy Information & Support
  • Breastfeeding
    • Breastfeeding Support
      • Supporter guide for Grandparents
      • The National Breastfeeding Helpline
      • Your breastfeeding community
      • Finding breastfeeding support
      • Support from friends and family
      • How can dads and partners support breastfeeding?
  • Stillbirth
    • What is stillbirth and how can you reduce your risk?
    • Reducing the risk of stillbirth – resources
    • Stopping smoking
    • Going to sleep on your side
    • Monitoring your baby’s movements
    • Supporting you after a stillbirth
• Feeding
  • Feeding Tips
    • Tips for feeding your baby
    • Common questions about feeding a newborn baby
  • Breastfeeding
    • How To Breastfeed
      • Breastfeeding and caring for other children
      • Learning your baby's cues
      • Breastfeeding twins and more
      • Breastfeeding premature and sick babies
      • Breastfeeding and caesarian section
      • How to breastfeed
      • How breastfeeding works
      • How to stop breastfeeding
    • Common Challenges
      • Sleepy and reluctant babies
      • Signs your baby isn't getting enough milk
      • Refusing the breast
      • Jaundice
      • Breastfeeding and medication
      • Tongue tie
      • Sore and cracked nipples
      • Thrush
      • Mastitis
      • Engorgement
      • Leaking breasts
      • Oversupply of breast milk
      • Low breast milk supply
      • Early large weight loss
      • Poor weight gain
    • Getting Started
      • Breastfeeding positions - getting comfortable
      • Correct attachment
      • Days out and breastfeeding
      • Feeding frequently and cluster feeding
      • Why breastfeed in the first few days?
      • Feeding checklist
      • What happens when my breast milk comes in?
      • Why breastfeed after the first month?
      • Is my baby getting enough breast milk?
    • Looking After Yourself
      • Getting a new bra
      • Breastfeeding friendly clothes
      • Coping with breastfeeding at night
      • Changes to my body and breasts
      • Getting into a routine with breastfeeding
      • Breastfeeding, diet & alcohol
    • Keeping Going
      • Top tips for carrying on with breastfeeding
      • Why breastfeed after the first month?
      • Why breastfeed in the first few weeks?
      • Breastfeeding past 6 months
      • Breastfeeding and returning to work
      • Weaning and breastfeeding
    • Breastfeeding Support
      • Supporter guide for Grandparents
      • Breastfeeding and returning to work
      • The National Breastfeeding Helpline
      • Your breastfeeding community
      • Finding breastfeeding support
      • Support from friends and family
      • How can dads and partners support breastfeeding?
  • Expressing
    • Breast milk storage and bottle hygiene
    • The Scotland wide donor milk bank
    • Using an electric breast pump
    • Expressing your breast milk
  • Your Feeding Options
    • Exclusive breastfeeding
    • Formula feeding
    • Why choose to breastfeed?
    • Mixed feeding: breast milk and formula
    • Planning your feeding options
  • Pregnancy and babies
    • Breastfeeding and coronavirus
    • Formula feeding and coronavirus
  • Feeding your family
    • Breastfeeding and coronavirus
    • Formula feeding and coronavirus
• Health & Development
  • Looking After Yourself
    • Looking after yourself during pregnancy
    • Looking after yourself with a newborn
    • How depression and anxiety can sometimes affect new mums
  • Nappy Changing, Potty Training and Toileting Tips
    • Top tips to help nappy time be a happy time
    • Toilet training
    • How to toilet train your toddler
    • Starting potty training
    • Potty training: top tips for success
    • Troubleshooting for toilet training
  • Breastfeeding
    • Common Challenges
      • Jaundice
      • Breastfeeding and medication
      • Tongue tie
      • Sore and cracked nipples
      • Thrush
      • Mastitis
      • Engorgement
      • Leaking breasts
    • How To Breastfeed
      • Breastfeeding premature and sick babies
      • Breastfeeding and caesarian section
    • Looking After Yourself
      • Changes to my body and breasts
      • Breastfeeding, diet & alcohol
  • Stillbirth
    • What is stillbirth and how can you reduce your risk?
    • Reducing the risk of stillbirth – resources
    • Stopping smoking
    • Going to sleep on your side
    • Monitoring your baby’s movements
    • Supporting you after a stillbirth
  • Baby milestones
    • When will my baby be able to hold their head up?
    • When will my baby start holding and grabbing things?
    • Tummy time with your baby
    • When will my baby roll over?
    • When will my baby crawl?
    • When will my baby sit up?
    • When will my baby start to walk?
    • When will my baby walk independently?
  • Pregnancy and babies
    • Pregnancy and coronavirus
• Play & Learn
  • Family Games & Having Fun
    • Fun games to play with your baby
    • Fun ball games to play with your toddler
    • Kitchen activities for little ones
    • Have a laugh with your toddler
    • Things to do before you’re 3
    • Introducing a new baby brother or sister
    • Free fun games you can play as a family
    • Family games to play indoors
    • Fun games to get your child ready for school
    • Making bath time fun time for your baby or toddler
    • Top tips for story time
    • Managing multiple children
    • Getting them ready for a new baby brother or sister
  • At Home & In The Evening
    • Having fun indoors with your baby
    • Having fun indoors with your toddler
    • Kitchen activities for little ones
    • Introducing a new baby brother or sister
    • Family games to play indoors
    • Tips for after school hyperness
    • How to calm the kids down with a story
    • 25 screen-free activities to wean kids off their screens
    • Top tips to avoid those meltdown moments
    • 12 tips for getting your kids off their screens
    • Making bath time fun time for your baby or toddler
    • How to help your toddler to brush their teeth
    • Top tips for story time
    • Getting your toddler out of the house
    • How to get your baby or toddler dressed without the stress
    • Managing multiple children
    • Getting them ready for a new baby brother or sister
    • What to do when your toddler throws a tantrum
    • Ideas to help get your toddler to sleep
    • Top tips for mealtime, food prep and “hangry” toddlers!
  • Nappy Changing, Potty Training and Toileting Tips
    • Top tips to help nappy time be a happy time
    • Toilet training
    • How to toilet train your toddler
    • Starting potty training
    • Potty training: top tips for success
    • Troubleshooting for toilet training
  • Activities and games
    • Having fun outdoors with your baby
    • Having fun outdoors with your toddler
    • Keeping the kids happy out and about
    • Keeping active during the coronavirus outbreak
    • Things to do with your child
    • Things to do with your toddler
    • Activities to do with multiple children
    • Play outdoors
    • PlayTalkRead craft activities
    • Things to do this autumn
  • PlayTalkRead Roadshow
    • PlayTalkRead roadshow timetable
    • PlayTalkRead roadshow
  • Out The House
    • Keeping toddlers busy when you’re out and about
    • Tips to avoid a strop at the shop
    • Getting your toddler out of the house
    • What to do when your toddler throws a tantrum
  • Maths Challenge
    • Deputy First Minister’s summer maths challenge 2018
    • Deputy First Minister’s Easter holiday maths challenge 2018
    • Christmas Holiday 2017 – Deputy First Minister’s maths challenge
    • Deputy First Minister’s Christmas maths challenge 2018
    • Deputy First Minister's Easter Holiday maths challenge 2019
    • Deputy First Minister's Summer Maths Challenge 2019
    • Deputy First Minister's Christmas Maths Challenge 2019
    • Deputy First Minister's Spring Maths Challenge 2020
    • Escape from Lochdonia Manor maths challenge
  • Gàidhlig (Gaelic)
    • Top tips to help them learn Gaelic
    • Gaelic resources and advice for parents
    • Deputy First Minister's Easter Holiday maths challenge 2019
    • Deputy First Minister's Christmas Maths Challenge 2019
  • Behaviour Tips
    • Introducing a new baby brother or sister
    • Managing multiple children
    • Getting them ready for a new baby brother or sister
    • What to do when your toddler throws a tantrum
    • Top tips for mealtime, food prep and “hangry” toddlers!
  • Early Learning and Childcare options for 0-5 year olds
    • Have you discovered the big benefits of ELC?
    • Things to consider when choosing ELC
    • What’s your child entitled to?
    • When your child needs some additional support
    • How do I know if the ELC setting is high quality?
    • Get to grips with childcare costs and benefits
    • What to pack for nursery, playgroup or a childminder
    • Top tips for getting ready to start nursery
    • Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland is changing
  • School & Homework
    • Making the jump from Primary to Secondary school
    • Fun games to get your child ready for school
    • Questions to ask kids about their day at school
    • How to help kids with their maths homework
    • How to help kids with their spelling homework
    • Deputy First Minister's Spring Maths Challenge 2020
  • Activity Bags
    • P2 Read Write Count Activity Bag
    • P3 Read Write Count Activity Bag
    • P1 Bookbug bag
  • Sleeping Tips
    • Ideas to help get your toddler to sleep
  • Learning at home
    • Supporting your child’s learning as they return to school
    • Resources to support your child's learning
  • Scottish schools and childcare reopening
    • Scottish schools reopening
      • Starting secondary school after lockdown
      • Starting primary school after lockdown
      • Preparing your child to go back to primary school
      • Shielding guidance as schools, nurseries and childcare reopen
      • FAQs on Scottish schools reopening
    • Scottish nurseries and childcare reopening
      • FAQs on Scottish childcare and nurseries reopening
      • Shielding guidance as schools, nurseries and childcare reopen
      • FAQs on Scottish schools reopening
  • Looking after yourself and your family
    • Encouraging your child to spend time with others outside of school or nursery
• Sleeping
  • Sleeping Tips
    • Getting your toddler to sleep
    • Getting your newborn to sleep
    • Getting your baby to sleep tips
    • What to do if your baby keeps waking in the night
    • What to do if your toddler keeps waking in the night
    • What you need to know about sleep and your toddler
    • Top tips for bedtime
    • Ideas to help get your toddler to sleep
  • Safe Sleeping
    • Safe sleeping tips
    • Common questions about safe sleeping
  • At Home & In The Evening
    • Ideas to help get your toddler to sleep
• Pregnancy & First Days
  • Looking After Yourself
    • Looking after yourself during pregnancy
    • Looking after yourself with a newborn
  • Labour and Birth
    • Top tips for labour and birth
    • Common labour and birth questions
  • Pregnancy Tips
    • First trimester (0-13 weeks) tips
    • Second trimester (14-27 weeks) tips
    • Third trimester (28-40 weeks) tips
    • Common pregnancy questions
  • First Few Days
    • Tips for the first few days
    • Bathing your newborn
    • Getting to know your baby
    • Common questions new parents ask
    • Meeting your baby for the first time
    • Why is my baby crying?
  • Stillbirth
    • What is stillbirth and how can you reduce your risk?
    • Reducing the risk of stillbirth – resources
    • Stopping smoking
    • Going to sleep on your side
    • Monitoring your baby’s movements
    • Supporting you after a stillbirth
  • Pregnancy and babies
    • Pregnancy and coronavirus
• Money & Your Rights
  • Money Saving Tips
    • Money and budgeting tips
    • Top tips for saving money before your baby arrives
    • Top tips for saving on school costs
    • Ways you can save on rent, council tax and bills
    • Four ways to get a handle on debt
  • Benefits, grants & support
    • Supports and benefits available to parents
    • Best Start Grant
  • Early Learning and Childcare options for 0-5 year olds
    • Have you discovered the big benefits of ELC?
    • Things to consider when choosing ELC
    • What’s your child entitled to?
    • When your child needs some additional support
    • How do I know if the ELC setting is high quality?
    • Get to grips with childcare costs and benefits
    • What to pack for nursery, playgroup or a childminder
    • Top tips for getting ready to start nursery
    • Early Learning and Childcare in Scotland is changing
  • Money Talk Team
    • Who are the Money Talk Team?
    • Are you missing out on money that's yours?
    • How the Money Talk Team saved one dad £35 a week
  • Finding support
    • Financial support
    • Help looking for work

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