We started the conversation by acknowledging that some adults don’t necessarily show much affection even though they are very caring people and children are the same.

We spoke about:

• How there is nothing better than a lovely cuddle from a child and it can feel difficult when a child doesn’t necessarily want this from us.
• The other ways that children show affection to us.
• The importance of never expecting children to give hugs or show physical affection
• 5 Love Languages – how physical touch isn’t always the most important to fulfil children’s affection.
• Quality time and the importance of this to children.
• Being the ‘preferred parent’

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There are swear words in this episode so please make sure that little ears aren’t listening 🙉 ...!

This episode is all about when your child, all of a sudden, says a swear word (or something they think is a swear word!) and what you can do about it. We spoke about:

• How sometimes in families where there is so much swearing that the children don’t actually swear!
• Overuse of swear words and how much more it is heard on a day to day basis now (including in songs on the radio and as graffiti!! - Claire has a funny story about this 😬).
• When children take you by surprise with a swear word!
• When children copy us 🫣!!
• How children love making people laugh and how it can be confusing when we then change our reaction from laughing to saying "no don’t say that!". Ways we can react instead.
• What to say when children ask what a swear word means 😳.
• Some of Claire’s funny experiences of children swearing in nursery!
• When children get older and use swear words.

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This episode is all about looking after children when they are feeling under the weather and the bugs that they bring home from nursery and school (how is it that we sometimes feel so much worse than they do?!).

We talked about lots of things you can do to help little ones feel better and more comfortable as well as:

• The time of year that children tend to get more bugs (or whether that’s really a thing).
• The chickenpox vaccine and what this means for babies, children and families.
• Hygiene – washing hands, hand sanitiser, keeping toys clean etc.
• Temperatures – what is a high temperature and how do you get it down?
• When you shouldn’t give Ibuprofen.
• The medicine box / cupboard and what should be in it.
• Keeping hydrated.
• When a baby has a temperature or isn’t well.
• The importance of not randomly Googling! How you should always refer to the NHS or call 111 for answers / guidance.
• First Aid training and how helpful this can be.
• Tips for when children are coughing (including some old wives tales!) and the nasal aspirator (snot sucker!).
• Changing habits and routines and how to re-introduce them when the child is feeling better.

NHS Apps:

Handi App The HANDi app offers simple and straightforward advice, for the following conditions in children:

• diarrhoea and vomiting
• high temperature
• ‘chesty baby’ illnesses, such as bronchiolitis, asthma and croup
• ‘chesty child’ illnesses, such as wheezing and asthma
• common newborn problems
• tummy pain
• head injuries.

The Healthier Together App

Similar to HANDi, it uses a symptom checker to guide parents on whether to treat at home, seek GP advice, or attend emergency services.

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