Tot Talk

In part one, we looked at how to prepare your eldest child and condition them when bringing another younger child into the family, and the five steps to take when dealing with a difficult child in this matter. We also discussed how to bring peace into your home. In part two, we will look at how photographs can help build strong sibling relationships and how making personalised picture books for your child can help give an overview of their life. We also discuss how to deal with sibling...

In part 1, we looked at how to build an emotionally intelligent child and what that means for them (and you as parents). We looked at who the other players are in building your child’s emotional intelligence (EQ), and how they can help in building and maintaining a good EQ in your child. We also discussed what tools are available to you as a parent to help build EQ in your child. In part 2, we look at how you as a parent can learn the trade of becoming a parent, because we all know...

Welcome to Tot Talk, South Africa’s very first parenting podcast hosted by mother and media personality Redi Tlhabi (@RediTlhabi)! In this episode, we talk to parenting expert Dereck Jackson, educator, counsellor, author, radio and television talk show guest and a father. For twenty years and more, Dereck has been speaking and training parents and educators on effectively working with and raising children. On this week’s Tot Talk show, Redi and Dereck discuss: This podcast will...

Welcome to Tot Talk, South Africa’s very first parenting podcast hosted by mother and media personality, Redi Tlhabi (@RediTlhabi)! Today in episode 9, we’re delighted to have Megan Faure on Tot Talk! Meg is an occupational therapist with a special interest in babies and toddlers – specifically irritable infants, sleeping problems, emotional engagement difficulties and fussy feeding. Along with Ann Richardson, she is the co-author of Baby Sense: Understanding Your Baby's Secret World...

In part one, we discussed with Daleen Taylor how you can improve the communication between you and your child, using four very clever characters she developed to help your child understand how to interact with other children, and the manners they should adopt in each situation. She also explained how to approach situations in which your child misbehaves and how to show them it is their actions you are upset by, but not them. We also looked at how to establish manners as a habit in your...