{10.9} Do Children Need Toys? Learning to Play, Playing to Learn with Alexis Ralphs of 100 Toys

How many toys do children really need? Is independent play a good thing? What effect does screen time have on our children? This and many more questions came up during this week's episode on Raising Healthy Mothers when I chatted to Alexis Ralphs of 100 Toys

podcast, toddler and preschoolerTasha D'Cruz6 March 2024motherhood, toys, play, childhood, montessori, emilio reggio, learning through play, alexis ralphs, 100 toysComment

8.12 How to Survive the Summer Holidays Without a Garden

Being inside without your own personal outdoor space is really hard when you have energetic kids who love being outdoors. So in this week's episode I'm offering 7 ways I have found to get outside on a regular basis.

podcast, sustainable living, toddler and preschooler, eco-friendlyTasha D'Cruz25 July 2023nutrition, mental health, maternal mental health, motherhood, summer, sustain, summer holidayComment

{8.9} Supplements Aren't the Answer

I answer a question from a mother struggling with feeling tired all the time, low energy and generally feeling unwell.

{8.8} 5 Reasons Mealtimes are a Battle With Your Fussy Eater

In this episode I'm diving into why mealtimes have become a battlefield for you and your child and offer a new way of approaching mealtimes to help bring some calm to mealtimes - for you and your fussy eater.

podcast, maternal mental health, eating, toddler and preschoolerTasha D'Cruz28 June 2023nutrition, nutritional therapy, postnatal, mental health, maternal mental health, motherhood, fussy eating, fussy eater, fussy toddler, fussy preschoolerComment

Confessions of a Recovering Smartphone Addict: 9 Steps to Reduce your Smartphone Usage {6.12}

In this episode I'm sharing how my phone usage slowly crept up since becoming a mother, and the 9 steps I’ve been taking to reduce it to a more manageable amount.

podcast, new mums, toddler and preschoolerTasha D'Cruz23 November 2022motherhood, postnatal, new mums, second baby, toddler, parenthood, mumoftwo, toddler challenging, screentime, long haul flight, smartphone, phone usageComment

How to Entertain a 3-year-old on a Long-Haul Flight (My 13-hour Flight with a Preschooler and a Baby) {6.11}

In this episode I'm sharing my experience and top tips on how I managed a 13 hour flight to Malaysia with a 3-year-old and a baby.

podcast, new mums, toddler and preschoolerTasha D'Cruz16 November 2022motherhood, postnatal, new mums, second baby, toddler, parenthood, mumoftwo, toddler challenging, screentime, flying, long haul flightComment

How I (Finally) Reduced my Pre-schooler's Screentime {6.10}

This week I’m talking about recommendations around screentime, and opening up about my son’s screentime - how much he was watching, why we reduced it, how we did it, and reflections on what we’d do in the future.

podcast, new mums, toddler and preschoolerTasha D'Cruz9 November 2022motherhood, postnatal, postnatal recovery, new mums, nutritional therapy, second baby, toddler, parenthood, mumoftwo, toddler challenging, screentimeComment