Calpol may be here to help but it has a dark side too.

Part two of my blog on sugar addiction

Keeping a child quiet with sugary foods is a short term solution creating a long term problem

Faced with a child who says NO to everything on offer reverting to sweet tasting food is very tempting. But why does it work?  Our tastebuds & brains react to them as pleasing.

As a new Nan I am supporting cast, not centre stage. How do I help these new parents when they are the ones who need to get to know their son first ?