Specialist Childcare Advice
At Serene Child Consultancy we strive to give support in all areas of parenting. The business is managed by Mhairi Cunningham, a Norland graduate and will provide you with first class advice and a tailored programme that suits your family dynamic.
Our Childcare Services
Offering a range of options, from a one-off consultancy call to a more in depth look at routines and structures, we can provide a package to suit your individual requirements. The four key areas most frequently highlighted are Sleep, Behaviour, Potty Training, and Weaning/Fussy Eating.
The option you choose will determine how much support you receive and should you feel your concerns are not covered by one of these areas, we do have a one-off consultancy service available too. Mhairi uses tried and tested techniques to bring calm and structure back into your home.
Sleep
Sleep, we all need it, a lot of us love it, but often we don't get enough of it! Sleep is so important for your little one's well-being and development but also for your own mental and physical health.
Our sleep packages offer support for a number of challenges. Whether it's problems with going to sleep, night waking, short naps during the day or early waking in the morning, we can offer you a tailored plan with support to get you and your little one back on track.
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Have you got a little one who is about to start weaning? Does the thought of putting a plan together and finding suitable recipes fill you with dread? At Serene Child Consultancy we will give you what you need to get started. We understand that family life is busy, that researching weaning can be time consuming and that is why we put together our plans to help give you a head start on the process.
Fussy eaters, most families have at least one of them. We can help you tackle a variety of problems in this area. You might be struggling to get veggies into your child, or it might be a challenge to get them to eat anything other than fish fingers! We use tried and tested methods to help introduce new and exciting meals to your family.
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Potty Training
Potty training can feel like a really daunting task with the possibility of mess, multiple outfit changes and the frustration if it just doesn't go to plan. We can help you if you're about to start potty training, if you've started and you seem to be facing some hurdles or if you thought you had mastered potty training but your little one seems to have regressed.
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Everybody wants their children to behave well but sometimes it can feel like a daily battle. At Serene Child Consultancy we can help with those every day challenges. You may have a very strong willed child, or you are just fed up with the tantrums; whatever your problem we can help put together a plan to bring some more serenity back into your family life.
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Testimonials
“I had a very helpful conversation with Mhairi when my nine month old was struggling with sleep. This prompted us to implement some simple steps that made a drastic improvement to our daughter's sleep and our wellbeing!”
“Her main triumph has been the variety of vegetable cakes she has produced while on placement. She has had E eating peas, spinach, beetroot and sweet potato all disguised in Mhairi's cakes. They have been a hit with all the family!”.
“Mhairi has been a pleasure to have in our home and both myself and the children will miss her. She has shown me that I can be more adventurous with food and the support with Potty training has been invaluable”.
“Mhairi appeared confident in her knowledge throughout our planning discussions that each child was unique and planning to support the children's interests reflected on the individual way in which they learn”.
“Mhairi has done well at finding or adapting meals to be dairy and soya free in order to meet our daughter's dietary requirements”.
“Our daughter's eating habits have been transformed over the course of the year that Mhairi has been with us. She has gone from being a very reluctant eater – often refusing to try new things – to being a really happy eater, who asks to try new things”.
From the age of 10, Mhairi's dream career was to be a Norland Nanny. Mhairi fulfilled this dream by moving to the city of Bath to begin her training at the world-renowned College.
Through placements to seminars, lectures to cookery classes, Mhairi developed her knowledge of children and their early years. Having graduated with a 2:1 BA Honours degree she then gained her Norland Diploma having been a live in nanny in London. Following this, she has worked in a mixture of roles including permanent, temporary, events, and holiday nanny. During this time, she also qualified as a Maternity Practitioner.
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