The Journey Begins...

I have never been much of a blogger. Actually this is my first blog site that I have ever created but I hope it will be informative and create a few memorable moments in your household for you and your child.

So why did I create Learning with Lachlan, you may ask? For starters, Lachlan is my 6 month old son. My husband and I have family that live halfway around the world. What could be better than this blog for them to keep tabs on him? Secondly, as a mom, and a child and family development professional, I constantly have friends, family and clients ask me if I have any ideas for fun activities to do with their children. And the answer is-yes! I do... and lots of them! I hope that some of these ideas will be useful to you perhaps when you are stuck at home on a rainy day or looking out the window when the sun is shining and thinking what could we do on such a lovely day?

I also get a lot of questions regarding behavioural advice relating to temper tantrums, toilet-training, transitioning to childcare, etc. For helpful tips on these subjects you will have to visit my professional website at www.growingminds.com.au where I have numerous links and "Helpful Hints" articles full of useful information.

This site though, is dedicated to the learning journey I am taking with my first child, Lachlan. He has already taught me more things than I could have ever imagined, so much more than any of the sentences in my university textbooks ever could. Of course, everyone told me that my life would change once I gave birth to my son. I certainly believed them but never knew it would be as good as this. My husband and I feel blessed every day to be the proud parents of a beautiful, thriving baby boy. A baby boy who at this very moment sleeps tucked up in his cot right now, oblivious that he has begun the most amazing journey we call life. I hope you will follow me as I continue learning with Lachlan.