As much as Freya and I love going to the park, children’s centres and our weekly music class, when we do have an afternoon to ourselves it’s far more tempting to start the zillions of things I have to do around the house than it is to sit down and play a game with her.

Then you can use your hamper to exchange the Dummies for sweet gifts of thanks from the Fairies, including the sparkling pot of Fairy Dust. She adored her dummy very much and although we had restricted it to half an hour before bed and through the night I knew we needed to do something about getting rid of it completely. Freya liked this concept but kept insisting that the dummy fairy would be coming tomorrow, not today.Instead I found it really helped to calmly ask Freya how she was feeling, patiently wait for her screams to subside, give her a cuddle and talk her through the situation. I’m fairly sure there will be some more ups and downs on the road to a fab dummy-free lifestyle – but we are getting there! Every morning I squirrel her dummy away hoping she won’t mention it at nursery, praying she won’t ask for it in public. Watch their faces as you read out the letter addressed to them from the Dummy Fairy, explaining how they desperately need their dummy back in fairyland and they are the only ones that can help them! In this exclusive area, we share a multitude of magical adventures to help you quickly and easily enchant your child all through their childhood.

When they start loosing their teeth it will act as a door to the tooth fairy and at Christmas time it is to the fairies and elves helping Father Christmas. They loved this and the results were incredible- she really understood the idea and enjoyed the book so much.Having a baby turns your couple into a family and while that’s a fairly seismic shift, it doesn’t need to be stressful. I have written the letter myself and have illustrated little items around the text to bring the letter to life! By raising my voice alongside her I simply elevated the tension to another level, by panicking I panicked her – she needed to know I was in control, and by backing-down I merely put the problem away to rear it’s head another day (hour/minute/second). For instance, my local council, Lewisham, states that all dogs must be on a lead on all public footpaths and highways, nature reserves, cemeteries and crematoriums. She is quick to give me her opinion on everything and can throw a tantrum when she doesn’t get her own way.

And that under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act (2005) council authorities can ban dogs from certain areas and insist dogs are kept on a lead, our local authority insists owners put their dog on a lead on all public footpaths and highways. From the day I received the letter with the details of the appointment I knew it would be one of those days.The Parents Kit included a guide to the Dummy Fairy’s Weaning Tools with lots of helpful information. Like most kids, Bella always reacts better to situations or change if you warm her up first and give her plenty of notice. The health visitor didn’t get out her white gloves and check I’d dusted on top of the telly but she did make Freya feel at home and as my little girl showed off all her toys, pointed out her body parts, and fetched her favourite book I could tell she was happy with her. If the item comes direct from a manufacturer, it may be delivered in non-retail packaging, such as a plain or unprinted box or plastic bag. We kept reading the card together and she did believe in it, she wanted the dummy fairy to come, but she had to re-train herself to sleep without her dummy and it wasn’t easy.

We talked about how the dummy fairy would be coming soon to take Freya’s dummies to soothe the newborn babies who couldn’t talk and had no teeth. I also knew that not only would I feel the need to make our home look tidy, clean and safe, but, (and I still had enough sense to know this) the actual reason for the health visitor’s visit was not to see that my cushions were on the sofa, but that my child is developing well, and is happy and healthy. The Story of the Dummy Fairies includes fantastic accessories that add that extra sprinkle of magic to engage every small person. This set includes a small hamper, big enough to take both Dummy and reward; a pot of sparkling Fairy Dust ; Plus a printed Dummy Fairy Poster, and an exclusive copy of the Fairy Nice times, with which to begin your adventure. Make a Face – If you want to do craft but you just can’t face the mess, we love the Mister Maker kits and they are on offer at the Early Learning Centre at the moment.We got a cardboard box and lots of colourful bits of paper, sparkles and glitter and set to work decorating a box for the dummy fairy. Join our private Dummy Fairy Support Hub on Facebook to see what other parents have created and gain additional support. It was terrifying and now Freya, who usually loves all animals (except snails but that’s another story) is terrified of dogs. By the time the health visitor arrived I felt absolutely cream crackered and Freya was still insisting the sun was the sun.