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YvetteandElla 
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Posted: 22 July 2008 at 2:12pm |
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Hi All,
Just been thinking alot lately weather I am doing the right things by ella on a day to day basis with her play etc, so have been thinking about PAFT and was wondering if anyone does this or has any suggestions.
I am finding it hard at the moment as I know I should leave ella to play to get independence but I feel bad doing this as I end up just sitting in front of the TV near her talk about depressing huh - but then I dont want to make her dependent on me
What do you all do with you lil ones.
Oh yeah ella is nearly 1 year
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SMoody
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Posted: 22 July 2008 at 4:19pm |
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There is times that McKayla has to entertain herself so I can study and then I set out time that is non interupted time just for my girl and I follow her lead.
Have you thought about playcentre perhaps? You get free training ect that can help you and at the same time she gets to play with other kids. It is full on however.
At a year I was sitting down and played with what she was interested in. She loved to tumble and been thrown arround. She loved doing those peg puzzles and shape sorters and just pointing to stuff and wait for me to say the name of it.
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MissCandice
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Posted: 22 July 2008 at 5:48pm |
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Yvette, we do PAFT here. Il get my book out tonight and write what they say.. Since Ella is only a day younger than Kylah it will be the right age bracket.. Il do it when Kylah goes to bed..
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~ Mummy to a beautiful girl ~
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NeoshasMummy
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Posted: 22 July 2008 at 7:11pm |
As far as I know the baby has to be booked in by 5 months with PAFT and there are limited spaces in each area with some criteria.
We have done it since Neosha was 10 weeks and it has been fantastic they give you heaps of great ideas 
If you want a photocopy of the ones I have done (im getting a new one tomorrow) PM me and I will post them to you. 11-14 months (you get one every month)
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Mikaela
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Posted: 22 July 2008 at 7:52pm |
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I used to have a PAFT lady come and see me each month and she was WONDERFUL. I really looked forwards to her visits. I'm trying to get back in with her again now - we had to stop when I went to Aus for 8 months, but she did say she'd try to keep some space for us in the program.
I definitely recommend it.
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MyBelly
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Posted: 22 July 2008 at 8:28pm |
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baby has to be booked into PAFT before she is 16weeks, unless she is refered via a doc or plunket nurse, so if you are concerned maybe speak to your plunket nurse about getting into it?
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Two Blondinis
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Posted: 22 July 2008 at 8:31pm |
We were with PAFT from when Caitlin was only a couple of weeks old until 18 months. Our original lady was really lovely and showed me so much I could do with her (without all of the expensive toys etc). We made toys and sang songs (I even learnt some Te Reo, not bad for a Pom! lol). Then she left and our new lady was crap! She would come late (if at all), write some notes, give us the hand out (last 2 were for the wrong ages!) and leave within 15 minutes of arriving where the first lady would stay for at least an hour.
I was so dissappointed I cancelled with them, pretty gutting really 
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