Revolutionise your child’s school lunchbox with nude food in and boost their health. Strip back the packets and cut down on processed foods, filling lunchboxes instead with fresh fruit, vegetables, grains and healthy proteins. Obesity amongst children is a major health issue, with health experts predicting the trend will worsen over time but a few small changes […]
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At the end of this month, Philip and I will be celebrating our 20th wedding anniversary. I can hardly believe it’s been two decades since we said ‘I do’, and if you include the on-and-off dating before that, we’ve pretty much been together for 25 years. We met when I was 19 and he was
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After 2 decades of caring for other people’s children, Emma believes she can sum up the problem with modern parents with one simple test:
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So I’m entering a competition that uses this delicious new Rachel’s Gourmet Yoghurt – it’s so delicious! So I got brainstorming and decided to use it in blondies. It gives it a really moist but light texture and teamed up with the white chocolate is just divine! Try it for yourself! INGREDIENTS 150g white chocolate (divided use)
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If God offered you anything you wanted in this world, anything at all, what would you ask for? Tough question. It takes a bit of thinking about – a new car; a bigger house; good health; a long life. There are so many things to choose from. What would you choose? Can I tell you
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I recently met Tom, a sales executive, and adoring father of two teenage girls. Both his girls were beautifully groomed and I could tell he had invested considerable amounts of money into their fashionable wardrobe. They looked immaculate with spray tans, manicures and foiled hair. So, with a bit of humour I asked, “How long
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Teen love is cute, but teen break-ups can be brutal. The way we support our kids matters in the way they bounce back from break-ups. Sometimes we’ll be delighted and say something like, “That kid was no good. In a few weeks you’ll be glad it’s over.” Or we get annoyed at our children for
Living with a teenager is relentless. The pace of the average family is at times close to ridiculous. Parents are juggling their own career ambitions, their marriage, their health, their children’s extracurricular activities (do you feel like a taxi driver?), the housework and the bills…not to mention their teenager’s constant drama! In the fear of
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Expecting mothers and their unborn bubs have benefited from action on tobacco control, with emerging evidence of declining rates in maternal smoking. New research published in the Medical Journal of Australia today found an improvement in the number of babies readmitted to hospital in their first year, due in part to fewer mothers smoking during
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While the Northern Hemisphere bathes in Summer warmth, south of the Equator, the temperature’s falling like winter rain on the cold, cold ground. Baby it’s cold outside…and probably inside too, particularly if you live in a house built for Summer. But it IS possible to enjoy winter. Here are five ways to help you find your joy
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