The Happiness Curve
According to this study, I’m in the midst of the unhappiest years of my life.
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5 Things Your Kids Need to Hear From You
The words we use– and the way we use those words – can have an enormous impact on our children’s happiness and confidence.
For confident kids, here are 5 things we should say as often as possible:
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Crunchy Brown Rice Salad
Perfect for a lunch, dinner, picnic or BBQ – add or subtract any ingredients you like! This is versatile, healthy, colourful, delicious and easy – try it out 🙂
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A Suicide Survivor Speaks Out
‘When our household stirred on the morning of May 8th, 2002, we had no idea that the worst nightmare a parent could have was about to become a reality for our family. Our oldest daughter, Marissa, a beautiful, intelligent and talented girl chose to take her life just a month short of her 17th birthday. She
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Just One Look Can Destroy a Life
This could happen to any family at any time. It’s one of those topics we don’t like to talk about. “According to a cross-party parliamentary report, published last week, the scale of the exposure is so vast that four out of five 16-year-olds regularly access porn online — while one in three ten-year-olds has seen explicit material.” (Excerpt from the article) Can
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Are Good Manners Gone for Good?
I caught a train in Sydney once. I had a broken foot. I stood on one leg for 50 minutes. No one offered up their seat. No one even made eye contact with me.
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Guilt Free Girls’ Night Out
Every mum can relate to this scenario…
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Taking Time Out
In June I began a long arduous journey of ill health. I just couldn’t get past feeling lousy! One day I was cruising through face book and a quote jumped off the screen and hit me in between the eyes. It read “when our thoughts are negative our immune system is weakened”. Hmm….yes I knew
How much is too much screen time for your kids?
Did you know that the amount of time your kids spend online or in front of screens is related to how happy they are? Researchers have recently discovered that screen time is related to depression. More time online and in front of screens means less happiness, and more depression. It seems that social media can
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Rethink That Drink
You’ll rethink that next sugary drink after the launch of this graphic ad showing just one soft drink a day could lead to an extra 5kg weight gain each year.
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