As the final long weekend before Christmas approaches and the warm weather sets in, my thoughts turn to a break away at the beach… any beach! I love to pack light. There’s nothing so satisfying as hopping off a plane somewhere like Hamilton Island and heading straight to your awaiting golf buggy, overnight bag in […]
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Each year we take a family camping trip. Camping just seems to be one of those family activities that bring back incredible childhood memories. All sorts of things tend to go wrong, no matter how organised you are, and yet these create the best memories and most fun. These are the stories we talk about for years afterwards with great amusement and joy. We have just arrived home from another one of those trips.
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If I wasn’t there when she said it, I wouldn’t have believed it.
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For me, school holidays are all about creating memories with my kids. I want to sit around a dinner table with them as adults and reminisce about the crazy fun we had together. The last thing I want them to remember is fighting over the TV remote. There is an art to enjoying school holidays.
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And no, it’s not (just) the tiny shorts. It goes much deeper than that.
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The first 2 elements that create culture are 1) what you allow 2) what you don’t allow To find out more Click Here The third element is what you demonstrate or, in other words, how you live your life. Long Long ago… This may be quite a feat, however, if you can stretch back in your mind and
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Some of the most fascinating research being done right now to help kids be positive and resilient deals with the idea of strengths. Do you know what your children’s strengths are? Can you name them? Take a minute and think about that. Do you ever talk with your children about their strengths? Children who know
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Once we started meandering, just couldn’t stop! We soon had to leave the pram wedged between bushes for this little ‘off road’ adventure, as our curiosity kept driving us forward, the kids wildly excited at every turn.
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I will never, ever forget that call. When I answered the phone, I heard the broken voice of my friend’s sister and I knew something was wrong. ‘It’s Sarah.’ She said. ‘Something’s happened.’
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