“I am going to die,” I thought to myself, quite matter-of-factly, as I stared down the ski slope. It was the second time in my life that I had been skiing. I’d had a lesson this time (yes, one!) and was feeling confident on the green runs. My boyfriend (now my husband) and another couple […]
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My life has come to this. 4 years of begging my child to be quiet… now I’m pleading with him to talk to me!
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Your child is yelling, slamming doors and having an all-out tantrum … but can he trust you with his anger? Punishing the behaviours associated with anger might be a quick fix, but without instruction your child will lose out. National anger management trainer Bob Bowen warns that children who never learn proper ways to express
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This Wednesday is World Cancer Day, an international day of action in the fight against cancer. World Cancer Day takes place on February 4 every year to raise awareness and inspire change. This year’s theme is ‘Not beyond us’ signifying the things that we can do as individuals and a community to prevent and beat
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“Just because you’re grumpy, doesn’t mean you have to treat me badly.” I was about 8 months pregnant with my second child and utterly exhausted after ‘one of those days’. My husband had come home from work, just as I was finishing making dinner, and I hadn’t greeted him when he came in. I’m sure
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Becoming a parent means entering a world of ‘firsts…’ First smile, first words, first steps, first time you make bizarre statements like ‘shoes are NOT for eating!’ Sigh.
In the back-to-school rush, buck trends and prioritise healthy lunchboxes to keep your kids healthier, happier and smarter. Research shows a strong link between diet and brain power, with children achieving better grades, learning more, thinking clearer and building better memory when fuelled with healthy food. It’s easy for the lunchbox to be left until last
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Caitlyn and Miley, you are not your body, any more than you are your car, your house, your family or your job.
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In the midst of a conversation about toilet training with another parent, a childless friend walked over to join in and we realised, this isn’t something you talk about in front of people without kids. Poorly timed bowel movements isn’t something we wanted to talk about before we had kids. How things have changed. It caused me to pause and with surprising ease, I came up with a list of things that have become my ‘new normal’ since becoming a parent…
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What I’ve come to realise is that life is no longer ‘just’ about me. And every decision I make doesn’t ‘just’ effect me. It’s not a matter of being ‘controlled’ by someone but rather surrendering myself to something bigger than myself.