It started with an alarm I forgot to set the night before. That meant I was awoken unceremoniously by my little boy precisely half an hour late. Of course, this was the day I had a 9am deadline and an 8.45am start at playgroup (where I help set up). Flinging clothes in the general direction […]
I was never into fitness. I was not one of the sporty kids at school, and I absolutely hated running. But after having two kids, I decided I was sick of the extra weight I was carrying, and it was time to do something about it. I started running to try and drop the kilos
Gratitude is one way to ensure that life is always experienced in the positive. It’s a choice that takes practice and as such, is a skill that can be taught. I believe that learning the basics of good old fashioned “please” and “thank you” is the foundation for learning gratitude. When you have to
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Babies are not born grateful and Toddlers are fully self obsessed, so the art of gratefulness has to be shown to your littlies. Gratefulness cannot be “taught” to your children, it is “caught”. So, be good models Mum and Dad! Always use ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ in your every day language, and insist on your children using these words also.
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Today, while I was at my niece’s 1st birthday party, I was chatting with a friend Julie, who randomly asked the question ‘Do you ever go to the Drive In?’ At that moment I had a flash back to the one and only time that I had, as a 10 year old – I saw
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I consider myself an expert in road tripping with small kids – having survived numerous flights and 2 car trips to Broken Hill of 18 hours each way. Yes, that’s right, 18 hours! First time with a 10 month old, second time with a 2 year old and 7 month old. It wasn’t pretty.
I think I’ve struggled with depression since I was a child. I wasn’t diagnosed then – life just felt really tough. I believed I was the problem; immigrating to Australia, going through high school and even the start of my university years. I saw a number of psychologists who focused on my anger, my relationship
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the most amazing, incredible, ethereal experience that’s ever happened to me, occurred when I looked like something out of a horror movie (and I’m not even kidding).
It’s important to help our children foster a positive self / body image. Help them to love who they are and to embrace their body shape and size, their colouring and height and to respect others in the same way. Our children will then be able to accept and celebrate difference, and to not be afraid of difference.
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Sandwich? Check. Water bottle? Check. A hat, sunscreen, sunglasses – to help your kids stay SunSmart? They should definitely be instant ‘checks’ when packing the schoolbag daily! Here in Queensland, we have the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. High levels of sun exposure in childhood increases the risk of skin cancer later
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