Painful as it is, we must let our children fail

Posted on June 24, 2013

Kerri Sackville | Published in Sydney Morning Herald | 23rd June 2013 Last week in France, a 52-year-old mother took over-parenting to new heights. Donning Converse boots, skinny jeans and heavy makeup, she posed as her 19-year-old daughter and tried to …
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Q&A: Kids Sharing a Room

Posted on March 25, 2013

Our two children, a boy who is three and a girl who is four, share a room and I’m wondering if there’s an age when they should each have their own room? I often find them in the same bed in …
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Urine Colour Chart

Posted on February 27, 2013

This urine colour chart will give you an idea of whether you are drinking enough water. This chart is a fantastic idea for children, hydrated means you are drinking enough and dehydrated means your body has lost water and you …
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Healthy Eating and Kids Lunch Box Ideas

Posted on January 29, 2013

By Karen Torrisi We all need to eat a balanced variety of foods everyday to stay healthy and it’s very important to teach our children from a young age what food are important to our everyday life.  As a parent …
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Q&A: Recently Separated

Posted on September 11, 2019

MY husband and I have just separated and our young children aged four and six aren’t coping too well. I’m trying to be as supportive as I can but they are showing signs of distress (super tantrums, crankiness, bad behaviour etc). …
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Relationships and Friendships

Posted on May 30, 2019

My son has asked me to write this article.  It is a topic that is an important part of his day every day.  Friendships and the relationships he has with everyone. Think about the types of relationships you have in …
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Getting Kids Outside

Posted on April 21, 2019

Tired of seeing your kids sit hour upon hour in front of the television or totally immersed in their PlayStation?  Sure!  But what actually happens when you ask them to turn it off?  Usually nothing.  And that’s the problem. Kids …
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Why Dad’s Matter…

Posted on April 11, 2019

Dads and their role in their family has been the subject of countless studies in the last 60 years.  In fact at last count it was over 4000 of them.  Often dad’s today wonder what their real role is and …
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Travel with Children

Posted on October 10, 2012

I distinctly remember my first ‘baby’ plane trip, boarding the plane complete with baby, nappy bag, bottles, changes of clothes and oh, as I squeezed down the aisle it struck me…..  I was one of ‘them’…… I was the parent …
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Kids Can Go Green Too

Posted on August 6, 2012

Just about every night in our house you can hear the call “NEXT for the bath, hurry, the waters going down the drain, it’s not good for the environment” and it’s not just me who says this.  This concept was …
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