There might be something down there!
One afternoon, a friend was hosting a backyard barbeque for some neighborhood families. A child called out to the other kids: “Let’s go down to the creek.” The group of…
The clichés are true – it takes a village to raise a child
Of all the clichés about raising a child, this one comes up trumps in the 21st century. Substitute the word village with a modern interpretation of its meaning – say,…
The very real benefits of imaginative play
One of the great joys of my life is watching my little granddaughter make up games and use her imagination – imaginative play seems to come so naturally to little…
Play is serious kids’ business
Did you watch the sports’ stars play a game of tennis or cricket over the summer holidays? Or maybe you even played a game yourself? I marvel at the balance,…
Brain power – impacts of digital devices on toddlers
Brain power – impacts of digital devices on toddlers My three-year-old daughter’s face wavers in shifting patterns of light from the mini iPad held in her hands. As she lies…
Baby sleeping bags are safe for newborns
Baby sleeping bags are safe for newborns is the latest advice from Red Nose, the Australian organisation founded to fund research into Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Every parent’s greatest fear…
Anxiety and sleep deprivation drain life from new mums
Anxiety was imprinted in me some years before becoming a mother for the first time. Growing up, I always knew there was some kind of dark secret surrounding my paternal…
Dream jobs of the future
Dream jobs of the future are unknown. Knowing what jobs our kids will have when they grow up is like knowing the results of next weekend’s football results. It’s a…
Our little people are learning how to be a grown-up
Our little people are being just that… a smaller version of a grown-up. Then like the flick of a switch, your angel is channelling something from the exorcist. Tears, cursing,…
☁️ Lessons of Clouds & Marshmallows…
Thoughts are clouds and you are the sky…Full of endless possibilities. Dreamlike, ethereal and perhaps a little unpredictable; do you remember those innocent hours lost, laying about in lush green…