Things to do in Sydney for older kids can feel few and far between. It can be tough entertaining tweens and teens who no longer want to visit Taronga Zoo (what’s wrong with them!?), and a ferry ride just ain’t cutting it any more. By Amanda Nicholls Whether you live in Sydney or are just …
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Going through divorce is a devastating time for woman, as Carolyn Tate shares. It was 3 o’clock in the morning when I woke my ex-husband, who had been sleeping in the next room, and asked him to call me an ambulance. We’d separated but were still cohabiting while we sorted out who was going to …
If you’re doing daily battle with a reluctant student, today’s guest writer will be like a breath of fresh air for you. It’s a personal story about how Elizabeth Noske, self- confessed reluctant student, scraped her way through to become a lifelong learner. The impressive list of letters after Elizabeth’s name is a bit of …
It’s virtually impossible to read anything online these days without stumbling over the words microbiome and gut health. But rather being ‘just another wellness trend’, good gut health is believed to improve everything from mental health issues like anxiety and depression; to general immunity; to getting a good night’s sleep. The thing is, it’s not …
Nobody ever signs up for perimenopause, and yet, here we are. Is it not enough that we’ve already been through puberty, pregnancy, childbirth and Year 9? Is. it. not. enough? Apparently, it isn’t. Just when you start to relax a little, our bodies throw this ghastly thing called perimenopause at us. Luckily there are women …
If your tween has started being grumpy for no apparent reason, answering back, or crying and doing a lot of extra sleeping, it’s a sign that her hormones have really kicked in and she’s in the early stages of puberty. Yep, it’s time to sit her down for her first period talk so you can …