Do you think your child might be a perfectionist? Do they set high standards and…
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These chicken satay burgers are the flipping bomb. They’re the kind of thing you can…
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Autumn of 2013. My eldest was nine years old, middle almost eight, youngest just turned…
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Wake up and remember. All the things I didn’t do yesterday. All the things I…
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At the risk of sounding like I’m writing an 1800’s manual for housewives, I quickly…
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How would you describe an average teenager? For most people, the following characteristics might come…
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What’s in our first period kit and some thoughts about starting
There are many commercial first period kit boxes around these days. Which I find quite amusing as, let’s face it, there’s really not a lot to it. I saw a first period kit…
A strategy to stop a teen meltdown in its tracks
My son is the master of the teen meltdown. To be honest, he was also…
Muesli cookies – or biscuits, but probably cookies
Hmmm, muesli cookies. Is it wrong that ‘cookie’ has entered this Australian’s lexicon? It’s just…
30 cool creative writing ideas for kids and teens
Most kids and teens love listening to stories and as they get older the urge to tell their own stories grows too. For some kids (often those we call ‘born writers’) this…
40+ things adults wish their parents had done differently
AskReddit is often a good read for vox-pop type discussions. Someone asks a question and everyone opens up. I recently came across a thread about what people wish their parents had done…
Amazing crispy date slice – this one is so, so, so good
My dear friend Michelle makes the best slices, and this crispy date slice is no…
5 ways to build your parental resilience
Resilience is a hot topic, almost always in the context of our children. But what…
33 work from home mum hacks for when the kids are around
Aaaaaaargh! Can you hear me screaming in frustration after being interrupted or the eleventy-billionth time this morning? I can’t blame the kids – it’s just as frustrating for them to be at…
You never get over some stages of parenting
Neuroscience is unlocking the mysteries of the teen brain
A simple way to think about friendships
When you’re a kid, making friends is really easy. Friendships pop up in the playground, at the slippery dip, in the check out line. Four years ago, my girls made lifelong friends…
