Books and Apps to Get Started with Coding for Kids
Coding for kids is being talked about as ‘the new literacy’ – here are my best tips for getting started.
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Do You Let Your Kids Listen to Explicit Music?
My 6-year-old rocking out singing “I feeling sexual”? Ah, no thanks. I won’t let my kids listen to explicit music for as long as I can get away with it.
My Quick Guide to Ditching Packet Snacks in the Lunch Box for Good
If you’re anything like me, you want to move away from packet lunch box snacks so you know exactly what your kid is eating each day. But, we equally want to get out the door on time and not spend hours making food. Luckily, I’ve found a way to balance both. Here are some ideas for ditching packet […]
My Daughter’s Very “Unnatural” Natural Birth via VBAC
I really wanted a natural VBAC birth for my third baby… turned out she had a very different birth plan in mind.
Choc-Passionfruit Lunch Box Slice
This recipe is a cinch to make, is nut-free and kid-approved, so you can’t go wrong.
101 Nutritious Snacks for the Lunch Box
There are enough nutritious snacks for the lunch box here to keep your kids happy for YEARS.
My ADHD Husband and 3 ADHD Kids Are Totally Stressing Me Out
I am married to a man who has ADHD. I have three sons who also have ADHD. It’s bloody exhausting.
What to Do When Your Child Isn’t Invited
Birthday parties have changed since I was a kid. Back in the eighties there was no pinspiration, no jumping castles, pass the parcel ended in exactly one present and the cake was always courtesy of the Women’s Weekly cookbook (the swimming pool cake was popular). But one things remain the same: an invitation to a […]
15 Fun Ways to Teach Your Kids Their Sight Words
Knock those sight words over before the end of the school year with these brilliant tips from the classroom.
How to Deal with Low Iron in Pregnancy
I’ve suffered from the effects of low iron in pregnancy through four pregnancies. This time around I made sure I treated it as early as possible.
Why Am I ALWAYS in Charge Of the Romance?
Here’s the thing: If my husband is missing “us” so much, he has to do something about it.
To All Those Who Wish They Had A Perfect Family
No family is perfect. But, I believe that for those of us that come from a broken one, it seems like there must be a perfect family out there.