Who's Your Favourite Parent? Must Watch for Laughs
The funniest video I've seen recently and too cute - a father asks his toddler daughter who her favourite parent is - so funny. read more
View ArticleA Baby Bird Leaves the Nest ... I mean, Couch
Will was lovingly placed on the couch by his Aunty last week. While all five of our backs were turned for a split second, Will decided to try his hand at some ‘couch diving’; enter horrible crunching...
View ArticleBeauty Pageant Mom Gives Daughter " Pageant Crack "
You might think the outrage about the Toddlers and Tiaras - type shows has been done to death - but here's something else to think about. A U.S. mother says she gives her young daughter a boost of...
View ArticleThree Young Children Have Thrown Me Off 'Balance'
Balance sh-malance... I thought I had balance. For a moment. I thought it was for keeps. But I only have until Kindy Boy turns five in a few weeks. Then the 3.30pm Wednesday swimming lesson changes...
View ArticleDon't Put Your Old Television in Your Child's Room
Research results were released this week from the University of Sydney’s School of Public Health indicating that between about 20% and 30% of five year olds in Australia have a television in their...
View ArticleDo Your Children Play on Smartphones in Restaurants?
Late last year, I was sitting in a pizzeria in Balmain having dinner with my then 14-year-old. The restaurant was full with most of the tables taken up with families, not a great surprise on an early...
View ArticleOde to Sleep Deprived Parents - Carmina Burana Music - Brilliant!
This will make you grin widely - fabulous new lyrics set to the opening chorus music of Carmina Burana and sung by the full Sydney Symphony choir - "O You terror! Get Down From there ...Mum is Getting...
View ArticleToilet Training Twins – Mother of all Messes
That got your attention, didn’t it? When other mums think about my life with twins and say to me, “I can’t imagine it…”, I say, you can, just close your eyes and imagine. You have toilet trained one...
View ArticleRegular Bedtimes for Children Support Academic Success
What time did your child go to bed last night and was it about the same time as the night before? Having a consistent and early enough bedtime during children’s younger years is likely to pay...
View ArticleTalking to Infants Gives them a Headstart on School
Stanford researchers have shown that children whose parents engage them in frequent conversation get a head start on the language skills they'll use in school. Anne Fernald and colleagues at Stanford...
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