Articles

What is your pelvic floor?

Health 01-Jan-2011 by Dr Fiona McGrath

The pelvic floor is a layered sheet of muscles, stretching like a sling or hammock from your pubic bone (at the front of your pelvis) to your tailbone (at the back). …
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Let’s get started

Education 01-Jan-2011 by Justine Stewart

Whether it’s entering Prep or moving to a new school, change can be daunting but you can help kids successfully tackle the challenges involve.…
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Left-handed in a righthanded world

P Files 01-Jan-2011 by Fran Maguire

As a child, Lena had her left hand tied behind her back, forcing her to use her right hand. If she attempted to use her naturally dominant left hand, her teachers slapped her.…
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Potty Savvy - Pressure-free toilet training

Babies on the Coast 01-Jan-2011 by Kim Lahey

There they were — mum and toddler — in the middle of the busy car park, when I heard the little girl call out “Mummy, I need to do wee!”…
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Crafty Mums - Turning a Hobby Into a Home-Based Business

Feature Story 01-Jan-2011 by Maxine Arthur

Have you noticed that handmade goods are suddenly trendy, innovative, upmarket, and accessible everywhere?…
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The war on slumber

Parentville 01-Nov-2010 by Aleney de Winte

Having long had a dysfunctional relationship with slumber, broken sleep isn’t new to me.…
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Blissful! How motherhood inspires Nadia Sunde’s creative journey

Parent Profile 01-Nov-2010 by Sandra Smith

Music is the perfect way to express her joyful experiences of parenting, says singer and songwriter Nadia Sunde.…
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Snack for Success

Only Natural 01-Nov-2010 by Katharine Bogard

Kids love to eat snack food in the afternoon. The problem for parents is finding healthy options that will not exceed their child’s daily energy requirements. …
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Hygiene or Tradition?

Health 01-Nov-2010 by Dr. Scott Parsons

Over the last decade there has been some slight but definite medical evidence supporting circumcision. This has re-ignited a debate that has raged for centuries.…
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Choosing a School

Education 01-Nov-2010 by Kim Robins and Katharine Bogard

The task of choosing a school for your child can be quite time consuming and overwhelming, not to mention nerve-racking.…
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One Step at a Time

P Files 01-Nov-2010 by Sandra Smith

You’ve met a special someone, and you’re getting along like a house on fire. You commit to the dream relationship, but as the initial rosy glow fades, you are faced with the stepchildren.…
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Planning Your Family

Babies on the Coast 01-Nov-2010 by Kim Robins

When you have just had a baby, usually, the last thing on your mind is immediately having another one! …
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Family Favourites

Feature Story 01-Nov-2010 by Maxine Arthur

If you like to see the sparks fly occasionally, ask the parents around the table (though not in front of the children) who is their favourite child. It’s an uncomfortable topic for some.…
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Holidays with Nana, Papa AND Mum and Dad

Holidays 10-Sep-2010 by Wendy Buckley, www.travelwithkidz.com.au

Families are now living and working all over the world, more so than ever before. Just as you might have packed up the kids and caught a train to Sydney twenty years ago, now you can jump on a plane to visit Mum and Dad on the other side of the world.…
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A Capital Adventure

Holidays 10-Sep-2010 by Sarah Pye

It’s one of those places people either rave about, or shrug their shoulders. Canberra, our nation’s capital is abuzz with politics, memorials and museums.…
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A Safe Bet

Parentville 01-Sep-2010 by Meghan Halverson

Did you ever ponder the notion that an article of clothing could save your child’s life? I have always explored the art world and the work of James Wood comes to mind.…
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Mother on a Mission

Parent Profile 01-Sep-2010 by Sandra Smith

When Dannielle Miller started her career as a teacher working with youth at risk in Sydney in 1992, she found that teenage girls were in crisis. …
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The importance of posture

Only Natural 01-Sep-2010 by Kim Lahey

“The boy on the piebald pony – shoulders back and chin up!” When those words were exclaimed I was too busy smarting from being mistaken for a boy, than listening to the pony club’s posture lesson. …
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Don’t make a meal of it

Health 01-Sep-2010 by Dr Scott Parsons

An early childhood memory for me was the evening meal. It was not good. I remember quietly clicking my fingers under the dining table, attracting the canine disposal unit to dispatch the spinachy stuff on my plate. (Everything that was green was spinach to me.)…
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Homework: headache or helpful

Education 01-Sep-2010 by Maxine Arthur

"Homework should be abolished" is a popular topic for school debates, guaranteed to inspire lively argument and the faint hope the teacher might agree.…
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