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Meet Peter Mulcahy
Parent Profile 07-May-2012
My full name is Peter Muraay Djeripi Mulcahy and I am a Gamilaroi Aboriginal artist, Storyteller and Teacher of Culture (CARTA Program - Cultural Awareness and Reconciliation Through Art). …
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How to have a successful fiji holiday - With toddlers
Holidays 07-May-2012
How to have a successful fiji holiday....With toddlers…
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Trick or Tick
Only Natural 03-May-2012
Exploring food colours and flavours…
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Sleeping Baby Safely
Babies on the Coast 03-May-2012
This year will be the 25th year that Australians have been asked to “be silly for a serious cause” by wearing a red nose for Red Nose Day. But the serious cause behind the red nose is one that too many Australians still know little about.…
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Quality Childcare
Education 03-May-2012
The time has come – you need to find quality childcare so you can return to work, study, sanity, or for a dozen other reasons. Your family is interstate or unavailable and your friends are in the same boat as you. The options are centre-based care (childcare or kindergarten) or home-based care (family day care or nanny)? Choosing the best option may be daunting but having confidence that quality childcare will benefit your child, and knowing what to look for, helps to quell any anxiety or guilt.…
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It's never too early to talk S-E-X with your child
P Files 03-May-2012
Most parents and carers recognise communicating about sexuality is just another one of the essentials for helping their children to grow up healthy, safe and informed. Yes, it can be hard to get information and a challenge knowing where to start, but just like teaching your children about other things it can be fun, have a positive impact and it is guaranteed to give you some ‘entertaining’ stories to share with other parents.…
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Risk Rewards
Features 03-May-2012
Many of us remember a childhood where our neighbourhoods were one large playground of vacant lots, fields and even the streets themselves; but for our children times have changed. The physical boundaries which they live within are narrower and more rigidly defined than they have ever been. …
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Celebrating 50 Issues!
Features 03-May-2012
This month marks our 50th Issue on the Sunshine Coast. It's been quite a journey! Here's an introduction to the some of our faithful team members that have got us to where we are today.…
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It's All About You Mum!
Features 09-Mar-2012
Every day should be mother’s day, but unfortunately it’s not. Have a look at these fab finds & great ideas on how to show mum she’s as amazing as we all know she is.…
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Would I lie to you?
P Files 02-Mar-2012
As our little cherubs grow up, they certainly become savvier. So when we hear that first lie cross their lips, what’s a parent to do? Jessica Jane Sammut investigates. …
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Escaping Plastics at home and at school
Only Natural 02-Mar-2012
Caring for the environment starts at home and cutting down our consumption of plastic can help make a difference.…
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Food Relief fills empty pantries
Features 02-Mar-2012
Charities rely on food banks to help them feed Australians whose budgets are stretched to the limit in tough economic times.…
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Educating the gifted child
Education 02-Mar-2012
How do you know if your child is gifted? And how can you ensure a gifted child gets the education that they need?…
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Back to Bub-land, the long gap low-down
Babies on the Coast 02-Mar-2012
The fire pit has edged out the turtle sand-pit, and dinner these days has left the ‘mash-and-veges on the cusp of sunset’, for dust. What will it be like to re-enter the baby-zone? …
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The Power of Perseverance
Features 20-Jan-2012
Ask any successful person and they’ll tell you how much of what they’ve achieved came down to simply sticking to their task in spite of the obstacles. Whether it be in pursuit of academic success or sporting glory, most parents would agree perseverance is one of the more important qualities for kids to have; but how to acquire it is not so clear cut. How do we teach our kids not to give up? Is it even something which can be learnt or are some people just born with it? And, if it can be taught, how do we do so?…
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First Aid
P Files 20-Jan-2012
My Mother inflicted her version of first aid on me when I was a small child. She was head of intensive care in our family. Most mothers are. Apart from the scrapes and bruises and kiss it better stuff, she was queen of old wives tales.…
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Social Skills: At School
Education 20-Jan-2012
What’s the major factor influencing a child’s academic success? Ask parents this question, and most are likely to answer ‘intelligence’. It seems obvious that a child’s IQ would be the most important factor in how well they learn at school. But there’s more to it than that. …
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The Miracle of Modern Baby Making
Babies on the Coast 17-Jan-2012
The term ‘designer babies’ is a burr under the saddle blanket of most fertility specialists. It conjures up frivolous images of a couple choosing desired features from a catalogue to create their ‘perfect child’ – sex, hair and eye colour, talents and character traits. Check the bank balance, sign up and a baby to match a designer lifestyle is guaranteed.…
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Clean Kids without Chemicals
Babies on the Coast 17-Jan-2012
It’s for sale, it must be safe, right? …
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Somewhere Beyond the Sea
Parentville 17-Jan-2012
