Articles
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“No We’re Not Ok”
The Lounge Room 17-Jun-2013
You expected the limp in your libido and the sleep-deprived snappiness, but what happens when your relationship really suffers after baby, and why isn’t anyone talking about it?…
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Reconsidering ARTS EDUCATION
Education 10-Jun-2013
Learning and music have been bedfellows for eons. Cast your mind back to your first educational experiences and I’m sure that the alphabet song was instrumental (pun intended) in learning the ABCs…
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IVF: an emotional rollercoaster
Babies on the Coast 16-May-2013
Trying to start a family does not always go as planned. For more than 30 years, IVF has been offering many couples who have had trouble conceiving, a better chance to become parents.…
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Boosting Immunity and Vision
The Lounge Room 15-May-2013
I like to boost our immune system before winter starts as well as throughout winter. We often think of good old vitamin C when it comes to the snuffles. However, Vitamin A is not to be forgotten…
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Foster Care - Making a difference
Feature Story 13-May-2013
When children and young people are unable to live safely with their own families, they need to be placed in out-of-home care. Foster and kinship carers play a vital role on a short- or long-term basis.…
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Acting up: the creative seed
The Lounge Room 10-May-2013
I was five when I put on my first play. Wrote, directed, cast the neighbourhood kids and charged 10 cents a ticket to see our show. I still remember the applause as the parents cheered…I was hooked.…
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Releasing Anxiety and Exhaustion with Yoga
The Lounge Room 07-May-2013
Improving your awareness of the iliopsoas also known as the psoas (pronounced ‘so-az’) muscle can greatly enhance your physical and emotional health and it is this muscle that affects every facet of your life …
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Creating Art with Kids Art?
The Lounge Room 12-Apr-2013
When the kids started kinder I loved picking them up and seeing all their wonderful big paintings, drawings and sticky pasted creations. I stuck their ‘masterpieces’ on the fridge, over the walls, bedrooms, lounge room etc …
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Bindi Irwin: Be the change
Parent Profile 07-Apr-2013
“Be the change you wish to see in the world” On and off screen, Bindi Irwin is full of passion for life and on a mission to make the planet a better place. I caught up with Bindi on the eve of the launch of her new film.…
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SECONDARY INFERTILITY
The Lounge Room 04-Apr-2013
One in six couples in this Australia have a fertility problem. It is not uncommon to conceive a first pregnancy with no difficulties and then have difficulties conceiving your second.…
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Back off the belly
The Lounge Room 01-Apr-2013
You're pregnant and gaining weight. So what could be more enjoyable than being splashed over the US media as an example of bad eating behaviour? Ouch! …
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Looney Dunes
Parentville 24-Mar-2013
It’s a simple enough concept. Find a ridiculously tall mountain of sand. Sit on a piece of board. Go downhill very fast! Repeat. And that is precisely what we did on Stockton Beach, or as the toddler dubbed it, the “big sandpit”.…
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Melbourne with Kids
Holidays 19-Mar-2013
Melbourne is a wonderful city to explore with kids. The most European Australian city in style, it has trams rattling down wide streets past Victorian buildings, fabulous outdoor cafes and parks. …
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Meet Tiffiny Hall
Parent Profile 13-Mar-2013
It didn't seem possible that Tiffiny Hall could be as nice as she is on The Biggest Loser; however she really does appear to leave everyone she meets feeling motivated and positive (and could not have been friendlier!).…
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Don’t make a meal of it
Health 11-Mar-2013
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. …
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Homemade Skin Care
Only Natural 09-Mar-2013
There are compelling reasons to make your own skin care products. Evidence continues to mount that skincare products are brimming with unsafe ingredients. Toxic chemicals are used to make the product smell and feel good…
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Declutter your home
The Lounge Room 07-Mar-2013
Is this modern, consumer society, women are not only juggling family, friends and work commitments but the building clutter in their lives and put their homes and themselves on the end of their ‘to do’ list.…
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Learning through Play
The Lounge Room 06-Mar-2013
Play, everyday activities and events are opportunities to help our children learn about themselves and the world they live in. This is because they are meaningful, interesting, relevant, fun and familiar to our children. …
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Shooting for the stars
Parent Profile 06-Mar-2013
12 year old Queenslander, Jordyn Yarker wants to see her name up in lights and is working hard singing, dancing and acting with the world stage in her sights. This month she is heading to the USA to meet with Disney & Nickelodeon and has recently released her first single, “Sing”. …
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Making fitness a family affair
P Files 05-Mar-2013
The message is hitting home – we need to eat better and move more. Poor food choices and an increasingly sedentary lifestyle mean that many Australians are overweight or obese and are at increased risk of developing diseases such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and arthritis.…
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