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How To Get Your Child To Clean Their Room – 5...

My friend Tracy were divided in our views on the second Mary Poppins film, a couple of years back. She loved it, whereas I...

How To Choose A Family Pet

“Can we have a pet?” It’s one of those refrains dreaded by so many parents. Often closely followed by: “I’ll look after it, you...

Why Your Kids Should Get To Know Their Cousins

A vivid memory from my childhood involves trying to recreate John Travolta’s moves to the Bee Gees’ You Should Be Dancing (from the movie...

Parents, Limit Your Screen Time – For The Benefit Of Your...

I've never really thought about limiting screen time until a few days ago, when I was sitting on the living room floor building a...

7 Ways You Can Teach Your Children Empathy

You might want to teach your children empathy. But sometimes they do it for you. Take this example. A little boy was hunched on the restaurant...

He Dealt With Murders, Sexual Assaults, Kidnap And More – Life...

When a major crime story breaks and you see the police officer heading up the inquiry on television – giving an update or...

My Son Has Hydrocephalus – It’s Not Easy, But Our Life...

When my son, Braden, graduated last year it was one of the most emotional days of my life. One that, at various...

Our Little Girl Stops Breathing While She’s Asleep But Coping With...

There was no suggestion anything was wrong. We already had two boys, and my latest pregnancy had gone pretty much perfectly. So on December...

7 Wonderful Things I Did Before I Had Kids

Do you ever look back at those hazy days before the kids came along, when you could please yourselves? When life didn’t revolve around...

Confession: My Wife Wants Attention – So She’s Faking Depression

I used to hate that work kept me away from home for a couple of nights each week, but I welcome it now. My...

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5 Ways To Build A Support Network With Other New Moms

Momming is hard.  It’s arguably the hardest job in the world but way too many of us do it all alone without networks of...

Something For The Weekend – Spicy Tuna Fishcakes

For some reason, the kids have never been that fond of store-bought fishcakes – but they love these. Luckily, they don’t take long to...

5 Challenging Pre-Teen Behaviours And How To Cope

As a parent, we expect challenging behaviour from our kids once they hit the teenage years. We know they're growing up and testing their...

I Was Born With My Organs Outside My Body – Now I Help Other...

Every so often, we hear of babies born with medical conditions so rare or severe it seems there’s no chance they’ll survive. Maybe they’re...
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Call The Midwife: Would You Choose To Have A Home Birth?

Call The Midwife is the fictional British Sunday night show beloved by millions, harking back to a time when midwives hopped on their bikes...

7 Simple Ways To Stop A Child Who Keeps Interrupting You

You could be on the telephone to your boss, talking to a friend over coffee or at the supermarket checkout – chances are, if...

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