Teenage drinking isn’t cool anymore
The results of a study involving 41,000+ young people has shown that young Australians are smoking and drinking far less than they used to. A study done in 1999, the year that I finished high school,...
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Blurred Lines – The Importance of Talking to Teens about Consent
The following is guest post by Kell Kelly of All Mum Said. Talking to Teens about Consent Today’s teenagers are living in a world that’s far beyond anything we came across at their age. They’re...
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School lunches: The Good, The Bad and The Outraged
Feeding kids If you have a both a child and internet access, you’ll know that feeding your child is one of the most fraught and contentious subject that you can discuss. Forget politics, religion or...
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Guest Post- Parents, You Don’t Own Tired
We all get tired, stressed, sick and sore. Being a parent doesn’t mean you have a monopoly on these things. If people who don’t have kids feel these things, it’s totally valid! Let them speak without...
View ArticleFacebook Parenting Groups, What A Wild Ride
Facebook Parenting Groups I’m not even kidding. Parenting groups on Facebook are one of the wildest rides you can take while staring at your phone on your daily commute. Or, you know, whenever it is...
View ArticleTeaching A Toddler About Death
This is a guest post written by Felicity Frankish from The Baby Vine. The Death Chat via GIPHY Parenting is full of hard (and hilarious) conversations. The first one that springs to mind is usually The...
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Russell Brand, Typical Dad
Russell Brand, Typical Dad When I say typical, I mean stereotypical. In a recent interview, he talked about becoming a father and the practical side of parenting. That being the side that rarely...
View ArticleIs Chiropractic Care for Babies a good idea?
Baby got back (pain) After the birth of my youngest, my back was a bit of a mess. It was after my first baby, too, but the second one really took the biscuit. I had trouble with it early on in the...
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Do something for Mother’s Day, FFS
The impending disappointment that is Mother’s Day Over the past week or so, the posts and discussions in the various Facebook groups I’m in has narrowed down on today. Not in anticipation of macaroni...
View ArticlePhoto Scavenger Hunt for Kids
#isolife Life at home has had me bored. And I’m a grown-up, with internet access, streaming tv and movie services, shelves full of books plus access to my local library’s e-book collection. I can run...
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