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Parenting and Family.

Being a parent is wonderful, but sometimes it’s also just plain hard!
These parenting tips and ideas can help you find ways to make life with kids a little easier, and the real life stories from parents just like you might make you feel a little less alone.

How to Help a Child Who Hates Maths

Posted on October 12, 2017 Leave a Comment

How to help a child who hates maths. - useful tips and free printable growth mindset note cards.

This post is sponsored by Westpac, who is proud to offer Mathspace Essentials free to all Australians. “I suck at maths.” “I just can’t do it.” “I hate maths so much!” Some kids love maths, but for many kids, maths is a chore they have to struggle through. And for some kids maths is the […]

How to Help Kids Manage Homework Without Hassles.

Posted on September 28, 2017 20 Comments

Six ways to manage homework without hassles - plus a free printable homework planner and access to Mathspace Essentials, a great homework helper

This post is sponsored by Westpac, who is proud to offer Mathspace Essentials free for all Australians Apart from reading, an occasional project or quick task, for the most part we haven’t had to deal with nightly homework in primary school. But high school is a whole different story! I admit, I was a bit […]

Managing Video Games – Ten Things Kids Need to Know.

Posted on September 9, 2017

Managing Video Games - Ten things kids (and parents) need to know to enjoy gaming in a healthy and balanced way.

This post is sponsored by PlayStation Australia We got our first game console years ago when our kids were little. We bought it for us adults, not for the kids, and for years my husband and I were the only ones who played it. But as the kids got older, as they learned to read, […]

Yesterday, Today, and One Day.

Posted on August 31, 2017 5 Comments

We have to choose joy.... even on the bad days.

Yesterday I picked up 3 pairs of shoes, 2 books, and a gazillion pokemon cards. Today I lost it and threatened to throw away all the Lego. But one day all the toys will be packed away. Yesterday one child refused to eat anything for dinner. Today three kids moaned and complained about the meal […]

How to manage chores and allowance for kids, without going crazy!

Posted on August 3, 2017 5 Comments

How to manage chores, allowance, money and kids without going crazy!

Coins cascaded out of his piggy bank and rolled across the floor. “I’m going to count my money” Noah announced. This is his favourite thing to do. I think he enjoys counting his money way more than spending it. As he began tallying up the neat stacks of coins and piles of notes, my eyes […]

Ten Apps for Tweens That Won’t Rot Their Brains (entirely)

Posted on July 12, 2017 3 Comments

Ten apps for tweens that won't rot their brains (entirely)

“Too much screen time will rot our kids’ minds!” “Social media will ruin our kids’ lives!” Social media, the internet, devices, screen time… There is a lot of fear and distrust of computers, devices, social media and the internet when it comes to our kids, and I get it, really I do. I’m a parent […]

Your Job as a Parent is Not to Control, But to Teach.

Posted on June 30, 2017 5 Comments

Our job as parents is not to punish, but to teach

It was stupid, and thoughtless, and I thought he knew better. I yell at him. I tell him how angry I am, how disappointed I am. I tell him he is old enough to understand how wrong it is. He screeches back at me and storms off slamming the door. I yell through the door […]

Things You Can Say or Do When your Child is Having a Tantrum

Posted on June 9, 2017 3 Comments

What do you do when your child is having a tantrum? Try one of these ideas...

He was lying on the floor howling like someone had stuck bamboo skewers under his fingernails in some medieval torture chamber. But it wasn’t the Spanish Inquisition, it was the library and my three year old was being anything but quiet. He was chucking a mega wobbly and I was standing above him, juggling a […]

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