Wait, let me back track.Growing up, I knew of a family who never let their children go on school excursion. This OTT rule extended to high school, which made it seem even more absurd and out of touch. I mean, how do you even begin to explain to your teachers …
A royal time out
The Duchess of Sussex was both praised and blasted for dropping some scheduled appearances from her diary on her tour in Australia. The loyalists and mother’s in the know have been full of praise for newly pregnant Meghan for speaking up and backing out of events when feeling ill or tired. Other …
Coffee is my drug of choice
There are certain rules that you should always adhere to at a party: be polite, flatter the party host on her outfit and NEVER ask for something unless it has been offered. Here’s the glitch; I was at a children’s party. The party was two hours in and the kids …
A trolley full of junk
I have become a slave to supermarket marketing ploys. Not only am I doing something I swore I never would, but having slumped on my trolley dragging my trashed ego behind me, I wonder how many other parents have fallen prey to redeeming their receipt for X-amount of dominoes/animal cards …
Love thy neighbour? I don’t even know who they are!
Aside from raising money for the Salvation Army, you know what’s the best thing about doing the Red Shield Appeal? Getting to know your neighbours. And the worst? Getting to know your neighbours. My three kids had come with me. Not so much as a way to elicit sympathy and …
When parenting is shitty work
Oh crap! Let’s be real for minute. Raising kids is filled with lots of little shitty moments. There are literally thousands of books that have been written about parenting, detailing the good, the bad and the downright ugly (cracked nipples anyone?), but nowhere, and I mean nowhere, have you read …
Olympian Jacqui Cooper’s harrowing IVF journey
Jacqui Cooper was on top of the world, as in, literally. As Australia’s most successful aerial skier, her sporting career spanned two glorious decades and became the first woman in Olympic history, summer or winter, to represent Australia at five Olympic Games. She was simply unstoppable, winning five world titles, …
Rich kids of Russia
We all worry about our kids spending too much time on their “socials”, but presumably you’re raising better teens than this lot. Forget the rich kids of the Hamptons or 90210, there’s a new postcode of wealthy kids with wad loads of cash to splash on luxury cars and designer …
Taking back control of your home
Let’s be honest, taking care of children makes for a disorganised way of life. Schedules go out the window, time gets away from you and even the most structured people find themselves losing control. For the most part, that’s entirely OK, young kids should be a priority. Their well-being is …
Breathing Easy
Asthma is a common medical complaint of children, but don’t assume that ventolin and other steroid medications are your only solution. While you should always follow doctors orders, there are other simple changes that can be made in the home to help – and we’re not talking about fastidiously …