May 2010

Monthly Review, April 2010 – Slowing Down

May 6, 2010

After start to the month of April, in the middle of the month, I decided to change the way I did things to improve my motivation, stress levels and state of the house. While not hitting 100% with the changes, the parts that I did change made a substantial difference and I am going to [...]

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Parenting – iPods, sibling fighting, responsibility and more!

May 4, 2010

For those of you new to Planning With Kids, once a month I feature my highlights from the web. Often they are based around a theme, like today’s collection which features resources posts that have either helped me with a particular parenting issue or given me information to extend my thinking on parenting. I hope [...]

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Field Of Women – Friday May 7, 2010

May 3, 2010

When I was contacted and asked if I could help promote the Pink Bun Fundraising campaign, having known a number of people who have been affected by breast cancer, I was happy to lend my support. The Pink Bun fundraising campaign runs from 22 April to 12 May, and sees all 630 Bakers Delight bakeries [...]

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Book Review: The Boy and The Toy by Sonya Hartnett

May 3, 2010

The Boy and the Toy is Sonya Hartnett’s first picture book. Hartnett has written a several novels including Butterfly which has just been shortlisted for the 2010 Miles Franklin Award. Hartnett partners with first time illustrator Lucia Masciullo, who creates the most exquisite pictures to compliment the beautiful story being told in The Boy and [...]

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Aqua Doodle Review and Moose Toys Give Away

May 1, 2010

Thank you for visiting Planning With Kids, The give away has now closed. I am not a mess-a-phobe, but sometimes, just sometimes, I really like having a toy that is low maintenance and that will occupy the preschooler for a decent chunk of time. Moose Toys recently sent me an Aqua Doodle and it actually [...]