November 2010

Managing Parental Disagreement

November 30, 2010

Today I am answering a reader question from Graeme who was interested in managing parental disagreement – what to do if mum and dad don’t agree. My response to this topic is the focus of my first video post. If like Graeme you read Planning With Kids updates via email, you will need to click [...]

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Some More About Me

November 28, 2010

Just a quick post with some links to where else you can find me on the interwebs at the moment: The vivacious Brenda Gaddi from The Mother Media, interviewed me for her Backstory Friday segment. The interview details more about the blogging side of me, when and how I blog and what are my future [...]

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Preparing Your Child To Read

November 26, 2010

This post is part of a series on Preparing For School. The aim of this series is to provide tips on how you can get organised and support a smooth transition into school for your kids. Today’s instalment is also a fantastic guest post from Jackie at My Little Bookcase. Jackie has just launched her [...]

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Food Co-op Melbourne and A Handmade Christmas Gift Of Tea!

November 25, 2010

This post is part of my Christmas Preparation plan. This week’s task was making the last of our handmade Christmas gifts. This year we have also made some retro coasters, chalkboard notice boards and a simple bunny softie. ***** The three younger kids and I had a great time earlier this week visiting the Friends [...]

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Organisational iPhone Apps For Mum

November 23, 2010

Today post is from the lovely Heather from The iPhone Mom. If you have an iPhone, iTouch or iPad you really should subscribe to her blog – its the easiest way to find out all the new cool apps! *** Before I had children I was an organized person. On time, able to keep track [...]

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Cinnamon Stick Christmas Decorations

November 18, 2010

Five and a half weeks to go until Christmas. This post is part of my Christmas Preparation plan. I haven’t been working on them in exact order this year. Having a plan for Christmas, means that I can choose a task for the week that better suits my schedule. I know that if I keep [...]

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Book Review: The Needlecraft Book

November 17, 2010

Today’s review is written by my dearest friend Cath from Mobblegobble. Cath is very crafty and is my greatest source of inspiration for making things by hand. Dorling Kindersley’s The Needlecraft Book is for crafty types from beginners to experienced who like to work with all things sharp and pointy. If you need help with [...]

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Top 10 Money Saving Tips For Families

November 16, 2010

Image by alancleaver_2000 Today’s guest post is by the team at MyLife. MyLife is a friendly, but professional financial planning firm, that specialises in helping families. MyLife aim to help people pay off their mortgage in up to half the time and invest safely for their future. They are based in Blackburn (Melbourne) but also [...]

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Monthly Review, October 2010

November 11, 2010

A little late with my Monthly Review for October. I have spent the last couple of weeks writing and getting myself a solid plan for the book. My posting schedule has also been a little erratic over the last two weeks, but I think have that back in control now too! Review Of Key Tasks [...]

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Just Wanted To Say Thank You

November 10, 2010

I wanted to take the time to say thank you to the fabulous loyal readers of Planning With Kids. The blog has been running almost three years now and as the readership of PWK has grown it has helped me enormously with opportunities for new endeavours. The most recent opportunity has been to write a [...]