September 2011

Teens and Social Media

September 30, 2011

{If you are reading this via email you may need to click through to see the actual video of Tagged.} Tagged is a relatively long You Tube video at just over 18 minutes. I don’t tend to watch long videos on the computer, I often get distracted by something half way through! But this was [...]

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Gorgeous Leather Portfolio Give Away From Simply Stated

September 30, 2011

This give away has now closed. The winner was Niki, “Love the italian leather portfolio, the master plan diaries and think the family rules posters are cute.” Thanks for visiting Planning With Kids. When I took my gorgeous new leather portfolio to my first meeting, I did feel very organised and professional! And no my [...]

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Our Big Family Story

September 28, 2011

Now this is not my big family story, but the big family story from a wonderful family I know. Katie is kindly sharing her journey as a mother as part of the motherhood theme for this month. (Katie also contributed many fab tips in the Planning With Kids book.) The first time I read this [...]

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Parties With Kids E-book

September 27, 2011

If you have been reading this blog for a little while, then you will now that I do love kids parties, especially kids parties at home. I have written about our kids birthday parties and how they take shape a number of times on the blog. Having an at home party is fun and easier [...]

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10 Tips to Prevent Pint-Sized Pester Power

September 26, 2011

Today’s guest post is by Kathy Chapman. Kathy is the Health Strategies Director for Cancer Council NSW and is responsible for leading cancer prevention work, focusing on encouraging healthy living. She is passionate about making healthy choice the easy choice for Australians, young and old and she is one of the leading Australian researchers on [...]

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12 Summer Wardrobe Essentials for One Hot Mama

September 22, 2011

You may have guessed from the title, that this is a guest post. Andrea from the completely fab blog Fox In Flats has compiled a list of 12 summer fashion essentials for mums in 2011. I have known Andrea has been putting this piece together for awhile so have held off from updating my wardrobe [...]

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Working and Mumming

September 19, 2011

I love this guest post from Maxabella. You often read tips on how to manage working outside of the home and family, but not often do you see what this actually looks like in reality. Maxabella has kindly shared what her typical week looks like – thank you for letting us take a peek! Maxabella [...]

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What To Do Next?

September 18, 2011

Back in late 2007 I had four children, had been out of the paid workforce for almost eight years and had just started reading blogs. We were not yet certain if we would or could have another baby and I felt I needed to do something to update my skill set. Also at this time [...]

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What To Keep In Your Bag When You Have Little Kids and OiOi Give Away

September 16, 2011

This give away has now closed. Drawn randomly Belinda was the winner, “Discovered that OiOi have gorgeous pram liners! Luxurious looking fabrics and nicely padded. Fabulous.” Thanks for visiting Planning With Kids. In my first year of blogging one of my most popular post was 10 Things I Like To Keep In My Everyday Bag. [...]

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Advice For Mums To Be and New Mums

September 14, 2011

As a mum with 5 kids, one of the most frequent questions I get when I meet mums to be or new mums is “what is your best advice?”. To be honest I never really know what to say to this question – it is just so big! Giving advice to mums can also be [...]