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Fantasy Football For Kids (some very big ones too!!)

March 9, 2010

This is the second guest post from my dear husband, otherwise known as Mr I, the first being Role Reversal Experience – Mr Infrastructure.
Australia over the last few years has caught the very popular fantasy league bug (most common in American baseball and English football). The one I’m addicted to is called Supercoach, which [...]

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A Collection Of Parenting Posts

March 2, 2010

Parenting is one job that always has you on a learning curve! Here are some posts that I found to inform or inspire me as a parent over the last month.
1. When marketers take over parenting
The Corporate Baby Sitter shares a presentation (power point) from a marketing specialist “Youth marketing – A guide to [...]

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10 Online Games For Learning The Alphabet

February 16, 2010

I am not a flashcard type of mum, but I do like to follow the lead of my children and at the moment my preschooler is showing lots of interest in the letters of the alphabet. We have a fantastic alphabet puzzle that we have been playing with and we also have a number [...]

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Books For Boys – 8 to 11 Year Olds

February 9, 2010

Our 8 year old and 11 year old sons both do independent reading each night as part of their school requirements and will also read of their own accord on weekends. It can sometimes be a challenge to keep up with age appropriate books that they will find interesting.
The children all received [...]

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Current Issues In Schools and Education

February 2, 2010

This month’s 10 posts collection has a school and education theme. In Australia, this is the time of year when the new school year begins, so thought it it apt to focus on this area. I know there are many bloggers who have children starting school for the first time this week and [...]

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10 Things You Can Do For A Mum With A New Baby

January 19, 2010

On Friday, my beautiful fifth child will turn one! I honestly find it difficult to express the pure joy he has brought to me and the whole family. While I do lament that he will soon no longer be a baby, I also look forward to the new stage of life that this [...]

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A Mixed Bag!

January 12, 2010

I have recently been collating my 10 internet finds for the month around one theme. This month however, there was a few finds that I was just busting to share and they were completely unrelated! So I decided on a mixed bag for this month. Here are a sweet assortment [...]