10 Things

10 things is a collation of list posts from Planning With Kids that are posted on Tuesdyas. Topics range from planning, parenting, Aussie Mummy Bloggers, education, guest posts and much more.

Back To School – Parent Resources

January 31, 2012

Our eldest heads back to school today and the primary school kids start back at the end of this week. Quite sad to see the end of summer holidays. So as the kids head back to school, in today’s post I have a collection of resources that parents can use to help support their kids [...]

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School Holiday Tips – Keeping The House Tidy

January 17, 2012

Firstly notice that the heading of this post says “Keeping The House Tidy”. It doesn’t say perfect or spotless! To be honest I don’t think it is possible to do that when you have kids home, nor do I really want it to be that like. What I do want though, is the house in [...]

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Planning With Kids Turns 4!!!

January 3, 2012

When I wrote my first post in January 2008, I had no idea how long I would stick it at it. I have had my fair share of fads that I have started and left unfinished as I lost interest. I loved blogging from the minute I started and right now am more excited about [...]

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8th Birthday Party Ideas

December 13, 2011

It was our daughters 8th birthday on Saturday and this year it was her turn to have a birthday party. She really loves to create, so wanted to have a crafty party. I am still recovering from the having the 8th birthday party and the Community Blogging Christmas Event less than 24 hours apart (not [...]

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10 Things I Have Learnt About Year 7 And Year 7 Boys This Year

December 6, 2011

{Image} Our son started secondary school this year, which in Victoria starts at year 7. This year has seen as big of a learning curve for me, as it has been for my son. I very much feel I am at a new stage in parenting – one where I don’t have lots of the [...]

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School Holidays Melbourne – Kids Activities Dec / Jan

December 1, 2011

Home stretch now until school finishes up and the summer school holidays are upon us. Of course that is if Melbourne decides to actually deliver summer this year! If you are still in the midst of your Christmas shopping, some of these activities would make great Christmas gifts for kids. Here is some of my [...]

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On Motherhood – through the words of Aussie Mum Bloggers

October 5, 2011

This is the last week of the theme of Motherhood on the blog. In today’s wrap up from the blogsphere I have collated posts from 10 Aussie Mum bloggers where they touch on mothering and how it is going for them at that moment. 1. Sometimes From the lovely Kate at Picklebums, in this post [...]

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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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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 [...]

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10 Myths of Motherhood

August 23, 2011

Today’s thought provoking guest post is from Dr Bron Harman. I have linked to Dr Bron before and find her posts always make me think. This one does too! You can follow her on twitter and facebook. ****** Image D Sharon Pruitt I am a psychology lecturer and researcher. My research program is on various [...]

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10 Great Links on Literacy and Play for Kids

August 2, 2011

There is so much inspiration to be found in the blogosphere when it comes to kids literacy and play. My round up post this month focuses on creative ways bloggers are sharing on how to help your kids with literacy and make play an easy part of daily life. 1. Writing practice with Masterchef The [...]

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10 New (to me!) Aussie Mummy Bloggers

June 7, 2011

The community of Aussie Mummy Bloggers is ever growing. I know I wouldn’t be aware of even half of the Aussie Mum Blogs that are out there, but this year already I have come across so many great blogs. Most of the 10 listed are new (less than 12 months) but if they are older, [...]