Back in January a reader asked the following on the Planning With Kids facebook page: I’ve got a question and maybe one of your ‘likers’ has some advice. My husband and I are travelling to Canada from Australia with our four kids (ages 6, 5, 4, 2.5) in a few months time. Any suggestions on [...]

I have been talking a bit about decluttering both here on the blog and in the Planning With Kids Newsletter. In the February newsletter I set myself the challenge to declutter these hot spots around the house: My cook books and foodie magazines The baking section of the pantry My everyday bag The kids’ games [...]

The start of each month is the time I take a look at how I am progressing with my goals for this year. Posting a regular monthly review actually really helps me stick to the discipline of reflecting on how I have used my time, assess decisions I have made and work on ways to [...]

I received fantastic comments, ideas and feedback on my Lunch Box Ideas – February post. Thanks so much to everyone who added to the conversation on the blog and the facebook page. One of the changes I made based on the feedback was to increase the level of protein in the kids lunch boxes. After [...]

This give away has now closed. Congratulations to Rachael – who left the comment: Diploma of community services work would be fantastic! After spending the last 15 years trying to work out what I wanted to do. I had 2 beautiful girls and discovered love like I never knew existed! The thought of any child [...]

A couple of the most common requests from the Planning With Kids survey were for: More info on the day to day stuff I do that makes our house run smoothly. Insights into other families and how they manage the daily situations. Over the year I will be sharing with you posts from other mums [...]