I sincerely wish I had The Modern Parent – Raising a Great Kid in the Digital World available to me to read about seven years ago. Our eldest child was 13 then …
this family life episode 65: coaching and rule changes
Welcome to the eighth week of season five of the this family life podcast! This season is focusing on how our family is organising, surviving and at times thriving under the stay …
Where’s Spot? 40th Anniversary Gigantic Giveaway
I don’t think there would be many parents who haven’t read Where’s Spot? by Eric Hill, once or more like 1000 times! This was one of the first books we received for …
this family life episode 64: flexibility, friends and foes
Welcome to the seventh week of season five of the this family life podcast! This season is focusing on how our family is organising, surviving and at times thriving under the stay …
this family life episode 63: sunshine, deadlines and sadness
Welcome to the sixth week of season five of the this family life podcast! This season is focusing on how our family is organising, surviving and at times thriving under the stay …
How I manage writing with kids
I know there are many existing writers who are readers of Planning With Kids and I also know from chats with many readers, there are many of you out there who would …
Home learning and working from home – readers share a snapshot of their lives
I love this post. I can say that because I have simply curated the wonderful content from what readers have sent through to me! The key reason I have been doing this …
this family life episode 62: little changes and leading
Welcome to the fifth week of season five of the this family life podcast! This season is focusing on how our family is organising, surviving and at times thriving under the stay …
April finds – the COVID-19 edition
Stage 2 restrictions for the COVID-19 pandemic commenced in Victoria on 25th March 2020. We moved to Stage 3 on 31st March, so we have been doing this stay at home thing …
this family life episode 61: meal prep and bickering
Welcome to the fourth week of season five of the this family life podcast! This season is focusing on how our family is organising, surviving and at times thriving under the stay …
Monthly review: creating variety amongst the sameness
This was first published in my weekly newsletter. If you are not signed up to it (you are missing out!), you can do so here. It took a couple of weeks into …
Does it really get harder? – 2020 edition
Each year I write a post reflecting on the state of family life. The first post in this series was back in 2009 when our youngest son was still a baby. At …
this family life episode 60: managing home learning and working from home part 2
Welcome to the third week of season five of the this family life podcast! This season is focusing on how our family is organising, surviving and at times thriving under the stay …
Lentil and veggie satay
I have two delicious and popular slow cooker satay recipes on the blog: Easy lamb satay – cooked in the slow cooker so the lamb is very tender. Slow cooker gluten free …
this family life episode 59: managing home learning and working from home part 1
Welcome to the second week of season five of the this family life podcast! This season is focusing on how our family is organising, surviving and at times thriving under the stay …
this family life episode 58: COVID-19 school holidays
this family life podcast is back for a new season in 2020. This season is going to be different from previous seasons – a reflection from the season of life we are …
25 online Mother’s Day gift ideas
With Mother’s Day coming up in May and with delays in delivery times due to COVID-19, I decided to replace my monthly finds post with a post with gift ideas for Mother’s …
Monthly review: decluttering clothes for the change of season
Some years I can make it until May until I change over my clothes for the seasons, but this year autumn has felt much cooler, so I needed to make the change …