The winners of the Children’s Book Council Awards were announced on Friday. My older two children read with anticipation the winners in Saturday’s morning’s paper. Like most Australian school children they had …
10 Favourite Children’s Books – Preschooler’s Choice
Image by Manchester Library During the month of August I have been making my way through my children’s favourite books, in celebration of Children’s Book Week (officially this week in Australia). So …
He’ll Be Ok: Growing Gorgeous Boys Into Good Men (Part 3)
This is part 3 in a review of the wonderful book on adolescent boys “He’ll be Ok: Growing gorgeous boys into good men” by Celia Lashlie. If you would like to read …
10 Favourite Children’s Books – 7 Year Old’s Choice
During August we celebrate Children’s Book Week here in Australia. As I noted last week, each Tuesday in August I will be posting lists of favourite children’s books, as selected by my …
He’ll Be Ok: Growing Gorgeous Boys Into Good Men (Part 2).
Last Friday saw Part 1 on my discussion of the wonderful book He’ll Be Ok: Growing Gorgeous Boys Into Good Men, by Celia Lashlie. Today I will look at what Lashlie discusses …
10 Favourite Children’s Books – 9 Year Old’s Choice
During August we celebrate Children’s Book Week. Book Week is the longest running children’s festival in Australia and is in its 63rd year. Book Week this year runs from August 16th -22nd …
He’ll Be Ok: Growing Gorgeous Boys Into Good Men (Part 1).
Back in June I posted about a talk that I went to at my children’s school on What To Expect When Expecting An Adolescent. I found the talk informative and an glimpse …
Tuesdays With Morrie
I was lucky enough to be given Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life’s Greatest Lesson by Mitch Albom from a friend for my birthday. I have to …
Parenting Tips For First Borns
I have been reading a book on birth order by author Michael Grose called Why First-Borns Rule The World And Last-Borns Want To Change It. I have found it to be an …
Planning Our Trips To The Library
In Victoria (and many other states in Australia) the Premier of our State holds a Reading Challenge each year. The aim of the challenge is “to promote a love of reading. It …
Am I Over Parenting?
If you have read even a little bit on this blog, you would would most likely know these two facts about me: I love my children and I take my parenting seriously. …
10 Parenting Books That I Love!
I do like to read on parenting issues. Usually I head to a book when I know that there is new stage of development on the horizon. This is my way of …
10 Books We Are Enjoying On The Holidays
Loving lists is an integral part of my love of planning. Every Tuesday I plan to share with you a top 10 of things that I hope you might find relevant or …