For this season of the this family life podcast I am going to talk more about “mum” as opposed “family”and some things she can do to make her life feel like it …
this family life episode 70: on creating a business with young kids
For this season of the this family life podcast I am going to talk more about “mum” as opposed “family”and some things she can do to make her life feel like it …
Yearly review 2020 – Simplify daily life to spend more time with family and friends
My goal for 2020 was to Simplify daily life to spend more time with family and friends. The impact of COVID-19 made this easier when it came to our family unit and …
Is my child ready for school after this COVID-19 interrupted year?
Determining whether your child is ready for school can be a very stressful and challenging decision. With our kids, we have made our decision based on each individual child as opposed to …
15 new books for 12-14 year olds
I am super excited to be able to publish this excellent list of books for 12-14 year olds from best selling Australian author Allison Tait. As Allison notes below this is an …
Books for 10-12 year olds
I have had some help with this post! Our 11 year old joined me to give some expert comments on the first set of books listed below. These are all books he …
2020 half yearly review
My goal for 2020 is to simplify daily life to spend more time with family and friends. In many ways, the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic has allowed me to make great …
5 tips for starting school – Foundation or Prep year
In Victoria the first year at primary school is now known as the Foundation year. When our five kids first started school it was known as Prep, but regardless of what it …
Yearly review 2019 – nurturing new routines to re-energise, re-invigorate and create personal growth
At the end of 2018 I felt that 2019 needed to be a year where I shook things up a little. I wanted to put time and energy into changing my routines …
this family life episode 57: end of season catch up
A short and sweet episode this week! In this episode I have a general chat about how things are traveling for me at the moment and how I managed a very jam …
this family life episode 51: on characteristics of 3 and a half year old behaviour
In my very first year of blogging I wrote a post on the characteristics of three (and a half) year old behaviour. The post has now been shared over 10,000 times on …
Half yearly review – new routines + growth
My goal for 2019 is to: Nurture new routines to re-energise, re-invigorate and create personal growth. This goal came out of feeling that I had been a little stagnant. It came from …
Yearly review 2018 – practicing skills to increase family harmony
My personal goal for 2018 was “Detach from the old and embrace the new to nurture a family spirit of adventure.” In August of 2017 I undertook a Mindfulness short course with …
Half yearly review – the power of small steps
It seems that as a society as a whole we tend to connect success with big achievements, big victories and big changes. I agree that they are of course signs of wonderful …
Four year olds and getting dressed
Four year olds are gorgeous creatures, but they can come with challenges. For many parents getting a four year old dressed in a timely fashion can be a huge issue. In recent …
Feedback from the 2017 PWK Annual Survey and changes to the blog
My content plan for this year is now full of reader questions that were left for me in the survey – it makes coming up with topics for blog posts not only …
Changing the family diet – an update 2017
Today’s post answers a back to school reader question. You can read previous answers to readers’ questions here. This week I am answering the following question from a reader and of course it …
Christmas menu plan ideas 2017
This post is part of my 10 week Christmas planning series. You can find the rest of the my Christmas planning series here. *********** Each year as part of my Christmas planning series …