This is Part 6, the final post in the Planning Children’s Birthday Series. Part 1 was a 10 Point Birthday Party Plan Check List. Part 2 focused on family strategy for birthday …
10 Indicators of School Readiness
School readiness is a widely discussed topic and it is something I am reviewing myself at the moment just to make sure that Possum will be indeed ready for school next year. …
The Purpose Of Preschool
I have been giving preschool and its purpose significant consideration over the last month or so, for a number of different reasons. I have my third child attending four year old kinder …
ANZAC Day – Talking About War With Children.
As most Australians and New Zealanders would know, next Friday 25th April is ANZAC DAY. It commemorates the landing of Australian and New Zealand troops at Gallipoli, Turkey on 25 April 1915. …
Planning Children’s Birthday Parties – Activities and Accessories.
Welcome to Part 4 in the Planning Children’s Birthday Series. Part 1 was a 10 Point Birthday Party Plan Check List. Part 2 focused on family strategy for birthday parties, party themes …
The Smacking Debate.
A recent study by a Harriet Hiscock, a pediatrician from Melbourne’s Royal Children’s Hospital researched the impact of parent methods on children’s sleeping behaviour. Hiscock was quoted in The Age (10/04/08) saying: …
Planning for the End of Daylight Savings.
It is the time of the year, where we move to days that start to grow shorter and cooler. In Victoria (Australia) on Sunday 6th April (tomorrow morning) we move our clocks …
How Is Your Well Being?
I have written previously about how important I think it is for me to look after myself so I am then better equipped to look after my family. My well being is …
Child Safety – Remembering That I Am The Adult.
THE INTRODUCTION: On Fridays I review an article or book on child development and reflect on how this information may help me with my current or future parenting. This week’s post is …
Planning For The Easter Holiday Car Trip
This time next week, I will be finalising the packing for our Easter holiday. Easter this year in Victoria, also combines with school holidays, so we will are going to spend a …
Some Planned Time For Mum
I have previously written about how I find it really important that I plan sometime for myself, to do the things that I want to do. With four children there is a …
Monthly Review – February
This little task that I like to complete, does have its origins from my Performance Management days in the corporate world, whereby Monthly Reporting up the line was a key accountability of …
“Preparing Food Is An Act Of Love”
When it comes to radio, I am definitely a FM girl in the car. Mr Infrastructure on the other hand is AM (particular of the Radio National Variety). I normally like to …
Planning To Shop For The Children’s Clothes.
Before I go shopping, I like to write down what the requirements for each child are. There is so much choice available, that I can get overwhelmed when I am in the …
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 Tips For An Easier Dinner Time
The evening meal can be a stressful time of the day. Hungry and tired kids, homework, after school activities and in my case it is often just me managing it all. But …
Planning My Role For The Future.
From an environmental perspective, I try to print out very few articles that I read when I am crawling the Internet. But there are some that I find and I know instantly …