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Melissa Cowan explores ways to get your creative mojo back.  At 10 years old, I wrote a song called ‘Dreams’ that was destined to reach #1 on Rage. My girl band rehearsed it and we recorded it onto cassette. One day, someone played me the Gabrielle 1993 hit song...

To push or not to push? That is the question when it comes to music lessons, writes Cathy Douglas. As a parent of three primary-school-aged children, I’ve agonised over music lessons. After all, it’s just not worth the effort if the child isn’t enjoying it. Is...

This Hummingbird Loaf cake from Donna Hay is one of our favourite after-school-snacks! It makes a family sized loaf for all to enjoy. Ingredients 2 cups (300g) self raising (self-rising) flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 3 teaspoons mixed spice 1½ cups (260g) brown sugar 4 eggs,...

Caroline Webster, author and founder of the blog Caro & Co, chats to us about motherhood and encouraging unstructured play in kids; getting them off technology and exploring the outdoors instead....

Leaving children unattended for “an unreasonable amount of time” is against the law but many of us do leave our children at home. Natalie Ritchie looks at why....