07 Sep

How To Respond In An Anaphylaxis Emergency

You can never be too prepared! Here are the steps to take if a child is experiencing an anaphylactic reaction to food....

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07 Sep

Record Number of George the Farmer Books Donated for National Book Week

Record Number of George the Farmer Books Donated for National Book Week During National Book Week, Rabobank’s Rabo Community Fund, in collaboration with the popular ‘edu-tainment’ brand George the Farmer, donated a record 70 book packs to educational institutions across Australia. These packs, featuring all 13...

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05 Sep

Invitation Overload

Paula Maher tires of her daughter constantly coming to the party. “Look, Mummy! It’s an envelope, and it has my name on it! Open it, Mummy, open it!” My daughter, Kayla, stands before me, beaming excitedly, holding a pink, glittery envelope covered in fairies. Luckily, she...

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05 Sep

Snapper With Herb Stuffing

I didn’t really care for stuffings until I cooked this snapper with herb stuffing, writes Roberta Muir. Inspired by a dish Sardinian chef Giovanni Pilu served me. Herbs, including rosemary, thyme and oregano, grow wild throughout Sardinia and are known as ‘erbette di campo’, herbs of...

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05 Sep

“Nanna Isn’t Well… ”


Kylie Ladd writes about family responses to chronic illness in grandparents. When Julie Anderson’s mother was diagnosed with early Alzheimer’s disease, one of Julie’s first thoughts was of her own daughter. “Mum had been forgetting things and getting a bit muddled for a while, so the...

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05 Sep

How can sharing beloved books shape a child’s reading?

We know parents shape their children’s reading, writes Emily Grace Baulch, but so can aunts, uncles and grandparents by sharing beloved books Over 80% of Australians with children encourage them to read. Children whose parents enjoy reading are 20% more likely to enjoy it too. My research...

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05 Sep

A Teacher’s Intuition

Karen Eriksen was not prepared for the train of events set in motion by her son’s school report. It was Year 2 school report time. Our son had never been an easy child, but we were relaxed. We’d had frequent positive updates from his teacher and...

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05 Sep

What can you do if your child hates reading?

by Genevieve McArthur During Book Week, we will see countless photos on social media of happy kids dressed as characters from their favourite books while schools hold daily events celebrating the joy of reading. It’s a fun time for many children, who relish the chance to dress...

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04 Sep

Did you know men have biological clocks and that their fertility is also affected by age?

We hear a lot about women’s biological clock and how age affects the chance of pregnancy, writes Karin Hammarberg. Here’s what’s more likely when dads are over 50 New research shows men’s fertility is also affected by age. When dads are over 50, the risk of...

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04 Sep

How and why did half-time oranges in junior sports become a tradition?

For good health, write Vaughan Cruickshank, Brendon Hyndman, Matt Sharman and Tom Hartley. You should try to eat at least two serves of fruit every day. Eating oranges at half-time has been a popular and long-standing tradition at junior sports in countries such as Australia, the...

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