20 Jun Unintended Consequences
Sarah Cummings finds that her explanation to her son of her friend’s death prompts a serious bout of separation anxiety. Late last year, my best friend Katie died of breast cancer. She left behind a one-year-old son and a loving husband. Obviously, I knew that...
06 Jun Take the challenge- is the Family Album Dead?
Photographer Rebecca Welsch explores the importance of keeping our photo memories in a family album and not leave them behind on our smartphone. Let’s just cut straight to the chase – has the family album seen the last of its days? We are taking more...
30 May Changeover Challenges for separated parents
Contact changeover – the handing over of a child or children by one parent to the other – is often difficult and awkward, even in situations where the separation has been relatively amicable. When a child is handed from one parent to the other and...
04 Apr Prize Plight
Kylie Ladd considers the true colours of childhood competition. I’m not sure that ‘The Declaration of Independence’ got it right: all men aren’t created equal, at least when it comes to chasey or lunchboxes or even colouring in. If they were, they would all win...14 Mar Book Reviews: New Releases This March
A wide selection of new books have come out this month and here are a few picture books for 0-8 year-olds that are worth looking at. Mummy Cuddle by Kate Myers, illustration by Sara Acton (ABC Books, HarperCollins Children’s Books, hardback, RRP$19.99) Age group: 0-3yrs....
21 Jan Social Media, Photos And Other People’s Children
Most people who use social media have different levels of comfort about sharing photos of their kids.
07 Jan The Making Of Memories
Sheree Gleeson reflects on her desire for her children to have the idle hours that are so often at the heart of our most meaningful moments The nature of screens screen them Are my children making memories that count? That’s something I agonise over as...
29 Nov Giving gifts from the heart
Jennifer Dudding asks how we can show our kids the value of unconditional giving with gifts from the heart. As Christmas approaches, I find myself questioning the messages I teach my children. Do they see it as being all about them? Is it merely a...