Improving Academic Performance through Exercise & Diet

Yes it’s TRUE! There are positive actions we can take to support our child’s academic performance and ongoing success in life! We all know that physical activity and healthy nutrition are essential for optimal growth and development, but did you… Continue Reading >

5 Reasons you should Read Aloud to your Children

Can you remember being read soothing bedtime stories just before you drifted off to sleep as a child? Do you have fond memories of sitting on your parent’s lap while their warm voice transformed into the magical characters of your… Continue Reading >

Christmas and Parenting: To Update, Deviate or Continue with the Status Quo

Christmas is fast approaching. Some families will want to make changes to their parenting plans and other families will want to change arrangements from last year. Don’t delay – you don’t want to be the parent who wishes that they… Continue Reading >

‘Safe Barriers Save Lives’

Families Urged to Set Their Backyard Pool Defence to Reduce Toddler Drowning Deaths Australian families are being urged to check their pool and spa barriers and ‘set their backyard pool defence’ in the lead up to the warmer months, to… Continue Reading >

Self-settling is the Secret to having a Great Sleeper!

I am passionate about SLEEP and understand the benefits for both adults and children, the evidence supporting sleep is compelling and widely understood and supported by health care professionals around the world. The human brain—yours and your baby’s—runs on sleep…. Continue Reading >

Benefits of Outdoor Play

Media kindly brought to you by Gazillion Bubble Rush   Oh, to be a child again. To see the world through the eyes of excitement, surprise and wonder with innocence, curiosity and awe. The formative years of a child’s life… Continue Reading >

How Babies Benefit from Bubble Play

Bubbles and babies; there are very few things in life that are as perfect as the two. What else is there to match or equal their divine, blissful and cherubic magic. Yet, for most of us, we would not think… Continue Reading >

How to prevent technology creating a generation of hunchbacks

By Anthony Turri, a qualified Remedial Massage therapist, Exercise Physiologist, Sports Coach, Personal Trainer and National Program Manager of Remedial Massage at Endeavour College of Natural Health   With the introduction of technology at preschool and kindergarten, a remedial massage… Continue Reading >

How to Spark Your Child’s ImagiNation

Media kindly brought to you by ImagiNation Children’s Festival. Every parent wants to raise their child to reach their highest intellectual, social and emotional potential. Not only this but to provide their children with a childhood filled with fun, happiness,… Continue Reading >

Should you be avoiding fish during pregnancy?

There is a common misconception that fish should be avoided during pregnancy due to the risk of mercury and listeria toxicity. While these are a risk, you don’t need to avoid them altogether. You just need to know which fish… Continue Reading >