4 Ways to Empower Your Child

  Give your child choices– Who does not like to have choices? Right? You can begin the process of decision making at a very early age. I always encourage parents to select several items that they find appropriate, and then… Continue Reading >

6 Life Skills Your Child Will Learn Through Starting Their Own Business

By Julie Medeiros Julie Medeiros is a business professional with degrees in education and marketing, and a founder of Miss M Online Classes – the educational project offering children 8+ business education about discovering and monetising their talents, marketing and entrepreneurship.   Many of you… Continue Reading >

Returning to work after having a child

Life changes when you become a parent. And sometimes, those changes can cause you to feel overwhelmed by the need to find a balance between being a good parent and staying employed. But it’s important not to lose sight of… Continue Reading >

Dealing with big emotions from little people: strategies to help your child harness their emotions

Media kindly brought to you by Jellystone Designs   Picture this: your toddler is attending a friend’s birthday party, and as the afternoon winds up, you tell them to say their goodbyes, because “it’s time to go”. These four simple… Continue Reading >

6 Helpful Tips for Choosing Kids’ Toys This Christmas

Media kindly brought to you by Toyworld In what has been a unique and challenging year for families, kids need the magic of Christmas more than ever before. Toys are a fixture of Christmas Day and the hunt for the… Continue Reading >

Handling “Those Looks” When You Have Fussy Kids at Christmas Gatherings

As a parent with a fussy eater, you have no doubt been served up your fair share of common-wisdom-but-oh-so-wrong advice when it comes to managing your child’s fussy eating behaviour. And as I have written about here for Kiddipedia previously,… Continue Reading >

The Magic of Teaching Your Child the Right Attitude

by Dr. Scott Zarcinas   Your child’s attitude is the wand from which magic will happen in their life. Help them get their attitude right, and you will help their world to be right. This is easy to say, but… Continue Reading >

Will a Fitbit help my child? The story of Hare and Tortoise

By Sarah Smith of Bayside Dietetics www.baysidedietetics.com.au Facebook Bayside Dietetics Instagram BaysideDietetics   This is the story of Hare, who bought a FitBit, and Tortoise, who didn’t. As always, my blogs are an interpretation of up-to-date research, so there is… Continue Reading >

How healthy is your child’s mattress?

By Laundry Expert Nicole Gibson from Soka Australia   Let’s face it, we regularly wash our kids’ pyjamas and most nights they have a bath, however, how often do we clean their mattress? Children under the age of five spend… Continue Reading >

Physical literacy – what is that? And why does my child need it?

By Laura Sereno, BK’s Gymnastics Program Manager   If you’ve heard the term ‘physical literacy’ recently there’s good reason why – it’s becoming part of the lingo in many fields including PE, physiotherapy and gymnastic too, as we learn more… Continue Reading >