Tips for Sharing Custody of Children at Christmas

Christmas and the school holidays should be the most joyful time of the year. However, for others, it can be stressful and full of dread. Whether you have been divorced for years or recently, the anxiety around shared custody of… Continue Reading >

We are different, we are the same: Tangible ways to teach young children about diversity

Our culture influences how we live, how we engage with the world, and how we express ourselves. Multiple studies have shown that how a child interacts with their parents, community and media can shape their perception and sense of belonging…. Continue Reading >

Tips for parents to peacefully share custody of children at Christmas time

By Pamela Bachour Senior Lawyer | Ivy Law Group   Christmas is a time for families and friends to come together and spend quality time with one another. For families going through a separation or a breakup, Christmas can be… Continue Reading >

Screen Time for Children

In today’s times, children do not know what it is to simply sit, have a look around and enjoy the ambiance or even smile and have a chat with a neighbor. This is so because, in such life situations, their… Continue Reading >

Five top tips to help kids fall asleep on Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is just days away and whilst children are super excited, many parents are worried about how they’re going to get their kids off to sleep. Thankfully, sleep expert and founder of Kally Sleep, Ori Leslau, has put together… Continue Reading >

Christmas Tips when you have Twins or Multiples

It’s Christmas.  Again.  Why it takes me by surprise considering the shops have Christmas decorations on sale from October I do not know!!   It just seems to come around faster every year! I love Christmas, so don’t get me wrong…. Continue Reading >

Merlin teams up with Kidsafe Australia to promote garage and driveway safety to families

In Australia, one child every week is struck by a moving car in their own driveway. Now is the time to make the garage and driveway safer for families. To help prevent avoidable injuries around the driveway and garage, leading… Continue Reading >

What are the Benefits of Cardboard Building Blocks for Children: Advice and Buying Guide | Damiano Gestri | Ep 207

If you were to explain to me what your children’s play area at home looks and feels like, how would you describe it? What sort of toys fill the play area? What type of mix of plastics? Woods? Fabrics are… Continue Reading >

Growing Pains

Growing pains (also known as Benign Nocturnal Limb Pains) are really common in young children and cause a lot of worry for parents. Here is what you need to know: WHAT ARE GROWING PAINS? Growing pains are generalised leg pains… Continue Reading >

Sociological and psychological reasons why children lie and how to support them not to lie.

One of the forefront reasons children tell lies is saving self or what in psychology we know as self-preservation. The fear of disappointing those in whom eyes they want to be seen as good. Socially, imagine letting down those that… Continue Reading >