The World-Class Children’s Museum is Bringing their Magic to Melbourne

MoPA: MUSEUM OF PLAY AND ART IN GEELONG SECURES FEDERAL ARTS GRANT TO EXPAND Geelong Children’s Museum MoPA: Museum of Play and Art, established in January 2020, is the recipient of a $277,000 grant as part of the Federal Government Restart Investment… Continue Reading >

Surviving and Thriving During Lockdowns

Life is full of challenges right now.  We are still living in a state of uncertainty which is creating significant issues for parents and children, both physically and mentally. Maintaining a happy and healthy family environment is difficult at the… Continue Reading >

How to Support Someone with Disordered Eating | Stel Coombe-Heath | Ep 178

  Watching children, or a loved one experience challenging times and emotional hardship is extremely tough, especially when you don’t know how you can or should help them A common self-destructive habit and behaviour that people find hard to support… Continue Reading >

10 Tips For Answering Your Children’s Big Questions

You know the situation, you’re driving to soccer, the kids are in the back and someone pulls out in front of you; you shout “SH*T” or something more colourful. Your toddler giggles and starts repeating it “Sh*t, Sh*t, Sh*t”. Your… Continue Reading >

What is EQ? How Can It Lead Children To Better Individual and Societal Outcomes? | Stephanie Pinto | Ep 177

  Every parent, and caregiver, want to give their children the best chance to succeed in life. A crucial ingredient in experiencing a joyful happy life lies within the quality of our relationships, fuelled with emotion. Many psychologists over time… Continue Reading >

How Parents and Educators can Help Young People Develop a Healthy Body Image

One of the best gifts you can give to your kid is the gift of a healthy body image! Here’s why. The image kids hold of themselves has so much to do with their overall mental and physical health and… Continue Reading >

Third Time’s a Charm — How to Prepare for Baby Number Three

By Flicka Williams “GeeGee’s mum, how do babies get in your tummy?” On a sizzling 38 degree day in Sydney — I was already sweating. Seven months pregnant with my third child, I sat in front of 17 preschoolers, including… Continue Reading >

The 7 False Promises We Tell Our Children

by Dr. Scott Zarcinas   Of all the things that have the greatest impact on your child’s success in life, the value they place upon themselves and what they do—their self-worth—is without doubt one of the most important. Successful people… Continue Reading >

How to Answer our Children’s Big Life Questions

As a psychologist, I am used to fielding ‘big life questions’ from clients who are contemplating leaving relationships, unsure of their purpose, questioning their sexuality, or facing their own mortality. However it is in my role of a mum of… Continue Reading >

Children’s Birth Order, What Matters and What Doesn’t? | Dianne Gramp | Ep 174

  Have you ever wondered does a child’s birth order help shape their personality? According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the average amount of children per family is 1.8. So even though it’s not as common that families are… Continue Reading >