Children Leading The Gender Charge

There’s no doubt that we live in a brave new world of acceptance around gender and that it’s our children who are leading the charge. Around 7-years ago, there seemed to be a tipping point with all LGBTIQIA+ awareness but… Continue Reading >

Your Little Bundle Of Joy (and surprise), Your Baby’s Gender

Finding out that we’re pregnant, depending on what stage we are in our lives, can bring a range of reactions from pure joy to utter shock. Whatever the reaction, as long as us mothers decide to continue with the pregnancy… Continue Reading >

Happy Mother’s Day to all Mums

Happy Mother’s Day to all Mums and especially those who may feel you need to keep your children that little bit closer and more protected, from areas of society that are still unaccepting of our LGBTQ+ offspring.  As all of… Continue Reading >

Your Child’s birth-order : What matters and what doesn’t

Di Gramp Senior Psychologist Positive Mind Works   Alfred Adler, a contemporary psychoanalyst to Sigmund Freud, was the first to theorized over 50 years ago that the birth order of children effects not only your child’s personality but that its… Continue Reading >

Age and Gender and School Readiness

“My son is born a couple of months prior to the cut off date for them to start school. I think I will give them a second year at kindy”. As a school principal I have heard these comments many… Continue Reading >

Toys and Gender

For many years retail stores have marketed toys and clothes to specific genders because it’s an easier way for them to reach their target buyers, but this has led to parents and often children feeling like they should only play… Continue Reading >

Reach Out Video

Original video can be seen under Rainbow Families   Check out this great video of Jesse from the Rainbow Families Youth Advisory Council. Jesse shares the best parts of living in a rainbow family, and some of the challenges of… Continue Reading >

Boys Are Sensitive Bunnies

I never thought I would have a boy. During my pregnancy, I thought I was having a girl. Silly really as parts of my pregnancy were so different, and yet I still thought it could be a girl. We are… Continue Reading >