How To Use a Car Seat Correctly

Installing a car seat into your car isn’t rocket science, but it sure might feel like it is if you’ve never done it before. Nowadays, modern cars have come with ISOFIX in them to make anchoring a car seat to… Continue Reading >

How to Reduce Back-to-School Costs: Smart Shopping Tips for Parents

As the summer holidays come to an end, the excitement of a new school year begins to build. However, alongside this anticipation often comes the reality of back-to-school expenses, which can weigh heavily on family budgets. From uniforms and textbooks… Continue Reading >

The Benefits of Practising Self Care for Parents

It was recently reported that 66% of working parents felt parental burnout — to feel so drained and exhausted by taking care of your children that you feel there is nothing more you can give.  But it is not just… Continue Reading >

Positive Discipline Which Builds Rather Than Punishes

Having discipline, learning right from wrong, and being able to control our actions. All of these are essential elements parents want to build into their child’s mind. The home and classroom are two places that offer great opportunities to instil… Continue Reading >

Helping parents see the big picture – Why kids need a regular eye test

Luke Arundel, Chief Clinical Officer, Optometry Australia, and founding member of the Australia and New Zealand Child Myopia Working Group.   Children learn more from their vision than all other senses combined, and eye disorders are amongst the most common… Continue Reading >

My Child is a Stubborn Fussy Eater, Help!

“My child is a stubborn fussy eater”, is a comment I hear all the time in my work as a fussy eater specialist. Stubbornness is a fascinating personality trait that may deliver long-term benefits[i], but in the meantime, parents are… Continue Reading >

Chores – ideas for encouragement from an early age

How young should you encourage children to start household chores? As parents we constantly look to others, fellow parents and experts alike, to confirm that we’re ‘doing it right’. Nutrition, milestones, health, schooling, extra-curricular activities – how much, when, and… Continue Reading >

4 Ways parents can heal their own wounds to stop a trauma cycle

Parenting is one of the most profound responsibilities a person can undertake. It involves nurturing, guiding, and shaping the next generation, often with the hope that they will grow up to live healthier, happier lives. However, many parents, despite their… Continue Reading >

Christmas Gifts from Kids to Separated Parents

The festive season offers a unique opportunity for co-parents to teach their children the joy of giving, even across two homes. Whether or not your co-parent will do the same, facilitating your child’s gift-giving to them is a meaningful way… Continue Reading >

The Good Ole Days and Modern Parenting

By Krissy Regan, The Wellness Poet   The Good Ole Days mean different things to different generations and I’m now fondly referring to the good ole days with nostalgia and the mindset that; “Things were better when!”. For me “The… Continue Reading >