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When our children are anxious, it doesn’t always look like worry. Sometimes it looks like tummy aches, meltdowns, school refusal, irritability or complete emotional shutdown.

This powerful, research-backed article explores how mindfulness, breathing, grounding and nervous system regulation can help children feel calmer, safer and more emotionally supported — both at home and at school.

Inside, discover 5 practical mindfulness tools backed by Australian experts and neuroscience, including breathing exercises, grounding techniques, movement-based calming strategies and emotional regulation support for anxious kids and teens.

A must-read for every parent navigating childhood anxiety. 💛

Eating is a learned process, and this process starts before birth! Our first journey to new flavours starts in the womb, as we are introduced to sweet, sour, spicy, and bitter flavours through the amniotic fluid. The first 1000 days… Continue Reading >

👻🎃 Spook-tacular Halloween Recipes from McKenzie’s 🕸️🧁

Halloween is creeping closer, and it’s time to whip up some boo-tiful treats the whole family will love! 👻
Get your little monsters in the kitchen and create McKenzie’s Batty Cupcakes 🦇 and Bloody Cupcakes ❤️ — fun, easy, and ready in under an hour! Perfect for trick-or-treat parties or a frightfully delicious night at home. 🍫🕷️

✨ Get the full recipes and download McKenzie’s free recipe eBooklets today!

Ever noticed that some environments make you and your kids feel stressed? Maybe it’s the mall, the play centre or that stylish but unbelievably noisy cafe around the corner.  Those are busy places with hard surfaces, bright lights and constant… Continue Reading >

By Sarah Smith of Bayside Dietetics www.baysidedietetics.com.au Follow Bayside Dietetics on Facebook Two minutes and 32 seconds into a Man vs. Wild show, Bear Grylls uses his teeth to rip the head off some maggots he’s found inside a dead… Continue Reading >

Media kindly brought to you by Sophie la girafe   It’s time to roll out the birthday cake on May 25th, to wish Sophie the giraffe a very happy 60th Anniversary and celebrate her status as the world’s most beloved… Continue Reading >

By stimulating your child’s senses, (touch, smell, taste, vestibular, proprioception, sight and hearing) you are helping them flourish in all areas of development. Sensory activities facilitate exploration and help children to make connections through their senses and the world in… Continue Reading >