In tribal villages, it is not unusual for a new mum to have multiple primary carers for their newborn. It’s considered normal for a mum to go out hunting and gathering while a grandmother, aunty or other family member looked after the baby. In these...
When you bring your newborn home from hospital, the joy of getting to know each other can sometimes be overshadowed by the reality of living with the dreaded sleep-deprivation. Erika Lamour from The Sleep Dept. answers 8 common sleep question to help you make it through those...
As we breathe a collective sigh of relief that the kids are finally going back to school, we sigh again over the fact that we are now back to making school lunches. It can be tricky trying to come up with new ideas to keep the...
I am an art therapist and still freak out when my 22 month old son runs through the house with paint dripping off his hands as I madly chase him with baby wipes screaming “don’t touch the lounge”....
Bedwetting is common, about 1 in every 5 children wet the bed in Australia. It can be distressing for some children and families but luckily there are successful treatments available....
Celebrating Halloween in the Shire is growing in popularity each year. We are now only a few weeks away from when the trick or treaters come knocking. Your child’s daycare or school might be planning a dress-up day or you might decide to take the kids...
From the time you find out you are pregnant, you start to realise that there is a lot in your life that is going to change. You also become aware that your priorities will become very different than what they were pre-kids. But sometimes it is the...
All stage of parenting come with their challenges. The lack of sleep associated with the newborn stage. Followed by the getting into everything when they learn to crawl stage. Then there is the falling over and bumping their head stage as they learn to walk....
• Guest post by a local dad of a two year old boy • Now I understand that this post may make me seem like a bad father. I am an honest father. I love my kids for 365 days a year. One of those days, however;...
Today we have a guest post from Cath. A Shire local all her life who now called Como home with her husband and two daughters, aged three and one. ...