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Family Time: Meal Time Conversation Starters

March 15, 2012
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I have long been an advocate of regularly eating meals together as a family as a means of encouraging the positive eating habits of young children, and as the most effective way for them to learn socially acceptable behaviour and manners. What I had not thought about was the mental health benefits and I was [...]

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10 Simple Ways To Inject A Little Fun Into Today

February 3, 2012
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1. Visit a new-to-you park or playground. 2. Go out for ice cream or to share a milkshake. 3. Or stay in and uncook a treat! Make ice cream sundaes or banana splits or whip up some icing and decorate funny face biscuits. 4. Go for a swim or a bike ride. 5. Catch a [...]

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Making the Most of Outings, Excursions and Day Trips

January 30, 2012
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Immy’s photo of the Books Moove Me artwork at the State Library of WA. We have enjoyed a range of different outings over the Christmas/New Year school holiday period here in Australia. We’ve been to the theatre, travelled on public transport, enjoyed an animal nursery hosted at our local library, shared lunch in the city [...]

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Family Time: Connecting With Older Kids

January 25, 2012
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This post is by regular contributor Kate Fairlie of Picklebums. When my children were small they rarely went anywhere without their father or I. We knew everything they did and everything about them. We were their whole world. As babies they were always close. They were breastfed, worn in a sling and slept beside us. [...]

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Family Time: Dating Your Family

January 18, 2012
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This post is by regular contributor Catherine Oehlman aka SquiggleMum. 1. Dating Your Partner Do you remember the days of dating your spouse?  Getting dressed up… dinner reservations… talking for hours on the phone… looking forward to doing nothing-in-particular, as long as it was together?  For many of us dating is a distant memory, but [...]

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Seize the Moment: Our Breakfast Beach Picnic

January 12, 2012
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After quite a few days in a row at home due to this pregnant mama hiding from the heat, we woke up last Thursday and I said to Immy, “Would you like to go to the beach for a breakfast picnic???”  She was excited and raced off to find her swimmers while I quickly got [...]

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