Routines

Mum in the Hotseat: I wish I had more time for …

April 27, 2012
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We kick off the Mum in the Hotseat guest post series today with the lovely Chantelle of Fat Mum Slim answering the question, “What do you wish you had more time for?” Last weekend my daughter, Lacey, skipped off to Grandma’s for a sleepover, something she does every now and then because she loves it, [...]

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Back to School: Getting Organised + a Giveaway!

January 16, 2012
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Be sure to read right to the end of the post for the chance to win and get organised for school with Bright Star Kids! As much as it’s breaking my heart (I am so not ready!), we have slowly started getting organised for Immy starting kindy. One of the hardest changes for us is [...]

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Literacy Spot #24: Routines with Printable Picture Cards

June 20, 2011
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I am excited today as this Literacy Spot includes my first ever free printable, a set of routine picture cards. Read on to find out more… Literacy is essential to everyday life. We are surrounded by text in our homes, shops, schools, even our streets. Looking for opportunities for children to engage with elements of [...]

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Routines Are a Good Thing, Until They’re Not!

January 30, 2011
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Some people (and I am talking about adults here) like routine.  They like each day to be predictable and without surprises.  They like to know what to expect from their day.  Me, not so much.  I get bored with too much routine.  When I was at work, I liked each day to have fresh challenges, [...]

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Mum 2 Mum: Slowing Down

January 27, 2011
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What is Mum 2 Mum? I have made many good friends online and often wish that I could sit down with them for a cuppa and chat like I do with my real life friends; other Mums with good advice, interesting stories to share, laughs to be had and experiences to learn from.  Mum 2 [...]

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The Lowdown on Modern Cloth Nappies

August 17, 2010

A little while ago, a Childhood 101 Facebook follower asked me for my thoughts on cloth nappies. When Immy was three weeks old I tried cloth nappies (a friend had kindly loaned me some which her bub had grown out of). I put the first on and it was wet mere moments later. I put [...]

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Finding our Rhythm

March 16, 2010

Photo Ever since I read these two posts (The Magic Onion’s Discovering Waldorf-Rhythms in the Home and Steady Mom’s 5 Reasons Why You Need Steady Routines), I have been pondering the need to better define the weekly rhythms of our household. On a day to day basis we have a morning ‘getting ready for the [...]

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Strategies for Surviving Toddler Witching Hour

January 11, 2010

Recently, Immy has been asking for me to ‘play’ with her a lot. Although we play regularly and often throughout the day, I have been finding that she is becoming particularly whingy and demanding in the late afternoon, or ‘witching hour,’ when I am trying to make dinner. I think it is a combination or [...]

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