The Healthy Child

Fever. Vomit. Runny Nose. When Children Get Sick

June 13, 2010

Need a tissue anyone? Spending the majority of the last two weeks home with a sick toddler brought to mind a question raised by a Childhood 101 Facebook friend; “When are your kids too sick to play with others. I’m sick of taking out healthy kids and bringing them home germ ridden.” Personally, I don’t [...]

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Types of Play: Physical

June 11, 2010

Given the problem of obesity prevalent in today’s society, I believe physical play is one of the most important types of play we should encourage children (of all ages) to engage in. That being said, physical play is not only good for physical health but also for stress reduction and as an outlet for the [...]

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Nature Kids: Our Backyard Nature Play

May 7, 2010

We have been slowly deconstructing the sad excuse for a backyard of our new-to-us house over the past few weeks; pulling out a whole lot of pointless bushes and cutting down quite a number of trees (don’t ask me what actual plants any of them are as I have absolutely no idea). All this hard [...]

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Everyone’s Got a Bottom

March 31, 2010

Many parents find talking to their children (especially young children) about issues related to sexuality difficult. Private body parts, gender, sexuality, feelings, relationships. These are all important topics of conversation for families to share, regularly. In the current, April edition of Practical Parenting magazine I have written an article, Private Schooling, discussing why it is [...]

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Creating Memories: Family Holidays

January 3, 2010

Think back to when you were a child. Now think of the word “holidays.” What immediately springs to mind? For me, it was… Beach – Water – Grandparents – Cousins – Eating freshly caught crabs – Freedom When I asked Dad 101, his responses were; Fishing – Camping – Beach – 4 Wheel Driving It [...]

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Everyday Glamour: The Most Important Post

December 12, 2009

I see this post as the most important of the Everyday Glamour week. I think it is a must read for every Mum as it has a very important message – how we see ourselves directly impacts upon our children. This post was written by Julie Parker of Beautiful You and The Butterfly Foundation. She [...]

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Those are most definitely not marshmellows!

November 16, 2009

Image: Laineys Repertoire Last week Immy was ‘blooo-ing’ (otherwise known as ‘gluing’) at the kitchen table with flour/water glue and pictures from catalogues, something she loves to do. The previous day she had enjoyed adding pre-cut craft foam shapes to her painting, so I decided to give her some flowers and circles to add to [...]

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I think we have a non-taster here!

October 7, 2009

Image by lepiaf.geo Immy eats pretty much everything. She definitely has preferences (vegies over meat) and favourites (mandarins and frozen berries currently top the list) and is a typical toddler in that she changes her mind one day to the next and wont eat much if she is overtired. She is however happy to eat [...]

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