As parents, we want the best for our children. When we get pregnant we create ideas of what our children will be like, who’ll they’ll take after and the qualities they pronounce onto others. As they go through their infancy and toddler stages we figure it’s our responsibility to teach
Mums and Dads, Puppies, Scary Monsters or tending to Teddy’s sore leg…As parents we know we should encourage our child’s imagination but busy lives can mean we often forget the benefit for imagination as time for creativity is over run by the need for productivity. We remember doing it in
In an age where tv, computers, tablets and mobile phones are becoming the norm for entertainment it is easy to see why children are becoming more inactive day to day and why as parents we need to keep on top of it by encouraging sports and activities away from the
Being a new mum can bring on a whole world of emotions you’ve probably not felt before. You’ll feel alone, scared and probably like no-one around understands what you’re going through. Familiar as it may sound, we’re not talking about a case of man flu. It may be daunting, you
What to Look For When Choosing an Indoor Playground Keeping a child at any age entertained is no easy feat. They require an enormous amount of stimulation for their developing brains and growing bodies and finding activities that are safe, clean and interactive can seem far out of reach. An
That time has come again and whether you love it or loathe it there are some pros to school holidays that may make you think about the term break a little differently – not only benefiting kids but you too. Yes, the mess that comes along with it is at
School Holiday Boredom Busters It’s week 1 of the school holidays, yet somehow it feels like week 100. Sibling fights have reached new lows, parental bribery is at 500% of normal term-time levels and “I’m bored” is the soundtrack of the holidays. So how can you turn the cycle of
GREAT NEWS EVERYBODY!!! Our FREE ENTRY Can Day is fast approaching again. It is time for our Chipmunks NSW Charity Event – help us fight hunger together with Foodbank NSW & ACT and Foodbank Australia as we open our doors for FREE to all children who bring along a minimum
New findings from a study of a group of pre-school kids can make you feel much better about your ‘threenager’s’ inability to share with others. Researchers reported that while the kids in the study shared more when obliged than when it was voluntary, they unanimously showed greater happiness when they
There are some parenting topics that make parents automatically squirm when you raise them – they start to talk in a conspiratorial tone, voices get hushed, they lean in and they act like they’re about to tell you they’re actually an axe murderer. The parent will then whisper something potentially
