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Are We There Yet?
© Can Stock Photo / robwilson39 Are We There Yet? Growing up, the school holidays meant staying at home or going to the movies
Having Dry Spells In A Relationship Is OK
(c) Can Stock Photo / maxriesgo Having Dry Spells In A Relationship Is OK I just read The Guardian’s article with Pink, and my
Breastfeeding: My Experience
So I don’t think I’ve specifically talked about this before, but I wanted to share my experience with breastfeeding. When Chloe was first born, as
Piercing Your Child’s Ears
Piercing Your Child’s Ears Well well well … I’m tackling a controversial one. Firstly let me give you my own thoughts, and then I’ll
Grandma Accidentally Buys Inappropriate Book And It’s The Best Thing Ever
Grandparents really do the best things. Often it’s buying the loudest toy around just to torture the poor parents. Or perhaps overdosing the kids on
Leaving A Child In A Car – New Zealand Law
Have you ever been in this situation: your baby is asleep and you need to get petrol, or go to the Dairy to get milk.
New Mother Faces Charges For Leaving Baby In Car
Let me first say that this is something that has happened in America, but regardless, I am extremely saddened by the whole thing. Essentially Heather
10 Ways to Keep Sane As A Parent During The School Holidays
As I write this, my kids and I have been together for 3 weeks (without my husband), so we’re pretty much over each other. Of
Confessions of a Mum (Part 2)
Confessions of a Mum (Part 2) Being a parent has it’s challenges; and sometimes when it’s particularly challenging I can do some weird stuff.
What Happens If Something Bad Happens To You?
What Happens If Something Bad Happens To You I was moving a lot of stuff out into the garage today and had the strangest
The Lowdown: Meal Planning
I am NOT a meal planner. In fact I’m the exact opposite of it. Usually I get to 3pm and am like “whoops I have
The Lowdown: Toy Libraries
Toy Libraries: did you know they exist? Within each community are these not-for-profit places that offer quality toys for a minimal annual fee (or weekly
The Dreaded C Word
That word … the dreaded C word … the one you never want to hear or know in your life at all. Croup. Some of
It’s Ok To Stop
This is my post to say to you as a parent – if you’re sick, it’s ok to stop. —————————- It’s ok to say to
Being Fun Parents
Being Fun Parents Yesterday afternoon when I picked my daughter (5) up from school, she was upset because we are not the “fun parents”.
Every Child Learns Differently
Every Child Learns Differently I have two children – Chloe (5) and Ronan (3) and they couldn’t be more different from each other. Chloe
New Zealand’s First Parenting Chat Show Goes LIVE
New Zealand’s First Parenting Chat Show Goes LIVE Two years ago I had an idea to have a series of couch conversations with parents. Back
Our Struggle With Asthma
Our Struggle With Asthma Has anyone seen the ad on TV about New Zealand lactose going into asthma inhalers? It totally blew my mind!
13 Products That Will Make Your Life Easier
Products You NEED In Your Life Every day I look at my disgusting cupboards full of useless products and sigh. I know I don’t
When Morning Sickness Kicks Your A$$
(c) Can Stock Photo / Mark2121 With both of my pregnancies, I had bad morning sickness. Well, I would say it was bad, but
