My four year old daughter looks like a healthy, happy, though lean, pre-schooler. Although she is perhaps not aware of full reality of her predicament she does know that she has food allergies and must check with mum before consuming other people’s food. Her allergies were a shock to us all, and had a fairly […]
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My children were recently invited to become part of a sticker club which we accepted on the whole because it was a simple formula and required me to invite 6 other children to join and cost me a packet of stickers and six stamps. But then I thought, what about creating a ‘Holy Card Club’
One of the best compliments I have ever received is this: ‘Your children have beautiful manners.’ It’s the kind of thing that makes you want to jump in the air, like they do in the car commercials, and scream ‘hooray’. Because, let’s face it, it means that your effort is paying off! As much
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Autumn is now here and the weather will soon cool down, which is a welcome relief for some of us. On the other hand autumn brings snotty noses, fever and sleepless nights attending to our coughing/restless children. Ahh yes, the common cough and cold! Although they should disappear on their own, (the cold not
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Children can be fairly energetic and at times even sitting still for just 5 minutes may be a challenge for them. This is besides watching the television of course! Getting your child to sit quietly is something they can learn to do. With a little practice and patience on your behalf, it is something that can be taught at
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It’s 7pm. It feels like the longest hour of the day. The final hour before bedtime. In our home, 8pm is the target. The kids bed time. This hour – for me – is usually the most challenging and ‘patience-testing’ hour of the day! Depending on what time your children go to bed,
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Is it just my toddler who is super active? Does anyone else have toddlers who seem to have bursts of energy ALL THE TIME? (Scene: 7am. We hear the sound of the rubbish truck in the distance) Mr. 3: what’s that noise? Mum: probably the rubbish truck. Mr. 3: yeah why? Mum: it’s here
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My girls love the Disney Princesses but I must admit that I did not want to spend over $20 each on a costume for them. In the end I made two costumes, for less than the price of one store bought one and my girls are more than happy with them! So here are instructions
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One of the arguments of feminist revolutionaries championed by Germaine Greer was that gender conditioning was alive and well in our culture and that it was a form of sexual politics. In other words girls are conditioned to be feminine, to like pretty things, play with dolls and play house and other such ‘girly’
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This is a relatively simple sewing activity that makes an excellent handmade present for little girls. You will need: 1m Fabric Elastic 5 wooden beads Sewing machine What to do: Necklace Cut two 8x1m rectangles from fabric. Pin right sides together and sew along long edges. Turn out the right way. Feed one bead
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