Parenting 101 by Deborah Williams
I take a funny look at parenting as a mother of three. Looking at issues such as bullying - to tell the other parent or not to tell?
Scary parents.
Coaching sports teams - (are you mad?)
How old is old enough for a sleep over?
4/12/2008
Ok. So has anyone else noticed this or is it just me?
What do celebrities have against prams?? Why do they insist on carrying their not so little tykes with them wherever they go?
Pick up any of those weekly gossip magazines and guaranteed there will be photos of celebrity offspring being carried. Angelina (pictured), Britney, Gwen, Nicole (Richie and Kidman) they're all at.... more »
4/12/2008
The 'credit crunch'.
Global warming - real or false?
Depression. Anxiety. Stress. Economic downturn. Massive job losses. Cuts. Cutbacks.
These are the headlines and 'buzzwords' we read every day. And we can become absorbed in them. I know I do. Will my children have jobs when they're older? Will they graduate? Will they get accepted into uni? Will they want to go on 'leavers'.... more »
20/11/2008
This is an open letter to all you parents who refuse to 'lie' to your children about Santa, Tooth Fairy,Easter Bunny et al.
Would you all please SHUT UP?? And stay away from my kids with your loose lipped offspring?
Thankyou.
Miss 6 came home from school today: "Taylor (name changed to protect the guilty) said that there's no such thing as Santa. It's just.... more »
17/11/2008
Thud!
What the heck was that??
It's the sound of the Christmas catalogues hitting the bottom of your mailbox.
Yes thanks to Target, Big W et al. we have some fairly hefty new reading material in our house.
And what are the 'must haves' this year?
Well, the unfortunately named Nintendo Wii is a big hit. I sent my hubby off to buy one and he reckons he nearly got.... more »
2/11/2008
According to a press release from NAPCAN (National Association for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect) Australia is not child friendly.
You can read it here:
http://www.napcan.org.au/
Gosh, this is not.... more »
27/10/2008
We braved the Royal Show this year. It was good - in a weird parallel universe kind of way, where everything costs ten times more than it should...and we queue to be terrified on rides put together by people who look like they may have some sort of an issue.
It was Miss 8's first time at the show, and I asked her if she enjoyed it.
"Yeah," she said in a tired voice "but I.... more »
22/10/2008
Oh how I hate Halloween.
Why oh why do we have this American tradition in Australia?
If we HAVE to mindlessly adopt their traditions why can’t we have Thanksgiving? Nice Thanksgiving where families sit around and tell each other how grateful they are for each other. Good wholesome stuff.
But no – instead we get Halloween, where our.... more »
17/09/2008
Sometimes I wonder what on earth we are teaching our children.
My 6 year old came home recently having learnt rhythm at school and drove us mad singing ta-ti-ti-ta-ta all afternoon. This is a precursor to the introduction of the dreaded recorder isn't it? Irritation aside - is this really necessary?
Miss 8 seems to have spent the entire term learning about insects. She knows about.... more »
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