Young Parents

There are plenty of post baby books to help interprit the poos and the burps and the chucks and the snot, but when I had my first baby there weren't any books about how to look after 'me'.

I was sometimes lost in a sea of doubt. And my doubt was not always about how to be a great mum and how to look after my baby. Often my doubts were how to be a 'great me'. Frankly I felt a bit lost - who was I now? I had gone from being a corporate high flyer to a poo covered zombie in the blink ...

I remember well when I was a new mum. It is an exhilerating, wonderful and scary time. I remember the uncertainty, the newness and often feeling like I was just not sure. I also remember that everyone seemed to have an opinion.

Most people were happy to share this opinion, even when I didn't actually ask for their advice. I'm not quite sure where this compulsion to bestow parental advice comes from. But often it is invasive, upsetting and can cause you to double guess your own ...

I love a good shopping trip as much as the next gal. These days with my kids at school shopping is much less challenging but it was not so long ago that I would tackle a trip to the shops with three kids under three. Yep.

Planning a trip to the shops with small kids needs to be planned with military like precision: wipes – check; nappies – check; snacks – check; water – check; favourite toy – check. But how to keep the kids happy and entertained long enough for you to ...

I Love Easter Holidays for lots of 'typical' reasons - the weather, the chocolate, the hot cross buns. This year though, I am Loving the Surfing!!

We have quickly fallen into an easy ritual. Every morning we get up, grab a quick smoothie and hotty (cross bun that is), towels, wet suits and boards. Piling in to the car we drive to Ocean Grove and as we reach the crest of the hill we hold our collective breath as we wait to see whether the 'surfs up' and if so, 'how up'. Happily, ...

There has been a lot of coverage this week about the Education revolution - the Gonski review into school funding recommends the country's best performing schools be studied to decide how much a good education costs per student. Government funding would be based on factors such as parents’ ability to pay, remoteness and size and whether students are indigenous, have limited English, are disabled or are of a low-socioeconomic background. Government schools would be fully taxpayer-funded and non-government ...