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Ever wanted to be a stand up comedian?
Nope, me either. Yet, here I am on stage, with a gang of other authors and illustrators, waiting for my turn to make a hall full of teenagers laugh.
I don’t remember this being in the job description when I signed my first book deal.… Read the rest
So, what’s making news in the world of pregnancy and parenting this week?
Which exciting new show (on ice!) is heading to Australia? What will 75 per cent of mums be doing this Mother’s Day? What is helping parents of children born via surrogacy or donor gametes explain the situation to their little ones? Which new radio station has been created to raise money for the Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick? How can you find out more about pelvic instability? And why is there a connection between family income and child development? Read on to find out … … Read the rest
Keep your kids safe and warm with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s winter product safety tips.
Hot water bottles are a real hidden danger. In fact every year in NSW and Victoria around 35 people – young and old – are admitted to hospital with burns relating to hot water bottle accidents. Bursts, spills and splits are the main causes of injuries.… Read the rest
How do we get our kids to take responsibility for their things and get them to put their toys and clothes away, as opposed to stuffing them under the bed so you won’t find them?
I’m always amazed that an empty wardrobe with dozens of hangers isn’t as inviting as shoving the clothes in a corner or throwing them in the dirty clothes basket (even though they have never been worn), rather than hanging them up.
So how do we get them to help with the tidying and decluttering rather than shirking their responsibilities?… Read the rest
As a measles epidemic grips south Wales, Associate Professor Paul Middleton is warning Australians that the same thing could happen here.
The number of measles cases has passed the 1000 mark in the Swansea region in Wales and the 10-18 age group has been the hardest hit. This group would have been eligible for the MMR jab when concerns about the link between the vaccination and autism were raised in the late 1990s in a paper by now-discredited doctor Andrew Wakefield.
We chat to emergency medicine specialist Associate Professor Paul Middleton about the measles outbreak in Wales and the long-term consequences of the drop in vaccination rates in Australia.… Read the rest
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