Everybody jokes that kids have selective hearing - they only hear what they want to hear. Ask them to clean up their room while you're watching TV with them and there will be no response. Yet if you try to sneak some chocolate out of the fridge, while they are watching TV … [Read more...] about Selective Hearing or Hearing Loss?
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More Bad Mummy Moments
Well y'all seemed to like it last week when I bared my soul and shared some of my epic parenting fails ... so here's another one for you, that's perhaps even worse! It was the September school holidays and my kids were in Years 3 and 1, when my son got chicken pox. No … [Read more...] about More Bad Mummy Moments
Why I’ll Never Win Parent of the Year
Reflecting on your parenting journey - would you be a candidate to win parent of the year? They don't seem to have suffered too much, do they?! I’m the first to admit that I’m not! I yell sometimes. I lose my temper. Some nights I can’t be bothered to cook dinner, so let … [Read more...] about Why I’ll Never Win Parent of the Year
Joyboxes by Janet
Here’s a simple idea that’s ideal for those times when somebody close to you is suffering. Perhaps they have just lost a loved one; been diagnosed with a serious illness; shifted to a different area; or their marriage has broken down. Your heart reaches out to them but you … [Read more...] about Joyboxes by Janet
Lessons from Hollywood
It’s an all-too-common story in the pages of the glossy magazines – famous actors working together as love interests on a movie and next thing you know, life imitates art. Here's just a few examples: Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt who met and fell in love on the set of Mr … [Read more...] about Lessons from Hollywood