Information for Parents

Information for Parents


  • How To: Balance Working at Home with Young Children

    Imagine the scene; my partner & I have just moved to a different state (hence no friends, family or support network of any kind), partner has a new job and is working long hours, two year old son, and I’ve just made the crazy decision to start my own business. Great!
  • We've Decided To Separate, What Do I Tell The Kids?

    Learning that their parents are separating is one of the most scary things a child of any age has to face. How and what you tell your children can significantly impact how they cope with the changes to the family structure. For the sake of your children you should put aside your anger, hurt and pain to discuss with your ex the details of what you should tell them...
  • Removing Guilt from Parenting

    Guilt seems to go hand-in-hand with being a parent and many of us feel it at some point in our lives. But what does it really mean...
  • Fill your own tank!

    How often do you take time out to do something for you? Do you regularly choose family and household over you?
  • Finding out your child has a disability

    Vanita Connery received devastating news about her son, Jordan, when a geneticist diagnosed him at the age of 14 months with a Mucopolysaccharide Disorder; a rare disability that affects 1 in 200,000 children in Australia.
  • Communicating with your children ... about Drugs

    Our children are growing up in an era where there is a lot of discussion about drugs. It has become necessary to have this topic at the forefront of our minds as parents, professionals and members of society...
  • Communicating with your children about safety at home

    Prevention really is better than cure! I have recently been affected by the vast number of children who have been lost to tragedy!
  • Help, Im ready to date again what will my children think?

    Feeling like you're ready to date again is a great thing! This can be a really exciting and fun time - It can also feel scary, strange, confronting, nerve racking and sometimes all too hard!
  • Introducing Solids

    Confused by all the messages about solids and foods for babies? Once it comes time to introduce solids to your baby’s diet, things can get a little confusing. Many mums and dads find the information on this topic conflicting and bewildering, to say the least. Stress no more childhood nutritionist and mother of two, Leanne Cooper shares some handy tips on how to make seamless transitions from one stage to the next.
  • Down syndrome - there is hope

    I woke this morning to my son trying to 'bite mummy's nose' with Dad's glasses case. I buried my nose in his delicious soft neck - ahh the smell of your own child's skin! It's kind of irrelevant to me now that as well as being cheeky and smelling divine, my son has Down syndrome.
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