Do kids need special foods during tummy bug season?
In Australia, the end of winter and the start of spring herald the dreaded gastroenteritis or ‘tummy bug’ season. The post Do kids need special foods during tummy bug season? appeared first on...
View ArticleWhy does it take a heart attack to change your life?
Recently I have been connected to two heart attacks. Not too close, but close enough. The post Why does it take a heart attack to change your life? appeared first on thefitbusymum.
View ArticleHow to get your kids off junk: My 7 household tips
My kids eat no junk. Only kidding! Seriously, that’s next to impossible these days. Now, you don’t only have to fight the TV commercials but the social media The post How to get your kids off junk: My...
View ArticleMy tips for raising healthy, fit kids
Don’t get me wrong. This is not a post advertising my kids as the next Olympic superstars, but they are pretty healthy and their fitness isn’t too bad either. The post My tips for raising healthy, fit...
View ArticleMy child was given nuts at school, and had an anaphylactic reaction.
Even as I write this I can feel my heart start to race. My son carries an Epipen, and has done so since he was 2 years old. But we’ve never had to use it. Until the last day of school last year. The...
View ArticleParenting by Negotiation
I watched a wonderful video clip recently from a female doctor in the US who was lecturing on ‘how to communicate with your children effectively to get the result that you want first time.’ The title...
View ArticleEndometriosis and exercise
No one really knows why some women have to suffer through endometriosis but it is more common than you might think. I personally know at least a handful of women who endure this every day. The post...
View ArticleHow I survived cancer after cancer
One of the things that never sat right with me after I had surgery, chemo and radiation was that once those things were over, I was sent home with a kind of a, “Well, best of luck…most likely we will...
View ArticleHappy Marriage = 50% of the time. Say WHAT???
I was out for a catch up with a few girlfriends the other night, something we really try to make a point of doing at least once per quarter to maintain our connection despite all of our busy lives. The...
View ArticleStruggle Street? What The? Why life does not have to be so hard
If you are anything like me, you grew up in a family where your grandparents had just survived the great depression and they brought up their offspring with the mentality of ‘Waste Not- Want Not’. So...
View ArticleType 2 diabetes threatens more amputations, blindness and higher death rates
We haven’t really got the obesity message right. If we had then we had better be able to explain why obesity levels are threatening our hospitals with more cases of Type 2 diabetes with more and more...
View ArticleCommunication…What’s Stopping You???
I hear it time and time again: “I can’t tell him what I am feeling”; “I better not say it or she will think I’m weird”; or “Best to just keep my mouth shut so I don’t sound ridiculous,”. All I think,...
View ArticleWould you go to the loo with everyone watching?
Did you also know that there are 1 in 3 women living without a toilet and that they spend 97 billion hours each year looking for private places to go? All this while we might be deciding what clothes...
View Article10 tips for plane trips with kids
As a mum of three kids I have done my fair share of plane travel with kids. There would be some of you that have done more, some less. But now that my eldest is 11 I have a bit more experience under my...
View ArticleTop tips for keeping kids safe online
A generation of Australian kids is accessing adult content from as young as seven. This is due to a lack of parental controls and unrestricted access to the Internet, according to latest research from...
View ArticleRaising money smart children
My daughter has developed a new, strong and meaningful relationship over the last year. It is a relationship that I love as an important milestone but also loath because another childhood milestone has...
View ArticleFamily – Does Blood Really Break All Barriers?
What do you think of when I say the word ‘Grief’? Perhaps a death, a terminal illness diagnosis or maybe the end of a marriage? What if I told you that we grieve anytime life doesn’t meet our...
View ArticleLet’s Get Dirty
When your child asks “Why is this mud brown, Mum?” or “Where do the ants take my crumbs, Dad?”, it’s a great chance to stop and think about soil with your kids. What is soil? What grows in it? How...
View ArticleAustralian First Technology For Parents and Caregivers Launches
New Australian-first technology has launched this month providing real-time guidance to parents and care-givers. Principally a ‘mid-wife in your pocket’, WOTBaby is a personalised app that supports...
View ArticleShould you let your children take selfies?
There’s been a bit of a tinkering in the media this week as to whether or not the iPhone generation should take selfies. Mia Freedman came out this week encouraging the avoidance of all nude selfies. I...
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