Screen Time Is Actually Good For Your Kids

Rather than fearing the Internet, Aussie parents are now embracing technology to help prepare their kids for a competitive digital future. According to the nbn™ Digital Parenting Report, the majority of Aussie parents surveyed (76 per cent) understand the need to harness the Internet for education in the home in order to help prepare them for…

ByFranki Hobson04/02/20160Comments

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Barbie Doll Gets Radical Makeover

In what’s being described as the most dramatic change in Barbie’s 57-year history, three new body types have been released – tall, curvy and petite – in addition to the original look. The new Barbie Fashionistas line also comes in five new skin tones, 18 hairstyles, eight eye colours and “countless on-trend fashions and accessories”. News of…

ByThe Carousel29/01/20160Comments

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Sally Fitzgibbons Tells Kids To Get Active

What is the aim of the new foundation? We are trying to empower and energise future generations to get active and get outdoors. Is it achievable to overcome childhood obesity? There is no one answer or solution. That is not just to get kids to dream big and chase after their dreams,…

ByVictoria Webster18/12/20150Comments

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Handy Tips For Parents With Youngsters

Sydney clinical psychologist Dr Anna Cohen has a new book Parenting Made Easy: The Early Years to help guide you through what can be your toughest test. Children aren’t perfect, nor are parents, but you can work to develop considerate behaviour from your children and what is grounds for concern, says Dr Cohen, from Kids &…

ByThe Carousel07/12/20150Comments

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TV Chef Matt Moran’s Shock Cooking Lesson For Parents

Matt Moran uses an experiment involved placing a raw lamb loin in a car that had been parked at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on a scorching hot day. As you can see in the disturbing video below, the piece of meat cooked all the way through in just over 90 minutes, reaching a temperature up of 75…

ByMatt Moran03/12/20150Comments

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Handy Tips For Parents With Youngsters

Dr Cohen, of Kids & Co, says children aren’t perfect, nor are parents, but you can work to develop considerate behaviour from your children and what is grounds for concern. To help you get the best out of those milestone years, here is another exclusive edited extract from her book. Mindful parenting Mindfulness or mindful awareness is defined…

ByThe Carousel27/11/20150Comments

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Parenting Tips To Help You Enjoy The Early Years

Sydney clinical psychologist Dr Anna Cohen has a new book Parenting Made Easy: The Early Years to help guide you through what can be your toughest test. Children aren't perfect, nor are parents, but you can work to develop considerate behaviour from your children and what is grounds for concern, says Dr Cohen, from Kids & Co. To…

ByThe Carousel19/11/20150Comments

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Your ‘Share’ Or Donation Could Save A Cambodian Child’s Life

Over the years I have been blessed with many personal and professional highlights. Meeting with Geraldine Cox in Sydney recently was way up there in ticking both of these boxes. Geraldine is the founder and director of Cambodia’s Sunrise Children’s Village, which provides care to over 400 abandoned, disadvantaged, disabled and orphaned children. Geraldine recently…

ByJules Allen12/10/20150Comments

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Australia Has The Highest Suicide Rate In The World. Here’s The Grass Roots Problem…

We are currently in a climate where suicide is now the leading cause of death amongst our youth with 8 young people taking their lives a week. In fact, we have the highest rate of suicide in the world*. It seems that the bigger the issue of youth suicide becomes, the more overwhelmed we become…

ByJules Allen18/06/20150Comments