Mumpreneur Secrets: The One Thing You Must Do To Be A Success

The mum-of-two just needed to come up with a fun way to make them want to sit down and learn! The answer was a nifty app called Maths Rockx, which sings the times-tables to well known songs. Along the way, Jo, below, learned a valuable lesson or two herself, many of which she shares below as part…

ByThe Carousel20/07/20160Comments

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Why Bedtime Reading Will Improve Your Child’s Future

Jeskara Gordon, a psychologist from Mediplus Medical Centre in Sydney, believes that bonding with your child over storytelling is crucial to their development. “Parents need to make time every night to read to their child,” she says. “This exercise will not only assist in creating a strong bond but will give the child an opportunity…

ByThe Carousel19/07/20160Comments

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Inspiring Mumpreneur: ‘Don’t Let Anything Hold You Back!’

The Baby Box Co, inspired by the Finish tradition of every expectant mum receiving a box filled with first-year baby goodies, hit the market just two weeks after Edwina's youngest was born. Today, the tireless mum engages with NGOs, charities and government agencies to better provide for the women and children of our communities. What’s the best…

ByThe Carousel13/07/20160Comments

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How An Out-Of-Work Mum Became An Online Sensation

She’s now an in-demand author and the brainchild behind the phenomenally successful lifestyle site Stay At Home Mum, which boasts more than a million browsers every month. As part of our ongoing Mumpreneur series, Jody takes time out of her busy day to share some of her secrets. 1. Tell us about your business…

ByJody Allen07/07/20160Comments

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How To Turn Your Teenagers Into Future Leaders

He has taught in England and Australia for over 35 years and has been a headmaster for much of that time. He’s also the author of the best-selling book Ten Conversations You Must Have with Your Son. To mark the release of his eagerly anticipated follow-up, Ten Leadership Lessons You Must Teach Your Teenager, he shares…

ByThe Carousel30/06/20160Comments

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How To Run A Successful Business From Home

Here the director of Just Holly, below, shares a few tips with The Carousel for those thinking of joining the mumpreneur movement. 1. What’s the best career advice you’ve ever got? Look at situations from the perspective of others In one of my past roles I participated in a mentoring program, during which I undertook a personality test.…

ByThe Carousel20/06/20160Comments

Motoring Parenting

Why I Refuse To Teach My Daughter To Drive

However, in my opinion, parents shouldn't be relied upon to teach their kids to drive - that should be left to the professionals. And, while I'm on the soapbox, there should be a tougher national standard for driver education, and the requirements for achieving both a learner permit and provisional licence should be subject to far more stringent regulations…

ByTegan Lawson15/06/20160Comments

Motoring Parenting

6 New Car Innovations That Make Parenting Easier

Kids and cars can be a nightmare combination. It doesn’t matter if it’s a long-distance trip or what should be a quick stop at the shops. Being a parent can be challenging on the best of days, and anything that makes the day a little easier is much appreciated. There are new cars on the market…

ByTegan Lawson09/06/20160Comments

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Who Is Protecting Our Children From Violence?

The focus is, more often than not, on the victim or the perpetrator but what about the children who witness such events or have lived in these toxic environments for way too long? As a consequence of strict codes of confidentiality such things are not discussed enough and individual cases are never publicised. The only time…

ByJules Allen06/06/20160Comments

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Happy Mama=Happy Baby: A Practical Guide To Motherhood

“A few years ago, an Australian doctor came up with the phrase 'postnatal depletion'. After years of seeing exhausted, rundown and sick mothers in his clinic - and watching the same decline in his own wife’s health after her third baby - Dr Serrallach coined the term "postnatal depletion" to describe the high rate of physical…

ByThe Carousel16/05/20160Comments