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Chain mail: harmless fun or harassment?
To some they are seen as a bit of harmless fun. A spreading of quaint little dittys, quotes and stories. To some they are an
June 20, 2013 13 Comments
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Parenting
Connecting with our kids: how do we keep it up?
What does it really take to connect with someone? We talk about quality time over quantity. We talk about the benefits of real life connections
June 17, 2013 17 Comments
Me time: Why parents need to have time to thy self
Me time. Something we crave but don’t always get? Or should it be something we actively seek to ensure we remain the best parents we
June 10, 2013 27 Comments
Don’t like housework? Win a Robomaid, sit back and relax
As a work from home mum with 1 high school kid, 2 at primary school and 2 toddlers at home with me, it is fair
June 3, 2013 44 Comments
I want my boys to be strong
I want my boys to be strong. I am not talking about the size of their biceps or the weight of their bench press. As
May 20, 2013 21 Comments
Parenting
How we survived being switched off technology as we disconnected to reconnect
We survived! Yes, 48 hours without technology. All switched off and disconnected in order to reconnect. In actual fact I didn’t find it too hard
May 14, 2013 26 Comments
Parenting
This Mothers Day I will be thinking of….
This Mothers Day I will be thinking of my beautiful daughter who I only got to hold for 4 and a half months I
May 10, 2013 18 Comments
4 reasons why we need to switch off the technology and disconnect to reconnect
I do love technology and the changes it has made to my life. I can do lots of work from home and still be around
May 6, 2013 11 Comments
30 Things to do without technology: Disconnecting our families to reconnect
Hearing the words whine “I’m bored…there’s nothing to do” is not really a new phenomena for kids either from my day or with todays ‘fix
April 29, 2013 14 Comments
Switching off the technology by default: my practice run to Disconnect to Reconnect
Easter this year saw us revisit our camping ground at Halls Gap for another fabulous long weekend of family, friends, fun, chocolate, wine, food and
April 23, 2013 15 Comments
A very important Mothers Day present: Disconnecting to Reconnect
I remember spending my first Mothers Day in the Royal Childrens Hospital with my new baby and I was given a little card with his
April 19, 2013 13 Comments
Whats normal for today’s kids? Is your child average?
When it comes to the common behaviours, beliefs and values of today’s kids, we are often hearing sweeping statements such as “kids of today…”, “”we
April 15, 2013 14 Comments
Parenting
Labelling our kids: Are we failing them with our diagnoses?
Do we need to keep labelling our kids? Must we prod and probe every behaviour, mood, emotion, flip out, tantrum and bad day until we
April 8, 2013 39 Comments
Teaching kids empathy in order to tackle the bully
There was a documentary we sat down to watch with the 10 and 12 year old last week about a football team from America in
April 2, 2013 15 Comments
4 things I do everyday to keep my kids safe online
Despite being a cyber safety consultant and counsellor of many families that have struggled with online safety issues, my most important job is as a
March 25, 2013 17 Comments
Playing with lego, Formula 1 cars and a giveaway
Sponsored by Digital Parents Collective I think I would have to say playing with lego is one of the few ‘kids toys’ I actually
March 18, 2013 49 Comments
What would you grab in the case of a fire?
This is a sponsored post from Nuffnang….so read on, cause it is an important one too! What would you take if your house was on fire?
March 15, 2013 1 Comment
4 things parents shouldn’t do with their kids online
We are often talking about all the things parents should be doing to help keep their kids safe online. We encourage parents to actively learn
March 13, 2013 12 Comments
Teaching the social and emotional skills needed to be cyber safe
Do you know what your kids are being taught about cyber safety at school? Do you think it is adequate? Do you know the sorts
March 4, 2013 12 Comments
A Poem of loss….for us and too many others
Something a little different this week. 5 years ago today my brave little girl lost her fight for life. I have been loved and supported
March 1, 2013 23 Comments
The downside to being socially switched on…all the time
The cyber world and the advancements in technology have resulted in many changes to the way we connect with others. Whilst many of the changes
February 25, 2013 21 Comments
4 ways to be the best parent you can be
Can I be a better parent? Every now and then I have a search through my blog stats to see where people are coming from
February 18, 2013 23 Comments
Why parents of Preschoolers need to learn about Cybersafety
Why do parents of toddlers and preschoolers need to start learning now all they can about technology, the online world and cyber safety? Surely this
February 12, 2013 17 Comments
Rights and Responsibilities Online: Safer Internet Day 2013
Its been a few years now since the internet waltzed into our lounge rooms and more recently into our pockets. Nearly 20 years in fact
February 5, 2013 12 Comments
Just let it go: observations of others and my holiday advice
Sitting on a beach is a great place to observe people. It is a fabulous canvas of human interaction and behaviour. Sunglasses on and magazine
January 29, 2013 12 Comments
5 ways to a more organised and stress free household
As the new year gets into full swing, the holidays come to an end, little ones start out at playgroups, kindergarten, schools or high school
January 22, 2013 27 Comments
Parenting with Technology: Top posts of 2012
This post is dedicated to the most popular cybersafety and parenting with technology posts of 2012. This is an area of parenting that is increasingly
January 15, 2013 16 Comments
Snapchat and Poke: better or worse for sexting?
Snapchat, and now Facebook’s Poke, are fast becoming the more popular way to share our photos with friends and for some people, strangers too. At
January 6, 2013 13 Comments
I resolve not to make any New Years resolutions
I love the clean slate of a new year. The prospect of new beginnings, new challenges, new hopes. We talk a lot of New Years
January 1, 2013 38 Comments