Online Behaviour
Should we continue at a slower pace?
There have certainly been some devastating consequences of life during Covid-19 and many people have had their worlds turned upside down. Like everything that is
June 16, 2020 No Comments
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Apps
Best family apps from the Modern Parent
How do you find the best family apps to suit all the different ages and stages of household members? There are a gazillion apps out
September 28, 2016 No Comments
Parenting
Bring about the change you want for better parenting
What do you need to change about your parenting or your family life? Maybe a whole lot? Maybe just one small thing? Maybe nothing? I’ve
August 18, 2015 8 Comments
Apps & Reviews
My week with a Mercedes-Benz Valente
This is a Nuffnang sponsored post for Mercedes-Benz Valente Cars aren’t usually my thing. I don’t really care much for makes, models or engines. I do
May 5, 2014 3 Comments
Apps & Reviews
Kids on bikes in pyjamas: a weekend away at Big 4 Bellarine
Last week we were lucky enough to take a little ‘middle of 4th term, pre xmas craziness’ break down to the Peninsula to hang out
November 29, 2013 2 Comments
Apps & Reviews
Christmas traditions and a Santas Magical Kingdom giveaway
I know it has barely ticked over to November, but I am feeling that Christmas is well and truly jingling its stress craziness magic into our
November 1, 2013 28 Comments
Online Behaviour
Adolescents, Cavemen and the Teenage Brain
I have written before about the teenage brain and the changes that are going on in those strangely wired little heads. I watched this week
October 21, 2013 16 Comments
Parenting
Time: should we take another look at how we use it?
The most common response when you ask someone “how are you?” on any given day, more than likely has the word ‘busy’ featured heavily in
October 10, 2013 5 Comments
Apps
Family Favourite Apps: Some of the best apps for all ages
Today I thought I’d share with you some of my families favourite apps. It always helps to have some recommendations to sift through the gazillion
July 6, 2013 7 Comments
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
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
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
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
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
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
Today my little girl would have been five: Heartfelt memories
Today my little girl would have turned 5. She would be getting ready to start school next year. She would have had nearly 2 wondrous
October 17, 2012 44 Comments
Fathers Day Questions & a giveaway
Last year on Fathers Day I asked my 3 older boys some interview questions about their dad. It was interesting to see the things they
August 31, 2012 15 Comments
The Modern Parent: now personally helping families in the modern world
Welcome to the new look Modern Parent! I hope you like my fresh new design that incorporates my desire to continue to help guide families
May 8, 2012 10 Comments
Happy Days in May: a sentence a day in the month of May
Last year I took up the challenge from Naomi from Seven Cherubs to write a sentence a day that records something that makes you happy
May 1, 2012 15 Comments
How we disCONNECTED to connect
So this week we endured, embraced, rallied and relished 48 hours of life that was technology free. Yes we had no television no internet, no
March 26, 2012 8 Comments
I dont care if you smack or breastfeed: What really makes for great parents
As parents it seems there are 2 things most of us are pretty good at, and that is feeling guilty and judging, both ourselves and
February 7, 2012 26 Comments
The Best Modern Parent Reads of 2011
As I approach my one year blogiversary, it still kind of amazes me that it was only this time last year that I actually read
January 10, 2012 2 Comments
A Christmas message from The Modern Parent
Well it ain’t no message from the Queen but the picture above pretty much sums up all that I wish for myself, my friends my family and
December 24, 2011 4 Comments
5 Ways to build a connection with your child despite your busy lifestyle
After a busy week unpacking a house, preparing for a 10th birthday and recovering from my husbands 40th, it is now time to get back to
December 13, 2011 3 Comments
Keeping on top of your photos & Preserving your precious memories
How good are you at saving, storing, printing and displaying your photos? Are these precious memories laying precariously on a memory disk waiting to be
November 22, 2011 10 Comments
Why we should let the village raise the child
It takes a village to raise a child? Or so the African proverb tells us. Whilst this may still be the case in many parts
November 15, 2011 41 Comments
Where did that time go?
Remember when you were little and time seemed to take forever? When Christmas Day was over I remember bemoaning the fact that it would be
November 2, 2011 2 Comments
Grief, birthdays and remembering
I struggled with a title for this post and also about the content as well. It could have been about friendships and how they have helped me
October 17, 2011 13 Comments
Football and family: 6 reasons why football makes me a better parent
As I bask in the glory of post Grand Final elation, I begin to wonder why football means so much to me and my family. (some
October 2, 2011 1 Comment
20 dinner table conversation starters: connecting with our kids
Last week we looked at ways to improve the communication between ourselves and our kids. We looked at some different strategies to hopefully avoid the one
September 27, 2011 3 Comments
Communicating with our kids: getting more than one word answers
How do you get more than one word answers from your kids? How do you get them to engage in a conversation rather than respond
September 21, 2011 17 Comments
Effective Praise in Parenting
This weeks Cherishing the Cherubs project focuses on Praise. Praise and positive reinforcement is a crucial element in providing our children with much that they
September 12, 2011 14 Comments
The Fathers Day Interview: another way to record and remember
This weeks link up with Seven Cherubs ‘Cherish the Cherubs task is to be based around the Interview. Interviewing family and friends is a great way to
September 5, 2011 14 Comments
What’s the worst that can happen? A strategy for dealing with stress
As a parent we often find ourselves in stressful situations. In a matter of seconds, relative peace can turn into a cacophony of chaos and
September 1, 2011 15 Comments
Remembering Ava
Last week I linked up with Naomi from Seven Cherubs for her series on “Cherishing the Cherubs” and we looked at Recording aspects of our childrens
August 29, 2011 19 Comments
Cereals, Breakfast and the importance of morning routines
It is fair to say that the last few weeks and months have bought about a couple of changes to the routines of our household.
August 26, 2011 3 Comments
Recording the Memories
Sometimes it doesn’t hurt for us to remember to take some time out to focus on the little things. We spend so much time planning
August 22, 2011 23 Comments
Would you dob on your own child?
How far would you go to teach your child a lesson? The recent riots in the UK led to the revelation that a mother, on
August 18, 2011 10 Comments