Jan 17, 2020 | Communicating, Parenting In The Digital Age, Tackling Insomnia
If you live in Australia, it is almost impossible to have not been distressed by all the images from the bush fires raging across our beautiful country. Every television program has footage of the devastation, images of flames engulfing buildings, burnt and hurt...
Dec 20, 2019 | Childhood, Communication, Girl Talk, Parenting In The Digital Age, When life hands you lemons
Conversation with my mother I turned 69 this year, and as I get closer to the ‘three score and ten’ I become more aware of how finite life is. The excitement of a recent cancer scare added to my feeling of ‘mortality’. I am fortunate to have lived the life that I...
Dec 11, 2019 | Christmas, Communicating, Parenting In The Digital Age
Christmas is the time of year people think about friends and family who will not be with them. Years ago, we used to all write and send Christmas cards to one another. I can remember our family lounge room filled with Christmas Cards received. Some years there were so...
Nov 9, 2019 | Christmas, Climate Change, Parenting In The Digital Age
November already, soon it will be Christmas Day. One is unable to go into a store without being bombarded with Christmas ‘clutter’. Decorations, placemats, cutlery, crockery, glasses and trinkets. Vibrant ‘Christmas colours’,...
Oct 28, 2019 | Communication, Girl Talk, Parenting In The Digital Age, Tackling Insomnia
Insomnia comes in many forms and if you recognise one of these, I have an idea for you. Struggle to fall asleep because your brain goes into overloadFall asleep exhausted, only to wake up around two in the morning and then really struggle to get to sleep againWake up...
Jun 10, 2019 | Parenting In The Digital Age, Photography for Kids, Smartphone Photography for Kids Guide
I believe photography is an excellent hobby for kids of all ages. Smartphones get upgraded regularly, and I encourage parents to turn their old phones into cameras for their children. Remove the SIM Card, delete all apps to free up space to store photos, ensure the...
