A collection of useful fives for busy modern parents
There’s nothing more heartbreaking than seeing your little one bundled up in a hospital bed. Trying to keep a sick, tired and bored little person happy and entertained (especially if they’re bed-bound) can be exhausting and virtually impossible! Here’s a few ideas to make their stay in hospital as comfortable as possible: 1. Toys Keep [ Read More 
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We’ve all been there: ‘just ONE more story’ ‘I’m hungry’ ‘I’m thirsty’ ‘Pat me’ I’m a mum of 3 (17, 9, 6) and here are the techniques that I switch between: Once the agreed number of books have been read, agree to one more ‘make it up’ story. I ask Miles to come up with [ Read More ]
Who is interviewing who, do you think? They can be daunting for new parents, but take it from a veteran (my 1st child is in Yr 12 and my 3rd is in Prep) there’s nothing to them. Consider this – if there was anything major to tell you, the teacher would already have grabbed you [ Read More ]
The smell of a freshly brewed pot of T2 French Earl Grey Tea. Placing brand new skincare/makeup products in a pride-of-place position in the bathroom. Finding the absolutely perfect sparkly cocktail ring or bangles-that-jangle-just-so. That blissful moment after school when the bags are dumped at the front door, the snacks are ready, the tea is [ Read More ]
5 ways to help your Asperger’s child achieve their best. A guest post by FiveHiver Judy Asperger’s children and high functioning autistic children are sometimes rejected by others or bullied because of their under-developed social skills and poorer self expression. Futhermore, parents of these wonderful children often feel powerless to do much other than take [ Read More ]
Five Survival Tips for New Dads A guest post by FiveHiver Shannon Cooper It still sounds strange when I hear it, but I am ‘a Dad.’ A still beaming, shiny new Dad at that. Our little baby, Harper, was born last August, and what an amazing journey it has been for my wife- Fiona, Harper and [ Read More ]
A guest post by Kim Watkins, keen FiveHiver! Yep, that’s right – Kim previously from Mornings with David and Kim! We took our three little girls skiing for the first time to Mt Buller in Victoria.. with 7 other families. Ziggy was 5, and our twins Cameron and Ripley were 7. One of the families [ Read More ]
5 Tools for sorting out family problems in a jiffy A guest post from FiveHiver Mike Biggs The evaluation of a problem and searching for the best solution can be a big task especially when it is a household problem that needs to be dealt with. The tools that I share today are simple and [ Read More ]
With the recent Floods and now the Tropical Cyclone I’ve been thinking lately on our home evacuation plan (Scout motto “Be Prepared”), what would we do if we had to get out quick because of a unforeseen disaster and what would we take? So here’s 5 things to include in your evacuation plan. The key [ Read More ]
Play with your food – 5 good ways for your kids to play with their food This is a guest post by FiveHive Community member Andrea McKenna I’ve found, through trial and error, as my kids have grown that getting them to eat good food doesn’t involve a nightly battle at the dinner table. If [ Read More ]
