A collection of useful fives for busy modern parents
May I assume correctly that all families have their ‘happy place’? A place they can go that really levels the family, ‘cleanses the palette’, gets everyone back to ground zero? It may be your favourite beach spot, it might be a song or video. Perhaps it’s a craft activity or watching old family movies. Most [ Read More 
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Many of my Christmases were spent in a coastal Victorian town called Inverloch where my grandparents had a house. My younger brother and sister would cram into one room, with Mum & Dad in another – Nan & Pop in yet another room and often a cousin or auntie on a couch. Pop would, WITHOUT FAIL, [ Read More ]
What’s yours? Nicknames, I’ve had a few. I could probably write a song with that title, no? There are nicknames we like, love and loathe. Some are lazy nicknames.. Aussies have a particular knack of adding an ‘o’ or ‘ie’ to the end of a name to make it into a nickname: Robbo, Robbie, Rob-star [ Read More ]
One thing most people would probably say about me is that I’m an eternal optimist. I’m always flipping crap into rainbows. I don’t quite know why – I have just always had a ‘life’s too short’ ‘glass half full’ practical, get-out-of-your-own-way mentality. I understand this can be super frustrating for some of my friends. In [ Read More ]
1) Days are a product of your invention And inventions are completely legitimate. Fill your diary, make work for yourself – even if it’s just a simple outing. 2) Don’t hate on your partner. “You’ve got to laugh … or you’ll end up hating the one person who is legally obligated to help you.” 3) [ Read More ]
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 ]
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 ]
