Allergies, intolerance and food preferences for dummies
When my child was diagnosed with an allergy at around 3 years old, it was a long and annoying journey of trial and error, prick tests and...
'Bright ideas for young minds', book review
'Bright ideas for young minds' is a giant book filled with ideas and activities to keep your child entertained and busy :) It is laid out...
Postpartum issues... let's talk about incontinence.
Incontinence after childbirth. It is the stuff that no one really talks about. But it is the stuff that we SHOULD talk about. The thought...
Explaining war to a child
We took the kids to the Auckland war memorial museum yesterday, as they had a military heritage day on. There were military vehicles...
The fear of kidnapping - my story.
I wasn't even sure what to title this blog because I was not sure of what I actually want to say. It is a story of what happened to me,...
Birth stories from around Aotearoa - part two
An enormous thank you to the contributors to this blog! Its always humbling, beautiful and fascinating reading everyone's birth stories...
Rocky's cheeky sneaky breakfast - Book review
Honestly my kids are so lucky to be able to get amazing children's books from generous people around the country. We have a fantastic...
Depression is a Sponge
Nikki talks about her most recent battle with depression, how it arrives at her doorstep and overstays its welcome sometimes. I’ve never...
Will you be OK if your child is Gay? Raising money for InsideOUT
I think as parents it it a good thing to think and ponder about... You have a beautiful child, who you love more than anything, but I...
Punching girls because you like them?
So my little girl was punched in the face last week at school :( They thought her nose was broken, but luckily it wasn't. She was sitting...
Life experiences for children, am I not giving them enough?
I posted up on the Facebook page that I was taking my kids out to a restaurant for the first time and asked if anyone else took their...
Birth stories from around Aotearoa - part one
So many mums have had their own stories to tell so I wanted to compile a blog dedicated to them and their own birth stories. Birth can be...
Feel a Little - Book review
This was a book that I have been anticipating for the longest time! A kickstarter funded project, it reached its target in record time...
The anxious child - talking about feelings.
We now have a really important book in our lives... "Feel a Little" and it is helping us deal with a lot of things that Scarlett is going...
My anxious child - Allergies and stress, how one can make the other worse.
I myself have anxiety from time to time and it seems that so does my 5 year old. I suspect that her stress is manifesting in physical...
