Let the kids be bored
If you're a parent on social media you've probably seen those articles or blog posts that are meant to tug at your heart strings. The ones that say, "the dishes…
Let’s stop asking “what do you want to be when you grow up?”
Hey, look, another blog post (I know, it's been a while)! Life has been busy, busy, busy, but fun. I've been writing, rebuilding my web-design business and teaching dance. And…
Play with your words
Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bugs bite... Do you do wordplay with your children? I lasso you... I label you... I link you... I list you... Oh, I…
Encouraging Creativity to Blossom
I attended an event over the weekend that was run by the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. One of the topics that came up in presentation and in…
Helping your perfectionist child with creative writing
A mother in a Facebook group recently asked for tips to help her perfectionist nine-year-old boy with his creative writing - to overcome his fears and get his ideas down on paper. This…
Getting Organised with Sensory Kids
I've been a bit quiet this week, on the blog and in my writing. I managed to submit a handful of manuscripts to two competitions early last week and so…
Surviving Term Two with Young Children
Summer has gone, the Easter Bunny has been, we've commiserated with the ANZACs and the excitement of a new year of school has long passed. Our friends in the northern…
Tell Stories
We had my parents over for lunch a few weeks ago. My dad was telling jokes, the kind of “Dad” jokes that made me laugh as a kid. My six-year-old son was…
Parenting a child with Sensory Processing Disorder
When my eldest son, now five, was born, I had very few expectations when it came to baby sleep, behaviour and developmental milestones. He was a very alert baby, so…