Should kids watch TV?

Many look back on their early recollections of television programs with fondness and happy reflection. The music and imagery stir distant memories of childhood, home and family. It’s no surprise then, that some parents don’t mind their kids watching a bit of tv....Read more >

Caesarean Section or VBAC? Empowered, we have the choice but how do we decide?

Often women don’t even know what labour feels like and the thought of a VBAC can be quite daunting. It may be easier to stick with what they are familiar with, and elect for a caesarean. Read more >

Controlled Crying and Crying-it-out: Are they bad for your baby?

Deciding to leave your child to cry themselves to sleep can be incredibly distressing. Sometimes however, it is an option that parents simply must consider. Often the baby cannot soothe themselves to sleep without excessive involvement on the parent’s part. The baby cannot fall asleep without being rocked, patted and/or fed to sleep...Read more >

Big Topic of Breastfeeding

If you didn’t breastfeed your child during, or for the whole first 6 months of your child’s life then you have contributed to ill health in society as a whole? Read more >

Smacking: Every parents right?

In Australia, the jury is still out on whether smacking, also known as corporal punishment, harms our children. People are divided on the topic because of their different experiences during childhood and their level of interest in the issue. To fuel the debate, increasingly smacking has been suggested to lead to child abuse... Read more >

Shopping with a toddler: Tips that really help

Perhaps like many parents your kids might be content for twenty minutes or so, taking in the colourful stores. It’s from this point on that things start to get tricky; your errands still not complete, queue’s, shopping lists and of course keeping the little one entertained. Read more >