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Friday 15 Oct 2010 · Parenting

Free-range Kids. Are You Overprotective?

Lenore Skenazy has created a storm of controversy on her recent visit to Sydney.  Tagged ‘America’s worst Mom’ after she let her nine year old son catch the subway home by himself, Lenore suggests that parents loosen the reigns on their children’s lives. She believes most children are overprotected and not given enough freedom to […]
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Tuesday 12 Oct 2010 · Parenting

Let kids be kids – Don’t Let Kids Grow Up Too Soon

Adult fashion companies are starting to recognise that there’s money to be made in children’s fashion.  But when adult clothing companies extend their markets to children, they sometimes do so with a ‘mini-me’ attitude. However, as child development experts point out, children are not just mini-adults and they shouldn’t be feeling concern about fashion or […]
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Monday 11 Oct 2010 · Parenting · Hope Mornings

Learn The Importance of Being a Healthy Man

When psychologist Steve Biddulph travelled the world talking about Raising Boys, he noticed one thing.  Whenever he talked about the ‘father wound’ grown men would find themselves crying. Steve Biddulph now believes that the father-son relationship is crucial in growing young boys into good men.  And to be a whole man, men have to reconnect […]
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Friday 8 Oct 2010 · Parenting

Parenting with Passion – Trying for a Baby

Genevieve Morton knows that starting a family doesn’t always go to plan.  For some couples it happens quickly and easily, while for others it can be a stressful and disappointing experience. After 18 months of trying without success, Genevieve started to write about her experiences.  What resulted was the book, Bump & Grind: The A […]
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Friday 8 Oct 2010 · Parenting

Parenting with Passion: Diary of a First-time Mum

When pyschologist Nicole Hall had her first baby she had no idea what to do with it. But what started out as journal of her baby’s feeds and nappies soon turned into a memoir. Night or day, while her baby fed, she scribbled out notes about her experiences and what resulted was Diary of a […]
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Wednesday 6 Oct 2010 · Parenting

Healthy Living – Egg Allergies

You don’t have to be a parent to realise that food allergies among children are a growing concern for the community. The traditional wisdom has been to delay the introduction of foods like eggs and nuts to reduce the chance of babies developing food allergies. But new research is throwing that advice into question.  Researchers […]
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Friday 24 Sep 2010 · Parenting

Parenting with Passion: Children and TV

If you’ve ever sat down and watched a movie with a five year old, you’ll know that young children react very differently to adults when watching films. Scenes which may be funny to a ten year old, can be frightening to a three year old. So how can you find movies that are age appropriate […]
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Wednesday 8 Sep 2010 · Parenting

Protecting Children:

This week is Child Protection Week and this weekend Catholic Churches across Australia will fly white balloons to support Bravehearts White Balloon Day. Hetty Johnston is the founder of Bravehearts, the only charity exclusively dedicated to combating child sexual assault.  With 20% of children being victims of child sexual assault, it’s an issue that our […]
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Tuesday 7 Sep 2010 · Parenting

Council of Dads

When Bruce Feiler was diagnosed with cancer two years ago, it was time to face his mortality. As he thought through the implications of possibly dying young, he was overwhelmed with one major concern – who would fill the dad-shaped void in his daughters’ lives? As a result he formed the “Council of Dads” – a […]
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Tuesday 7 Sep 2010 · Parenting

Dr Gordon Moyes on Same Sex Adoption

With same sex adoption already legal in two Australian states, should NSW follow suit? Last Thursday the NSW Lower House voted 46 to 44 in favour of the “Adoption Amendment (Same Sex Couples) Bill”, and in the lead up to the final decision being made, we spoke with Dr Gordon Moyes from Family First – […]
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Thursday 26 Aug 2010 · Parenting

Parenting: Healthy Family, Happy Family

Do you have trouble convincing your kids to eat healthy food?  Do your meal times sometimes feel like World War 3? Nutritionist and author Karen Fischer has lots of tips for preparing healthy, delicious food your kids will want to eat. Karen has two fussy kids, but has found some clever ways to make the […]
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Monday 16 Aug 2010 · Parenting

Parenting: Breast is Best

There’s an entire generation of Australians who missed out on the benefits of breastfeeding during the 1960s and early 1970s. A new study from the Australian National University looks at the health costs of early weaning in Australia.  Listen Now – Dr Julie Smith from the ANU talks to Katrina Roe about why women weren’t […]
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