Queenslanders are being urged to let grandparents know how much they rock by joining in this year’s Grandparents Day celebrations. Community Services Minister Karen Struthers said a new online toolkit was available to help families, schools and community groups plan Grandparents Day (6 November 2011) activities. “The theme of Grandparents Day 2011 is ‘Grandparents Rock’,” [...]
Lisa is a qualified Psychologist and Teacher, wife and mother of three teenagers. She has been working as a Psychologist since 1989 in the areas of child protection, disability services, foster care, child and family health and school counselling. In January 2007 she opened her private practice on the Sunshine Coast, with colleagues Kylie Martin [...]
One of the most common grievances from mothers of young children is that they feel overwhelmed with the role of mothering, and feel like they have lost themselves in the complexities of looking after children. Some women say they feel selfish if they put their needs first, and delay returning to work, or getting back [...]
Week 7 already! Last week we discussed baby bath aids, this week we look closer at Baby Walkers. Baby Walkers We all love to watch our babies grow, progressing from lying on their backs with little movement to walkers, crawling and eventually walking. A baby walker fits somewhere between the last two. The authorities issue [...]
Sunshine Coast Council’s Caloundra Music Festival is offering a new supervised childminding service within the Funky Forest family area. The childminding area, being run by Ladybirds & Dragonflies Childminding Services, will allow parents to leave their children for a two hour session. Deputy Mayor and Division 2 Councillor Tim Dwyer said this service has been [...]
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Week 6 and today we are going to explore the safety issues surrounding baby bath aides. Bath time is so much fun and it is done every night so it is best to get it right.
Spring is in the air. Yes, we can now start thinking about salads, exercise and swimming. During winter most tend to hibernate, for example jumping out of bed at 6am when it is dark and cold can stop even the most health conscious person and walking late afternoon means darkness at 5.30pm.
