Clippings Parenting Birth second time around: a love story – Essential Baby – July 2016 In the final weeks of my second pregnancy I felt sad. It was a strange time. I was eager to meet the new little being who kicked and wrigg..
Clippings lifestyle Parenting Celeste Barber: the hilarious Aussie mum you must follow – Essential Baby – July 2016 If you’ve ever looked at a photo of a celebrity mum and felt a pang of despair, then Celeste Barber is your new best friend. The 34-yea..
Clippings Parenting Is punishment a type of child abuse? – Essential Kids – July 2016 Would you make your kid sleep in a tent in the desert as a punishment? No, neither would I. And, I think it’s fair to say that most parent..
Clippings Parenting Ridiculous reasons my kids are fighting – Essential Kids – July 2016 My daughters are the best of friends and get on like a house on fire, that is, when they’re not fighting like cats and dogs. Inevitably..
Clippings lifestyle Parenting What is the dad equivalent of ‘mum hair’? – Australian Women’s Weekly – June 2016 Mother Nature knows how to kick a gal while she’s down. You’re a new mum, you are more sleep deprived than you thought humanly possible. Y..
Clippings Parenting Is selfie culture making our kids selfish? – Essential Kids – June 2016 “Selfie!” My six-year-old throws her arm round her bestie and they both smile at the toy phone. “Click!” She shoves the phone back in her ..
Clippings Parenting The beautiful tattoos that honour lost babies – Essential Baby – June 2016 It’s essentially just some wiggly lines and a couple of love hearts. But when you consider the lines more carefully, you can see that it’s..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Parenting Sorry, sleep deprived parents, but coffee won’t help – Essential Baby – June 2016 It is a truth universally acknowledged that a new parent who has been up half the night with a crying baby must be in want of a coffee. ..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Parenting Why all births should be followed by a debrief – Essential Baby – June 2016 We’ve all heard of a birth plan. And while we might not all agree on the merits of having one, they have become a standard part of the bir..
Clippings Parenting What the ‘yummy mummy’ label forgets about women’s lives – Daily Life – June 2017 As a new mother I was anything but a “yummy mummy”. Having gained a considerable amount of weight I had no hope of fitting back into my pr..