Healthy weetbix slice – reduced sugar, increased good bits

My son loves weetbix and we often have bags of ‘leftovers’ stuffed in the pantry, ready to be turned into weetbix slice. This month I was a bit stumped, though. We were…

Easy apple muffins for afternoon tea

My local is lovely friend Soph (author of the absolutely wonderful A Basket By The…

Our teens are in crisis and they need our help

Yesterday a young friend alerted me to a teen ‘support’ group that she belongs to.…

Support and help for teens in Australia – resources and contacts

This article lists help for teens in Australia, but if you, or someone you know, are in crisis and urgently need help, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Kids Helpline on…

Parents, from all of us, please, please stop giving in to your kids

Is there anything more frustrating than other kids’ parents? I mean, we are each others’ biggest support, but so often our biggest hurdle too. It makes my blood boil when other kids’…

Vegetable fried rice – your new go-to midweek meal

This vegetable fried rice recipe is a ‘throw it all together’ one pot meal that…

5 common screen time issues and realistic ways to handle them

TVs, gaming consoles, tablets, phones and the screen time issues they throw up in our…

21 satisfying and nutritious tray bakes for busy nights

We love tray bakes. Who doesn’t love tray bakes? They are dead-easy to make, taste bloody amazing and there’s not a great deal of washing up to deal with. Go the bake!…