There are plenty of benefits of work for teens. Your kid has reached the minimum age for working (which is lower than you might think - check here), and they desperately want a job. That's a good thing, right? Or maybe they would rather walk over hot coals than get a...
If your teen is ready for a job (or if, perhaps, you are ready for your teen to be ready for a job), there are quite a few factors to consider. The first is, of course, whether your child is legally able to work in Australia, the minimum working age in Australia...
It's like kids put on roller skates the minute they turn seven. One minute they're calling us Mummy and telling us long-winded stories while we snuggle; next we blink and they're calling us Life Wrecker and grunting at us through walls. The more they grow, the more...
How do we juggle work and teens in the school holidays? We do it year after year and somehow it works, but every time it's daunting, isn't it? I'm not talking about fun places to take a teen. I'm talking about where they are supposed to go when we are at work. Have...
I think teen boys and hygiene can go one of two ways: obsessive use of deodorant and bathroom monopolisation. Or utter filth. There is no in-between. I'm not going to tell you which category my teenage boy falls into... he may or may not circulate a single pair of...
Once you've worked out when your kids are ready to be left home alone, it's important to do some planning and have an emergency strategy in place before you go. This Home Alone checklist can help, but remember to consider every aspect of your own home and general...
There is not much scarier than raising teens. We all sniggered and laughed at our 'threenager', but nothing is quite as crazy as a teen mid rebellion. They will fight you for independence, but only if it's not too scary and they don't need to do much. They will...
Remember when you used to suffer through the 27th showing of Finding Nemo, just to do the whole 'family movie night' thing with the kids? I reckon I can still quote that movie from beginning to end (and we still all laugh at how my middle used to be terrified during...
Recently I learned about a 'daily vitamins strategy' used as a coaching tool. It was mentioned in an episode of the Trained podcast (which, for reasons currently unknown to me, is my new obsession). Essentially, 'daily vitamins' are the specific, personal things that...
A rice cooker is one of the most useful pieces of kitchen equipment you can own. It’s a big hit among young adults living on their own for the very first time, but in family homes, they’re a little underutilised. They can do so much more than just cook a round of...
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