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  • You can imagine you are a nice person, until you have kids

    by Liza Davis
    Right now, right this moment I am absolutely sick of the sound of my own voice. "Pick up your clothes", "make your bed", "will someone, any child born from my body, puh-lease empty the dishwasher", "don't swear at your brother/sister", "can you at least be kind to each other".
    Posted in emotions, find your calm, parenting, self care, stress, teens, tweens, wellbing

  • Today I needed all 6 self-care charms!!

    by Liza Davis
    Students are returning to school across Australia today. My two eldest boys, in high school start today, while my youngest daughter in Grade 5 returns tomorrow. We've planned a mummy-daughter day which includes canoeing on our dam (that is if the canoe has not sunk to the bottom of the dam) and making doughnuts!
    Posted in back to school, parenting, self care, selfcare, stressed, teens

  • Do you have a 'Ten-ager'?

    by Liza Davis

    I have just finished reading (well, listening in my car via Audible) Madonna King's book 'Ten-ager', that discusses that the age of 10 is now the start of a girl's teenage years.

    It puts forward evidence that due to hormones and development, TV, movies and social media (and a range of other factors) girls are transitioning from childhood earlier than the teen years, at around age 10.

    Posted in parenting, ten-ager, tween