Like A Boy Scout… Be Prepared!

While I never fully understood why boy scouts said “We’ll dib, dib, dib, dib…. We’ll dob, dob, dob, dob” I knew as much as this; it somehow represented a commitment to be prepared. That should have been my mantra during labour, because […]

New Dads Can Be Depressed Too!

New dads are at risk of experiencing the same symptoms of postpartum depression as women who’ve just given birth — despite the fact that their bodies don’t go through the same sort of changes. A paper published in JAMA Psychiatry and reported […]

Travelling With Small Children

I absolutely love traveling, it’s always been a passion of mine and having parents who come from opposite ends of the earth (New Zealand and Denmark) it was inevitable that travel would become a major part of my life. I’ve always been incredibly excited […]

Dealing With These Porn-Saturated Boys

Online sexual abuse and harassment are becoming a normal part of young women’s everyday interactions with more than 80 per cent saying it was unacceptable for boyfriends to request naked images, according to a recent survey. The survey, entitled Don’t send me […]

Warning. This Mumma is about to explode!

Every parenting image you ever conjured up before children was blissful happiness.  Kids playing contently, spouse washing the dishes playfully, household harmony and eternal delight. Right? Open your eyes from that dream and look around….  kids fighting, an overworked tired partner, a […]

1, 2, 3, 4.. I Declare A Sibling War!

“MUM!  He hit me!”  “I’m dobbing on you!  MUM!”  “MUUUMMMMMM……… He’s being mean to me!!”  I’m guessing these are the familiar sounds to anyone who has more than one child.  Sure, there are those blissful moments when they invent a game and […]

Gap Year

The SheBrisbane team thought it was worth passing on this warning to parents of school leavers contemplating a gap year. Unless it is planned, “forget it”, says a South Australian education expert. Adelaide Advertiser Education Reporter Tim Williams quoted former SA Tertiary Admissions Centre […]

How To Drink Properly – Tips For Our Teens

Further to the report last week by the ABC on the drinking culture with young teens, SheBrisbane came across an Instagram account targeting 18 year olds as they become legal, diving face first into the world of the Australian drinking culture. The Instagram […]

How To Have A Conversation About Gaming

Today one of the girls at SheBrisbane came across a guide for parents by Michelle Ransom-Hughes of the ABC on ‘How to talk to your teens about computer games’. Michelle talks about how her son spent the long weeks of last year’s […]

Childcare Is Too Expensive To Work

I don’t like to rant and rave about things, but I feel that the topic of childcare and its unaffordability is such an important issue of our time that the more voices out there rallying for change, the better. The whole system […]

It’s More Than Just Colouring In

Time with my grandsons over the Christmas break was relaxing, but more importantly, precious. As a grandmother of two boys I treat every moment with them as a gift. Needless to say there are challenging moments as they develop their own personalities. […]

RED DOG: True Blue

He came, he saw and he was RED HOT! Event Cinemas Chermside saw the Queensland Premiere of Red Dog True Blue with special guest Phoenix who charmed the crowds. An undoubtable hit, the film saw many a laugh and touching moments which were […]

Over the pressure of OP results

Saturday morning saw the release of OP results for our year 12 young men and women.  For those of you yet to experience the ups and downs of the final year of schooling prepare yourself for an emotional roller coaster. The culmination […]

Jingle MY Bells!

How to stay cool, calm and collected this Christmas and Jingle your bells to your own tune! Christmas is almost upon us with all it’s joy and wonder. What does your heart desire? Perfume, jewellery, laughter, good food (preferably cooked by someone […]

Life After Children

This post comes after a pretty hectic past couple of weeks and at a time where I feel there has been a lot of heaviness floating around in the air. I don’t know if it’s because of the ‘Super Moon’ that graced us […]

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