Can you get through Ocsober? We humans are strange creatures of habit. Not only do we form habitual ways over time, we also become so reliant on these habits, they become part of our very psyche. … [Read more...]
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Chronic Depression
One in five Australians will experience an episode of depression during their lifetime. The majority will seek treatment or experience what is known as a spontaneous remission¹ and then get on with … [Read more...]
Bedtime Stories for Children: Five Days of Christmas by Jackie Tritt
I was worried when Mum said . . . ‘That kookaburra in the garden is one of Santa’s helpers. He’ll watch you, James, to see if you are good, to see if you deserve a present from Santa.’ There were … [Read more...]
Bedtime Stories for Children: Super Flower Power by Jennifer Crane
Flames shot up Jake’s nose, but it didn’t burn like he thought it would. It tickled. ‘Arrrrr-choooo!’ His sneeze created an enormous blast of scorching hot air that reached a hundred thousand … [Read more...]
Bedtime Stories for Children: Daisy Chains by Yvonne Saw
Daisy loved staying with Nan and her dog Sausage in their little white cottage in the country. ‘I have a surprise for you,’ said Nan at breakfast time. ‘What is it?’ asked Daisy. ‘Come outside and … [Read more...]
Bedtime Stories for Children: The Halloween Elf by Jackie Hosking
At the end of October on day thirty-one A party takes place that is scary but fun It’s All Hallow’s Eve, some say Halloween Where children dress up, looking frightfully mean It was one … [Read more...]
Bedtime Stories for Children: Monsters by Adam Wallace
There were monsters in Alex’s bedroom. Horrible, hairy, snarling, smelly, mean, mangy monsters. And they loved the dark. Time ticked by. Alex’s mum turned off the light. Alex waited, scared and … [Read more...]
Work Life Balance: A Fuss-Free Christmas
It's a Festive Irony that the more convenient and accessible the media and retail markets make Christmas, the less time, energy and funds we have to inject into this all-encompassing time of year. … [Read more...]
Mortals Beware! A Frightful Halloween Party
Lock your doors. On 31st October every year, the veil between the living and the dead is at its thinnest. Rustle up your goblins and ghouls, your witches and zombies, and concoct a cauldron-stirring … [Read more...]
Hocus Pocus – Hosting a Haunting Halloween
Holding a Halloween celebration in your house can be as easy as pumpkin pie. Follow these basic ideas and get ready to spook! When we lived in Beijing, our family became hooked on Halloween. Like, … [Read more...]
Devour a Story During the Children’s Book Week Safari
Sssh. Don’t make a move. There could be a lion of a book in them there bushes, patiently stalking its prey… and it could be after your kids! This year’s national Book Week theme, proudly presented by … [Read more...]
Go Sober in October for Ocsober
Life Education Australia (LEA), Australia’s largest private charity providing drug and alcohol abuse prevention and health education, has announced the participation of three high profile television … [Read more...]
A Slow Long Weekend
June long weekend, in celebration of some figurehead monarch across the seas (will Queen Liz II soon be 100? who will send her a card?), has snuck up behind me and slapped me hard on the back of the … [Read more...]
S is for Superhero and B is for Bob McLeod
Popular children's author and comic book illustrator, Bob McLeod, chats with Australian Women Online. Bob McLeod has been doing something super. Something that is the envy of kids and adults … [Read more...]
Giving Kids a Sporting Chance
I’m no athlete. No sprinter, leaper, kicker, shooter, no no, not me. Sure, I’ve had periods in my life where I’ve worked my body into a shin-splinted ball of muscle. I’ve been variously addicted to … [Read more...]
Book Review: The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister
The room filled mostly with couples, leaning toward each other across tables, enclosed in their own spheres of candelit intimacy. Fingers reaching toward fingers, or flying through the air, drawing … [Read more...]
Book Review: Red Dust by Fleur McDonald
Outback novels, in truth, have been few and far between on the bookshelves of my life, let alone one of ‘love, intrigue and redemption’, so I was very keen to start this debut tale by Fleur McDonald, … [Read more...]
The Urgent Case of the Missing Child
Parenting & Family Matters Columnist, Tania McCartney. Three days ago, I was sitting at the computer, digging deep into the recesses of my brain to write something superlative, when there was a … [Read more...]
The Curse of the Repatriated Mum
Parenting & Family Matters Columnist, Tania McCartney. There’s some serious stuff going down in the mind of this mother right now. That and an extraordinary, scrabbling, mind-bending balancing … [Read more...]
Ocsober Is Nearly Over!!
I put an exclamation point on the title of this article because I wanted to you to think I was really excited for Ocsober to be over and that I was rolling about on the floor, clutching at my throat, … [Read more...]
Cheers to a Sober October
Oh boy. It’s started. A sober October. My tee-total commitment to raise funds for Life Education’s invaluable initiative – Ocsober – is about to begin. Thursday, to be exact. At midnight. Well, one … [Read more...]