10 Tips for Avoiding Colds This Winter

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Dr John D’Arcy, family physician, medical editor for the Seven Network’s ‘Sunrise’ program, and supporter of the Sneezesafe program, provides his top ten tips for preventing your little one picking up the cold and flu this winter. “Sad as it may be, there are no cures for colds or for the flu. Both are caused [...]

Head Lice Research Reveals Interesting Stats

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Hit Nitz 4 6 are a relatively new company, having formed in 2009 out of a frustrating need to find a way to eradicate the lice and nits their children seemed to have recurring run ins with. They were passionate about finding an effective solution that is still natural and with an active ingredient that [...]

USER REVIEWS: Prospan Cough Medicine

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Clinically proven for chesty coughs. Prospan is a clinically proven cough medicine that is suitable for chesty and bronchial coughs. Made in Germany and distributed worldwide, Prospan has been subject to rigorous clinical testing* in both adults and children. Manufactured by Engelhard Arzneitmittel www.engelhard-am.de/english Prospan’s powerful active ingredient, hedera helix has a special two-fold action [...]

Talking Stress with Candice Alley

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Candice Alley is a real life supermum as wife to swimmer Grant Hackett and mother of twins. In addition to these family roles, Candice is also a singer/songwriter. Candice is passionate about helping Australians overcome rising stress levels, and she believes that Magnesium can help. We had a chat with Candice about her family and [...]

Lupi Lu – Dual Toddler Toilet Seat

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If your little ones are getting ready for toilet training, or they are using the potty like a pro – I have found a product that will make your life much easier. It’s called the Lupi Lu, and in all honesty this is one of the best kid’s inventions I have ever seen. The Lupi [...]

Complete Tooth Fairy Kit

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Tooth Fairy Kit

We aren’t at the stage where my son is losing his teeth yet, but that day will come and when it does it will certainly be a momentous occassion. If you are like me and had countless sleepless nights when your child was teething as a baby you can embrace it the second time around [...]

DISCUSSION: Kids and Soft Drink

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DISCUSSION: Kids and Soft Drinks Parents used to avoid giving their children red cordial for fear it would cause them to transform from angels to demons, but now cordial is mild compared to other things we are putting in our kid’s mouths. Often we see young children and even toddlers with a can of soft [...]

Pourty Potty Perfection from Tommee Tippee

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Toilet training a toddler can be a messy and frustrating time for everyone. I am slowly working at the process with my young Master 3 at the moment. This is a time where you really need to celebrate every little achievement and utilise positive reinforcement so anything that can help make this transition even the [...]

White Balloon Day – September 7

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Angry Anderson is calling on all of Australia to show their support for White Balloon Day on September 7th as part of Child Protection Week which runs from September 5th-11th. White Balloon Day is the initiative of Bravehearts Inc. and it’s the only nationwide annual campaign to raise awareness and funds for the fight against [...]

Hip and Thigh Exercises for Mums

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By Monique Miller, Founder, Yummy Mummy Lifestyle Ltd. Photos by Taneane Twele Photography During pregnancy ligaments become more relaxed and hip bones can actually spread wider than their proper alignment. This condition is due to the increased levels of a hormone called Relaxin. This may make joints prone to injury and new mothers prone to [...]