New parents are often shocked that newborn babies initially sleep and feed around the clock. The average newborn will sleep 16 out of 24 hours but all babies are different and you may find your
The process involved in ‘making a baby’ always sounds fun and easy but for many couples this simply isn’t the case. For some the desire to conceive desperately escalates over time and month after month they find themselves far from ‘barefoot and pregnant.’ Other couples struggle with repeat miscarriages and feelings of inadequacy and disappointment. In fact infertility is now a global issue affecting 1 in 6 Australian couples, 1 in 5 American couples and 1 in 7 in the UK.
Celebrity chef Pete Evans has been promoting his new book, which advocates a paleo diet for children. This has prompted parents to email and ask me for my thoughts. Let me be frank. I believe
Parents often ask, “How do I get my children to eat good foods?” and to this we reply, “Pick your battles and be clear that food is one you want to win!” Every family must
With the hoards of hungry children in my house due to school holidays I often encourage (okay “force”) my children to make smoothies and healthy muffins or cakes to help ease the load of “feeding
Who knew Christmas would come about so quickly this year? Certainly not me! But seeings as it’s only one more sleep until we all stop and typically have a weeks rest before a new year
In the last post, we talked about if you mastering your health and vitality or are you perhaps just subscribing to the latest health trend without fully examining if it’s moving you towards greater health and
Q: Are you mastering health and vitality or simply subscribing to the latest health trend? “You mean to say people pay to have someone put a hose in their bottom and wash out their intestines
One of my children who shall remain nameless but for simplicity sake let’s call him Nelson 🙂 has been somewhat argumentative this last week. It’s the end of term, I get it – he’s tired.
Today is Thanksgiving Day, and having just flown back from the US I have many mixed emotions. Granted the roller coaster ride (or sea of emotions) could be attributed to my jet lag, but I’d
“It’s what you do 90% of the time that has the greatest impact on your health.” Have you ever read or heard this quote? … It makes you think about your lifestyle habits doesn’t it?
For the odd morning when I have grown tired of the paleo routine of eggs and vegetables or some other form of protein and vegetables — this congee makes for a wholesome start to the day.
One of our team members at work has been experiencing quite severe morning sickness over the last few months. The poor love really has had a rough first trimester… As I consider the conversations we’ve
There are literally hundreds of health myths floating about today.My favourite health myth would be the… “Looking Good” delusion some of us hold. This means mistaking how we look as a measure of how healthy
Babies may seem happy to simply sit in a pram, a bouncer or a constraint conveniently placed in front of the TV and older children are typically happy to sit in front of a ‘screen
