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 I’ve never been one to buy into the debate about whether to immunise or not.
Possibly because I grew up with a nurse as a mum, and it was just a given. Ah, and have such fond memories of having jabs in the bum, alongside my brother.
 I’ve discovered there aren't many guarantees with parenthood, but one is you suffer your fair share of sleep deprivation.
Before children, I took it for granted I’d sleep until the alarm rang. Occasionally I’d have a restless night, but I always knew I could catch up.
 While our sons aren’t reading yet, they do enjoy reading.
Both love climbing on to Harvey’s or my lap with a book so we can “read a story”. When it’s finished there’s always a sly little grin from Noah as he asks for another story, and another, and another until we say no. Ethan, too young to say what he wants, then finds one of his books and points out familiar pictures to us as we read the text to him.
 I got about 5 last night. I prefer 8, but it doesn’t always happen. Mostly I function on about 7. How much are you getting?
Nothing changes your sleep habits like bringing home a baby. A new study of 1000 UK parents (source) has revealed that parents miss out on an average of SIX MONTHS SLEEP during the first two years of their child’s life! The study also showed that roughly ten percent of parents manage on as little as two and a half hours uninterrupted sleep per night, and that almost two thirds of parents with kids under two get by on just three and a quarter hours of sleep per night.
Sleep? What is this “sleep” you speak of.
As, sleep, I remember thee so well.
Actually, that’s I lie. I don’t remember you that well at all. Right now, I don’t remember much of anything at all that well.
Sleep, or lack of, is one of those elusive aspects of parenthood that well-meaning friends and relatives try to explain, but you don’t fully grasp until you’re too tired to remember who told you about it.
 I like to think I know a thing or two about young children and reading. Other parents with pre school-aged children often ask me if they should start teaching their kids to read, and my answer is always NO. When it comes to teaching young kids to read, I say DON’T. I know that’s a controversial start to this post, but it is what I believe as a teacher, educational writer, literacy advocate, picture book lover and mother. Let me explain...
You might remember from a previous post that I don’t really fit into any mothering definition... SAHM, WAHM, Working mother. I consider myself an In-Between mum, and...
I am a work at home mum, running my business from our converted garage, but before September last year when Harvey and I swapped roles, I combined the business with...
I have just returned from the Connect2Mums conference in Brisbane, where I spent an amazing and fulfilling weekend learning from mothers (and some fathers) in business....
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