Category Archives: Parenting

Lazy, hazy, crazy dayz of summer

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Lisa B

Everywhere I go I hear “oh I can’t wait for the school holidays, no more making lunches/homework/drop offs/pick ups/after school activities/lunches… And I say “oh yes I know, I can’t wait either”. Confession time: Yes I can so wait. If … Continue reading →

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My 6 Steps to Recovery from PND

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Lisa B

Following on from my last post about my experience with PND, I thought I’d write about what worked for me in my recovery – short and long term. Talking. I belonged to a mother’s group – not a particularly close … Continue reading →

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It’s #bePNDaware week

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Lisa B

This week is postnatal depression awareness week. I won’t bang on about stats, suffice to say there’s more women and men who suffer some sort of perinatal (post or antenatal) depression than you would think. I know I did. It’s … Continue reading →

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Anxiety

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Lisa B

Yesterday I went to an info session on anxiety at PANDA which was presented by Dr Renée Miller. Anxiety seems to be rearing its ugly head all around me at the moment. I’ve read a number of posts from attendees … Continue reading →

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Being cared for

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Lisa B

I took a sickie on Wednesday. A real one. First one forever. I won’t ramble on about how mums don’t get a sick day, blah blah blah. Cos we don’t. Except I did. Anth just took over. He got up … Continue reading →

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Being broken

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Lisa B

There are days where I’m perfectly fine, normal and can conquer the world. And then there is yesterday. I was broken by the end of yesterday. So broken. I can’t think, I can’t handle the whinging, the noise, recalcitrant kids … Continue reading →

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Where are the dads?

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Lisa B

Rant begins. So I’m strolling into the school yesterday as all the buses are arriving back from the MCG Sports Museum tour. I had volunteered to go, as I do with most excursions (except those involving animals, yawn) but didn’t … Continue reading →

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My dad

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Lisa B

I should be getting ready for Snack Shack duty at the school but I just had a phone conversation with my dad, which prompted this blog post. That happens you know. You have no thoughts, nothing to give and then … Continue reading →

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And so it starts…

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Lisa B

There’s a brand new phenomenon in this house – it’s called Touch and you can download it onto your iPod Touch or iPhone and you can ask others to join and then you’re able to free text/message them. Big deal … Continue reading →

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Understanding our child’s moods

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Lisa B

Here’s some more from the most fabulous book “The Whole-brain Child” by Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson. My last post referred to the left and right brain. This post is about the upstairs and downstairs parts of the brain … Continue reading →

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