Check on Me: A toddler bedtime story

Check on Me Check on me by Andrew Daddo and Jonathan Bentley is our 5th book in the NSW Premier Reading Challenge. It’s another book we’ve had in our bookcase for quite some time. I’m glad it’s on the reading list because I forgot all about despite how relevant it is to my kids at […]

being a working mom: the struggle of the juggle

Being a Working Mom – the struggle of the juggle

Being a Working Mom – the struggle of the juggle Parenting is hard work, no matter what your arrangement is. This post is specifically on being a working mom and what I’ve found to be my experience. I know I’m not alone in this, I come across other working moms who are struggling. This post […]

School lunch box ideas

School lunch box If you’re like me you’ve got no clue about what to put in a school lunch box. You don’t want your child to be the child with a lunch box full of crisps, biscuits and soggy food or the child who has to eat through a truck load of carrot sticks and […]

Parenting Changes With Child Number Two

10 Surprising Ways Parenting Changes With Child If you’ve had a second baby you will know that there are some serious parenting changes with child number two. There are all sorts of mental, emotional and physical changes that happen to you that then change the way you approach baby number two. In amongst all of […]

Two kids versus one … the reality of parenting 2 children

Two Kids – the reality of having baby number 2 Are two kids easier than one? In some ways the answer is a definite yes, two kids are easier than one. Especially as they get older.  However, it isn’t easier straight from day one and it definitely isn’t all the time. When you have two […]

How to Raise Great Kids – are you doing these 10 things to raise great kids?

 A guest post on How to Raise Great Kids   How to Raise Great Kids is a compilation of advice received from experts in various fields. When I firstI read the 18 Powerful Parenting Lessons Infographic  from Samara of Tiny Fry I headed over to Tiny Fry and found all this amazing expert advice. Samara has dedicated […]

18 Powerful Parenting Tools

18 Powerful Parenting Tools to Prepare Your Kids for the World These Powerful Parenting Tools are not my brainchild. I wish they were because they are really good.     Samara from Tiny Fry sent this infographic to me a while back. I read it, loved it and wanted to share it with the AllThingsMomSydney […]

Say Goodbye to Stress by Scheduling a little “ME” Time

Say Goodbye to Stress by Scheduling a Little “Me” Time You know I’ve spoken about scheduling MomTime before and will probably continue to do so until the day I stop writing. It is that important.    You cannot give of yourself in the way you want to as a parent if you have nothing left […]

snow day and rainy day activities

Bad Weather Activities and A GIVEAWAY

31 Bad Weather Activities and a GIVEAWAY Bad weather + kids = misery It can be so tough to keep kids entertained if bad weather is stopping you from going outside. Bad weather can really ruin a day. This rings especially true if you have two little kids who are bursting with energy.  Coupled with this […]

CHILDREN AND CHORES

CHILDREN AND CHORES I remember having chores as a child but I can’t remember when they started. I’ve started wondering what I should do about introducing my chores to my children. My children help me out around the house but not in a structure manner.   The thought of children and chores seems so tempting but […]