Sticky fingers and clean furniture

 

By Heather Woods

Parents of fussy and messy eaters, starting nodding now – please! Please tell me I’m not alone! If there’s one thing I struggle with as a parent, it’s the never-ending parade of food stuffs over my couch, through my clothing and in my hair.

A Life Precious

By Heather Woods

Recently my husband took myself and our girls to visit the grave of his grandparents. They died quite some time ago now (in the 80’s) so I never met them, and he was very young himself. But he still wanted to introduce us.

A tree-top view of life: Why traditional forms of play are better

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By Heather Woods

As a young kid growing up in the suburbs, I remember the jealousy I felt over my neighbours fancy (well it was fancy in the eyes of a little kid) cubby house.  It clung onto the cliff edge in their backyard. It had just enough space for ‘club meetings’ and a door that closed – keeping out the eyes of prying parents. We’d spend hours playing in there and roaming the bush area beyond, always on the hunt for the next adventure – it was the making of an awesome childhood.