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Chatter On Children - by Cinico

Welcome to Chatter on Children - a website designed for parents (including single mums and dads), parents-to-be, grandparents, aunts, uncles and surrogate relatives. Check back frequently for posts on all things kids - reviews, parenting, child care, art plus much more. If you have an idea for a topic, have a question or remark, post a comment or send me a message.

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I didn't buy the bike!

March 19th 2007 10:07

Hmmm, how slack have I been?

It's been a while since my last Orble post (at least three months)! No, I wasn't abducted by aliens or hired by the FBI. In fact nothing out of the ordinary has happened other than life! Motherhood, study, work, partner - so many committments and so little time

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Asperger's Child - But You Said I Could!

October 25th 2006 21:40

Jack loves to draw. Or scribble, depending on your interpretation of his artistic abilities.

At nearly six (two more sleeps!) he prefers to play with a ream of paper and an assortment of textas as opposed to the latest Spiderman toy

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Give Your Kid a Scotch

October 24th 2006 20:43

'Give your kid a scotch and help prevent under age drinking' is the message being touted by some parents.

The legal age for consumption of alcohol in Australia is 18

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Kids Clothing Too Sexy?

October 10th 2006 12:53

A new report by the Australian Institute has raised the hackles of some major department stores.

The report claims that children (particularly young girls) used in catalogues to promote clothing are being portrayed in a sexually suggestive manner

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Children & Obesity

October 2nd 2006 11:50

According to a fact sheet from the NSW Department of Health in 1995 the proportion of obese children between the ages of 2 to 17 was 21% for boys and 23% for girls.

This percentage has been increasing each year, with the government stepping in and developing ‘management’ plans. In 2002 a new ‘Healthy School Canteen Strategy’ was developed with many schools developing new canteen menus to do their bit to help the rising obesity rates

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Save My Sanity Plan for the School Holidays

September 30th 2006 12:40

In our beautiful state of New South Wales the entire schooling population is taking a two week hiatus from arithmetic, Shakespeare and catch and kiss. School holidays are here again and along with them, greying mum’s who are counting down the days until school resumes.

I love having Jack at home during the holidays but I find that I need to have a number of activities organized to keep myself sane and the little tucker exhausted, I mean happy

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Out of the Mouths of Babes

September 29th 2006 06:46

These come from an e-mail I received yesterday. Absolutely hilarious and I would be so embarrassed if it happened to me!

While in line at the bank one afternoon, my toddler decided to release some pent-up energy and ran amok. I was finally able to grab hold of her after receiving looks of disgust and annoyance from other patrons.
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How Do You Teach a Child to Ride a Bike?

September 28th 2006 09:56

Jack’s sixth birthday is fast approaching and I’ve decided to buy him a bike, with a helmet of course.

When he was younger he had a little bike with training wheels but he never got the hang of it and soon outgrew it

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Funky Baby Clothes

September 27th 2006 12:08

When there’s a new baby on the scene people tend to get a little touchy-feely. It’s bad enough when you’re pregnant and everyone wants to rub your growing bump as if they expect a genie to pop out – but once you have the baby, then all the fun begins. Suddenly you find yourself fighting off swarms of doting old ladies and young, clucky women wanting kisses and cuddles from your new bundle of joy.

Everyone loves a baby (well, almost everyone anyway). There’s something about that talcum powder smell, the softness of their skin and their happy gurgles that make adults just want to lavish affection on them

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Big Day Out

September 26th 2006 12:00

Occasionally I get the urge to do something other than housework. Don’t get me wrong, I love housework - picking up my son’s smelly socks and finding week old sandwich crusts in his school bag is a secret joy of mine, but occasionally (probably 50 times a week) I feel the need, the desire to remove myself from the role of domestic engineer and step outside my safe little realm.

I had such an urge on Sunday. It woke me up at 4.00 in the morning, the prospect of my idea exciting me and yet at the same time, making my heart skip with fear. I’d never attempted anything like this before. Would I be able to do it without spiraling into a panic attack? I could, couldn’t I? After all, I’m a mum and mums are indestructible, right

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