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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.

Anyway, some of you may remember my post last year about buying my son a bike, 'How do you teach a child to ride a bike?' If you need to refresh your memory click on the link (and maybe ignore all the comments - there were a few there).

Jack's birthday came and went with no bike.

I was still researching protective equipment.

Seriously.

Christmas came quickly around the corner and along with it, a scooter!

Jack loves it and looks super trendy (??) with his helmet, knee guards and elbow pads.

I wasn't too sure whether he'd need a cup or not.

We all love the scooter. Hubby loves it because he can keep up, Jack loves it because he can 'ride' it without any help. And me? Well, I love it because it's a shorter fall to the ground!

We've postponed the bike till his birthday this year (after he's mastered the scooter)....maybe!

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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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Your Child and Your Partner

September 10th 2006 02:05

Its difficult juggling a relationship with the many commitments we modern day people have. Pitch a child into the mix and things get slightly more complicated.

Children, depending on their ages, will react differently to their mummy or daddy having a new partner. As a parent, you can control the situation by how you introduce your child to the new partner and the ground rules you put in place

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HELP! There's a Monster in my Bed!

September 4th 2006 10:15

Rising from a deep sleep to a child’s distressed cries is frightening – but probably not as frightening as the nightmare the child just had.

It’s quite common for children as young as two to experience nightmares. As adults we often wake up after a nightmare with a rapid heartbeat, clamminess and an uneasy feeling. For children, who don’t understand that what they experienced was a figment of their imagination, the terror is real and paralyzing

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5 Parenting Simulation Tests

August 25th 2006 07:00

This simulation requires no pen or paper (crayons and walls will be necessary though) nor does it require state of the art, NASA developed technology.

Test No. 1
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