http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/ Welcome to Chatter on Children - where we talk about everything and anything under the sun that has got to do with... Yes you guess it! K-I-D-S! You are more than welcome to drop a message or two. And don't forget to bring a friend who may be interested on our posts. en Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:18:00 GMT Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:18:00 GMT info@chatteronchildren.com.au info@chatteronchildren.com.au http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/images/chatteronchildrenim5.jpg http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/ http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/be-active/ With computer and video games famous among kids of any age, our children are starting to have a very sedentary life in addition to an unhealthy diet. Problems of obesity... http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/be-active/#comments http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/be-active/ Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:18:00 GMT http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/elmo-cookie/ One of the kid's giveaways that I prepared for the kids on my son's first birthday are Sesame Street cookies. For this example, we will be creating an Elmo cookie... http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/elmo-cookie/#comments http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/elmo-cookie/ Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:32:00 GMT http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/child-care-apprehensions/ Double income family is a typical setup nowadays. What with the rising prices of everyday commodities, no wonder parents split the responsible of earning money so the whole family could... http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/child-care-apprehensions/#comments http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/child-care-apprehensions/ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:09:00 GMT http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/for-arts-sake/ A child should be personified with an image of innocence, play and purity. But what happens when a child's naked body is photographed, printed and displayed in an art gallery... http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/for-arts-sake/#comments http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/for-arts-sake/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:42:00 GMT http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/buying-a-bike/ 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... http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/buying-a-bike/#comments http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/buying-a-bike/ Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:07:00 GMT http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/aspergers-literal-interpretation/ 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... http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/aspergers-literal-interpretation/#comments http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/aspergers-literal-interpretation/ Wed, 25 Oct 2006 21:40:00 GMT http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/under-age-drinking/ '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... http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/under-age-drinking/#comments http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/under-age-drinking/ Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:43:00 GMT http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/clothing-for-children/ 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... http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/clothing-for-children/#comments http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/clothing-for-children/ Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:53:00 GMT http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/obesity-in-children/ 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... http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/obesity-in-children/#comments http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/obesity-in-children/ Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:50:00 GMT http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/things-to-do-on-the-school-holidays/ 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... http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/things-to-do-on-the-school-holidays/#comments http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/things-to-do-on-the-school-holidays/ Sat, 30 Sep 2006 12:40:00 GMT http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/funny-things-children-say/ 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... http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/funny-things-children-say/#comments http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/funny-things-children-say/ Fri, 29 Sep 2006 06:46:00 GMT http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/teaching-your-child-to-ride/ 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... http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/teaching-your-child-to-ride/#comments http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/teaching-your-child-to-ride/ Thu, 28 Sep 2006 09:56:00 GMT http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/funky-baby-clothes/ 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... http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/funky-baby-clothes/#comments http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/funky-baby-clothes/ Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:08:00 GMT http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/day-out-in-darling-harbour/ 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... http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/day-out-in-darling-harbour/#comments http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/day-out-in-darling-harbour/ Tue, 26 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/obsessed-love/ Ok, so this 'short thought' isn't exactly Chatter on Children however, I justify it by saying that for all women who want to have a child, they have to meet... http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/obsessed-love/#comments http://www.chatteronchildren.com.au/obsessed-love/ Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:01:00 GMT