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  1. Classic Children’s Books

    May 9, 2011 by Michelle

    I've always loved books since young and I've tried to instil the same love of books with Boo. Right now we are on picture books, but hopefully when she gets older, she'll love the same classic books I loved. Harry Potter is truly a new time classic as it has encouraged a whole new generation of kids (and adults!) to start ready, but I am a sentalmentalist and would love Kaitlyn to read some of the books that I used to love!

    My favourite authors were Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton. I then moved into sci-fi/fantasy when I was in high school, but those particular authors hold a special place in my heart.

    Here are some of my all time favourites :)

    i love, love, love this book! What a classic!

    This is my second favourite Roald Dahl book – I wished I was as smart as Matilda!

    Enid Blyton was a true genius and this series was my all time favourite – I read them all from cover to cover continuously!

    I then moved onto the Famous Five and the Secret Seven. ..

    These two I loved – I think I read the next book in the Anne of Green Gables series, but as they say, there is nothing like the original!

    What were some of your favourite books as a kid?

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  2. Happy mother’s day!

    May 8, 2011 by Michelle

    Hope everyone had a wonderful mother's day! I decided to stupidly host my mum, my husband's parents and his niece to a mother's day morning tea at 9.30am! So guess who has been running around all day?!!

    But it turned out to be a nice affair :)  Small gatherings are the best and where everyone can talk and share.

    Hope your mother's day was special. Even if it was not changing a nappy for a whole day :) simple and small things make all the difference!

    from Elm Studios

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  3. Today was one of the worst days of my life…

    May 6, 2011 by Michelle

    from YoungDoo.net

    … I was told that my precious Boo needed to go into a 5 week speech pathology program.

    Though her speech is not entirely bad, just a little behind, it still made me feel like the worst mother in the world. And I know I should feel blessed that in all other respects she is healthy and happy.  Boo definitely understands what we say to her (though whether she wants to heed our words is a whole different story!) but I still think that I should have done something more. I should have paid more attention, read more books, occupied her attention more one on one and talked to her more.  But I can't change what has happened and instead, can only focus on what we can do to fix this now. And I am glad that we went along to the appointment which was a follow up from her first appointment at 18 months where she was on track.

    So I have picked myself up off the floor – booked an appointment for her to see a doctor to get her ears checked out, spoken to her childcare centre, I will call the osteopath on Monday to make an appointment and have decided that all electrical devices that transmit pictures are to be turned off and out of bounds.

    Everything seems that much less important right now, but yet, it all seems even more important where it means it can help me focus all my energies on her. She is my world and I want her to be the best she can..

    I'll let you know how I go. We're going to take it one week at a time :)

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  4. Osteopathy for kids?

    May 4, 2011 by Michelle

    As a new mother, it ishard to work out what you need to do and when you need to do it. You know you aren't supposed to compare your child to another child, but I think we all do it- well, at least I do. Even when people tell you not to!

    I've been worried for a while about Boo's speech and the fact that it seems to be very slow – yes, in comparison to other kids of her age. We went to see a speech pathologist when she was 18 months and she said that everything was fine, but there is still a niggling doubt in my mind.

    A few mothers in my mother's group have taken their children to an osteopath and have had fantastic success with their speech development/progress. So I have been thinking about taking Boo to see the same osteopath that they have been to.

    If you don't know what an osteopath is, you are not alone – I had no idea! This is what Google told me:

    Osteopathy is a form of manual medicine which recognises the important link between the structure of the body and the way it functions. Osteopaths focus on how the skeleton, joints, muscles, nerves, circulation, connective tissue and internal organs function as a holistic unit. Using skilled evaluation, diagnosis and a wide range of hands-on techniques, osteopaths can identify important types of dysfunction in your body. Osteopathic treatment uses techniques such as stretching and massage for general treatment of the soft tissues (muscles, tendons and ligaments) along with mobilisation of specific joints and soft tissues.

    In Australia, osteopaths are government registered practitioners who complete a minimum of five years’ university training in anatomy, physiology, pathology, general medical diagnosis and osteopathic techniques. Osteopaths are primary healthcare practitioners and are trained to recognise conditions which require medical referral. They are also trained to perform standard medical examinations of the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory and nervous systems.

    From the Australian Osteopathic Association's website

    I would love to hear if anyone else has had an experience with them, particularly with children's speech. Please let me know!!

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  5. Traditions – what is your view?

    April 29, 2011 by Michelle

    We were at a friend's place the other day and we were discussing Easter, Christmas etc. And we got onto the topic of traditions. For example, do you celebrate Easter with the Easter bunny, Christmas with Santa Claus and the Tooth fairy?

    Tooth Fairy Header

    From Screen Rant

    Being a new time mother it was something that I hadnt quite thought about and Boo has been too young thus far to worry about these things. Interestingly, most of the mums there said that they were not into these sort of traditions but it got me thinking – what traditions should we celebrate and is it worth buying into a little consumerism/commercialism for the benefit of seeing how much enjoyment a child gets out of it?

    What line do you draw with these traditions – is it a simple Easter Egg hunt or do you go all out with the Easter bunny story, leaving paw prints around the house? or are you the sort of family that has decided not to even follow these traditions?

    Let me know your thoughts!

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