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Kids, Parenting

Kids and iPads: The Pros and Cons

August 19, 2023

“My toddler has discovered my iPad, and now she loves playing with it. Should I feel guilty about letting her use it? Or are there benefits of iPads for toddlers?” Of course your toddler is drawn to a shiny, colorful screen that responds to her touch by lighting up, moving and making noise (read: coolest toy ever). And no doubt you’ve figured out that your iPad can magically captivate and occupy your tot during waits at the doctor’s office and long car rides. Good for you for giving her fascination real thought, but you can lose the guilt on this…

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Business & Career, Kids

HSC Help: manage ChatGPT and other online AI tools

April 30, 2023

Waverley Library is hosting an event that can help children successfully manage ChatGPT and other online AI tools. Join educator and lecturer Mohan Dhall and learn how to manage ChatGPT and other online AI tools. ChatGPT is a form of artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning system, that can generate complete responses to homework questions, assessments and essay topics with just a prompt or question typed into it. What ChatGPT used for? ‘ChatGPT is a language model capable of a multitude of tasks including answering questions, compiling lists, generating paragraphs of text and writing computer codes across multiple computing languages’….

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Food, Inspiration

How to Get Out of the Boring Cooking Routine As a Parent

April 29, 2023

As someone who has been cooking for a while, I know first-hand how easy it is to fall into a boring routine of making the same dishes over and over again. It’s easy to get stuck in a rut, but there are ways to get out of it and make cooking fun and exciting again – you can even involve the kids! Experiment with new ingredients and flavours One of the best ways to break out of a cooking rut is to experiment with new ingredients and flavours. This can be as simple as trying a new spice or herb,…

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Parenting

8 Big Life Expenses To Prepare Your Kids For

March 21, 2023

When it comes to teaching your children those big lessons in life, it can be hard to know exactly which lessons are the most important. There are so many insights to share from your own life experiences, whether these be personal, professional, academic, financial, and so many more across all the phases of life and development into adulthood.  Although all of these facets of life can come with their fair share of stories, many parents would tell you that the practical, financial lessons of life are amongst the most important. There’s plenty that can be learnt from these experiences, and…

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Kids, Parenting

How To Encourage Kids To Be More Active: 6 Step Guide

March 18, 2023

While collectively we’ve long understood the importance of kids being active, the more our rhythm of life is filtered through a screen the more difficult it is to encourage kids to be active, especially if they’ve no inclination toward physical activity. For parents, getting their kids to be more active can prove a tricky sell, and one that can easily backfire if they don’t approach it the right way.  This isn’t to say it’s a lost cause, though. Say your little one has outgrown the plastic motorbike they rode with ease and now needs a 12 inch bike to continue…

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Events, Inspiration, Kids

Mini Musica’s first concert at Paddington

February 21, 2023

We are so excited to announce Mini Musica’s first concert at Paddington Uniting Church. Mini Musica concerts are delivered by professional musicians of international standing.  You can attend weekly or monthly – it’s up to you. Each venue hosts a monthly morning concert with various locations around Sydney including Paddington. Created by musical mums for lovers of live music with young families. Parents with limited time and resources when it comes to evening events can now introduce and share their love of live music in daylight hours with their children. Upcoming concerts at Paddington Uniting Church: Brilliance of Bach –…

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Inspiration, Kids

Top Tips For Teaching Your Children The Power Of Empathy

February 21, 2023

Parents have their work cut out for them to teach children all the important foundations of life, and how to respect our community. Teaching your child the power of empathy is an invaluable lesson, and one that will shape children into caring individuals who have empathy will all kinds of people. If you are already aware of the benefits of raising empathetic children but have no idea where to start, let’s cover some tips.  Supporting charities Supporting charities and making charitable donations is a perfect way to exemplify what it means to be empathetic and contribute to the support of…

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Parenting

HOMEWORK HASSLES AND HOW TO HELP (5-12 YEARS)

February 16, 2023

Homework strategies to build a positive relationship and foundation for learning. Learn how to build a connection with your child that is the foundation for effective learning and help them with hard feelings and frustrations that may arise around learning. Facilitated by Madeleine Winter, a parent coach and parent of a teen. She has twenty years’ experience supporting parents to build a stronger relationship with their children through every age and growth stage. Date and time: Wed 22 February 2023, 10:00 am – 11:30 am AEDT Location: Online Cost: FREE For more more information visit: www.eventbrite.com

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Kids, What to do

OPERA HOUSE LAUNCHES NEW KIDS PROGRAM OF THEATRE, MUSIC & WORKSHOPS

February 2, 2023

Sydney – Tuesday 31 January, 2023. The Sydney Opera House has unveiled its 2023 Kids and Families program featuring an array of local and international performances, workshops and experiences to inspire the next generation of creative thinkers. “I’m delighted to launch our 2023 kids program, which offers a range of experiences for all ages and interests, from exciting interpretations of classical myths to international stories of migration and adventure. Our heartwarming page to stage adaptations will delight lovers of the classics, and technology-led First Nations storytelling will immerse audiences in a breathtaking fusion of dance and art. Complementing our performance program…

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Kids, School holidays, What to do

6 free educational activities for kids at home

January 3, 2023

These 6 online activities may help you keep the kids both entertained and inspired these school holidays. Make something new with Art Gallery NSW From making monsters and shadow puppets to toilet roll dolls and watercolour postcards – there’s a huge variety of art lessons available from Art Gallery NSW. They also have downloadable activity sheets. See everything on offer at the gallery’s kids at home program. Write, perform and build with Biennale of Sydney Lockdown Love is an amazing selection of at-home activities designed for the whole family. The activities are inspired by the participants in Biennale of Sydney…

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