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Written by Jayne Kearney
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Tuesday, 10 August 2010 13:47 |
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Three years is a long time in the magazine world, so here at Sunny Days we’re thrilled to have made it to our third birthday in August this year.
What started as a seed of an idea in the mind of a new dad has now grown to be a familiar and loved parenting publication with over 25000 copies distributed in the Newcastle, Hunter, Lake Macquarie and Central Coast regions.
In 1997, Tommy Leung - a guy who had worked with another local streetpress publication, Reverb - saw a gap in the local market. As a new father to Javonte, Tommy knew that local parents were looking for information and interesting stories which spoke to them in the unique voice of our region.
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Written by Ruby Napoli
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Friday, 10 September 2010 17:39 |
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In recognition of Child Protection Week Sunny Days has a guest post from blogger Ruby Napoli. You can find her blog, Rants of a Redundant Mother, here.
A Heartfelt Plea
I’ve worked in child protection for 15 years. I thought that I had seen everything there was to see. I thought that I had seen every horror that children can experience at the hands of their parents (mostly) but also strangers and other people in their extended family. I thought wrong.
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Written by Jodie McEwen
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Thursday, 09 September 2010 13:56 |
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In an average class of children, there are the ‘good’ kids, a few quiet ones and a couple with behavioural issues. Commonly known as ‘the naughty kids’, these children are increasingly being diagnosed with a range of disorders, including ADD, ADHD or autism spectrum disorder. But what if the bad behaviour these children are exhibiting is due to their brain not giving their body the correct messages? Diana Henry is an occupational therapist who travels the world educating teachers, child care professionals and families about how to help children with sensory processing challenges.
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Written by Jayne Kearney and Chris Howe
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 14:56 |
Healthy babies are the dream of everyone who wants to be a parent, that’s a given. But our parenting dreams don’t always end there. For a variety of reasons some people hope for a child of a specific gender. While the technology is available, its use (with some exceptions) is illegal in Australia. Jayne Kearney and Chris Howe look at the shades of grey surrounding gender selection.
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