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Written by Jodie McEwen
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From Edition 5 – December 2007
Driving in the car last week, I was listening to Finn and his friend Will discussing their grandparents. “My Pop’s name is Tom. And my Nan’s name is Marge. When we go to their place, we get lollies. And sausage rolls.” Finn countered, “Well at my Nana and Gargan’s place we get skinny cheese and cordial.”
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Written by Rachel Buchanan
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From Edition 4 - November 2007
Education, like life, is a journey. And our children’s journey is a rapid one, travelling from unknowing to assuming they are all-knowing by the time they are teenagers. As parents, teachers and child-care workers, we have a responsibility to steer this journey in the right direction, argues Rachel Buchanan.
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Written by Jayne Kearney
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 From Edition 3 – October 2007
Can we really save the world before naptime?, asks Jayne Kearney. I swear my son, Levi, came out of the womb wearing a Spiderman costume – much to my dismay at the time. I was never going to be a Mum who encouraged superhero play. His Dad, however, is a superhero fan from way back, so I had to tentatively wait in the wings with a Wiggles DVD, hoping our boy would see it my way.
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Written by Jodie McEwen
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 From Edition 2 – September 2007
Stick, balls, kicking, jumping: Symptoms of the four year old testosterone surge. O where, O where is my sweet little boy? Where, O where can he be? At some stage in the development of any little boy comes the time when they turn from being the cutest little boy in town, to a smelly little kid who resembles Dennis the Menace, at best. Jodie McEwen relates what happened when her boy Finn began these changes.
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Written by Joseph Frost
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From Edition 1 – August 2007
It’s raining, the water’s rising and so are your anxiety levels. The kids seems amused, ambivalent to the impending disaster outside. The flood waters are under the door and ebbing into the house. The kids begin to panic and look to you for guidance as you ask yourself the obvious question - “What am I going to tell them?”
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