The Juggling Act

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The children’s book teaching kids to be kind to themselves and others Oct 14, 2020

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Teaching kids to be kind can sometimes feel like pushing water up a hill - like you’re never getting anywhere. By design, they’re narcissistic little things and sometimes our messaging must be pretty confusing – so that kid took a toy offyou,well you need to share!If someone snatched my wine off me as an adult – LOOK OUT. Well, author Naomi Lambert is trying to make it a little bit easier for parents, with the release of her children’s book One Kind Day – which shows children the different ways they can be kinder to each other, and themselves.

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How to deal with school lunchbox envy Oct 13, 2020

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We are into the FINAL term of school – whoop! And that means only a few more weeks left of trying to get creative with school lunchboxes. Most parents have shortcuts, I make two days worth of sandwiches each day and freeze the other one, it’s just a little thing but it does help that second morning. It can be hard to stay motivated with lunches AND find something that they eat, especially when you're rushing out the door (or to your home desk) for work. So I turned to nutritionist and founder of Shelley's Good Eats, Shelley Judge, for some inspiration and to find out how to deal with lunchbox envy.

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'She glued me back together': Meet the mum saving the mental health of Melburnians Oct 12, 2020

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Mental health has been a big topic since Covid hit, especially in Melbourne who have endured two long periods of lockdown. Erika Cramer, is an international confidence coach known as The Queen of Confidence. She’s based in Melbourne with her husband and two sons, and has been changing the lives of women who have turned to her for help. She shares some of the incredible stories of survival with us.

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Navigating the complicated world of playdates Oct 11, 2020

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It can be exciting when your child gets invited to their first playdate, but things get more complicated if you don't know the family very well. So how do you navigate it and how do you have those conversations? Mel and Sarah share their experiences and find out how to make playdates fun for everyone involved!

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Weekly Catch Up Oct 10, 2020

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This week, Sarah and I talked about birthday party etiquette and how to navigate it – can’t we just go back to the days of a bowl of cheezles, an ice cream cake and a trampoline?! ‘Friends’ star Jane Sibbett reveals she started work on the hit TV show just TWO days after giving birth… (I couldn’t even walk out of the hospital five days later). Lisa Hollinshead opens up about being stranded in Spain with her young son during Covid and how it led to a new business opportunity. We meet the mum who created an eco-friendly detergent that is now saving 12,000g of plastic from the ocean each year, and we were super excited to chat with scientist Emily Calandrelli who is making science fun for our kids on Netflix (and filmed the whole show 9 months pregnant. Rock. Star)

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How one mum is breaking the mould and making science fun for our kids Oct 08, 2020

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I didn’t love maths and science when I was at school (words not numbers), but if I’d had a teacher like today's guest - I think that would have been a different story. Science expert, engineer, space guru and mum-of-one Emily Calandrelli pitched science shows to TV networks for years and was constantly knocked back, told that male audiences won’t relate to a female host. Yup, apparently that’s where we are still at. But then last year, Netflix realised she was onto something and picked up the show she had been pitching for so long, Emily’s Wonder Lab. On top of that, Emily filmed the whole thing 9 months pregnant. Total. Boss. Lady

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Meet the mum saving our oceans with each load of washing Oct 07, 2020

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Before I had kids, I could never understand why kids were always dirty. Like, is it really that hard to wash their clothes and keep them clean, naive me would think (to myself, luckily). Well pre-kids me, the answer is yes. Yes, it is that hard to wash clothes and keep them clean. I try to let them wear things for a couple of days in a row – unless they’re really filthy – because I don’t like washing and I try to keep the loads to a minimum. One mum who is also passionate about the planet and decided to do something about it, is Frankie Layton. She’s a new mum and the Founder of Melbourne based business The Dirt Company. Frankie wanted to create sustainable household products, that work, something people could really fall in love with - and are better for the environment. She joins us to share her story.

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"Being stranded in Spain during Covid led to a new business venture" Oct 06, 2020

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In March this year, Lisa Hollinshead and her son landed in Spain to spend time with her mum and granny. Only two days after arriving, the European lockdown hit Spain and they were housebound with flights home to Australia cancelled. After the initial panic and fear, she realised how lucky they were to be safe in her mother’s home, but how difficult this whole experience was proving to be for so many others. Lisa joins us to share her incredible story and how it led to a new business venture when she finally made it home.

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"I started work on 'Friends' just two days after giving birth" Oct 05, 2020

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I struggled to walk out of the hospital five days after giving birth, let alone heading back to work. But that’s what actress Jane Sibbett did when she got the call to star in 'Friends' – one of the most popular TV comedies of all time (now streaming on Binge). Jane had just given birth to her second son, Kai, after a 24-hour labour, when producers called and asked her to take on the role of Ross’ ex-wife Carol. She joins us on the pod and opens up about taking that call and reveals which of the main roles she originally auditioned for (it's not who you would expect!).

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What is the etiquette when it comes to kid’s birthday parties? Oct 04, 2020

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Ah children's birthday parties, so much fun for the kids, so much stress for parents! There's pressure around who to invite, where to have it, food intolerances, THE CAKE! Pass. The. Wine. Sarah and I talk about whether there's a certain etiquette when it comes to kid's parties and reminisce about the days our parents chucked a box of cheezles in a bowl, threw an ice cream cake on the table and BOOM, party done

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