Kidsafe Blogger Competition

I was thrilled today to discover that I am a finalist in the Kidsafe Blogger Competition.  Kidsafe is a not for profit organization that strives to make the world  a safer place for kids by preventing accidental death and injury.  My story “The day I hit a little girl with my car.” is included in the…

The Sydney Sea Life Aquarium

Travelling with my young boys we sometimes visit attractions because I think they will appeal to my children, with minimal interest myself. The Sydney Sea Life Aquarium was not that kind of attraction. The reason – I love aquariums and Sydney Sealife Aquarium is as good as it gets. Early in October we spent a…

Health Warnings about a popular travel cot.

  Last week concerns regarding a popular travel cot,  the KidCo Peapod travel bed arose.  As a result of incidents involving two children, Health Canada has issued warnings to parents to immediately cease sleeping children under the age of 12 months in the cot.  In the USA the Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating the…

How to take your baby’s passport photo

  Ever tried to get a passport photo for a baby?  It is not an easy task, I can assure you.  The strict photo requirements for Australian passports have obviously been put in place by a non-parent as they include a range of essential features that, given a baby’s inability to co-operate with instructions can…

Let me tell you about Palm Cove

I admit that I have dragged my children around the country this year as I attended a number of professional conferences.   This weekend I used the opportunity of convening my own medical conference to pick a location that was close to home, stunning, and that the whole family would love.  I chose Palm Cove.…

Friday Photo – “Your dad was a soldier.”

My husband served as a doctor with the Royal Australian Air Force for 9 years.  He was frequently deployed overseas, to East Timor twice, as a member of the medical evacuation team repatriating victims of the second Bali bombing, and, although he is of Jewish heritage, into Lebanon during the Israeli-Lebanese conflict to provide medical…

Getting grubby. Our first farm-stay.

I decided early into our break at Mowbray Park farmstay that it was time to put the wipes away.  It was during our first activity – a tractor ride and damper making around a campsite.   Initially, as fast as those black marks from bits of charcoal around the fire made their way onto little…

The day I hit a little girl with my car

Road works, a cyclist to pass, the open road ahead, and then a sickening crunch. “I’ve hit a child.” I screamed to my two little boys in the back seat, aged 4 and 2.    Jemima (not her real name) aged 7 had run between cars queuing in the opposite direction while waiting to pass the…