When I was six my dad, a devoted Geelong supporter took me to a football match. For the duration of play a grizzly old guy in front of us shouted obscenities at the players. When my dad asked him politely if he would mind moderating his language around his young kids he was told to…
Being a parent is beyond tough. Add a few degrees of parenting difficulty and knowing exactly how to keep all the balls in the air is tricky. What do I mean by degrees of difficulty? Well for a start living away from social supports like family, having a fly-in-fly out partner, or being a single…
Melbourne, arguably the arts and culture capital of Australia. Thankfully Melbourne’s arts scene isn’t only for adults. There are increasingly more arts venues and organizations that are engaging families. Hooray for that I say! Not only do I get to pretend to be art savvy and a little bit hip – the kids have a…
Jet lag. When I tell people how much I love international travel with my kids it is the number one question they send my way. How do you handle the jet lag? Long plane flights with young children present various challenges – on our last international flight I momentarily forgot I was traveling with a…
It is no secret that I love the tropics. Visiting Singapore this June we experienced a new tropics – one where familiar plants such as bromeliads and exquisite butterflies co-exist within a modern, even futuristic metropolis. I was so glad that we booked a full five night stay instead of a brief stop-over in…
I am at the tail end of a family Asia adventure right now. We are having an amazing time (think canoeing, tree surfing, theme parks, zoos and snorkelling). BUT, and I acknowledge I may have spoilt my kids a tad, there has been some angst from one of my sons that they are missing Disney…