February 10 2020 Managing screen time with primary school aged kids: One family’s story
Using her experience as a public health consultant and a mother of three kids aged 10, 8 and 3, Rebecca Zosel offers parents some tried and tested scr...
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January 28 2020 New Year, New Team – Meet Evie
2020 marks the start of a new decade and a new Parents’ Voice team! Although we were upset to see long-time Communications Officer, Bek, leave us at...
January 15 2020 Staying sane inside with kids during the school holidays
Our first article of 2020 comes from Parents’ Voice Steering Committee member and mother of three, Cat Walker. She has more than 15 years’ experie...
December 18 2019 2019 – in all its glory!
As we head towards the dawn of 2020, before we begin the yuletide wishes and new year’s countdown, we thought it would be fun to recap everything th...
December 16 2019 A happy and healthy Christmas – a tale of survival
Written by Kristy Schirmer, a mum of two and a Parents’ Voice Steering Committee member from Adelaide. She has a background in health promotion and...
October 2 2019 Swedish inspiration – nature play at its best
I’ve just come back from three weeks in Europe. Sweden in fact. Amazing you may think and yes it was - Scandinavian sunshine, switching off the phon...
May 28 2019 Parent shaming about lunch boxes needs to stop
The beginning of each school term is always marked by the articles offering advice to parents about how to make healthy lunch boxes, and this is now e...
April 30 2019 Fresh fruit for kids at school: Small changes make a big difference
Written by Rebecca Zosel, a mother of three children aged 9, 7 and 2; Public Health Consultant; and Parents Voice Steering Committee Parent Representa...
March 26 2019 What’s really behind a supermarket deal?
Our next blog comes from Daniel Hunt. Dan's background is in obesity, alcohol and tobacco policy, and he is interested in the relationships between fo...
March 13 2019 Let’s get back to good old fashioned outdoor play
The following piece comes from our regular contributor, Sarah Dwyer. Be sure to check out her popular post 'The Watermelon Smile', exploring the poten...