June 28 2016 Farewell and Hello!
If I was to ask you how many people work at Parents' Voice HQ, what would you guess? Three? Six? Ten? Well the real number is two. Two people to wo...
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June 23 2016 I stopped buying juice and… nothing happened!
Love this blog from Jules Smith on making one small but very important change...
May 11 2016 Parent Power Prevails in the school canteen. A parent tells us how the P&C introduced a regular Healthy Choices Canteen
My kids go to a small, government school in Sydney. It has a welcoming and energetic P and C, a dynamic principal and a diverse student popu...
March 7 2016 Who’s setting community standards for junk food marketing to kids?
"Whilst having a morning coffee and before heading off to work I was watching what my child was watching. I was unsurprised by all the toy advertising...
February 11 2016 Swimming with Rosie
I am Joshua Mapstone. I'm father to my beautiful daughter Rosie, she's 9 months old. Thanks to my wife Pip, she's an absolute legend. As always, on...
February 1 2016 “It’s a school day Mum!”
Today I embark on a brand new adventure. And as I sit here in my very quiet home office, I’m feeling a little emotional about it all. You see, to...
December 8 2015 Not so happy: McDonald’s not lovin’ Fame and Shame Awards
You nominated, voted and now, the results are in! Maintaining their 10 year ‘winning’ streak, McDonald’s Australia took out three ‘Shame’ aw...
November 16 2015 Fit for Family Life
As a father to two young children, Stephen knew he needed plenty of energy to keep up with his kids. Here’s his story on how the Life! Program helpe...
October 30 2015 Watch out, Halloween is creeping to a door near you!
Noticed the creep of Halloween 'treats'? Parents' Voice member Lucy Westerman is currently in the UK and is amazed at the reach of Halloween confecti...
October 14 2015 Victory for parents as Coca-Cola slide gets the push
We are delighted to report our success! Back in late September,Parents' Voice member, Lynne Scouller, got in contact via Facebook. She had seen so...