March 23 2020 Parenting during a pandemic
Writing this has been a bit of a struggle. Last week it seemed so clear: Parents’ Voice should put together a short list of educational or fun activ...
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March 11 2020 Ride, scoot or skate to school – why you should jump on board for National Ride2School Day!
The following blog comes from a regular contributor, Sarah Dwyer, who is a mother of three and one of our parent members. In this latest piece she exp...
February 27 2020 Packing a school lunchbox
Are you looking for information on how to pack a healthy school lunchbox that your kids' will love? Well, look no further! Packing a healthy lunch...
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...
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...