August 8 2020 Lockdown 2.0: we’ve done it before, we can do it again
Rebecca Zosel is a Melbourne-based parent who’s experiencing a second COVID-19 lockdown and another stint of remote learning. She has three children...
Healthy Families
July 20 2020 How to help your school promote healthy eating during coronavirus
As schools’ transition to a ‘new normal’, they may be dealing with new challenges and requirements to help reduce the spread of coronavirus. ...
July 7 2020 Parents call for changes to the Health Star Rating system
Today we emailed letters contain our recommendations for the review of the Health Star Rating system to each of the Ministers that sit on the 'Austral...
June 29 2020 Keeping kids and parents active during the school holidays
Our next blog comes from Cat Walker. Cat is a mother of three and a health and wellness expert with more than 15 years’ experience. Her background i...
May 29 2020 Our life at home during COVID-19
In this blog post, Rebecca Zosel reflects on her family’s time at home during the pandemic and discusses the impact of COVID-19 on her children’s ...
May 18 2020 A parents’ guide to understanding food labels
Our newest blog comes from dietitian and Parents’ Voice ally, Savina Rego. Her interest area is in comparing and contrasting healthy and unhealthy f...
April 8 2020 The Easter Holidays: how one family is changing their Easter expectations
This blog comes from, husband and wife duo, Luke and Carly Daley who run Daley Nutrition and PT, where they offer a range of services including worksh...
April 6 2020 20 FREE and healthy activities that your children can do from home
With self-isolation and social distancing in full effect, it can be hard to think of fun tasks to keep your kids happy, healthy and most of all, insid...
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...
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...