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...
Healthy Families
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...
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 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 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...
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...
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...