August 4 2015 Part of the everyday
At ten, she is certainly ready to take part in food planning. Sometimes it is as simple as getting her to come along when we’re shopping for food, a...
Historic Tag
June 29 2015 Lunchbox Confusion
This year my oldest started preschool and as I navigated this new system, filled in what seemed like an endless amount of paperwork, I was pleased to ...
April 17 2015 Back To Basics: Teach them so they will know!
With a flourishing veggie garden and a bundle of colourful recipes making their way out of the kitchen, each week children eagerly get their hands dir...
March 23 2015 Does Advertising Work?
It's almost impossible for parents to shield their children from junk and fast food marketing. About a quarter of ACT children and more than 60 per...
March 16 2015 Campaigning for Beginners: How one Mum launched a petition to get McDonald’s out of Australian schools
Free cordial, cups and ice and delivery were also on offer to schools that place lunch orders. The letter included an order form for burgers, fries...
February 11 2015 Sugar Sugar
That Sugar Film When I heard about this film, I gave a little yawn and rolled my eyes. Hadn’t Morgan Spurlock done this more than ten years ago wit...
April 17 2014 Hop to it – Have a health(ier) Easter
Last year I wrote a piece about reducing the amount of chocolate consumed by little boy at Easter time. All things in moderation doesn’t need to be ...
October 21 2013 Fight the vegie battle with our new campaigns manager
Fight the veggie battle with our new campaigns manager "I hate vegetables because they are not yummy" my three year old declared to me. I...
July 30 2012 Websites – the new frontier of junk food advertising?
In 2011, we were disgusted at the Advertising Standards Board (ASB) decision that a McDonald's Happy Meal website was not in breach of the industr...
July 25 2012 Kids Super Snaps: 7 observations with a 7 year old
Gemma from My Big Nutshell believes it's never too early to have conversations with your children about the power of advertising. How was this tested ...
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