Just last week, a children’s vitamin advert was pulled after suggesting that their brand of vitamins could help improve your child’s NAPLAN score. The original advertisement (pictured) pairs a vitamin called ‘kids smart’ which is misleading in itself, with the friendly (?) reminder that your child will…
It’s nice to know that I’m not the only parent horrified by the McDonald’s play sets available for kids in Toys ‘r’ us stores throughout Australia. In fact, I initially thought I was seeing things. Really? Parents actually buy these for their children? What parent…
Over the last few years I’ve become increasingly aware of the dangers of many of the foods we eat. It started with discovering how food chemicals including artificial colors, flavours and preservatives impact my children’s behavior and it has continued to grow as I’ve taken…
I’ve been reading “Toxic childhood- how the modern world is damaging our children and what we can do about it”. It’s not as dreary as it sounds. It is insightful and informative and yes, a little confronting but very well written and researched. In this book, …