Schoolgate Bullying
Do you worry about what other school mums are saying about you? Do you not get out of your car at drop off or pickups to avoid other school mums? Do you spend extra time making sure you look good and are wearing the right clothes before you go to school? Well you are not […]
News Anchor Responds to Horrible Letter
As mums we all want to ensure that bullies don’t get inside the heads of our children (or worse) and this news anchor does a great job of responding and encouraging others too. If you want to become a Fellow School Mum and stay updated with all the latest then click here!! Oh, and why not pop […]
My Child Won’t Eat Lunch At School …. What Should I Do?
Kids not eating their lunch at school? You are at your wits end with ideas to get them to eat their lunch. You have probably tried everything from letting them decide what goes in the lunch box to asking the teachers to try and get them to eat and the list goes on. We asked […]
10 Ways to Get Rid of Bad Odour from Your Kid’s Lunchbox
I don’t know about you but there are moments I find myself nearly gagging at the smells that come out of my kids school bag and lunchbox. A little while ago we asked on the School Mum facebook page for some of the best ways to deal with bad odours in lunchboxes and bags and […]
Getting Organised In the Mornings
I don’t know about you but whenever ours morning involve rushing, stress and yelling I often find myself driving away after drop off with an awful sickly guilty feeling in the bottom of my stomach. “Hurry up!” “we are gonna be late” “can you move any slower!?” Does any of this sound familiar? Is this […]
Helping Your Child Transition to a New School after Moving
Moving can be a big deal for a family, especially when it involves changing schools. For children of different ages the experience will have different effects. Reality is that kids are resilient, and bounce back rather quickly, better than most adults actually. If you find that you have a young child that is having difficulties […]
What Kind of Expenses are there for Prep School?
It’s that time for your little one to go into school. It’s an exciting time for the two of you. Your little one is excited that she will be learning new things and making new friends. You are excited for her, maybe even a little sad because your child is now beginning the journey or […]
The Messy Shoe Dilemma
Love your family, but don’t love tripping over their shoes all the time? Does is seem like no matter what you do the shoe pile just grows, looks terrible and makes you want to pull your hair out? You have been searching for a solution, and nothing has worked. Many Mums have had the same […]
Conflict With Your Child’s Teacher – How Do I Navigate That?
I was fuming. Mr 5 had come home from school, again, and dissented all over the lounge room. School is no fun Mummy, he says. All I do is work work work. He tells me his teacher tells him he is silly, naughty, not good at school. I boiled. Mr 5 is not silly, he […]
Ideas To Help Bully Proof Your Child
Bullying is a part of life and most children will encounter it in some form or another. Fortunately there are ways of dealing with these situations and it’s important you make your child aware of this before things get too far. One of the best ways to prevent your child from being a victim is […]