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EK Wills
Apr 21, 20182 min read
Dissociating from your Teen – how to deal with your teen’s frustration, irritability and rudeness
By EK Wills This week was the first week of the school holidays and I also had a week of leave. This is the usual modus operandi for...
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EK Wills
Apr 14, 20184 min read
What are your options if you have heavy menstral bleeding due to fibroids? Just hysterectomy?
By EK Wills I’ve always had heavy periods but they seemed to get even more troublesome over the years and I ended up iron deficient and...
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EK Wills
Apr 8, 20183 min read
5 Tips To Navigate Low Points And Look After Yourself When Life Gets In The Way
by EK Wills This week I managed to get a viral infection. It’s a seemingly small thing but enough to throw a spanner in the otherwise...
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EK Wills
Mar 23, 20183 min read
How To Overcome Feeling Like An Imposter and Fake it till you Make it
By EK Wills Ever have that feeling there is something you want to do but don't feel equipped to do it? Or you don't have the confidence...
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EK Wills
Mar 17, 20183 min read
How to Host a Murder for High School Age Kids – Pretty Little Liar Style
by EK Wills When your kids go to high school, they’re too old for the birthday parties you find in party books - hide and seek doesn’t...
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EK Wills
Mar 9, 20183 min read
Emotional Rollercoaster – how we can learn from our emotions and teach our kids
by EK Wills This week I metaphorically fell on my face when I was trying to do too much and tripped on my own eagerness. I was going to...
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EK Wills
Mar 3, 20183 min read
Ageism – Why your age matters as a working mother but you’re still setting an example to your girls
by EK Wills How old are you? This question is about as invasive as who you voted for or how much you paid for your house. But everyone...
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EK Wills
Feb 24, 20183 min read
To forgive is freedom – when anger and resentment take over, we lose sight of life’s big picture
by EK Wills This week a colleague said something that made me stop and think. When I heard “You really need to let that go”, I flippantly...
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EK Wills
Feb 10, 20183 min read
Reflections on China from a family perspective as New Year approaches
Personal point of view of Chinese impact on Sydney from an Egg (Chinese on the inside, White on the outside) I love celebrating Chinese...
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EK Wills
Feb 3, 20183 min read
Personal Violence - a Colossal issue for many families
By EK Wills I recently discovered that a good friend of mine is suffering circumstances that you only expect to hear about in the news or...
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EK Wills
Jan 28, 20184 min read
Back to school, Back to rules: parenting hacks to help get kids into a routine
By E K Wills Holiday time is when you let your guard down and let the kids have some fun. This is particularly true in Australia where...
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EK Wills
Jan 20, 20183 min read
How do you deal with death?- and how to introduce the concept to your kids
by EK Wills This holiday period has been a mixture of good times and learning experiences. Our friends visited from overseas after not...
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EK Wills
Jan 12, 20184 min read
Parent Tricks to Traveling with Kids in the Car
by EK Wills Ever wonder how to survive a 10 hour trip in the car with young children - without an electronic babysitter? Sounds...
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EK Wills
Jan 12, 20183 min read
Top 10 Tips for Parents - On How to be Creative while being Cost effective at Christmas
by EK Wills Is your Christmas celebrated as a traditional one or do you like to mix it up with some creative changes? These budget and...
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EK Wills
Jan 12, 20182 min read
Home Alone – a parent’s self help guide to leaving your kids at home
What age can you leave your kids home alone? At the end of the school year, we found ourselves with unallocated childcare and the dilemma...
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EK Wills
Jan 12, 20183 min read
Parent Hack for Head Lice- What Everyone Must Know About Treating N
by EK Wills Kids are like cats. When the warm season hits, they need to be checked for ‘crawlies’.Cats get monthly prophylactic flea...
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EK Wills
Jan 12, 20182 min read
My Favourite Parenting Book List–a reading list for Mothers
by EK Wills It all started with an article called ‘What they definitely wont teach you at pregnancy school’ by Bronwyn Prior in the...
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EK Wills
Nov 24, 20172 min read
Baby Signing - How to really connect with your bub with more than words
How does your infant or toddler let you know what they want before they can speak? Crying is one way but mismatch of needs can lead to...
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EK Wills
Nov 24, 20172 min read
Fear of Giving Birth - Try these birthing techniques to prepare you for baby's arrival day
by E K Wills Not only pregnant women fear childbirth. Young girls wonder about it even before that twinkle is in anyone’s eye. Some even...
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