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Kid-Friendly Spiced Vegetable Croquettes
Packed with goodness, homemade vegetable croquettes make delicious party appetizers, toddler finger food, or an everyday side dish. These spiced croquettes were my twin boys’ favorite veggie dish once I moved on from purees, plus they are perfect for batch cooking and storing in the freezer. Seasoned with cumin, coriander and tumeric, this kid-friendly recipe…
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Poopcrastination: A child’s guide to difficult questions.
Listen up kids… My daughter is six and she is an expert in avoiding chores, homework or basically anything she thinks is rubbish. Here’s her guide which I’ve aptly named Poopcrastination: A child’s guide to answering difficult questions. 1. When your parents ask you to tidy your room, just tell them you “need a really…
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Identical Twins: Why Does the Fertilized Egg Split?
Identical twins form when a single zygote (fertilized egg) splits into two, creating a natural clone. There is no sure answer as to why monozygotic twinning occurs, but there are a number of scientific theories. What causes identical twins? Why does the fertilized egg split? Like all wonderful outstanding questions, there are plenty of scientists…
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Whiplash – Knowing when to break your kid’s balls.
If you haven’t seen the movie Whiplash, put it on your must-see list. It’s about the relationship between an extremely strict and ruthless college teacher and one of his talented music students. The poor kid is hammered down until breaking point, but ultimately becomes a better player and stronger person for it, despite the literal…
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Baby food super-ingredients: 5 ways to jazz up your recipes
You have a few homemade baby food recipes you know Baby enjoys, but maybe its time to start tweaking and adding some of these baby super-ingredients: Coconut Milk Baby loves sweet potato? Try adding some coconut milk to boost calories while enhancing flavor and nutrition. Coconuts are rich in fibre, vitamins and minerals, and the ‘milk’ contained in…
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Boys playing with girl toys? Careful now…
When multi-million dollar corporations start sending me free stuff to review my boys can have some boy toys. But for now the poor things will have to do with big sisters hand-me-downs. Yes, I’m officially going to risk turning my boys into transsexual perverts by allowing them to play with girl toys. In the name…
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Baby Developmental Delays: Competitive Growth & Skill
Baby developmental delays in twins are normal… right? My first born was and still is my over-achiever baby. She rolled earlier than expected, crawled on schedule, and picked up talking and reading so early I smugly indulged in many a proud moment as my toddler read out the title of a pamphlet in the doctor’s…
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Top tips for making baby food at home possible
Let’s be honest, it’s easier to buy baby food than make it, and the temptation of those ready made pouches could turn any mom off cooking. That’s why it needs to be easy, it needs to be delicious enough that baby wants to eat it, and it needs to store easily. Here are some tips for those starting…
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To gym or not to gym?
You know once you go you’ll be guilt free, taking joy in that all over ache while tucking into a well earned piece of chocolate cake. If you don’t go you’ll torture yourself about it all day, not only because you dream of a washboard stomach and buns of steel, but because your contract agreement has…
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Questions twin moms are repeatedly asked and the quickest possible response.
Moms everywhere have little choice but to answer the same questions time and time again… How old is he? Is he sleeping through the night? Are you breastfeeding? (When exactly did it become appropriate for a stranger to ask that?!). But the questions twin moms have an abundance of others to deal with. Here are just a few…
