Geelong Coast Kids

The Nappy Collective is helping parents in desperate need - lending support is easy:
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Geelong mum and teacher Danielle Flack is helping high schoolers find their career path.
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Geelong author Karyn Connors (Kitty and I Books) is helping kids to understand life with anxiety and an assistance dog:
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Penny O’Loughlin had a hard time helping her son wind down for bed, so she wrote a book that’s helping other parents in the same boat.
Read more in our winter edition:
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Hayden and Sheree Ballinger turned their pain into a healing sanctuary for other parents who have lost a child:
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We think we are just playing, but love is the ingredient of a healthy brain for life, writes Steve Biddulph:
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Parents need to make their child’s first dental visit a positive one, says the Australian Dental Association.

Facing dental fears | Kids West Fear of the dentist in children needs to be addressed early or it could continue into adulthood, according to the Australian Dental Association (ADA). Children learn to be anxious by experience – through a traumatic event or vicariously from their parents, with the parent’s own dental fears bein...

It’s Dental Health Week!
The Australian Dental Association gave us some tips on caring for tiny teeth.

Caring for your baby’s oral health | Kids West The focus with new babies is often on breastfeeding, developmental milestones, and sleep, with new parents left in the dark about dental care for their bub. So the Australian Dental Association (ADA) is reminding Australian parents of the oral hygiene basics for children: brush twice a day, floss da...

An Aussie mum who counts Oprah among her fans says mindfulness saved her life:
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Lauren Green’s son made an unconventional entrance to the world - into a toilet:
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Woon Ooi is not your everyday dad.
From his most confronting moments in policing to parenting pitfalls, he opened up to Angie Hilton:
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A shock delivery in an ambulance station versus a scheduled caesarean - Tayla Keene’s two births couldn’t be more different:
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Keen for some kid-friendly cooking? This moreish dessert from Lucy Stewart Nutrition doubles as a nutritious breakfast 🙌🏼
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It was a pleasure to speak with Karyn for this important story.

Understanding anxiety | Geelong Coast Kids A Geelong author’s new book gives children a glimpse into life with anxiety and an assistance dog. Childcare centre owner Karyn Connors based Kitty and I on her experience with 6-year-old chocolate poodle Raffy. “I’ve worked with children all my life and I was an avid reader as a child,” she...

Not your everyday dad | Geelong Coast Kids Some people enter this world and it’s very clear they are here to make a difference. Woon Ooi is not your everyday corporate dad or tradie dad. His day job has seen him come face to face with some of the most confronting situations imaginable – including being on the front line in the Bourke …

Family violence survivor Conor Pall is using his lived experience to help other children and drive change.
The 20-year-old tells us about his advocacy and new book in our winter edition.

Gogglebox’s Adam Densten and Matty Fahd are helping new dads find their feet.
We spoke to Adam about podcast The Dad and the Docs and all things fatherhood:
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Winter is here 🥶 and so is our latest edition!
Pick up a copy or read our e-edition now:
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Have a story about parenthood to share? We want to hear it!

Does your child have access to a laptop? Too many students don’t.
Read about the project trying to change that in our autumn mag:
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Victor Steffensen is giving a voice to the trees.
Find out why in our interview with the author:
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A devastating prenatal diagnosis took an emotional toll on Pieta Shakes.
She’s using her experience to support other mums in the same position:
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Sometimes there’s a voice inside of us that we just need to hear, writes Steve Biddulph in The Story of Grace’s New Bike:
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Jacki O’Farrell sees no silver lining to the trauma she’s been through, but is determined to use her experience to support others:
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Forget sneaky veg - these peas are loud & proud, for good reason.
Find out why & get the Lucy Stewart Nutrition recipe for sweet pea & mint pesto pasta here:

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