"I'm going all out this year. So turn up the Mariah. Pass me a mince pie. Maybe I have lost the plot but, hey, it’s the end of 2020!" writes "Mummy" columnist KATE MEIKLE.
Power-house fundraiser Natalie Tanchevski has a bold plan to help a lot of people without much at Christmas. Want to help?
"I know how important swimming lessons are for water safety and such a life skill for our children, but sometimes if they aren’t loving it, it’s a hard sell to get them to the pool," writes "Mummy" columnist KATE MEIKLE.
"When you bend down and look at it from a child’s perspective, their world has duck dived, been pulled apart and back again, and yet they have coped remarkably," writes "Mummy" columnist KATE MEIKLE.
KATE MEIKLE looks at radio's emerging digital world of DAB+ – a smorgasbord of new and familiar stations that Canberrans are starting to enjoy.
"Sensei Jasmine had the kids in the palm of her hand... I felt I was learning more about parenting from this young, strong woman than I have from anyone in a long time. Perhaps she could run a class for parents?" writes "Mummy" columnist KATE MEIKLE.
"With more time at home, we instigated eating dinner together rather than two sittings and two different menus. Now family meal time has improved how much risk my son takes with trying new food," writes "Mummy" columnist KATE MEIKLE.
AN upgrade of the ACT Table Tennis Centre has revitalised the old weatherboard building that accommodates five tables and facilities for its 400 Canberra players.
"We have tried to name all body parts correctly and seriously with the children but my daughter still thinks that 'willies' are hilarious," writes "Mummy" columnist KATE MEIKLE.
"I still feel weirdly selfish that I cancelled my daughter’s fourth birthday party, twice, over the period I was unwell. It was the right thing to do, but it wasn’t easy to let her and her little friends down because of me," writes "Mummy" columnist KATE MEIKLE.
"At six and four, my kids might not need the attention that as babies they demanded from me, but the daily closeness and physical affection that they so clearly want from their mum warms my heart," writes "Mummy" columnist KATE MEIKLE.
"Now, as the normal school routine has returned, I doubt I will be as quick to schedule all the extra activities with as much fervour as I did, especially in the next school holidays," writes "Mummy" columnist KATE MEIKLE.
