Category: School Aged
Where to start when you are separating? Here’s a separation and divorce checklist from Wollongong’s experienced family lawyers. It covers what you need to consider with kids and separating families also.. Here at Parents Guide Illawarra, we provide useful info for ages and stages of family life. The sad reality is that many relationships break […]
Fire Station Open Day 2024, is on Saturday 11th May between 10am – 2pm. We can help you find your nearest Fire Station Open Day! It’s an unmissable day of meeting our wonderful firefighters, plus exploring the trucks and specialist equipment. Everyone is welcome and it was my kids favourite experience for many years. You […]
Is screen use damaging your child’s eyes and vision? When should you get your kids’ eyes tested? Where do you get kids Bulk Billing eye tests in Wollongong? Or for a bulk-billed eye test for Illawarra adults if you’re squinting to read this! Here’s what you need to know about caring for your kids’ eyes […]
There are so many creative, wonderful ways for families to enjoy Autumn and Winter across Wollongong and the Illawarra! Parents Guide Illawarra have collated free and cost effective ‘family QT’ ideas – so your kids can have fun. Here’s how your family can enjoy the changing of the seasons together… Also, we’ve got Autumn School […]
If you’re a parent or a carer of a child with back-to-school anxiety, you are not alone! Here are three things that help children cope better with school transition. This back to school anxiety advice is from a credible source, Olivia Mackay from Olivia Mackay Therapy. Olivia is a therapist who works with children and […]
Smart Energy Solutions for Busy Families: Save Money, Save The Planet With inflation nipping at our hip pockets and energy bills set to rise, we all want to cut as much off our bills as humanly possible. One of the smarter ways to save money is to save money on your energy bills. The gas […]
Moving to Wollongong & the Illawarra - Wollongong Lighthouse
Frantically Googling ‘Chemists Open near me?’ Here are Illawarra’s after hour Pharmacy’s… Because of course kids never seem to get quite as sick in the daylight hours when you could more easily do something about it? So, what do you do when the clock strikes six o’clock, and you are in urgent need of a […]
Anxiety is rife in our youth and children. 12-18-year-olds are already an anxious age bracket. But children under twelve are also struggling with anxiety. COVID exasperated an already anxious group, whether it was from social anxiety, obsession with being germ-free, or any other underlying/existing concern. As a parent and a Creative Therapist, I’ve put together […]