Category: Tips & Tricks

Resolving childhood sleep problems

January 5, 2020 Daisy Linden0 Comments

Sleep problems in children are more widespread than commonly believed and may a significant impact on both the child and their family.

Childhood sleep problems span infants to teenagers and most have their origins in behavioural issues. A simple tool kit of evidence based strategies such as sleep diaries allow many sleep-related problems to be treated effectively in the home with the help of community health practitioners.

All humans require sleep for their wellbeing. In children it is particularly essential in promoting healthy growth and development. In framing potential solutions to sleep related issues, it is useful to understand what …

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Top 8 tips to make you less nervous on your first rafting trip

December 29, 2019 Daisy Linden0 Comments

I must admit, I was downright spooked before my first whitewater rafting trip. I had nightmares of dramatic rapids consuming our entire raft, causing me to fall overboard and get lost at sea. My imagination got the best of me. Clearly. It’s a river, not an ocean.

Jump forward to the end of my first rafting trip. Our group is exiting the raft, giddy and howling with laughter, already reminiscing about our adventure. Like a kid at an amusement park stepping off a roller coaster, I already wanted to go for another round. What was I so nervous about?

Having …

Happy young woman depositing money into her pink piggy bank

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Tips for saving money after the holiday season is over

December 16, 2019August 12, 2021 Daisy Linden0 Comments

The whole month of December typically ends up being a month of excess. We become less militant about sticking to our diets, we take our foot off the gas in work, and we spend a lot more than we do at other times of the year.

Whether it is choosing the perfect gifts for loved ones, paying for the excessive Christmas feasts, or attending all of the Christmas parties and get togethers organised by all of your friends, family and acquaintances, it all adds up.

So when January comes along, the decorations have come down, and we begin to return …