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Easy Pavlova Recipe and How NOT to Cook One Too
My latest at World Moms Blog, if you need a laugh today is your lucky day. http://www.worldmomsblog.com/2013/04/12/zealand-pavlova/
Census Fun over at World Moms Blog
You can click here: http://www.worldmomsblog.com/2013/04/03/zealand-census-day/
Posted in My Posts on Worldmomsblog
Tagged census, children, New Zealand, world moms blog
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Drought!
When I wrote this the reporters were saying worst drought since 1962…tonight they said worst drought since 1952 and no significant rain for six months. What would you do if your water was limited? http://www.worldmomsblog.com/2013/03/06/zealand-drought/
Posted in My Posts on Worldmomsblog
Tagged drought, hawkes bay, New Zealand, rain water, tank water, water supply
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Country 2 Coast Walk
Today, the Hare walked 7km with his grandparents around a little bit of our lovely autumnal Hawke’s Bay, if you want to see some photos of places we can get to in half-an-hour or less in our car, take a look here.
Autumn Family Rituals: Not quite there.
For the past few years we’ve been trying to develop some family rituals. It’s been a slow process, far slower than I ever imagined it would be, but we are closer each year. Rituals provide anchor points for the day, … Continue reading
Posted in Home Environment, Parenting Tricks
Tagged all hallows, antipodes, autumn, behaviour, child, children, christchurch, communication, earthquake, emotion, family, halloween, importance of rituals, kids, maturity, New Zealand, parenting, pike river, psychology, raise, ritual, southern hemisphere, understand people, why celebrate rituals
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Post Three for World Moms Blog
My latest post for worldmomsblog is published. You can check it out here: NEW ZEALAND: Christchurch: Looking Forward One Month After the Quake.
Posted in My Posts on Worldmomsblog
Tagged behaviour, child, children, christchurch, communication, earthquake, emotion, family, maturity, natural disaster, New Zealand, overwhelmed, parenting, sendai, sociology, tsunami, understand people
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The Life Reclamation Project
It is exactly one month today since the second Christchurch earthquake. Thinking of you Canterbury. “We at the Life Reclamation Project (LRP) believe that if we continue to leave trauma unhealed in our community, survivors will continue in their attempts … Continue reading
Posted in For Adults, Home Environment, Parenting Styles
Tagged behaviour, child, children, christchurch, claudette o'brien, communication, disaster, earthquake, effects of unhealed trauma, emotion, emotional resilience, family, japan, karyn van der zwet, kids, life reclamation project, maturity, naughty, new world, New Zealand, odette hoffman, old world, overwhelmed, parenting, perfectionism, psychology, raise, self-assurance, self-assured, self-esteem, sendai, sexual abuse, sociology, stoic, therapy, trauma, tsunami, understand people, unhealed trauma
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Christchurch Earthquake – Tues, 22 Feb, 2011
Today, once again, Christchurch was rocked by a major earthquake. The one last September happened at night with no loss of life, this one has caused multiple fatalities. It could be NZ’s greatest natural disaster. No doubt stories of immense luck … Continue reading
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Tagged 22 feb 2011, christchurch, death, disaster, earthquake, fatalities, New Zealand
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Art Deco Weekend 2011: Just for Fun
In celebration of being the Art Deco Capital of the world (Napier: Art Deco City) Napier holds two fun weekends each year – the summer one (3rd weekend in February) is more like an Art Deco week, the winter one (some time in … Continue reading
Posted in Art Deco - Just for Fun
Tagged 1930s fashion, 2011, areoplane, art deco, art deco weekend, child, children, depression dinner, earthquake, engine, family, fun, hawkes bay, kids, napier, New Zealand, parenting, party, picnic, ritual, steam train, traction engine, vintage car
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When the Whales came
On the 4th January 2011, whales came to Mahia. It’s not a new event; often whales beach themselves on the sand. Partly this is because the gradient from the water to beach changes so gradually and partly it’s because Mokotahi Hill was once Mokotahi Island, … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Home Environment, Self-Esteem?
Tagged behaviour, binge drinking, child, children, co-operation, competition, dolphin, drugs, eating disorder, education, environment, family, kids, mahia, moko, New Zealand, parenting, pilot whale, pygmy sperm whale, self-assurance, self-assured, self-esteem, social-shell, whale, whale stranding
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