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The girls at thefamilyroom have been somewhat quiet in the last week or so due to school holidays.
This is a time when we revel in the company of our young charges amid a whirlwind of sleepovers, treasure hunts, movies, bike rides, visits from relatives, sleep ins, a break from routine, craft, road trips, dress ups, camping, [...]
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“I go running when I have to. When the ice cream truck is doing sixty.”
You know those moments, when something flicks your switch, you feel fully alive, you momentarily forget you are a grown-up, you throw your head back and start laughing hysterically, you fall asleep smiling because you feel incredibly blessed, you dive into [...]
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As dads and husbands, we have been given a great responsibility. And it is not a responsibility that should be worn lightly. That responsibility is to be providers – but not just in the way that you may be thinking.
I asked a large group of men to tell me what it meant to be a provider. Overwhelmingly, [...]
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Susan recently posted an article title Bedtime Routine in which she outlines the bedtime rituals maintained in their home. It is a beautiful read…click here to have a squiz.
We are currently focussing on celebrating the everyday amongst the fray of our busy lives…to find the silver lining.
For me, as a child, my favourite part of [...]
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I was told long ago that we could pretty much count on a few sets of hands the big events in our lives. That being birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, etc. They are mostly great, noteworthy and cause enough to celebrate with everyone in our world.
To get to these places however, is a culmination of the effort, [...]
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To all around the world who are celebrating Father’s Day, thefamilyroom hopes you have a truly fabulous day!
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To this day not a Friday goes by without my father firing up the barbeque to cook dinner for our extended brood.
Sure, it happens the world over, yet there is something about the weekend barbie that is quintessentially Australian. It seems like learning to char any and every cut of meat on a barbeque is [...]
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My childhood could be summed up in a sun drenched 70’s polaroid photo. I can’t thank my parents enough for the fabulous ‘everydays’ they created for me and my 8 siblings.
The long weekends, however, were always so much more exciting, knowing that my parents had planned 3 days of absolutely nothing for us. Now, every [...]
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Thought of the week…
We have a blackboard in our kitchen that we have started chalking up themes for the week, things we love, inspiring quotes, etc on.
Grab a blackboard, a whiteboard, a canvas, a big sheet of butcher’s paper or anything that works for you and write down family credos, quotes, etc to remind your [...]
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I don’t care what anyone tells you, no amount of pre-natal classes can truly prepare a husband for attending the birth of his child.
Yes, you have some inkling of the general timing; the concept that as the frequency of contractions increases one should proceed swiftly to the hospital. Ditto the importance of remaining calm and [...]
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