PakMag Cairns - May 2013

pakmag MAY 2013

Cairns

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ISSUE 71

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Kids

Mothers Day

MINI MAG Inside

Edition

Event

Guide

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Complete guide of

Cleaning

MAY events

Teach your kids domestic skills The

Adoption

Gender divide

Cover photo: Blueclick Photography

One mother’s greatest role

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Contents

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Hello and welcome to our Mother’s Day edition. Being a mum is such an important job and now that I have my own kids I can really appreciate what my own mum did for me as a single mum of four kids. We may have gone without many things but she gave us what mattered most. To celebrate the good work that mums do for families and the community we’re giving away lots of prizes this month. See inside for more details.

My own boys are testing my mothering skills at the moment. Everytime I ask Jordan to do something his “tummy’s too sore mummy” and Sean just mimics him of course. On the upside, Sean just accidentally caught his first fish recently!

ROCKING kids parties... without the stress & mess!

Hope to see you for some FREE rollerskating at Cairns Rec on Mother’s Day. Enjoy this edition, and remember to tell everyone you read it in PakMag.

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parents 02 What’s New 05 Show & Tell 09 Real Lives: A Mother’s Love 10 The Gender Divide

kids 27

Mount Sheridan Plaza MiniMag

babies

13 Reading with Kids 15

Help for Carers

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Women & Finance

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PakHealth

20 Family Nutrition

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Baby News: Baby Brain

things to win

23 PakFood 25 What’s On 27

Mount Sheridan Plaza Mini Mag

35 Tackling Teens / Modern Parenting 37

PakBaby

05 WIN a kids Hi-Vis shirt 23 WIN a mystery prize 28 WIN Movie tickets 29 Four $20 vouchers to WIN

41 Wardrobe Wake Up

39 WIN a Gumigem jewellery

43 Share the Cleaning

54 WIN a bag of Hill’s Pet Food

45 Homemade Mum Day Gifts

Your to do list:

Choose your party theme Choose one of our party packs

Our to do list: EvErYthing ElsE!

Call 0438 717 846 or visit the café for more information

At Café Centre Stage parties are what we do best. So take the stress & mess out of your next party or function and call the party experts today.

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Publisher: Bree James Editor: Elaine Seager What’s On/MiniMag: Janelle May Sales & Biz Development: Angelina Mortley Design & Layout: Trina Jensen Articles: Elaine Seager, Amanda Cranston & submitted writers

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Phone: 4053 3331 Fax: 4053 3350 Email: info@pakmag.com.au Address: Level 2, 68 Abbott Street Virginia House, Cairns QLD 4870 Postal: PO Box 7433, Cairns QLD 4870

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Disclaimer: No part of this magazine, including the advertisements within it may be reproduced, in part or in whole without the expressed permission of the editor. Whilst the greatest of care is taken to ensure that the information in the magazine is correct at the time of going to press, readers are advised to check details before visiting. The publishers cannot accept responsibility for errors, inaccuracies or omissions. The expressions expressed within PakMag are not necessarily the views of the publishers, but those of individual writers.

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51 Cairns Veterinary Clinic 52 Out & About 54 Fav Pets / Competition Winners

Models: Barbara Head with her children Alexis, Lily, Bryce and Kan’dis Photography: by Veronica at Blueclick Photography Clothing: Thanks to MYER

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inBRIEF Carnivale 2013

PakClub

May

what’s

New

CHARI-Tea

12 May (9am-11am) Cairns Rec Centre (Behan St) This month’s PakClub is being held at the Cairns Recreation Centre. Entry is free, skate hire $4, rock climbing $5, plus a soft play area and jumping castle for the littlies.

There will be lots of prizes as per usual and some special treats for the mums.

Volunteers Wanted

Call 4053 5353 for more information.

Sunday 30 June

Pink Bun Campaign Thursday 23 May This month there will be morning teas happening all over Cairns as the Cancer Council asks Queenslanders to whip the candles out and don party hats to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea. Funds raised through this event go towards vital cancer research, prevention and early detection programs, and patient support services.

2-22 May 2013 Bakers Delight bakeries across the nation are joining forces to raise $1.2 million for Australians affected by breast cancer in this year’s Pink Bun Campaign. During the campaign

Visit www.biggestmorningtea.com.au, phone 1300 65 65 85 or text ‘HOST’ to 0400 867 867 to receive your Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea host kit today.

Bakers Delight bakeries will donate 100% of the sales of their Pink Finger Buns to Breast Cancer Australia. Sporting clubs around Australia will also ‘pink up’ their clubs on Mother’s Day weekend for the same cause.

SHOW Time!

Our annual Teddy Bear’s Picnic is coming up next month. This is our biggest fundraising event of the year with all proceeds going to the Sea FM Give Me Five for Kids Campaign that raises money for the Cairns Base Hospital children’s ward. We need volunteers so if you would like to help out on the day for a good cause, or in the lead up to the event, please email promotions@pakmag.com.au

Port Douglas 17-26 May Port Douglas Carnivale’s annual celebration

including Ben O’Donohue share tips of the

of Tropical North Australia is back this

trade with cooking demonstrations.

month. Held over two weekends it is packed with several great events from the glamorous Sheraton Mirage Longest Lunch to family favourites, the Macrossan Street Parade (17 May) and Four Mile Beach Day (18 May).

Darryl Braithwaite will also be headlining

Learning Difficulties

the outdoor music festival. To check out the full program of events – culture, sports, arts, entertainment and cuisine – and book your

29 May (6pm-8.30pm)

tickets online, go to www.carnivale.com.au If your child seems to be having difficulties at school

Kicking off the second weekend of food

Bill Spooner’s Coaching Academy will

events will be Palates of Port on Friday, 25

be holding and information evening with a guest

May followed by, A Taste of Paradise on the

speaker on 29 May at Rydges Tradewinds. Cost: $20.

Saturday, where you can hear celebrity chefs

Call 4041 3232 to book your place.

Defence Families Support If you’re one of Cairns’ 400 Defence force

• Bellies & Bubs group for mums-to-be and

families, there is a local dedicated group

new parents (Mondays)

called the Defence Community & Recreation

• Craft & Cuppa mornings (Tuesdays)

Centre (DCRC) that helps make your transition into the community easier. It operates from premises in Manoora (3 Jensen

• Playgroup for the under-5 year olds (Wednesday & Fridays)

Street) and offers regular activities and

To find out more visit www.dcrc-cairns.com

programs including:

or visit the DCRC Cairns Facebook page.

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17-19 July 2013 Yep, can you believe it, the Cairns Show is just a few weeks away. Now is the time for your kids to start their projects to enter into one of the many competitions so grab a Kids Competition Schedule from the Cairns Show office or go online to work out which ones they’d like to enter. Go to www.cairnsshow.com.au for more information or like their facebook page. www.pakmag.com.au

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[1] What do you love about your work?

[3] What did you want to be when you

I am just fascinated by the workings of the

grew up? A photographer for National

human mind and the strength and beauty

Geographic.

of the human spirit.

hang out in Cairns? Stoney Creek – I love

I work with both children and adults who

walking along the creek soaking in the

are going through some sort of change.

environment and choosing a swimming

Some may also have specific issues ranging

hole to take a dip in.

phobias, dealing with grief, breaking habits and chronic pain. When I coach children I also work with the mum or both parents too. I believe in the family being a cohesive

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what habit your child copies from dad?

Book Review

[4] Where’s your favourite place to

[2] What issues do you coach clients on?

from behavioural problems, to overcoming

shirt go to our website and tell us

[5] What will you be doing on Mother’s Day? My daughter ropes my husband into all sorts of plans so I usually get spoilt with coffee in bed and a hand-made gift.

Masterchef Julie Goodwin has just released her newest cookbook just in time for Mother’s Day. This gorgeous book revolves around food for social gatherings with recipes for a range of occasions, such as family dinners,

unit so it’s important that the rest of the

[6] Tell us something most people would

cocktail parties, high tea and, of course, the

family are on a parallel journey.

not know about you? I am a terrible cook.

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My Business

Got something to share or shout about?

Email us at elaine@pakmag.com.au

Book Review

Lisa Slatyer is the proud owner of the airy ambient warehouse store that is haven+space.

She is also mum to two young daughters.

I have lived in Far North Queensland

make all our customers feel welcome and

for 10 years. I moved here from Sydney

take great pride in their coffee.

where I worked in interior design.

I opened haven+space about eight years ago and I’m happy to say it is a pleasure

A Grandmother’s Wisdom:

Lessons learnt at my Nan’s knee

by Catriona Rowntree

to walk through the doors every day. I feel very lucky to live and work in Cairns.

2005. Styles and trends change and we do our best not to fit into a “mould”. We stock everything from modern moulded plastic chairs to imitation yak heads. I love design,

create a ‘decorator’s supermarket’. I

colour and interacting with our customers.

wanted to create a place for Cairns locals to shop for unique, individually sourced decorator pieces and furniture at affordable

grandmothers and all the wonderful advice they give

prices. I then opened a coffee bar within

from following your heart, minding your manners,

the store two years ago so our customers

keeping your chin up and much more. Available for

could switch off for 15 minutes and enjoy

$24.99 at all good bookstores.

our space. I have two fabulous baristas who

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the store constantly since opening in

My vision with haven+space was to

A gorgeous book celebrating mothers and

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We have changed the look and feel of

I have two gorgeous young girls who light up my life and amaze me every day. At times it is definitely a struggle balancing family life with the business but you need to be super organised. Having an absolutely wonderful husband also helps!

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Real

Lives Story thanks to Amanda Cranston

A Mother’s Love Greatest Role

W

ith two natural born and two

Bryce was born and three years later welcomed

adopted children (from Ethiopia),

daughter Kan’dis into their family. “I love all my

Barbara is fiercely protective of her

children equally. A child should come to a family

family and says all her children are close as they

knowing they are 100 per cent wanted and

have grown up together since they were babies.

loved. I tell all my children my heart was crying

“We don’t see ourselves as a mixed or blended

for a little baby and their hearts were crying for a

family, we are just the “Head Family” and don’t see

mummy and we were brought together,” she says.

ourselves as any different to any other family,” she says. Barbara explains that she always wanted to adopt. “When I was 12, I did the 40 Hour Famine and became aware of children overseas needing families. My parents tried to adopt a child from

By day she runs a successful modelling agency and by night she is a mum to four beautiful children, but Barbara Head says by far her greatest role is motherhood.

Ethiopia back then but the bureaucracy made it impossible to adopt in Australia. The process hasn’t evolved too much in the last 20 years.”

don’t see colour, size or race when they look at their mums, as their love comes without prejudice and is pure of heart. “I am proud my kids are resilient, non-judgemental and accepting of others and they all know they are loved and accepted exactly as they are,” she says. “We have been challenged on occasion by the prejudice of

pregnant naturally and after their daughter Alexis

others but we are a strong family and thanks to

was born they applied to adopt a child. Within

Angelina Jolie mixed families are more accepted

two years they welcomed Lily into their family.

these days.”

“The application process was unusual as we didn’t fit the typical profile - we were in our 20s, were fit, fertile and financially secure,” she says.

“They tried to talk us out of it, they scrutinised our relationship and questioned our morals but Ethiopia before she was allowed to come back to Australia as she had an ear infection, but we were lucky as only 20 percent of kids in the orphanages meet Australian health standards.”

After applying to adopt again, Barbara fell pregnant with their son Bryce so they were pulled

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mother does not say black or white and children

Barbara says she and her husband Steve fell

we stuck with it. I spent a few months with Lily in

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Barbara adds that the dictionary definition of a

off the waiting list, but they reapplied the day

Now a single mother after being widowed three years ago, Barbara says running a large family successfully means spending quality time together as a family. “I’m not always the perfect mum and I often have to miss school events because I am working but as a mum you just need to be realistic about what you can and can’t achieve, accept help occasionally and make sure you are always there for each other.”

Barbara runs Lulus Modelling Agency and is an advocate of adoption. www.pakmag.com.au

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Kids

Issues Story thanks to Jutta Dempsey

t doesn’t take a genius to work out that

On the other hand boys are busy developing

male and female brains are wired differently.

the right side of their brain, exploring their

Boys love video games and girls love

environment, taking physical risks and being

facebook and when you understand how their

action oriented. This has developmental

brains develop this makes absolute sense. These

consequences that are particularly noticeable

differences also mean that girls and boys require

as they start school. Boys have more difficulty

different approaches to discipline in order to be

settling into school – they seem not to listen,

effective.

have more difficulty in attending, they have less

The left side of the brain is responsible for logic, math, and analytical reasoning, details and overseeing the three R’s (reading, ‘riting, and ‘rithmetic).

self control and slower language and fine motor skills. Added to this, the recent acceleration of curriculum has magnified these differences in brain development. Whereas once children could be working with clay, sand and playground

The right side of the brain governs emotions,

equipment to help them acclimatise to the school

intuition, insight, music comprehension,

environment, many children are now exposed to

perception, visual-spatial processing, not getting

visual/auditory learning at a much earlier age.

lost, and recognising familiar places.

Boys are five times more likely to be diagnosed

The healthy brain can switch from left hand to

with a “disorder” (including ADHD, Sensory

right hand as needed.

Integration, Oppositional Defiance) than girls.

As our children grow they are developing at different rates and so are their brains. If we keep this in mind as we are parenting, we can avoid

Bearing all this in mind it makes sense to find ways to discipline your children based on their brain development.

When disciplining girls it is more effective to focus

many pitfalls.

on feelings and communication. You can use

Girls develop their verbal centres in the left side of the brain much more quickly than boys.

This is why girls are able to use a wide variety of language and link these with feelings much earlier than boys. For this reason discipline methods such as praise and verbal reasoning will

longer sentences and more complex language.

By contrast, the best approach with boys is to be practical, solve the problem and move to action.

Stop aggressive behavior amongst boys by quickly giving them an alternative action to do.

work much better with girls than with boys. This

Here is a summary of how you can handle

also explains why as girls enter pre puberty, they

some typical behavior difficulties with

spend a lot of energy on communication and

younger children:

relationships.

Behaviour

The

Gender divide

Girl

Boy

“You will make him so happy if

“When you let her join in you

Sharing

you let him join your game”

will build it twice as fast”.

“You do not have to be upset,

“Sit down on the step and

Tantrum

tell me quietly and we will fix it

tell me what you need.”

so that you feel better”.

Boys and girls brains develop differently. To fully understand how to discipline children you need to be aware of this and customise your approach for each gender, particularly when they’re younger, writes Jutta Dempsey.

Whining

“You have a sad face on today.

“Please go and get your

What can you do to feel happy

new lego toy for me.”

right now?”

Hitting

“How would you feel if you were

“Hands to yourself and use your

treated in that way? What can

words.” …. Or if it has happened

you do to make it better?”

before, “time out”.

This will probably make a lot of sense to most parents but there is also an extra component to add to the mix – mums and dads brains also work differently. As you discipline your children you also need to be conscious of your own way of thinking,

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particularly as you discipline a child of the opposite sex.

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with kids

Reading

Benefits

by Wendy Manners

While many parents are already busy with running the family household it has been proven time and again that making the time to read with your children has wide ranging benefits.

R

ecent research quantified what we’ve intuitively always known about children and reading. That is, the more adults read to children from an early age, the greater the impact on their reading and thinking skills. It was reported in The Age (3 March 2013) that a longitudinal study by The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research measured the link between the frequency of reading to a child and his or her development. The study followed 4,000 children, aged four to five years in 2004 through to ages 10 and 11 and found that reading to a child six to seven days a week puts him almost a year ahead of a child who has not been read to. The study also found that children who were read to every day from a young age also have better numeracy skills in primary school.

The benefits don’t stop at reading to pre-school aged children. The study found that kids who are read to more often keep doing better as they age than other children. The findings send a clear message to parents, and other carers such as grandparents – reading to children goes beyond a simple fun, bonding experience. It is perhaps the single most important activity you can do to give a child a head start in literacy.

As a former primary teacher and literacy consultant I’ve seen the benefits first hand of children who come from language and reading

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rich environments. Anecdotally, these children are streets ahead of those who come from language and reading deficient environments.

So what can you do at home to help your child?

• Stock up on your children’s book library at home (ask for books as gifts and look in the sales and op shops for bargain books).

• Make your local library a fun place to visit.

• Establish a comfortable reading spot so that your kids associate that place with reading and books.

• Establish a regular routine for reading together eg. before bedtime • If you’ve got wriggly boys who don’t sit still, keep the reading time short and make sure the books are of interest to boys. The grubbier and gorier the content the better, usually!

• Make reading time interesting and fun rather than laborious and boring. That way your kids will always look forward to their reading time with you.

• Make sure your kids take plenty of books on visits and sleepovers with grandparents, and other relatives. Let them know how important daily reading is with your children.

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Family

Carers

Matters

help for

Story thanks to Elaine Seager

Disability

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M

elanie Walsh admits that life can

by the Parenting Research Centre but the many

be hard when you’re the parent

local groups across North Queensland are

of a child with a disability. “I won’t

managed by the Cerebral Palsy League.

lie and say it isn’t hard, or exhausting, or that some days I wish things were just ‘normal’. But, truthfully, part of me is also grateful, having a child with special needs has opened up a whole new world to me.”

welcome at her first MyTime session, “I just remember being in tears because I finally felt understood and it was the first time I had seen Rhiannon really interact with kids her own age.

missing developmental milestones her gut told

It was so wonderful to be able to talk to parents

her something was different despite the fact that

who actually knew what I was talking about,

doctors and other parents kept reassuring her

who were living it themselves.”

just seemed ‘different’ to her peers. I could never quite put my finger on it but I couldn’t shake the feeling that there was more to it.” It was only when Rhiannon started Prep that someone asked if she had had any genetic testing done.

When she got home Melanie went straight to Dr. Google and came across Williams Syndrome.

“As I read through the characteristics my heart started to beat faster and faster - they described Rhiannon to a ‘tee’.”

Ten weeks later a specialised genetic blood test confirmed the diagnosis and Melanie says she felt relieved to finally find a ‘why’ even though it didn’t really change much since there is no

Sunday 12 May 9aM-11aM Cairns reCreation Centre

community Melanie vividly remembers feeling

When Melanie’s first daughter Rhiannon started

that all kids develop at different rates. “Rhiannon

For parents of children with a disability finding support from other people who understand, care and won’t judge them can be life altering.

And the federally funded MyTime Program was created to do just that.

Away from the stares and glares of the wider

specific support available for this fairly rare condition.

Instead, Melanie says that she has found

Corinna Myers, Cerebral Palsy League’s MyTime Coordinator, says creating time for parents and carers is at the heart of the program. “MyTime offers families the opportunity to meet others in a relaxed environment, share information and experiences, create friendships and develop community support. This peer support is vital to families who can feel isolated or disconnected, and is a fantastic way to make friendships, socialise and find out more about the support and services available in local communities.”

For more information on your closest MyTime group please visit www.mytime.net.au or contact Corinna Myers on 4799 9600 or cmyers@cplqld.org.au. The Cerebral Palsy League is a non-profit organisation that provides vital support to more than 5,000 children and adults with cerebral palsy and physical disability.

wonderful support from the MyTime program.

This national program provides local support for

For more information call 4053 5353

parents and carers of children (0-16 years) who have a disability, chronic medical condition or

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developmental delay. It is coordinated nationally

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Women Finance

News QCCU

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Offset Accounts

The latest news and tips in the world of women, families and finance

Financial Perspective

by Fiona Thorogood

Creating a financial plan is something that everyone should do and its made a lot easier if you understand what your own personal values and priorities are with regards to money.

Did you know that if you have a 100% mortgage offset account and use it effectively you could save thousands over the life of your home loan?

Financial priorities

Here are some simple tips for making

What would you consider to be your biggest financial priorities? Start by writing a list of your biggest priorities followed by a second list of those that are slightly less important. There are no right or wrong answers since everyone is different but this information will help shape your investment choices.

The $10,000 question If you were suddenly given $10,000, what would you do with it? This question can be very revealing and is one of the best ways to work out what your attitude to money is.

Would you spend it straight away, put it in a savings account or do a bit of both?

Putting goals in place Once you have an understanding of your attitudes towards money, you can start to think about what goals you will establish

to keep your financial plan on track. Think carefully about whether your main priorities are in the short or long-term, as this will partly decide where your investments are going to perform best.

• Have a good budget and stick to it. If you don’t

Working towards your objectives

pay off your loan even sooner.

The final step is making the effort to meet your objectives - regular meetings with a financial advisor will help ensure you are staying on track. Reassessing your financial values occasionally is also important, as they could change over time, especially if you go through a major life event such as moving house, getting married or having children.

• Ensure you have allocated sufficient income to

Fiona Thorogood is a Financial Planner from ipac north queensland and can be contacted on 4046 5555 for more information, or visit www.ipac.com.au/ northqueensland

them work for you:

spend more than you earn, your savings will grow in your offset account. This may also allow you to

cover your budgeted expenses.

• Deposit all of your income into your mortgage offset account and use a credit card with an interest free period to pay for all your day-to-day expenses. By parking your income in your offset account and using your credit card effectively you can reduce your outstanding loan balance for longer each month and reduce the amount of interest you pay on your home loan.

To find out more call Smithfield Branch Manager Dianne Clarke on 4038 3999, Earlville Branch Manager David Smith on 4033 5299 or for more information visit qccu.com.au

These articles contain general financial advice only and do not take into consideration your personal circumstances.

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Health pak

news HEARING Problems?

School Sores

By Dr Julia Driscoll

It has been discovered that some children who appear to have normal hearing may struggle in the classroom because they have difficulty switching their listening attention.

This means they find it difficult to follow a conversation from one talker to the next.

The study by the University of Sydney looked at people with persistent listening difficulties in noisy environments, but no diagnosis of a hearing disorder or attentional disorder (such as ADHD).

Associate Professor Simon Carlile said the researchers were determined to find out why some children, with otherwise normal hearing, fell behind in the classroom.

he said. “In our study, we showed that these children were markedly slower to switch their attention compared to their agematched peers. In a noisy conversation with many participants, this means that these children were having trouble following a conversation as it moved from one talker to the next, making it difficult for them to get the gist of what was being said.

“A wide battery of clinical tests indicated that children who complained of listening difficulties had otherwise normal hearing sensitivity and auditory processing skills,”

Associate Professor Carlile said the group are now developing a test that can be easily used by audiologists and GPs in their consulting rooms.

FLU Vaccines

Should your family get one? r this The current flu season started earlie . years r othe than e wors be year and may ren child for able avail is A vaccination from the age of six months for the flu. prevention of influenza and swine from them ent prev to It is a good idea getting sick and the shot does not cause the flu.

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ga Getting influenza is worst than havin sick t adul cold and can make a child or for up to a week and may even need

by Dr Rachel Adendorff

se hospitalisation. The centre of disea nd mme reco n entio prev and rol cont an influenza vaccination for everyone six months of age and older. Infants younger than six months can’t have the vaccination but everyone else in the household can and this will help protect the baby. This is very important because infants are more at risk for enza serious complications from the influ infection. It is also recommended that this anyone with an egg allergy discuss on. fully with the doctor before vaccinati

School sores, or impetigo, are bacterial skin infections. Usually a staphylococcal A, or sometimes a streptococcal B, they commonly are weepy sores or a burn-like lesion. They often have a yellow crust and they can grow rapidly.

They especially occur when the skin is broken, for example an insect bite or a grazed knee.

These bacteria on our skin are in low numbers but they are very contagious and can divide and multiply very quickly in our tropical climate. The germs can be spread easily from touching the hands of someone who has scratched an infected sore that can be itchy. So it is important to cover the sores and keep your child home from school, kindy or daycare until you visit the doctor. Antibiotics in the form of an ointment or medicine are generally prescribed and then they can resume school if the sore is covered.

Sometimes it can be advantageous to bathe with an antiseptic soap. Ensure that the affected child has their own towel and washer.

Make sure your child takes all of the prescribed antibiotics because we don’t want to breed antibiotic resistant bugs. We run that risk unless we kill all of the bacteria causing the infection.

Dr Julia Driscoll is a GP at Apple Tree Medical Centre in Smithfield. She is also the author of “My Story”, an interactive children’s book to reduce sibling rivalry. For more information go to www.juliaschildrensbooks.com www.pakmag.com.au

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• 1 tbsp olive oil

• 3 cups self-raising flour

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• 3 tomatoes, roughly chopped

• 310ml lemonade

• 1/2 chorizo, sliced

• 1/2 cup whipped cream

• 4 eggs

• Strawberry jam, to serve

• 1/2 tsp cumin powder

• Whipped cream, to serve

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• 1 tbsp parsley, chopped • Salt and pepper

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Teens tackling

Maintaining a good relationship with your kids through adolescence READER QUESTION: I have two daughters

the control over them to stop them from getting

be a rescuer, advice giver or problem solver.

aged 11 and 9 and up until now our

or doing what they want in that moment.

Try to avoid the listening traps of just waiting

relationship has been very loving and respectful. However, I have seen friends whose teenage children yell and swear at them and their family life seems to be a battle zone. I’m worried that this could happen in my family. Do you have any ‘tips’ to help me to maintain a good relationship with my daughters during their teen years?

I can understand your concern. While some degree of family conflict is a natural and normal part of family life, the level of conflict can escalate as your children go through puberty and make the physical, social and emotional transition from childhood to adulthood. Often teenagers do say they ‘hate’ their parents when in fact what they ‘hate’ is the fact that parents have

If these conflicts do occur it is important as a parent to not yell and scream back. Staying calm and walking away if necessary will show your daughters that you are the adult in control of the situation. You will be modelling appropriate

for a chance to have your say, asking too many questions, letting your own feelings and values affect your listening, rushing the discussion or being distracted. Teenagers will quickly pick up if you are pretending to listen.

behaviours. Recognise your daughters’ feelings

If your daughters know that you will listen to

about the issues causing conflict. They may not

them without judging or interrupting, your

always be able to get what they want, but they

relationship with them through their teen years

can know that you have at least listened to them.

will hopefully be smoother, more open, honest

My ‘tip’ for helping to maintain an open and

and mutually respectful.

caring relationship with your daughters is to

Denise Bewert is Group Educator for CentaCare,

be an effective listener. This involves paying

mother of two and author of two books, Tackling

attention, maintaining eye contact, asking open

Teens and Troubled Teens. If you would like to ask

questions and understanding that silence can

Denise a question about your teenager send an

be a powerful listening tool. You don’t have to

email to: denise.bewert@centacarecairns.org

Parenting modern

How to handle fussy eaters [1] Have healthy food available every day

[3] Make mealtimes and preparing food fun

Keep a fruit bowl on hand, have a container with

There are many books and online blogs available

cut up vegetables in the fridge and place a box

that show how food can be made fun for

of healthy snacks in the cupboard within your

children. The more colourful the food, the more

It is very common for young children between

child’s reach. This way your child will be exposed

likely your child is to try the food. Also, let your

the age of one and five years old to be picky

to them everyday and can learn to choose and

child explore new foods by touching, tasting and

eaters and resist trying new foods. Although

like them.

smelling them.

[2] Be a role model

Most important of all, don’t get discouraged by

READER QUESTION: I can’t get my daughter to eat anything except for potatoes, bread, and banana. Can you tell me what I can do to stop her fussy eating?

most children who are fussy eaters have adequate diets, it can still be very frustrating

Show your child that you enjoy trying and eating

will become malnourished. This often results in

different foods and always offer him/her what

regular power struggles to try to force their child

you are eating. Don’t show your disappointment

to eat a variety of foods. The most important, but

if they don’t like it or don’t want to try it. Also talk

difficult, thing to do is to be patient with your

to your child about how healthy food is good for

Colahan Psychology (37 O’Keefe Street, Cairns

child’s behaviour. There are many effective ways

their bodies and helps them to grow.

North). For more information call 4053 1122 or

to support your child through this phase:

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Whatever the cause, baby brain gets worse

slowly, and with blurred vision and that half-

as the pregnancy progresses, and you start to

asleep stagger, I made my way to the bathroom.

become more preoccupied with the impending

I picked up my razor (which, let’s face it, doesn’t see much action when you’re pregnant) and carefully and skillfully started shaving off my eyebrows. One at a time, the hair came off and I looked at myself in the mirror admiring the fact that I now had not one hair between my eyelashes and the top of my forehead. And then...I woke up. In a panic, I instinctively felt my face to make sure my eyebrows were still in their rightful place.

Oops, now where did I leave my brain?

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Baby brain has been a handy excuse for pregnant women for years, but new research suggests it’s all in our head, writes Shannon du Plessis

Welcome to the world of the pregnant woman... where dreams seem real and putting the milk in the pantry is a regular occurrence. “Baby brain” has been well documented and one of the common symptoms listed in the classic What to Expect When You’re Expecting guide by Heidi E. Murkoff.

birth and caring for a new baby. You might be worried about labour, family dynamics (if you have other young children to care for), family finances, the baby’s health, and how you will handle motherhood.

Sleep will probably also become more erratic.

So baby brain is perfectly normal and will probably last for several months after the baby is born due to sleep deprivation.

However a team of researchers at the Australian National University said they had debunked the “baby brain” myth. Their 20-year study on health and ageing analysed the mental function of a group of women before and during pregnancy and in the early stages of motherhood. The women were given memory and cognitive speed tests three times over eight years, but

Absentmindedness is very common during

were not told they were being tested for a

pregnancy and a report published in The

pregnancy study. While the study had found

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing found

some limited impact on cognitive speed in

that 82 per cent of women surveyed reported

late pregnancy, Christensen said the results

some type of absentmindedness or inability to

showed that carrying a baby had “pretty much

concentrate during pregnancy.

no permanent effects” on a woman’s mental

Feeling forgetful, daydreaming or brain fog is

function.

often attributed to a change in hormone levels.

While I’m happy to hear I’m not losing my

Hormones have a powerful influence on our

marbles, I am slightly miffed at not being able

bodies, including the brain, and pregnancy is

to blame my forgetfulness on my unborn child.

a time of dramatic hormonal changes. Some

Although I’m grateful I still have my eyebrows!

theories suggest that low iron levels and stress

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Stuttering typically starts in two to three year old children and can hinder educational and occupational success also causing serious psychological problems later in life states Professor Onslow.

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Family

Matters Story thanks to Elaine Seager

Cleaning Share the

skills

for Life If you don’t want your kids to turn into ‘KIPPER’s’, young adults who overstay their welcome, then perhaps its time you started sharing the housework and teaching your kids how to clean?

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ccording to the 2011 Census, women still do the majority of domestic chores in modern family households and, perhaps not surprisingly, teenagers are the least inclined to help out with the housework.

Teenage girls did 28 minutes of housework per day compared to mum at 151 minutes, and boys (aged 15-19) barely managed a measly 19 minutes.

While it would be easy to dismiss this as typical teenage laziness it seems as though parents are perhaps being their own worst enemies. A national Newspoll survey recently commissioned by leading cleaning brand VIVA® also discovered that 70 per cent of Mums find it easier to do the cleaning themselves rather than having to ask their teens to help out, resulting in a generation lacking in valuable life skills.

Interestingly, 96 per cent of Mums believe that domestic skills, such as cleaning, are an important life skill for their children to learn but over two-thirds just find it easier to do it themselves rather than taking the time to teach their kids how to do it.

Leading social demographer Bernard Salt, commenting on the results, said, “The bottom line is that parents think their kids should learn cleaning skills but they just can’t quite bring themselves to teach or enforce the share-thecleaning principle.”

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The survey also highlighted that 28 per cent of Mums also consider ‘not cleaningup after themselves’ to be a quality they

dislike most in others, which should provide further motivation for parents to ensure their teenagers develop this key life skill.

Given that another finding of the Census was 27 per cent of 20-somethings still live with their parents, it seems this is an issue that isn’t going away anytime soon. More and more young adults are choosing to delay flying the nest and those most likely to stay at home, where they are looked after by their mums, are males.

Stay-at-home 20-somethings have been tagged by demographers as KIPPERS or Kids in Parent’s Pockets Eroding Retirement Savings. Bernard Salt says “I suspect that some 50-something parents have created a culture of dependence in their young adults to keep them at home but this runs counter to the thinking and values of parents who believe that the learning of cleaning and other domestic skills is important.”

It might be laziness or it might be that they’ve never been taught, but one thing’s for sure, in modern busy households where dad and mum both work, the housework should be everyone’s job. As Bernard Salt says, “The only way a modern household with multiple income earners and multiple teenagers and perhaps kippers can operate is if there is a fundamental shift in who does the domestic housework.

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homemade

Mother’s Day Gifts Need inspiration for an impressive Mother’s Day surprise? Then why not put a handcrafted spin on the traditional gift and create your own jewellery.

Fabric Ne c k l a c e

What you need • Light to medium weight fabric, enough to cut a 110cm long x 10cm wide strip • 6 x 25cm wooden beads • Sewing thread • Hand sewing needle • Sewing machine • Scissors

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These instructions will create a short necklace measuring approximately 80cm in length before tying. To make a longer length necklace, simply cut a longer fabric strip.

[1] Begin by making a fabric cylinder by cutting and measuring a fabric strip 110cm long and 10cm wide. Fold the fabric strip in half lengthways, with the printed side on the inside, and pin. Using a sewing machine, stitch the fabric together, down the length of the pinned side, leaving a 10cm seam allowance. Turn through so the printed side of the fabric is now facing out.

to secure it inside the fabric cylinder. Repeat this process until you have added half the beads into the fabric cylinder, then repeat this process by adding the other half of the beads into the other end of the fabric cylinder. Your finished necklace should be made up of six beads surrounded by seven knots.

[4] Finish the two open ends by turning the raw edges inside the fabric cylinder and hand sew the gaps closed. All Mum needs now is a new outfit to match her new necklace!

Hints

[2] Before placing the first bead inside the fabric, identify the middle of your fabric cylinder and tie your first knot in the necklace.

HINT 1: Use smaller beads to make a coordinating bracelet.

[3] Into one end of your necklace, insert a bead. Beside the bead twist the fabric slightly so that the fabric bunches around the bead.

Tie a knot, as close to the bead as you can

HINT 2: Buy 10cm of fabric and use the width of your chosen fabric as the length, as most commercially made fabric measure 112cm in width.

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M NRL for

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Whether its just for fun or with dreams of being the next Jonathan Thurston, Junior Rugby League is launching a new junior recruitment campaign to get more 5-12 year olds involved in the game.

any parents may have been steering their children away from what they perceive as contact sports in recent years but local mum Leisha Kennedy is a strong advocate of NRL as a family sport. She is the mother of ten children, eight of whom play for the Edmonton Storm Junior Rugby League Club, including two girls.

Rugby League is currently aiming to drive its recruitment of junior players across the country and in 2012 recorded the highest number of registered participants in the 6-12 year old age group in the history of the game. Rugby League presently has 126,025 registered junior club players who play for one of the almost 8000 teams that make up the 1300 Junior Rugby League Clubs nationwide.

According to Tony Quinn, NRL Regional Development Manager for North Queensland, Junior Rugby League clubs are the backbone of the game. “They are where our State Of Origin Stars begin their careers, where so many of the Maroons fans come from, and where our children can have heaps of fun and activity when training and playing the game”.

Children can begin playing regular games of Rugby League from as young as five years of age

and junior teams typically range from Under 6s through to Under 18s.

Junior Rugby League focuses on a whole-ofgame program so its newest members can enjoy the game itself instead of just practicing drills.

From day one of joining a club children start playing Rugby League while developing skills such as try scoring, evasion, passing, and kicking.

As with other team sports, local junior clubs are dependent on the parents and community members who volunteer their time and effort to keep the sport operating for children to enjoy. It is very much a family involvement.

As the mother of a large family Leisha Kennedy believes Rugby League is a great way for her children to stay active but that it also plays a role in maintaining a family unity. “It has helped provide the kids and myself with a fun social activity where they are still learning teamwork, discipline and ball skills. No matter where we are we end up playing a game of backyard footy! We all just love Rugby League.”

For more info on getting your boys and girls involved visit www.playrugbyleague.com sign up with a club and become part of the Rugby League community today. www.pakmag.com.au

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adult dogs.

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The virus attacks the cells lining the intestine that

eight weeks and then another one at 12 weeks, to

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can occur at any age but is most commonly seen in puppies less than eight months of age that

severely dehydrated and show signs of vomiting and diarrhoea (often with blood in their motions).

The disease takes hold rapidly and is often fatal.

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Adult dogs should have yearly health checks and vaccinations should be kept up to date to protect against deadly diseases and to ensure their quality of life and general wellbeing is maintained.

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Read this month’s edition to help you solve our May crossword puzzle. Good luck!

HINT: You will find some of the answers in the magazine

Across [1]

People we’re celebrating on 12 May

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He’ll be at the Civic Theatre this month

[7] Stitch’s partner [8]

Macadamia

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Gift for mum?

[12] Author of Famour Five (surname) [15] Author of new cookbook ‘Gather’ [17] 2011 cyclone [21] Leave [23] How to win on The Voice [24] Leo’s new movie, The Great ……

[27] There will be one at Chuggington [28] What you get after seven years?

[30] What you learn at Lil Scribblers [31] He’s a racing car [33] Dani’s new place [34] Cairns suburb [35] Tisdale actor from High School Musical

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