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What to feed your kids
Plating up a nutrient rich menu daily for your kids isn't as hard as you think. Dr Joanna McMillan takes us through a typical child's daily food intake and shows you how a few simple changes can make all the difference.
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Grow a surplus of your own
The only way to get off the treadmill of living from one pay packet to the next is to commit to a household budget.
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Cheesy monster pull-apart
I've harnessed the power of spinach to colour this oozy, cheesy pull-apart bread a lurid green, guaranteed to satisfy any little monster's hunger after school.
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2013 Federal Budget: Changes for families
With the scrapping of the baby bonus, changes to the paid parental leave scheme and family payment supplements, here is an overview of what some of the changes will look like for families.
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How to raise compassionate kids
Raising kids who care - how volunteering helps develop children's compassion.
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What to feed your kids
DR JOANNA MCMILLAN Plating up a nutrient rich menu daily for your kids isn't as hard as you think. Dr Joanna McMillan takes us through a typical child's daily food intake and shows you how a few simple changes can make all the difference.
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Family Life
2013 Federal Budget: Changes for families
MATT WADE With the scrapping of the baby bonus, changes to the paid parental leave scheme and family payment supplements, here is an overview of what some of the changes will look like for families.
How to raise compassionate kids
LINDY ALEXANDER Raising kids who care - how volunteering helps develop children's compassion.
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Recipes
Build-your-own Nachos
KRISTY KOMADINA With kids, it's always good to have a few tricks up your sleeve to get them to eat a variety of foods. Interactive foods are my secret weapon! Set up a condiment bar end get kids to build their own delicious nachos, customised, just how they like them.
Salted caramel macarons
KRISTY KOMADINA To some, making macarons are the ultimate culinary challenge, but trust me, they're not so much difficult to make as opposed to time consuming. There are a few steps involved and some waiting time, but if you take it slowly and carefully you will be rewarded with a large batch of these sweet and salty beauties. At around $3 a pop at cake shops, these are worth mastering at home.
