Movie Review: Tully
by Kate Sawtschuk, RDM editor
When I saw the preview of the 2018 film Tully, I was not particularly keen to see it. It shows an exhausted and miserable m…
by Kate Sawtschuk, RDM editor
When I saw the preview of the 2018 film Tully, I was not particularly keen to see it. It shows an exhausted and miserable m…
Grandparents are cherished members of the family; their life experience and wisdom is invaluable. Many grandparents will say the love given and re…
There is a strong yearning within each of us to belong and be accepted, whether it be part of a family or a social group. Sadly, some people are not accep…
by Lucy Jones
Sienna was born in London in July 2007 and was a perfectly happy and healthy baby girl. When Sienna turned seven months, we moved to Sydney, as we …
When our adorable bundle is born, we are not given an instruction manual on how to raise our delightful progeny. We guide our offspring through the ma…
Until around the 1970s, there were mostly clear and defined roles for Mums and Dads. The Mother would stay at home or be the main caretaker and emotional supp…
by Jess B
My name is Jess and I’m a local mum of 4 beautiful children. I have wanted to write about the story of Jack (my second born) but I didn’t know wher…
By Xuejiao Yao
My name is Xuejiao YAO. I delivered my daughter Muyao Anna WANG at Ryde Hospital on 18/02/2018. I named her after my perfect Midwife Ann…
Setting limits with our children can be difficult. Kids push the limits daily, they know our triggers and what we react to. We step in and try to fix the…
by Kate Sawtschuk
When my dad died earlier this year, I would wryly respond to anyone who inquired how I was coping: “I’m OK – you c…