Providing professional car seat fitting and checking services, as well as safety sessions for families, Kidsafe SA have been actively helping parents keep their kids safe at home, play and on the road for 35 years! We find out more about keeping our kids safe in the car, as well as some simple steps to ascertaining whether your child is ready for an adult seat!
From the moment she was born, Emily Korir had to learn how to fight. Her gripping memoir, ‘Against All Odds’ shares an intimate insight into the journey of her life, paying tribute to the battles we fight to be our best selves. We caught up with Emily to find out more about her extraordinary journey of courage and determination…against all odds.
The Begin Better Randomised Controlled Trial is a research study that aims to understand whether improving a woman’s health before pregnancy – by changing behaviours related to physical activity and diet – will improve health outcomes for both mum and baby. Find out more about how you can be involved and receive health recommendations and pregnancy planning advice from a midwife and 6 months of health coaching.
If you have a child who gets frustrated easily, finds it hard to follow instructions, worries a lot, finds it hard to make or manage friendships, has been through tough life situations or has other emotional, social, behaviour or life challenges, then Calm Kid Central might be able to help your family.
“It’s natural for parents to worry about the planet our children are going to inherit. A move towards electric vehicles is one way we can help reduce our carbon footprint, and it’s never been so timely with current global conflicts around oil supply.” Rebecca Morse took the new fully electric BMW iX for a test drive and gives us the down low on this family friendly, sustainable ride.
The Women’s and Children’s Health Network is providing families with access to specialist paediatric emergency staff from the comfort of your own home with their virtual urgent care service. The Child and Adolescent Virtual Urgent Care Service is an online video call with highly-skilled emergency doctors and nurses who can assess children with non-life threatening conditions, saving families a trip to the Emergency Department.
Time seems to go in the blink of an eye from those newborn sleep deprived days to having the tooth fairy visiting your little one (then having to remember what the current going rate is for the tooth fairy!) When adult teeth start to appear and your baby seems like a baby no more, you might be wondering – when is the best time to see an orthodontist? Dr Daniel De Angelis from Transform Orthodontics gives us the word on when best to head to the Orthodontist with your kiddo!
Easter is only a hop, skip and a jump away and we decided to catch up with the Easter Bunny to ask some all important pre Easter questions and find out what’s new at the Bunny Post this year!
Emily Korir, activist, entrepreneur and South Australian icon-in-the-making launches her first book – a memoir chronicling her unusual and surprising life defined by defying all expectations and thriving after disability. The book, Against All Odds, is being launched with a gala event on March 8 2022, International Women’s Day, in Adelaide.
Thinking about orthodontic treatment but don’t think you can afford it? Cost shouldn’t be a barrier to getting your dream smile. That’s why Transform Orthodontic Care work with you to come up with a payment plan that works within your budget.
Whether your kiddos are hitting the books in the classroom or in your living room at the start of Term 1 2022, what we do know is that the time to start back to school prep is now… And awesome kids back-to-school brand Spencil is here to help get us started. Whether it’s backpacks, lunch bags or bentos, stationery or book covers, everything at Spencil is designed with love and comes in seasonal ranges of bespoke prints featuring Spencil characters and motifs. We’ve got some of our top Spencil picks for back-to-school 2022 and we know you’re gonna love them just as much as we do!
“In my conversations with South Australian children and young people there are four issues that they consistently say worries them most. Not surprisingly, one of these is the environment, another is school and homework, a third is needing assistance navigating relationships with family and friends, and the fourth is not being listened to by adults” – Commissioner for children & young people, Helen Connolly, tells us what children have to say about what worries them most.
SA Circus Centre’s Youth Troupe will perform their new work ‘Ropeable during the 2022 Adelaide Fringe in The Peacock at Gluttony in February and March. This is a great opportunity to see some of South Australia’s brilliant young acrobats, who have trained at the leading circus facility for young performers, demonstrate their extraordinary skills and talents.
If you’ve looked into personal training or group fitness classes lately, you’ve probably seen “functional training” in a workout description. But a far cry from fitness fad, functional training is more than just the latest buzzword, it’s a legitimate workout and it’s all about helping us move better in day-to-day life. We asked Ryan Bartlett, Founder of Functional for Life personal training to take us through why functional mobile personal training is a great choice for busy parents.
A world-first prenatal screening program being led by SAHMRI and SA Pathology is off to a successful start in Adelaide. Women with singleton pregnancies can have their omega-3 levels tested and those with low levels will be offered specific advice about supplementation to reduce their risk of early birth.