On the Coast – Families Issue 96 I October/November 2019 | Page 4

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2018 Welcome Last week the wheels fell off our family bus! It was due to feeling out of control busy and that life was spinning too fast. I wasn’t organised at home and I wasn’t organised at work, which means my mental health suffers and I become stressed. Add to the mix that I haven’t been to the gym in three weeks and there is the perfect recipe for disaster. Contents 6 8 Be dense aware Preparation for breastfeeding success 10 6 tips for organising your children’s play areas 12 Understanding your child’s temperament style 16 Special needs parenting 20 Vit D deficiency in this sunny country, how can it be? 22 Help! My baby won’t stop crying Editor: Simone Evans [email protected] Art Director: Debbie Elliott [email protected] Publisher: Phone: [phone] Debbie Elliott – Ph: 0421 026 915 Simone Evans – Ph: 0413 186 431 trading as Kidz on the Coast ABN 66 765 066 257 54 Hills Street, North Gosford 2250 Warranty & Indemnity 26 Staying stylish by the seaside 34 A gentle approach to sleep and settling for your new baby 36 How our curiosity supports our parenting 38 Young love 39 What’s going on? 42 Coast-wide fundraising campaign 44 Real food kids will love 46 What’s on Our house is a busy one this year, with last semester at uni for our Miss 21, HSC approaching for Miss 18 and a full sporting diary for our Master 13. Throw in work, a hubby who does long hours and travels regularly with his work and a border collie who deserves her daily walks and stimulation and the days and nights are full! We all have our trigger points with stress and not being organised is mine. It causes me much anxiety and nervous energy. I’m normally calm and content in my daily life and enjoy all the wonders our busy life includes but lately it has made me feel overwhelmed. So a little self care is required. Today is Monday and the beginning of a new working week. I’ve started well with an early morning pooch walk, an empty ironing basket and the slow cooker tending to the chicken for dinner! I hope your wheels are firmly on your bus and that life is moving along calmly for you. If like me, you are running instead of walking, take a breath, get out in the sunshine and be kind to yourself. Something I’m going to try and do! Simone Printing Spotpress Pty Ltd – 9549 1111 Distribution Presstrans Pty Ltd 0411 492 809 Photographer – Cover image Cloud Nine Photography www.cloudninephotography.net.au Cover Model Betty photographed at Catherine Hill Bay Images ingimage.com Contributors Dr Mary Ling, Jessica Moran, Lisa Seltzer, Lindie Nell, Laura Kiln, Diana Arundell, Dr Samantha Pethen, Sam Woods, Jordi Woods, Catherine Schasser, Nikki Smith, Leanna McNeil, Sarah Tolmie, David Fletcher, Advertisers and/or advertising agencies upon and by lodging material with the Publisher for publication or authorising or approving of the publication of any material INDEMNIFY the Publisher, its servants and agents against all liability claims or proceedings whatsoever arising from the publication and without limiting the generality of the fore-going to indemnify each of them in relation to defamation, slander of title, breach of copyright, infringement of trademarks or names of publication titles, unfair competition or trade practices, royalties or violation of rights or privacy AND WARRANT that the material compiles with