Puberty, what sense I can make of it!

February 1, 2012 By Rachael Bell Leave a Comment
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When my son asked me at what age could he expect a major growth spurt, I realised that I knew very little about puberty. So I thought I would do a little research, and just share a few of my findings. This information is taken from a variety of resources and I have generalised the information to give an overview, but it is important to recognise that we are all different and our children are too. The age purberty starts is getting younger in the Western World, currently girls can start puberty as early as 8, and for boys it is usually more like 10. Girls: Puberty normally takes place for … [Read more...]

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Growing….

February 1, 2012 By Rachael Bell Leave a Comment

Two weeks ago it was my son's 9th birthday. Every year, on their birthdays, we measure our sons' heights. My eldest son Jamie looked on in horror to see that his brother was almost the same height as him, despite being almost 2 years younger. Jamie turned to me and asked me when he might have a growth spurt, desperate to think that he might edge ahead of his brother again. And so we sat down and did some research on 'growth spurts' which led us to a fuller discussion on 'puberty', and I have written a fuller article on what we discovered. On a personal level, it was a very interesting discussion … [Read more...]

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Squeezing it in! week 2 – 2012

January 15, 2012 By minka Leave a Comment
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I have to admit I am feeling a little sorry for myself right now!  I want to write you a big long list of all the things I have achieved in the last 7 days and have to achieve in the next 3 days before I head away to the beach again. I want to have a "Poor Minka" moment!  I want to tell you how no one appreciates me, how my children barely even like me at the moment and how horrible dinner time was tonight when everyone just ended up yelling at each other!  But hey, what would be the point in that!?! It's Sunday after a massive week, and I have spent the entire day in my PJ's!  A day in … [Read more...]

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Happy Health Year! week one 2012

January 8, 2012 By minka 1 Comment
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So, I've left it to the very end of the week to write my first blog post of the New Year. I promised myself (and others) that this year I was going to finally write a regular blog on transforming the lives of myself and my family from the usual busy, time poor, supermarket dependant, chemical and additive soaked lifestyles that we have just "fallen upon" into consciously healthy lives in which we are aware of what is going into our heads, our mouths, on our skin and in our environments.  I'm hoping now you can see why I have left this post until the last day of the first full week in 2012!?!  I … [Read more...]

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Happy New Year

January 1, 2012 By Rachael Bell Leave a Comment
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Welcome to 2012! This last year has been so busy for me, so full of change, moving country, resettling and rediscovering what I want for life, that I am so looking forward to 2012. This year, for me, is about 'bedding in': I look forward to finding a house, a home to live in. I look forward to seeing my children settled in school, achieving well and making friends, and I look forward to my own personal journey. This year I intend to allow myself to focus a little more on me: establishing friendships whether they be reconnecting with old friends or making new ones, getting involved in activities … [Read more...]

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