Blog — kids

If you’re an Australian or a New Zealander, you will know all about the history of ANZAC day, it’s true meaning and the respect we all have for it. In a world of waning traditions, I must say, I’m pretty bloody proud of the fact that this one is standing strong – and evolving in a beautiful way. For those who might not be so familiar with it, Anzac Day, April 25, marks the anniversary of the first campaign of the ANZACS (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) that set out to capture Gallipoli, and in which we suffered our first major...

What to do when the Autumn Chill Takes you by Surprise As she leaves us with devastation in her wake, it appears, at least for the Sunshine Coast, that Cyclone Debbie has also prompted a quick, cool change in the weather. Granted, twenty-three degrees Celsius is not the coldest it could be, it is though, a quick and significant change from the ‘30 something’ degree days we’ve been copping for months and months and months and months. It’s often the case that the colder months jump out from the shadows where they’ve been lurking all Summer and take us by...

Written by Chris Kresser Kids out of control? New evidence suggests that a disrupted gut microbiome could be partly responsible for unruly behavior in children. Read on to learn how the brain develops, the role of the gut in this process, and how bad temperament in early childhood might be associated with gut dysbiosis. istock.com/ShutKatya Parents often complain about the “terrible twos,” which more often than not turn into the “terrible threes and fours.” Ritalin is one of the most prescribed drugs to children, and the number of prescriptions doled out for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is increasing each year. Beyond just...