List: Parenting | Curated by Maria Rattray

Feb 21, 2025
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ParentingBringing up your children|Advice|Tips|Growth
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Fiction Shorts
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Maria Rattray
Why Can’t You Be Like Your Brother?RWDrabble 2.0.043 : morbid
Feb 14
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Feb 14
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Fiction Shorts
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Maria Rattray
From the Moment of Birth We Are EnsnaredRWDrabble 2.0.038 : abduction
Feb 15
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Feb 15
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The Parenting Portal
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Maria Rattray
When Hugely-Unfair Things Happen in a Family…How can things slip so silently under the radar of fairness?
Mar 10, 2024
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Mar 10, 2024
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The Parenting Portal
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Maria Rattray
Parents, Cherish Every Moment Spent Around Your Dining TableThere you will intentionally build strong, robust children, equipped to face the world
Apr 20, 2024
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Apr 20, 2024
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
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Maria Rattray
A Teacher’s Lot is Oft An Hilarious OneEspecially at Christmas
Dec 14, 2023
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Dec 14, 2023
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
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Maria Rattray
Imagine an Experimental Children’s Playground Full of Absolute JunkA sign on the playground reads: ‘Welcome to The Land. A Space Full of Possibilities’
Dec 7, 2023
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Dec 7, 2023
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
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Maria Rattray
“Will You Marry Me Dad? She Asked on Bended Knee. Silence.’It’s not that hard,’ she added, ‘ a yes or no will do ‘.
Oct 7, 2023
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Oct 7, 2023
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
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Maria Rattray
When You’re Seven, and Hugely-Jealous,Wearing these kinds of clothes is such a heavy cross to bear
Oct 23, 2023
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Oct 23, 2023
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
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Maria Rattray
His Huge ‘Last Supper’ a Fitting Goodbye To Our Wee Scottish GentlemanShort in stature, but gigantic when the situation called for it…
Oct 28, 2023
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Oct 28, 2023
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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs
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Maria Rattray
Skill Your Kids to Stand Tall Against Aggressive BullyingArm them with powerful tactics to counter this, and turn it on its head
Oct 30, 2023
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Oct 30, 2023
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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs
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Maria Rattray
Sharing Warm Childhood Memories I’d Happily Experience AgainAll the special winter moments in time that still make me smile. A candid insight into a child’s soul.
May 14, 2023
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May 14, 2023
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ILLUMINATION
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Maria Rattray
Raising Kids On A Low-Carb Diet Is Both Prudent and DoableCutting junk food from a child’s diet, through easy home cooking, is now more important than ever. Head back to basics, cook real…
May 15, 2023
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May 15, 2023
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Curated Newsletters
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Maria Rattray
Parents…Want To Create The Perfect Scenario For Your Kids’ Learning?It’s easy. Slowly introduce them to the calming effects of lower-carbohydrate eating, both at home, and school. Now stand back and watch…
May 17, 2023
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May 17, 2023
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
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Maria Rattray
The Unthinkable Happened Yesterday Afternoon…A horror back-end collision happened as a Melbourne school bus driver waited to turn right at traffic lights…young lives have been…
May 18, 2023
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May 18, 2023
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ILLUMINATION
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Maria Rattray
Should The Last Few High School Years Be More Flexible For Students?What about students already committed to a career…an already-prize-winning chef, for instance? How can we ensure those last three years are…
May 19, 2023
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May 19, 2023
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Bouncin’ and Behavin’ Blogs
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Maria Rattray
So You Want Your Kids to Use Power Tools Safely?Don’t wait till they’ve severed a finger. Teach them. Trust Them. Have confidence. Then stand back and feel the pride.
May 30, 2023
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May 30, 2023
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ILLUMINATION
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Maria Rattray
The Painter Was Little More Than Two Days Gone, His Work TerrificLittle did we realize his transformation was now a gigantic ‘blank canvas’ for an itchy creative.
Jun 29, 2023
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Jun 29, 2023
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Age of Empathy
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Maria Rattray
‘Do It For the Love of Your Children’ warns Mary DeVriesToss your crap before it tosses you in a way you won’t like
Jul 25, 2023
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Jul 25, 2023
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Age of Empathy
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Maria Rattray
Their Amazing Front-Loading Washer …Became a lethal weapon
Jul 28, 2023
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Jul 28, 2023
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Modern Parent
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Maria Rattray
Above All Else Teach Your Child IntegrityTo look in a mirror and like what they see…
Nov 13, 2020
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Nov 13, 2020
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