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Forums temporarily offline: Monday @ 9am

webmaster — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:56:37 GMT

Hi to all forum users,

As stage 2 of our website code upgrade, the forums willl be unavailable from 9am until 12 noon on Monday 21 May.

We apologise for any inconvenience while we make these important improvements.

Five new Baby Karaoke songs

webmaster — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:27:50 GMT

For fans of Baby Karaoke, we've just added five new songs to enjoy with your little musician:

Bonjour Mes Amis
Children of the Dreaming
Five Little Ducks
Inanay
Native Animal Song

Forums temporarily offline

webmaster — Tue, 01 May 2012 11:05:00 GMT

Hi to all forum users,

Due to a server upgrade, the forums willl be unavailable today from 12 noon today for approximately 24-48 hours.

We apologise for any inconvenience while we make these important improvements.

Filming opportunity for parents of children with a disability

webmaster — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:05:58 GMT

The Raising Children Network is looking for parents of children with cerebral palsy, Fragile X, vision or hearing impairment to be involved in the filming of new videos for the Raising Children website.

We are currently developing articles and videos especially for parents and carers of children with disabilities. The videos will feature real parents sharing their stories and talking about their experiences. The videos will be available on the Raising Children website to provide support and information to other parents in similar situations.

If you are interested in being filmed, and live in NSW or Victoria, we would love to hear from you. Filming takes about an hour, on any day that suits you in March or April. Previous parents have found filming is very easy and relaxed - we ask a few questions and you can forget there is even a camera in the room! We would also like to pay $100 as compensation for your time.

Your involvement will help us help parents raising children with disabilities all over Australia.

If you are interested in being involved, or would like more information, please contact:

Susanna Eckersley
Phone: 0458 886 774
Email: seckersley@parentingrc.org.au

Help test a new online behaviour tool

webmaster — Fri, 20 May 2011 12:00:23 GMT

• Are you finding your child’s behaviour difficult to manage?
• Does your child have Autism, a developmental delay or intellectual disability?
• Is your child aged between 3 and 9?
• Do you live in Australia?

We are seeking parents to participate in the trial of an online program called the Behaviour Skills Builder, designed to help you gain a better understanding of why difficult behaviour occurs and tailor a plan specifically to suit your child.

Contact behaviourskills@parentingrc.org.au or call (03)8660 3500 for more information.

Program development was funded by Ageing, Disability and Homecare, Department of Human Services, NSW.

New parenting videos for dads

webmaster — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:52:40 GMT

We've added 5 new parenting videos to the website – just for dads! Topics include nappy changing, holding and handling your baby, rough and tumble play and fathers' stories about bonding.

Check them out in the Fathers section.

15 new ASD videos

webmaster — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:30:53 GMT

For parents and carers of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), there are now 15 new ASD videos on the site, including teen-specific topics and stories from siblings and friends.

Forums temporarily offline

webmaster — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:12:49 GMT

Hi forum users,

Due to a change in the scheduling of our site upgrade work, the forums were open today and will now be unavailable from approximately 10pm tonight until 12 noon tomorrow (Wednesday 27 July).

Once again, we apologise for any inconvenience and look forward to a faster, even better website!

Cheers,

Website upgrade: forums temporarily offline

webmaster — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 13:15:24 GMT

Hi to all forum users,

I'm pleased to advise that the website and forums are being upgraded to improve the site speed and related issues some of you have been experiencing lately.

As part of this work, the forums willl be unavailable from 11pm tonight until 12 noon tomorrow (Tuesday 26 July).

We apologise for any inconvenience while we make these important improvements.

Introduction

saradalton — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 23:56:16 GMT

Hi,

This is Sara Dalton.. married to a kid lol.. i call my hubby a kid because he reacts like a kid with me. we have a got our first child and its a daughter. we are very happy to have her. I decided to write my introduction before i start participating and digging through the child raising info.

Have a great day

Tell your story – RCN seeking parents of children with autism

research — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:15:13 GMT

Hell to our forum members!

As you know, this website also offers information and resources on autism, including short video clips where parents tell their stories about different aspects of raising a child on the autism spectrum. (see clips here)

We are now about to make a NEW set of clips soon covering some more topics, and would love to talk to YOU!

If you are the parent / care for a child (any age) with autism, and you would like to take part, please send me a private message with your email address and where you are based.

Families taking part will be reimbursed for their time.

Thank you and all the best,

The Raising Children Network team

Survey: you could win an iPad (UPDATE - winner announced!)

webmaster — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:24:14 GMT

Update:

Thanks for your replies to our survey. We're currently looking into the results and will be using them to improve our site as soon as we can!

The winner of the iPad2 is: Tony Mykevski of WA.

When contacted by RCN to tell him the good news, Tony said that he and his two-year-old daughter both enjoy tinkering with gadgets, so playing with the iPad will become another father-daughter event.

Congratulations Tony, and thanks again to all those who gave us their feedback.

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Where do you look for parenting information? To help us deliver a website that suits your needs, take our 15-minute survey for parents of children aged 0-15.

To show our thanks for completing the survey, you can go into the draw to win an Apple iPad 2!

If you'd like to go in the draw to win, enter your email address when asked at the end of the survey. Your email address will only be used to enter the draw, and your survey answers will remain completely confidential and anonymous. If you choose not to enter the draw, you can still complete the survey without supplying your email address.

Go to the survey now

Your feedback is very important to us, so thank you again for helping improve our website.

Five new Baby Karaoke songs

webmaster — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:19:32 GMT

For fans of Baby Karaoke, we've just added five new songs to enjoy with your little musician:

Old MacDonald
Open Shut Them
Little Green Frog (Galumph)
ABC
Row Row Row Your Boat

Your new-look Raising Children website!

webmaster — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:42:34 GMT

Today we're proud to launch your new-look Raising Children website. You'll still find all the same quality information and now you can also:

• share pages on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and Digg (check the bottom of every article)
• watch videos in articles (for an example, see our nutrition and fitness basics)
• access videos easily through the video gallery
• add pages to your Favourites

With the new look comes two new sections on raising pre-teens and early teens, covering all aspects of teenage behaviour, development, entertainment, education, relationships, health and wellbeing. You can also find us on Facebook at Raising Children Network: Teens.

We'd love to get your feedback so let us know what you think here or by using our feedback form.

Announcing our competition winners

webmaster — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:58:45 GMT

Raising Children Network would like to congratulate the following three winners of our recent 'affectionate names' competition:

- Snagy with her name Beany
- Tezzamumma with her name Poopche
- Janama with his name Ten Ten

Thanks again to everyone for entering the competition and sharing your special names with us. Keep an eye out here in the forums and on our Facebook page www.facebook.com/RaisingChildrenNetwork for future competitions!

Best wishes

The Raising Children Network team

Competition: affectionate child names

webmaster — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:05:57 GMT

UPDATE: This competition has now closed. Thank you to everyone who participated. We are currently going through the entries and will get back to the winners very soon. We'll also post the winning entries here, so stay tuned!

What affectionate names do you call your child, and why? Tell us in 25 words or less for your chance to WIN one of three annual subscriptions to your favourite parenting magazine.*

To enter, simply click on Add Reply above, log in (or register for the forumif you're a first-time user), and type away. Entries close 31 October 2010.

Compliments and encouragement go a long way towards making children feel good, building up self-esteem and confidence. While you’re here, you might also want to learn more about how you can:

connect with your baby
praise your toddler or preschooler to help them develop their self-esteem
communicate with your school-aged child.

*Winners can choose one yearly subscription from the following Australian parenting magazines: Practical Parenting, Mother & Baby, Family Fun, MyChild, Out and About with Kids, and Holiday with Kids. Delivery in Australia only. Prize cannot be transferred, exchanged or redeemed for cash. Winners will be notified by email.

New forums for raising teens

webmaster — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:25:52 GMT

We have two new forums for parents and carers raising children in the middle childhood and early teen years.

If you would like to participate in either of these new forums, you can find them here:

Pre-teens (9-11 years)
http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Forum139-1.aspx

Early teens (12-15 years)
http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Forum140-1.aspx

Enter the Mother's Day competition

webmaster — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:17:27 GMT

Do you have a 'mum' story you'd like to tell? In Australia, mums and families come in all shapes and sizes. To celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday 9 May, we want to hear all about it. Send us your ‘mum’ story and you could WIN one of five outdoor prize packs. Find out more and read some examples of mum stories from the Raising Children website:

Enter the Mother's Day competition now

Entries close 3 May.

Posting personal information

webmaster — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:19:12 GMT

Just a reminder that the forums' private message (PM) function is useful for exchanging personal information with another forum user. However, Raising Children Network advises that you consider carefully before sharing your personal email address or other private information via forum posts or PMs. For more info, check out our Terms of Use.

Cheers,

New forum for Early Days participants

webmaster — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:05:21 GMT

Are you a participant in Early Days workshops for parents and carers of young children who are on the autism spectrum?

If so, you may want to join the discussion in our new Early Days forum.

Find it here:

http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Forum137-1.aspx

Everyone welcome!

New forums

webmaster — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:33:59 GMT

On request, we have added a new forum on the topic of Pregnancy. We have also added a topic for parents who attend MyTime support groups.

If you would like to participate in either of these new forums, you can find them here:

Pregnancy
http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Forum136-1.aspx

Parents who attend MyTime support groups
http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Forum135-1.aspx

Have your say on quality reforms in child care and preschool

webmaster — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:11:06 GMT

Until 31 August, the Council of Australian Governments is consulting with parents and the early childhood sector on a number of early childhood reforms. All parents and families are encouraged to have a say.

You can get involved by completing an online survey or providing a written submission.

Recent email spam sent to forum users

Moderator — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:47:47 GMT

Hi to all forum users.

Just a note to say that we have identified and blocked a forum account which had recently been used to send other forum users spam / scam emails.

Thank you to the users who reported this misuse of membership and please let us know if any other problems arise.

Kind regards,
RCN forum moderator

New forum topic for Parents with a Disability

Moderator — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:02:15 GMT

As a result of feedback from parents requesting a topic in the forum area of the site that is specifically for parents with a disability, we have added a new section Parents with a Disability.

If you would like to participate in the new forum topic Parents with a Disability, see http://raisingchildren.net.au/forum/Forum132-1.aspx

Posting to the most appropriate forums

webmaster — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:38:56 GMT

Just a reminder that this Announcements forum is a place for the Raising Children team to post news about your website, including new features, content additions and the like.

If you are a parent or carer, there are more appropriate RCN forums to post to, where you can chat to others who share your experience.

If you want to connect with people experiencing life in a whole variety of circumstances, please chat to them in the Baby and Child forums, which are for all parents and carers. If you are raising children in particular circumstances, or from a particular perspective, and you want to connect with people who share those circumstances or that perspective, then the Parents Like Me forums are intended to make it easier for you to find and support each other. In the My Neighbourhood forums, you can share ideas and discussions with people who live in your area.

To view all our forums, you can go to our forums Home and scroll down the page.

Cheers,

Tell us what you think

webmaster — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:11:09 GMT

The month of May has marked the second anniversary of the Raising Children website - we hope you're enjoying the new homepage design. Why not tell us what you think by replying to this topic? As part of our goal to expand and improve the site, we're also evaluating the website. We'd love your contribution to this important research - take the feedback survey today!

Your website is a winner!

webmaster — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:37:35 GMT

Raising Children has won four major awards, including NetGuide's Site of the Year and Best Parenting Website for 2007. Thanks for all your support! By sending us emails, spreading the word, rating your favourite articles and taking our surveys, you help us make this such a great website. Help us to make the site even better - complete the feedback survey.

New Make a Books

webmaster — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:39:36 GMT

Just to let everyone know that we have two new Make a Book books up on the site - a parenting book called 'What about me and us?' and 'Favourite family recipes'.

Thanks for your patience waiting for these.

Enjoy!

New to the site

mum-of-3-a's — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 08:38:47 GMT

Hi all, my name is Suzee and I have 3 beautiful children. I am 26, DH is 34, DD#1 is 8, DS is 4 and DD#2 is 2. I am a stay at home mum from Melbourne.

Hiya all I am a newbie

Joles — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:22:28 GMT

Hiya everyone,

Im new to this website, I have spent an hour or so looking through it and I would have to say that its the best one I seen. I have a daughter that is just over 9 months old, Sophie. She can be an absolute angel then on the otherhand she can be an absolute terror. In our eyes she is perfect of course.

Look forward to read all the input from everyone on everything.

Cya

hello all im new to this forum

christina todi — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:16:10 GMT

hello all im christina 29 yold with one dd 18 months and one on the way due on the 3rd dec.....

im from melb looking forward to getting to know you all....

New to this forum

canberramomma — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:46:44 GMT

Hi, I am a sahm to 4 children ages 1 to 21. We are a blended family. I live in Canberra (obviously) and love to get to know new people. I also love these forums to try and glean info on how I can better parent my children.

hello, Im new!

lachysmum — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 15:36:44 GMT

Hello everyone, I'm new, My DS is 9 months old.

Just came across this website while googling the pregnancy and baby expo. Glad i found it have already got heaps of info off the site!

Hope to chat with you all!

Jodie

Hey everyone, newbie here!

BeckzNCo — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:41:52 GMT

Hey Im Beck, Im from Dubbo (western NSW). Im the mother of 2, Jasmine will be 4 this November and Adrianne (pronounced Adrian) is 4 months old. I am originally from Sydney, and hope to move back there in the next few years...

Replying to posts

Missy — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 09:17:48 GMT

On some other forums when you hit 'reply post' the box for you to type your message comes up, as well as the rest of the thread, or at least the original post, underneath. Just wondering if that could be added to this forum. I have a bad memory and sometimes can't remember all the things, or people's names, that I want to reply to.

Cheers.

Opinions on this aticle?

MikeAccord — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:52:54 GMT

Hey my name is mike, me and my wife are expecting our first kid next month, and i've been doing some research and looking up parenting news, I was wondering what everyone thought of this article: We've basically been having trouble with our 3 year old lately when it comes to bed time. http://www.edukey.net/services-workshops/child-behavior-consultation/

I'm new here

Treegirl — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 14:49:34 GMT

Hi there guys,

My name is Rachel, I'm 21 years old and live in South Australia. I currently work at Berri Regional Child Care Centre as a Qualified Relief. It's an awesome job, the kids are inspiring, cute and amazing to watch.

When I signed up, I realised I had to add children's details into my registration form. I thought it was a bit silly that you have to have children to be put of this forum, so I entered my godson's details. I hope this is ok.

I mainly joined this forum because I thought it would be useful for me to discuss different issues with different people.

I look foward to getting to know this forum and making more posts in the future,

Treegirl

im new

motherof2 — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:24:00 GMT

hey there

im tracy and i am 22 yrs old and have 2 kids

teneisha is turning 5 in 2 wks and has just started prep and seth is 6.5 months and has started swimming lessons.

i live in victoria

Seasons Greetings

Moderator — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:21:04 GMT

Seasons Greetings

and

Happy New Year

To You and Your Families

from

The RCN Project Team

RCN Survey: Making the daily shift from work to home

Moderator — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:00:54 GMT

Hi All

The RCN Survey: Making the daily shift from work to home has now closed. Thank you to all who completed the survey.

As the survey results will be published through the Raising Children Website and we inform the media, the RCN Project Team are interested in hearing from any parents or carers who would like to offer further comments on this topic. Your insights could then be included in our publicity material.

It would be greatly appreciated if you could contact us via a Private Message (PM). The RCN Project Manager will then contact you should further information be required.

Your interest and support is much appreciated.