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Business, bubs and body love with Leah Itsines

It can be hard enough as a woman these days…

Wading through all the idealised bodies, facetuned snaps and curated collections of beautiful people on social media. Throw in the increasingly weighty responsibility of teaching our children the difference between the real and the unreal and loving our bodies just the way they are, and it becomes a complete minefield of smoothed skin, cinched-in waists, conflicting messages and perceived notions of posed perfection that, frankly, we’d all like to do away with once and for all.

This often isn’t an easy journey for any of us, particularly as we traverse the territory of pregnancy and postpartum; understanding our bodies in new ways and all the incredible things they were made to do instead of the way they might look. In our BODY LOVE issue we’ve brought in the big guns. Body-image advocate Taryn Brumfitt has turned her lens on kids’ body image and we take a look at her new documentary Embrace KIDS. Body positivity powerhouse Georgie Thomas takes us through her personal journey to self acceptance, and we get some expert tips about how to encourage a healthy sense of body in our kids, and ourselves.

Cover star Leah Itsines needs no introduction. The Adelaide mum and self-made success story is at the helm of three incredible businesses and has just had her first bubba. We chat with her about motherhood, motivation and, of course, her brands—which happen to be centred around healthy eating, nutritional supplements for a better you, and comfy, comfy sleepwear… three things we can’t get enough of on our journeys to self love!

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LISTEN UP — KIDDO CHATS PODCAST We have run the gamut of topics over the last few months on KIDDO chats, from managing the pain of having a baby, to managing the pain of finding something to wear after having a baby. In episode 25, we talked to OBGYN Dr Stephen Tong about the smorgasbord of pain relief options for pregnant women in the throes of labour and the pros and cons of these options. If you’re on the cusp of having a baby or have a sister or friend who is, this episode is a must-listen.

We also chatted with Aussie Stylist Michelle Beltrame about the sheer overwhelm of a woman’s wardrobe!

Whether you’ve just had a bub, have a wardrobe

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bursting with pieces you don’t wear anymore or are just ready for a style refresh, this episode will have you covered!

And for those Saturday morning sport sessions, we have an ep for all the sideline parents on kids in sport.

With 70% of kids quitting organised sport by the age of 13, we wanted to know why. So we sat down with former pro Tennis player and coach Todd Perry to get an understanding of how we can prevent our kids from quitting sports and why it’s happening in the first place. If you’ve ever wanted to say “settle down” to a parent yelling “TRAVEL” at a year 1 Basketball game, this episode might be for you.

KIDDO CHATS EPISODES Episode 25: Labour pain management with Specialist Obstetrician Dr Stephen Tong Episode 26: Owning your style with Stylist Michelle Beltrame Episode 27: Lessons for kids (and parents!) in sport with Todd Perry Listen on your podcast app

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LOCAL LOVE

We love Lulu and Lo One of our fave local brands has a new home, with Lulu and Lo setting up shop beachside in a dreamy space perfect for popping in with your poppet!

We chat with owner Laura about the love of the local community, creating her kiddo friendly digs and some exciting new things in the pipeline for Lulu and Lo.  Tell us about the new home for Lulu and Lo? Our new home is located at 255 Brighton Road, Somerton Park. It feels so surreal to have our own bricks and mortar store. This space is so dreamy and was created with a new or expectant mum in mind, featuring goodies for them, their babies and kids. I wanted the shop to feel welcoming and open with not too much clutter. Pram access was a non negotiable for me. We LOVE our new home!  What prompted you to move from online to a physical store and how did you find the space?

Prior to stumbling across our new home in Somerton Park, we traded for over a year at Westfield Marion in a pop up shop. This time enabled me to gain the confidence and knowledge to understand products new mums were seeking and opened my eyes to what it would be like to run my business full time.

I’ve always had the unwavering support from my community of mums and I knew it was time to take the next step. We haven’t looked back!!! The new space is such a vibe and in 3 months I have been absolutely blown away with the love I’ve been shown.  Is it great being surrounded by the local beach community?

I have met some wonderful humans since we moved in. The locals are super lovely and welcoming and the feedback is that they love having a store like ours in walking distance from their homes. They are also very excited for the coffee shop we are opening soon right next door called Sisterhood, featuring a play nook, lounges and a space to stop and drink a cup of the good stuff, we can’t wait!

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 What are some of your fav brands to stock at Lulu and Lo? We have so many brands now and we wouldn’t be where we are today without our own brand of course.

Our bibs continue to be our best sellers in the shop.

Apart from that, we sell many brands from over the world which I’m super proud to be a stockist of, there are far too many to list but cuddle+kind would be up there as a favourite of mine. Their mission is to provide 10 meals for each doll sold for children in need. The quality of these dolls are second to none. I also love to support local where I can and you’ll find many local businesses within our space!  We assume it’s a kiddo friendly store? Do little people love visiting your new digs?

100%! Our store is predominantly for kids so of course they’re all welcome! We have age related toys at the eye level of the kids and I’m more than happy for the kids to pick up and play with anything in our shop!

Kids love coming in, especially for the swing we’ve had installed! So much fun to be had!!

Shop 5-6/255 Brighton Road, Somerton Park luluandlo.com @luluandlo

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LOCAL LOVE

In full BLOOMBERRI Many of us mamas loved staying fit prepregnancy and had plenty of time up our sleeves to do so! Enter our little hungry, screaming, bundles of bliss however... and time—and sometimes motivation—seems to evaporate into thin air. And it’s even harder to find the will to work-out when it's next to impossible to buy activewear that looks good but is also functional and supportive for pregnancy and breastfeeding.

“A few years later while on maternity leave with my second girl, Emily,” Eszter tells us, “we moved home to Adelaide from Melbourne, and I took the plunge to start Bloomberri”.

In the early days, it was a steep learning curve for Eszter, calling manufacturers and getting her head around the pattern making, sample and production process.

There have also been a few pinch-me moments along the way, with well-known mums including Emily Skye, Steph Claire Smith and Chontel Duncan sporting the brand.

“I'm proud that our pieces are designed in-house and made in a considered way, using manufacturers and materials that tick the right social, ethical and environmental boxes.

This is the struggle Eszter Vasenszky from Bloomberri faced first-hand when she fell pregnant with her first daughter Abigail and simply couldn’t find activewear that ticked all the boxes for a busy new mum wanting to stay active.

Offering a range of nursing crops, sports bras, leggings and lounge wear, Bloomberri is all about mums feeling great during and post pregnancy in a supportive and comfy range of activewear.

Eszter’s family has also grown along the way; their third daughter, Hayley, joined the family in June 2021.

“Trying to get my ideas into physical products was so much harder than I expected and it took about a year to launch my first collection of maternity tops and tights in 2018”.

The brand has since grown to include the nursing sports bras Bloomberri is best known for, with a new range of nursing crops for mums with larger cup sizes recently selling out in minutes.

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“I have hand-packed thousands of orders since 2018, sending off Bloomberri goods to mums not only in Australia but around the world including the US, New Zealand, Canada, Japan and Norway to name a few.”

I’m so excited for what the future holds and can’t wait to continue creating beautiful pieces dedicated to serving mums”.

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A place to fill your cup The two Adelaide mamas behind in-home, postpartum service The Golden Month have found a place to call their own and opened their doors to SA parents and families, with arms outstretched and a (really good!) coffee in hand.

Opening The Golden Cup, a beautiful, cosy cafe in Brighton earlier this year, the team envisioned a space where mums and families can take a much needed break with a beverage, light eats, and that good sit down we all so desperately need sometimes.

"We have a big emphasis on ‘family

We chat with Carla Brion, one of the three babes behind the brew, about what makes The Golden Cup special. T he last time we chatted with you was about all things The Golden Month. Tell us how this all evolved into The Golden Cup? We were looking for a new Golden Month warehouse space and we came across a cute little spot in Brighton. We thought we could use a part of it for a warehouse where we produce and pack all of our products, and then create a little cafe with the rest. We envisioned a place where you could get family meals to fill your freezer, as well as any of The Golden Month products and dried goods. We imagined something small, hole-in-the-wall style, but it ended up becoming much larger and we are so grateful for that. Nadia and I then head hunted our fav Adelaide barista Raiya McPherson as we knew we had to have the best, and she became part owner in the cafe. She also happens to be the most amazing nanny so it was a double win for us!

friendly’, where kids can be kids, babies are adored and doted on, and mothers can comfortably breastfeed and take a much needed break."

 What can people expect when they visit The Golden Cup? The Golden Cup is a sunny, yet cosy little spot where you can be wholeheartedly yourself. You can get amazing coffee, the tastiest food and you can feel at home, no matter where you are at in life’s journey.

We have a big emphasis on ‘family friendly’, where kids can be kids, babies are adored and doted on, and mothers can comfortably breastfeed and take a much needed break. You can leave nourished, with a family sized meal in hand to feed your tribe, and with your ‘cup full’ in every sense of the word.  How have you brought your family-friendly vision to life in the cafe?

The three of us set out to provide a space that everyone, particularly parents and children can be comfortable in. With floor cushions to sit on, a cosy couch and pillows to relax into, it feels homely. We have a great kids play area that has a chalk wall, ‘busy board’ and a kids mini kitchen as well a kids table and chairs where children can get creative.

There is a baby change table in the bathroom and plenty of high chairs to go around.

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We also want to help feed families; we offer an array of nutritious and delicious family meals to take home that everyone will eat. These include lasagnes, curries, pasta sauces and soups. So, you can fill your freezer and know the cooking has been done which leaves more time to spend with your loved ones, and takes the stress out of the most chaotic part of a parents day, aka ‘dinner time’.

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W hat’s the menu like at The Golden Cup? And so importantly…how is the coffee!!?

We (and our customers) believe our coffee is Adelaide’s best. We use local supplier DeGroot who roast our beans to order so they are as fresh as they come. Our food menu is 100% plant based, sourcing as many local suppliers as possible and we make as much as we can in house; even our waffles are house-made and GF. We offer everything from super healthy to slightly naughty; toasties, a big breakfast, BLTs, granola and the old faithful smashed avo, as well as loaded banana bread, thick shakes and smoothies. Plus a kids menu that is NOT fries and nuggets but much healthier and tastier too. We also have ‘grab and go’ food such as croissants, sweet treats, salad of the day and snacks.

2/491 Brighton Rd, Brighton @thegoldencup_adelaide

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The Embrace Kids book Embrace Kids is the essential body image handbook for parents of children and teens by powerhouse changemaker and body positivity activist Taryn Brumfitt and Dr Zali Yager.

Body image, and the associated issues of weight, food and physical activity, are hot topics in our families. How did we get to this place of constant criticism about our own bodies, and how can we get out of it?

This book will teach you everything you need to know to build your kids' body image, to wholeheartedly embrace their uniqueness, and to steer them on a path to body confidence that has the power to liberate them for life.

Embrace: Kids

Embrace Kids is published by Penguin Random House RRP $34.99

WORDS: Liv Williams I have three children aged between 7 and 10, and like all kids, they arrived on this earth—and have subsequently grown—in different shapes and sizes. They also have different personalities, different strengths and love very different things. One thing they have in common, however, is that each one of them has been on the receiving end of more than one comment about their body at some time or another over the course of their short lives. Despite the fact that their external packages are all very different from one another, individually they have each had their very different bodies judged and remarked on by both family, friends and strangers. Unfortunately, I feel pretty confident that most parents could share similar stories about their own kids.

Despite our children’s bodies being the absolute least interesting thing about them, it seems they get commented on an awful lot. And these comments stick.

This important film is like that twenty minute conversation I had with Taryn back in 2019 that changed my whole perception of body image, but packaged in rainbow colours, with glitter and sunshine, catchy tunes, a doggo or three and a healthy dose of kid lingo. Taryn talks authentically to school-aged kids and famous friends about body image, bullying, gender identity, advocacy, representation and more. Featuring Taryn’s network of well-known celebrity friends including Celeste Barber, Jameela Jamil, Electric Fields, along with Chico the family dog, EMBRACE: KIDS brings together a vibrant collection of stories and voices to entertain and inspire kids and parents alike, showing us that the first step in changing the world, is changing your own mind.

This is part of the reason internationally recognised body-image advocate Taryn Brumfitt is turning her lens on the issue of kids’ body image. She wants to understand why 70% of Australian school kids consider body image to be their number one concern, and what can be done about it.

The film is G rated and absolutely vital viewing for kids, and for their parents. No one is born hating their body, it’s a learned behaviour. We need to unlearn it. It’s time to change the narrative; in fact, that time has been and gone, it’s well overdue.

Embrace: KIDS is the first step in a very important journey of change for our children. It starts now… and the responsibility is ours.

I first interviewed Taryn for KIDDO in 2019, post the EMBRACE documentary phenomenon. EMBRACE was a box office hit, screening in over 190 countries and reaching number 1 on iTunes in the US, UK and Australia. To say I left the conversation feeling inspired and with a sense of renewed empowerment over my own body image is an understatement. Just one twenty minute chat with Taryn left me wanting to think kinder thoughts about my body, but also knowing I needed to firmly pump the brakes on this vicious cycle of body dissatisfaction lest it take hold of my own precious little people. I was by no means alone in this. Following the success of EMBRACE, Taryn was sent thousands of messages asking her to make a follow-up film, but targeted toward younger audiences. Taryn knew her next film had to be EMBRACE: KIDS. /8

“EMBRACE: KIDS” is the next step in our Embrace journey.” Taryn says. “Recent studies suggest that body image is the number one issue affecting our children and we want to be part of the solution. It’s alarming and heartbreaking that kids are being held back by how they feel about their bodies.

Imagine giving kids the tools to move, nourish, respect and enjoy their bodies instead”

Embrace: KIDS is screening from September 1. theembracehub.com @theembracehub

Taryn’s 5 tips for parents to help their kids EMBRACE! 1

top saying negative things about your S own body. What we say about our bodies matters. Think about whether what you’re saying about your body is what you want them to be saying about theirs

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Move your body for pleasure, not punishment. Find ways you move your body that you enjoy, and talk about why you like doing it, and how it makes you feel. Hint hint, it’s not ‘going for a run because we ate the chocolate cake’.

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Nourish and fuel your own body to encourage them to do the same. Focus on how good food makes us feel. We don’t want to be talking about ‘good’ or ‘bad’ foods, or ‘junk’ food, we want to talk about listening to our bodies, and trusting what our bodies tell us in terms of being full or hungry.

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Reconsider media influences. If your kids are on social media, sit down with them and do a bit of a cull. Unfollow anyone and anything that makes you feel like you should change your body. If they are too young for Instagram, try reading a lovely body positive children’s picture book with them, or open up a conversation with them about the sorts of bodies they see on the shows they are watching.

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Start conversations that broaden our ideas about bodies. Point out all of the different flowers in a garden, or different dogs at the park, and celebrate the diversity of the world around us, focus on what our bodies can do rather than what they look like, and show yourself some kindness. All of these things add up over time, and help our kids Embrace their bodies.

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Happy bellies with Bouchée Suddenly it's 5pm and... "Oh no! What's for dinner?" Just pop one of Bouchée's finger foods in the oven and in minutes you'll have a delicious and nutritious meal ready for your kids.

Why choose Bouchée?

Delivered frozen, Bouchée Foods ship all orders of toddler finger food in insulated packaging and 100% non-toxic ice packs to make sure the product stays cold when dropped at your door (for up to three hours).

Specifically designed for bub, Bouchée uses real ingredients and stays away from the bad stuff! Each pack of Bouchée is filled with 8-10 drool-worthy pieces, for multiple mouths and mealtimes.

Bouchée Foods was founded by parents, for parents. Created by two mums, Jessie and Beatrice who value toddler nutrition (aka: smuggling in hidden veggies!) and far, far less food on the floor.

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Bouchée combines healthy, delicious food with convenience and ease. We’re talking fuss free, picky eater approved finger foods for time-poor parents. The dream, right? They thought so, so they created it.

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Bouchée Foods offer nutritious and easy finger foods that make the perfect snack or meal for your little people. All products have been developed with little ones in mind. Priding themselves in mastering the art of hidden veggies, the team not only aims to help you kick those daily nutritional goals, but to make your child’s taste buds do a happy dance.

Choose Bouchée for fuss-free finger food for littles as well as delicious dinners and lunches they’ll love.

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 Mac & cheese bites Choose from the range online, and Bouchée will take care of the rest! bouchee.com.au | @boucheefoods

STARTING PRESCHOOL If your child turns 4 before 1 May 2023, you can register your child to start preschool in term 1 (January) of 2023. If your child turns 4 between 1 May to 31 October 2023, you can register your child to start preschool in term 3 (July) of 2023 for the mid-year intake.

WHEN YOU SEND YOUR CHILD TO A GOVERNMENT PRESCHOOL YOU CAN BE CERTAIN THAT:  y our child will learn through play, exploration and experimentation

You can access up to 15 hours of preschool per week, per child.

 structured programs are delivered by a qualified teacher

Registrations of interest help preschools plan for the year, and also gives you the opportunity to start laying the groundwork with your kiddo about where they’ll be attending preschool and when.

 y our local public preschool will have strong community connections

Speak with the director/principal of your local preschool for information about how to enrol, in the year before your child is due to start.

“The commitment to mid-year intake reduces the age range of children starting preschool from 12 month to 6 months. It is an exciting initiative which will enable more responsive programs for children’s learning and development”. Says Asha Crozier, Assistant Director, Mid-year Intake Implementation Team.

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Registrations for the 2023 mid-year intake are open until 30 September 2022.

As of 2023 all South Australian Government preschools will have two intakes, one in January (term 1) and another in July (term 3).

Bouchée offers a variety of different options to choose from, all with different textures and flavours for your little one to explore.

You can nominate more than one preferred preschool on the registration of interest form. You will be given priority for admission to your local preschools based on your residential address.

We are so lucky here in South Australia, with our preschools being recognised for their high quality.

Government preschools have strong connections to government schools that ensure continuity of learning.

Preschool will be one of the most impactful times in your child’s life and will set them up for a great start!

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TOP TIPS BEFORE INVESTING IN CLEAR ALIGNERS

WORDS: Dr Daniel De Angelis Clear aligners aren’t new, but you may have heard more about them on social media especially with the introduction of online and mail order aligners. Clear aligners look like a clear, thin mouthguard that are virtually invisible, which is why they are so popular. These tips might help you work out if clear aligners are for you.

CLEAR ALIGNERS ARE GREAT FOR ADULTS AND KIDDOS

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Clear aligners provide a great alternative to braces, especially for adults, as it gives them the freedom and confidence to straighten their teeth in a discreet manner.

With the rise in popularity of clear aligners and social media, having a beautiful straight smile is more a focus than ever before. This has led to an increase in clear aligner choices on the market.

I am also seeing more and more parents opting for clear aligners for their children. They’re a great fit for a busy lifestyle because they can be taken out for meals, sports and for key events such as formals and weddings.

When a patient sees us for orthodontic treatment, I personally put together the treatment plan which dictates how and when the teeth move. Moving the teeth slowly and gradually is the safest and gentlest way to move teeth, and every week I track your treatment to see that it’s progressing as it should.

CLEAR ALIGNERS ARE SUITABLE FOR MINOR AND SEVERE CASES

Choosing a cheaper solution means you risk not being treated by a qualified practitioner. This can actually lead to more damage to your teeth. You may also not be covered by private health insurance which may only cover orthodontics if your treatment is being delivered by a Specialist Orthodontist.

A malocclusion is when your teeth don’t meet correctly when you bite together. There is a misconception that clear aligners are exclusively for minor teeth straightening, and not for severe malocclusions, but this isn’t true. I have successfully treated patients with complex cases with great results.

YOU GET WHAT YOU PUT IN Wearing your aligners as prescribed means getting your treatment done and dusted as quickly as possible. Aligners need to be worn 22 hours a day to be effective and only removed when eating and drinking. It takes a while to get used to but once you get going it becomes second nature.

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Nutrition during pregnancy Be part of change.

Dr Karen Best Dr Merryn Netting

The South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) is South Australia’s largest independent not-forprofit research institute

SAHMRI’s Women and Kids Theme is dedicated to improving the health of women, children, and families through world class research.

The team has conducted a wealth of research in nutrition – particularly about how a mother’s diet relates to their baby’s development and the prevention of preterm birth.

Dr Karen Best and Dr Merryn Netting, two of SAHMRI Women and Kids Theme Senior Researchers share some of their work with us.

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Iodine in Pregnancy

Preventing allergies

Pregnancy creates extra demand for certain nutrients to support the growth and development of baby. Dr Best’s research focuses on finding the right balance of these nutrients. The PoppiE study is a national clinical trial investigating the ideal amount of iodine needed during pregnancy for baby’s development. Research has shown that not getting enough iodine during pregnancy may lead to lower developmental scores in young children, but recent studies suggest that consuming too much iodine may have a similar effect. Women who get enough iodine from the food they eat may not need the amount of iodine added to common prenatal supplements. The PoppiE Study is inviting women less than 13 weeks pregnant who already have an adequate iodine intake from the food they eat, to help discover which amount of iodine is best for baby’s development. This will be determined by a validated ‘Iodine Food Frequency Questionnaire’ available through the QR Code below.

Dr Netting focuses on another aspect of nutrition during pregnancy - understanding the relationship between a mother’s diet and how this influences the child’s food allergy development. 1 in 10 children will develop a food allergy and babies born into a family with a history of allergic disease have a higher risk of developing allergies.

Scan to find out more about the PoppiE study

Previous research has shown that introducing common allergy causing foods, like egg and peanut butter, in the diet of babies soon after they start eating solid foods can help to reduce food allergies developing. However, evidence suggests that the ideal time to prevent food allergy may be during pregnancy and breastfeeding, but not enough is known about this yet.

This research inspired the PrEggNut Study, a clinical trial looking to determine whether mothers regularly eating more eggs and peanuts during pregnancy and breastfeeding will reduce food allergies in their babies. Participants will be randomly allocated into either a moderate or high egg and peanut diet to follow from 23 weeks gestation up until the baby is 4 months of age. A skin prick allergy test will be completed on baby when they are 12 months old to determine any food allergy development.

Omega-3 supplementation to reduce the risk of preterm birth Following many years of research by the SAHMRI Women and Kids team, we now know that women with low omega-3 levels in their blood have a higher risk of having a preterm baby. We also know that this risk can be reduced by taking omega-3 supplements. Over 5000 women have taken advantage of the free omega-3 testing for pregnant women in South Australia which also offers tailored advice about omega-3 supplements to reduce the risk of early birth. If you are pregnant, ask your doctor or midwife about the omega-3 test available now.

Scan to find out more about the PrEggNut Study

For further information on these studies, please scan the QR Codes or contact poppie@sahmri.com omega3@sahmri.com preggnut@sahmri.com

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The best boy When I was a kid we had an Old English Sheepdog named Sam. They are those Dulux dogs who look so beautiful when they are groomed but the poor pup had so much fur we had to shave him in summer and he always looked slightly embarrassed.

There are photos of me as a baby in my paddle pool and Sam was standing next to it, keeping watch.

He was a good dog. Our next one, not so much.

His name was Toby and he was a cross between a whippet and a silky terrier. Apparently the whippet was the mum, which conjures up some interesting mental pictures. As it turns out this was not a good cross. He was very naughty and liked to bite people.

As a teenager it was always a chore to walk Toby, but I’d use it as an excuse to detour past the house of the boy I liked, in the hope he would be outside playing basketball. Then I

The right one came in the shape of a liver-spotted dalmatian with a heart-shaped nose. When I saw his photo I immediately made a phone call and arranged a meeting.

would have to pray that if he came over to say hi Toby wouldn’t bite him. You can’t shoot hoops with a flesh wound after all.

He was about one year old, almost fully grown but not fully toilet trained. When we brought him home his first order of business was on my favourite rug.

When I had my own children it was important to me that they too grew up with a dog. If we could find the right one, I wanted to adopt from the Animal Welfare League.

We named him Henley after our local beach. It was the perfect name. Except when you stood on the beach and called out for him it may have appeared to strangers that you had a strange compulsion to loudly declare your location to the world.

Henley had a great sense of empathy. He could always tell which member of the family needed him the most and could be found on their bed.

He loved Covid lockdown. He had our constant companionship. When we were doing home workouts he’d plant himself on a yoga mat and refuse to move, his version of a downward dog.

Henley was smart, but not street-smart. A couple of times he escaped out of the front gate and navigated himself to the beach. Near misses.

Maybe that’s where he was headed the final time he snuck out of the gate.

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“When I had my own children it was important to me that they too grew up with a dog. If we could find the right one, I wanted to adopt from the Animal Welfare League.

He was happiest at the beach. He would smile as he ran along it and loved a swim. He also loved to eat the stinky marine animals that washed up on the shore.

Actually he loved to eat anything he found on the beach and we would often find him drooling in front of a couple trying to enjoy a romantic meal of fish and chips.

He was well-known at Henley Beach. Often I’d walk him and people would greet him by name. Children pointed with delight at his distinctive brown spots. / 14

Luckily we didn’t see it. But telling our three girls what had happened was the hardest and saddest thing I’ve ever done.

They adored that dog. But I know they never took him for granted. Every day they sat on the couch with him, hugged him and told him what a good boy he was.

It’s only been a couple of weeks and the pain hasn’t gone away. I keep thinking I hear his nails clipping the floor and his paws scratching at the door. I get home and look for him to greet me with a wagging tail. He was always excited to see me even if the kids didn’t lift their eyes from their devices when I got home.

When there are leftovers on our plates we look for the greedy boy who was never far away from food. When we walk along the beach we search for his spots in the sand dunes.

He lived a happy life and was so loved. We take comfort in that. And lessons in loss are tough, but they are a by-product of love.

We will get another dog some day. But there will only ever be one Henley. Rest in Peace our beautiful boy. @rebeccamorse107

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How are you settling into life as a new mum?

Mum life is a whirlwind, I can tell you that much! I knew it would be a life change, but I didn't (probably naively) think it would be such a crazy change...in a good way, of course. Gigi had a few issues at the start, so I was thrown in the deep end really quickly and had to just try to survive the day. I think I've been super lucky because my fiance Mitch and I have been able to work from home, so we're really working as a team and learning as we go, but also giving each other a break when we need it, which has been really good for the both of us. Mum life, while it is a crazy whirlwind of emotions, is honestly the best and I really feel like I've got the hang of things, and I'll only learn and change as we move through. I do love it, and am already thinking "but what's just one more…?" haha!  You’re at the helm of three amazing businesses, BARE, Yes Please and Soli Sleep. Tell us about them!

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Leah Itsines is unquestionably a powerhouse of a woman. At 27 years old she is the founder of three incredibly successful businesses; BARE guides—a healthy online eating platform helping people learn how to eat and live better, nutritional supplement brand Yes Please and Soli Sleep, the comfiest sleepwear EVER. You could be forgiven for thinking Leah gets more done in her sleep than the rest of us do in the light of day…and with new baby Gigi arriving in March this year, Leah is possibly getting decidedly less sleep than ever! But the Adelaide mum’s brands are booming as she and her partner (and co-owner of her businesses) Mitch, settle into life with baby G as one big happy (and healthy!) family.

We chat with Leah about the transition to mum life, the incredible resources offered in her BARE guides and just how she harnesses her motivation into such success. / 16

Our businesses are our other babies! Our BARE Guides are online healthy eating guides that are designed to allow women to enjoy all of their favourite foods and get the results they want. I've always believed that healthy eating doesn’t need to be complicated or boring. BARE teaches you how to enjoy a balanced and healthy relationship with food without restriction. All of our guides include a variety of exclusive recipes, flexible weekly planners and an abundance of educational resources, BARE focuses on taste and ease just as much as nutrition. From burgers and curries to pancakes and banana bread, each recipe is quick, easy and, most importantly, super delicious! I've worked with an in-house dietitian to ensure BARE gives your body all the daily macronutrients your body needs to thrive.

Yes Please was created as a natural progression from BARE, where we want to provide our community with delicious treats with benefits, foods that they love and supplements to help their journeys. We absolutely love Yes Please, and the amount of support we've received has blown us away. Our famous Sleepy Hot Chocolate has been a crowd favourite, having sold out four times! The product pipeline for Yes Please is all about TASTE, so you can prepare yourself for some seriously delicious stuff! Soli is our other business, created in the midst of COVID where we wanted to challenge ourselves and flourish in an industry that we usually wouldn't have, and we are obsessed with it! Soli is all about comfort, quality and dreamy clothes that you don't ever want to take off. The growth of this company was incredible to see in the first two launches, and we've now got so much in the pipeline to give our community more! All three businesses are something we so passionately love and we can't wait to build them!

Finish these sentences: I can’t live without… Gigi and Mitch! Or my animals!

My morning starts with… A high pitched wake up from Gigi haha! A little feed for her and then we get ready together.

Female role model… My mum!

Women are… Incredible! I don’t think there is a better way to describe them.

My legacy will be… That I was a kind, caring and free spirited person who built a wonder.

 You’ve recently launched BARE pregnancy guide - this is a guide to fertility and pregnancy nutrition for expecting mums and hopeful-soonto-be mums. How will the BARE pregnancy guide support future mums in their pregnancy journey?

A big part of why we created the Pregnancy BARE guide is to help and support soon-to-be mums as much as we can! I know first hand when you find out you are pregnant that there is so much information to take in that it can be super overwhelming and felt almost unrealistic with my morning (or all day!) sickness. This guide is much more than a ‘what you should do’ list, but a true accurate reflection of the realities of pregnancy. Writing this guide was an incredible experience that I felt really connected and passionate about, because I was really living what I was writing! The Pregnancy BARE guide includes a realistic approach to fertility and pregnancy nutrition with 60+ recipes designed to have you feeling your best in each trimester. It also includes fertility resources, first, second and third trimester resources as well as postpartum recovery nutrition, a note on PPD, breastfeeding nutrition, and supporting milk supply.

 Where do you get your motivation from and how do you harness it so successfully?

My motivation comes half from an absolute passion for food, health, wellness and business and the other half from seeing my community thrive, change their lives through using my products. It's an incredible feeling, and I use my passion and my community's success in their own lives as motivation to do more for them everyday.  What advice would you offer to other young women in business?

Try anything and move with speed. The one thing I regret in business and still to this day that I get frustrated with is that Mitch and I took too long to make decisions, which slowed us down. Maybe it was a little bit of imposter syndrome, but I feel like now I'm confident enough to try something and if it doesn't work, learn and then try again but better this time. If you truly love something, you CAN do it - don't let people put you in a box and say that you can't because there is nothing stopping you, but you.

That’s a really good question! At the moment I’m really looking forward to taking on life as a new mum. Since having Gigi I think the biggest thing I’ve learned is you never know what tomorrow or next week will bring so I’m looking forward to taking on all of life’s new crazy adventures with Mitch and G. We have some pretty exciting things coming for BARE, Soli and Yes Please so I’m also really looking forward to the second half of this year and seeing all of that come to life! After having Gigi and the rocky start we had, I just want to make her life experience the best, I want her to be involved with everything we do, so we can really watch her grow and flourish as her own little person. Onwards and upwards from here.

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 You’re an incredibly successful young woman!

What did you want to be when you were growing up and how does that translate to where you are now?

Thank you! Growing up, I wanted to be a chef, but one of my aunties told me I wouldn't like the hours or the pressure (and for some reason, I believed her?! haha). I had ALWAYS loved cooking with my mum, so this was a passion for me. After putting the chef idea aside, I had my eyes set on being a police officer. I couldn't tell you why, but I just loved the idea. I ended up getting into Criminal Justice at university but then at the last minute changed my mind (mum was not happy about the police, she said it was too dangerous!) so I went to university to be a teacher like my parents. I lasted almost two years before I deferred and became a personal trainer, then moving into social media and cooking/ recipe development. This sparked some serious fun in my life and I finally got to cook again, and felt free! As I continued my journey online, I started to be really interested in business, creating, products, manufacturing and I am so proud to say that Mitch and I learnt everything from scratch by just trying and doing our best in whatever we chose to do.

We've had some serious lows, and some incredible highs so I'm very grateful to be where we are now.

 What’s next for you and your fam?

I found this was so important for me as everyday was a new day. The things that worked for me one day didn’t work the next so it was really important that I take everything day by day and adjust my routine and life as needed. For example, one day I would have a mountain of energy so I'd ride that wave and get things I wanted to do, done, but the next day I would have much much less energy so I'd work in sprints.

2. Take time for self care

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Again this was super important for me as I found doing something for myself made a huge difference in how I was feeling! This meant doing a bunch of different things like cooking my favourite foods, having a bath, going for a walk or getting a massage. It's not always easy, but if you can do a little something for YOU everyday, that is important too!

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3. Take each day as it comes As I said earlier each day is going to be different so don’t let yourself get too down if you’re having a bad day. Allow yourself to rest and take care of yourself but know that things will get better and not everyday will feel like that.

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A day on the farm barn The Hahndorf Farm Barn has always been a super fun family day out, but this year it got even better with some new attractions that your kids are going to DIG!

The hydraulic powered excavators are as lifelike as the real thing and give kiddos that hands-on experience of what it’s like to be behind the controls of an actual digger in a huge custom made sandpit.

There are many activities for kids at the farm, so you can spend quality time out and about in the country creating lasting memories!

Let the kids be kids; bring a picnic or enjoy a BBQ in the undercover picnic and BBQ area with a stunning view, wander through the farm together and have a great time in the on-site playground and sandpit.

It just does not get better than this!

Not only can your kids dig to their hearts content on these excavators, but they can also try their hand at driving a tyke-size tractor. Holy Hahndorf this is so.much.fun!

That’s right, along with all our fave things to do at Hahndorf Farm Barn like exploring picturesque paddocks as well as an abundance of animals to see, hold and feed, the Farm Barn now has a whole fleet of kid-sized excavators and ride-on tractors.

Of course, there’s still all the animals and attractions we know and love at the Farm Barn, with the unique blend of wildlife park and farm yard offering a full day of fun for families.

With pony rides, cow milking, reptile shows and baby animals aplenty, as well as the chance to ride on a full size tractor around the property, this is your chance to really show the kids what life is like on the farm.

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Everyday motherhood is complex, and for most of us—much of the time—seems more challenging than we ever expected.

Second guessing every decision from the moment your baby is born, feeling guilty about everything, experiencing a strong loss of identity as a woman, having no time for basic self-care, always feeling lonely even when surrounded by your loved ones or feeling burnt out just thinking about the laundry.

Does this sound familiar to you? You’re not alone.

Although motherhood can bring joy, it can also be very hard, and it seems that everyone just accepts that this is the way that it has to be.

What if motherhood didn’t have to be that hard?

What if there was a group of mothers like you, who have young children and who understand what you are experiencing and have been rethinking the way we approach motherhood and found another way?

What if they have created a village for genuine mothers like you where your needs as both a woman and mother are fulfilled, where you can safely be you and mentally recharge so you can tackle the challenges of everyday motherhood with more ease and ultimately feel more relaxed, more you.

Morocco and reconnected with my village. That's when it all clicked I needed to open a centre for mothers. A place where all mums could feel safe and supported, creating a village of like minded women who'll transform motherhood so that we, and all future mothers, feel visible, valued and loved.

A legacy to my children and all mothers (and parents) to be.

How different was becoming a mother in Australia than you expected?

Although I thought I was prepared, nothing really prepared me for motherhood.

When I gave birth to my first child 7 years ago, I left the hospital feeling overwhelmingly worried and anxious. I thought the feeling would disappear once safe home but it didn’t. That night, alone in the dark, trying to breastfeed my baby, I totally freaked out and started to cry and cry. I had no idea what I was supposed to do and second guessed every decision I made. I was getting more and more anxious. I hoped the feeling would disappear after a few weeks once I’d got used to being a mum but it didn’t. I was literally mummying in the dark and had no confidence. So I called the different helplines and met with some professionals… “it’s trial and error” they said, “you know your baby best”, “you will learn with time”. They didn’t get it. They didn’t get me. They didn’t see me. I WAS INVISIBLE.

“At Villagehood Australia, we welcome every mother (and woman) into our village, holding space for her to maintain her sense of self, wellbeing and independence, as she navigates the trials and triumphs of motherhood.”

What if this village was just around the corner? Would you pop in to learn more?

This is the village that Dinah Thomasset has worked to create in founding Villagehood Australia. We chat with her about what it’s all about.

You actually conceived the idea of The Villagehood Australia in a Moroccan village.

Tell us about how it came about.

Growing up in Morocco, I was surrounded by an extended village of love and care. Moving to France at age 9, I mourned the loss of my village and have yearned for it ever since. Becoming a mother in Australia, 18,000km away from my village, was the toughest challenge of my life. The strong, confident woman I had been, disappeared from the moment my first child was born.

Even with the support of my husband and friends, like many mothers, I felt isolated and invisible, adrift in a sea of nappies and sleepless nights. Moving to Adelaide shortly after, I found even less support. I thought I could handle the move, having travelled widely and with friends all over the world, but I felt lonelier than ever.​​The situation worsened when my second child arrived and she barely slept. I found myself in a dark hole. My health deteriorated and I was hospitalised. Waiting for test results, I imagined the worst. I told my husband: "If anything happens to me, get over it and find our children a mother, any woman who'll love them." Then it hit me: I am that woman. Loving them is enough. I am enough. Those three words resonated deeply and brought me back to life. I began feeling better; my old self reappeared. ​A few months later, I visited

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With my second, things were worse. My baby girl had really bad allergies and would not sleep.

After 9 months of sleep deprivation, I was very depressed. I got myself onto a mental health plan (only to realise you still had to pay a gap fee of $85 for each session) and learned how to navigate my way through a rainbow of emotions.

After feeling better I decided it was time to go back to work and feel visible again, “of value”. I quickly did the calculations: I would have been out of pocket by about $10-15k a year with two kids in childcare on a part-time salary so it wasn’t worth it really. I felt that I was left with no choice. I remember people saying “this is what it is”, “you just need to accept things as they are.” And I felt that fire in me! I was not going to accept this: the way we’re treated, the way the system treats us. Mothers become invisible, we can’t find a job, the school system is forced on us yet there are no jobs that allow us to work within school hours. Just because it’s common, doesn’t make it normal. Motherhood shouldn’t be this hard.

So I decided a few years ago that I would utilise my skillset and personal strengths to help raise awareness around the challenges modern families face in Australia and together with community organisations propose solutions that would better support mothers and their families and ultimately enhance their health and wellbeing.

With that purpose in mind, I have created my own path and I am becoming the woman I always imagined to be. A woman who chooses how she wants to live, to work and to mum her two beautiful children.

What type of support do you think mother’s need that they’re so often not getting in Australia?

We live in a child-focused society where the research and services created for families are mainly focused on developing services to support and protect the wellbeing of the children (which is of course really important). However there has been almost no research or service development focusing on the health and wellbeing of the mothers – independently of their children. I believe it is important that we shift that focus first to be able to offer the kind of support mothers need in Australia.

Here is my top list: 1.

More mental health support with free access to mental health services without a waiting time of 6-12 months

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Better wellbeing programs to beat loneliness and isolation in the early years

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Better paid parental leave that can be equally shared to allow mothers to remain connected to the workforce and fathers to care for their babies

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Affordable and accessible quality early learning services for all Australian families to set our children up for success, allow families to choose what is best for them and give our economy a boost by enabling women to return to the workforce. (It is a win for everyone!)

ore family friendly M workplaces to attract and retain parents (mainly mothers) in the workforce.

The Villagehood also offers a creche service for babies and toddlers - how important is this for giving mums a moment to breathe for themselves?

Being able to mentally recharge is critical to the wellbeing of mothers and their children. We know that.

The Playhood Creche, which is located in the playroom, is a nurturing, creative and fun environment available to all children of Villagehood Australia from 12 months old to 5 years old. It is a great opportunity for the children to develop social skills which helps them form healthy relationships with other people and for mothers to relax and connect with like minded mothers, knowing their children are safe and looked after by experienced carers.

What services and help does The Villagehood Australia offer women?

Villagehood Australia is a registered charity and volunteer based association dedicated to help protect the health and wellbeing of mothers and support them through their motherhood journey.

At Villagehood Australia, we welcome every mother (and woman) into our village, holding space for her to maintain her sense of self, wellbeing and independence, as she navigates the trials and triumphs of motherhood.

We provide all mothers with a strong support network - beating loneliness and isolation and building their capacity to better cope with the everyday challenges of motherhood.

We offer a combination of initiatives for our community that are selected to improve the mental wellbeing of mothers.

Whether it is through exercising, singing together, learning new parenting tools or simply having an adult chat and being able to create meaningful connections, our programs offer a number of benefits to enhance

How can mums get involved and become members of Villagehood Australia?

T H E RE ARE D I FFE RE N T WAYS MUMS CAN G E T IN VOLV E D  By either joining our activities and programs  By joining our team as a volunteer B y promoting Villagehood Australia: liking and sharing our posts on socials (word of mouth is key!)  By donating to support our programs B y becoming a partner and help us grow and impact more mothers

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MOTHERS CAN CONNECT with  Our Casual & Informal Coffee Catch Ups (Monday)  Our Bubs Friendly Pilates Class and Mindful Singing Group (Wednesday) O ur Mummy Steps mothers group (starting in November 2022 Registration open) MOTHERS CAN GROW with  Our Circle of Security® Parenting™ program (Thursday) MOTHERS CAN RISE with  Our Social Impact projects​(ongoing)

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Kids want grownups to know more It’s that time of year when I send out my Student Voice Postcard packs to all primary and combined schools throughout SA. The postcards invite students in years 2 – 6 to answer four simple questions that provide me with a snapshot view of what matters most to them at this time in their lives.

Last year I received 13,868 postcards from children aged 8 to 12 years. They were sent to me from outback, regional and metropolitan Government, Catholic and Independent schools that included Aboriginal and Anangu schools, as well as special education units.

I love receiving these postcards.

Children will often address a picture or comment to me directly and I am genuinely amazed by the candid way in which they respond to the questions I ask them. Their responses are unfiltered by adult promptings or interference, thanks to the teachers and staff who are supporting this long-term initiative year on year.

The ‘little data’ I collect when I ask kids who they are, what they can do, what they love about their lives, and what’s going on with them, is the data, which as their Commissioner, I value most. It’s where I’m more likely to learn what children want me to know; what they’re interested in, what their hobbies are, what their favourite things to do are, and also what’s not going so well for them.

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Through their responses I can see how they ‘feel’ about their world.

The ideas and concepts they collect and express with their own voices reveals volumes about their state of mind and overall wellbeing.

As experts in their own lives, children have a language and way of seeing the world that is all their own, cultivated by the impact of the ‘all the things’ that happen in their daily lives.

If we take time to listen to what they say we will hear them interpreting and describing what is coming at them each day and what is impacting them most in both positive and negative ways.

Listening carefully means sitting down with them to find out more about them as individuals. It means knowing more about their likes and dislikes, the things that spark their interest and which they most like to do. When we can connect on their terms they’re much more likely to share details about their interests and passions, aspirations and struggles, and some of the wonderful ideas they have for shaping a better world.

When grownups stop and listen to kids it makes them feel important.

They feel trusted and seen

It builds their confidence in our genuine desire to find out more about their lives while sending the message that they are valuable stakeholders who each have a right to be heard and have their best ideas acted upon.

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Body image 101 for parents WORDS: Madhavi Nawana Parker, Director of Positive Minds Australia

"Our negativity bias means we have a tendency to focus on what we’re unhappy about and would like to change, rather than what we love about these precious bodies of ours that serve us and carry us, all day long."

Children can shift from complete trust and love for their bodies, to seeing their faces and bodies in a harsh and critical light, in just the blink of an eye.

Here are some ideas to help you build your own framework to approach this important issue.

1. Body image is the idea in your child’s mind about how they look, it doesn’t necessarily reflect how they actually look. If you’re feeling puzzled about what your child is worried about when it comes to body image, that might be why. Body image doesn’t always stem from reality. Trying to prove to your child that what they see is wrong will probably be fruitless; they won’t see what you see and might feel you just don’t understand (and we don’t need to give them another reason to think we don’t understand, do we?)

2. Active listening helps. Instead of trying to provide their concerns aren’t true, just listen. Prove them with a warm, compassionate space to get their thoughts out, whether they’re right or wrong. Without your commentary, emotions and judgement, young people can often gain their own unique clarity and perspective and find their truth within that space.

To offer active listening, give them your full attention and listen quietly without interrupting. Once they’ve aired their concerns, avoid judgement and if you’re going to offer advice, ask first. If you offer advice and they just wanted you to listen, they might start telling you less in the long run.

Social media pressure, peer pressure, social comparison, internal pressure, belonging to sporting/hobby groups where a particular body type is highly prized, experiencing puberty early or late and others placing excessive value on their appearance are some of the causes. Their personality, temperament, genetic predisposition and life experiences will also have an impact.

3. Step out of the emergency lane when they come to you with a body image concern. Your emotional regulation is

Before I go on, this article is not intended to place pressure on you to be the sole guardian of your child’s body image. You’re one person. There’s a lot that happens in parenting that’s out of your control and let’s face it, the path is often winding. Blame, guilt and fear aren’t helpful. Focus on what you can control and show yourself kindness and self-compassion along the way.

4. Remind them that while they might feel like everyone’s looking at them, no one is thinking as much about their appearance

Insecure and negative body image isn’t new. Arguably, every generation goes through it. The stories I recall as a teenager in High School are similar to what teenagers tell me about in our rooms, thirty years later. Children comparing cellulite, telling friends how ‘fat’ they feel and how much they hate particular parts of their body, wanting to gain or lose weight are alarming, but all too familiar.

Young people immerse themselves in ‘literature’ often written by or based on a celebrity, that offer quick solutions to slash the kilos or gain some muscle.

We found these articles in magazines that we would sit and read together.

In real time, we would talk to, relate to and reassure each other during these intense reading sessions. Today, at the press of a button, Instagram, YouTube, on-demand TV and the internet flood our children’s minds, often when they are on their own, with unrealistic images of beauty, social comparison and promises of ‘solutions’ to problems they didn’t know they had (because they aren’t actually problems).

Not liking your body is a horrible feeling. Most people can probably relate to having experienced that feeling at some point. Our negativity bias means we have a tendency to focus on what we’re unhappy about and would like to change, rather than what we love about these precious bodies of ours that serve us and carry us, all day long.

We all want to spare our children the pain of a negative body image.

Developing a positive body image isn’t a clear cut path for all. There are many layers of complexity impacting how someone ends up having a positive or negative body image.

important during moments like these. If they see you alarmed, they will increase their alarm too. Try to sit still and be present with them. Allow yourself time to think, listen and take it all into consideration.

as much as they are about their own.

5. Pay attention to what they are following and watching.

The more you see something, the more real it feels. When you’re a child the difference between fact and reality is even harder to differentiate.

Take the movie Encanto and the character Mirabel compared to the movie Cinderella. Your child will get a vastly different experience watching these two movies and the messages they convey about body image. Try to expose them to as much diversity as possible in what they watch and who they are around.

7. Avoid commenting on your own and other people’s weight and appearance. Avoid comparisons that make one body type sound better than another. Comment on character instead. Or stick to the weather.

8. Develop your own healthy body image. If you have a complicated relationship with your body, use your children as a reason to seek help and reset it.

As always, take care beautiful parents, you’re doing better than you realise.

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Star Academy is moving to a bigger and better location in 2023! The new space will host 11 new studios with state of the art facilities. It will double the current space and capacity of the Academy and the team and their students couldn't be more excited for the move.

Offering quality education in all areas of performing arts, if your little one wants to put some hip in their hop, a spring in their step, has a flair for drama, or the voice of an angel Star Academy will help their inner potential take flight.

It’s still business as usual though at Star’s Grote street home while 199 Franklin undergoes refurbishment, set to open in January 2023.

Offering both recreational classes and elite training for ages 2.5+, including jazz, tap, ballet, hiphop, contemporary and musical theatre, as well as both group or one-on-one singing lessons, acting and acrobatics, Star Academy covers it all from stage to screen and everything in between.

Stay tuned on socials for what’s next!

Come and try classes Come and try classes are a great way for students to decide what classes they love and what genres they would like to focus on moving forward.

Simply email info@staracademy.com.au to book.

Star Academy, 100 Grote Street Adelaide @staracademy_adelaide staracademy.com.au

In your experience, how important is a supportive tribe for young people with Autism, and how hard is it to find?

What is Kaboose?

Connect with Kaboose WORDS – Michelle Ridsdales

Young people with Autism often have difficulty forming friendships which can lead to a sense of isolation.

Attempts at finding and making friends can sometimes happen online. But when kids with Autism or social difficulties attempt to meet or interact with people on social media it can lead to bullying or meeting up with inappropriate people.

Kaboose is a social media app that is focused on finding and building a tribe of people who want to do similar things. It’s a tribe that is welcoming and safe from online bullying. A place to build safe social relationships.

The aim of Kaboose is to help make the world a safer and more connected place for everyone’s children.

We chat with Michelle Ridsdale, founder of Kaboose, about how the app works and why it’s so important for young people with Autism. / 26

Kaboose is a social app that allows Autistic people and caregivers a safe and engaging online platform to connect with their peers through shared interests. Our aim is to improve mental health and connectedness of our neurodiverse communities, through friendships and employment.

Where did the inspiration behind the app come from?

As a parent of a child with Autism, my experience in advocacy and, through my volunteer work in Autism and Disability, I’ve met too many young people struggling to find and make friends. Many also experience challenges finding employment. Seeing my own son suffer from feelings of loneliness and disconnectedness, I decided to set up a community that could safely facilitate the building of supportive tribes and allow our kids to develop relationships that are meaningful for them as well as supporting their journey into employment.

Take us through how a young person would typically use the app On sign up, we verify identity and obtain parental/guardian consent.  Create a profile, nominating special interests, age and location

 Matches are made based on criteria set  Connect with friends and create various tribes related to special interests (for example, gaming, baking, art, reptiles, mountain biking)

Often young people with Autism feel alone with no sense of belonging.

More than half have trouble finding friends and socialising, and 1 in 5 say they’ve been bullied online. This all leads to loneliness which is often a contributor suicide. Suicide is the number one cause of death in kids under 17. Suicide is three times greater in kids with Autism.

You aim to offer employment opportunities to young autistic people, can you tell us more about that?

We have just advertised a role for a software developer and we'd love to hire someone who is neurodiverse. As we grow, we will offer opportunities to our community as a priority.

What safety features are inbuilt in the app?

Everyone is verified before being able to access the app. That means you need to provide your photo ID on registration, but this is deleted from all our servers after verification. Future releases will take advantage of AI technology to prevent cyberbullying.

Future releases of our app will also provide the opportunity for older teens to look for employment on our app. kaboose.app

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Q: What is child support supposed to cover?

The Child Support system exists to provide financial support for children until the age of 18.

SO WHAT IS IT?

Child Support covers expenses for children such as food, housing, clothes, school costs and other activities. Parents are otherwise generally required to each bear the costs of raising their children when they are in their care.

HOW IS CHILD SUPPORT CALCULATED?

The Child Support Agency (“CSA”) follows a mathematical formula that relies on things like: • The number of children the payer and payee parent has • How old the children are

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• the amount of time each parent cares for the children

The payer parent can offset child support payments by making direct payments to third parties. It is important to note that this can only occur if there is agreement between the parents or upon application to the CSA.

WHAT THIRD PARTY EXPENSES CAN BE CREDITED TOWARDS MY CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATION?

Only certain “prescribed expenses” of up to 30% of their child support liabilities can be credited.

“Prescribed expenses” include:

• School uniforms and textbooks • Child care payments

• Medical and dental expenses • School fees

• Housing expenses such as rent or bond payments and even mortgage repayments • Motor vehicle costs

WHAT IF I DON’T THINK THE ASSESSMENT IS FAIR?

You can apply to the CSA to change a child support assessment due to special circumstances.

Such special circumstances may include:

• If the cost of spending time with your child is significant (e.g. if the parents live a long way from each other and in order to see them expensive airfares need to be paid for) • The child needs extra attention (e.g. the child needs braces or the child has other special needs) • Any prior agreement of the parties (e.g. if the parents have previously agreed the child should attend a private school or engage in another expensive extracurricular activity) • The assessment does not properly reflect capacity to pay child support.

This often occurs where a tax return does not truly reflect their actual income.

For all Family Law needs, contact the DBH Family Law Team on 1800 324 324, we offer an obligation free first 30 minute interview.

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Body image rewritten WORDS – Liv Williams

Congratulations on the birth of your gorgeous son Harry! How is life in your baby bubble?

Thank you so much! I still can’t believe I’m a mum!

Life in our baby bubble has been amazing. We have been surrounded by friends and family and taking things very slow, just going at our own pace. I’ve never slowed down this much and been so present before. Even though we are going slow, time seems to be moving so fast and I can’t believe it’s been 5 weeks already!

What has surprised you most about motherhood that you weren’t expecting?

I never used to be a maternal person and I never knew how I would be with a baby but the love explosion you experience as soon as they are here and sit on your chest the first time is wild. I never thought I could be so obsessed with a little human but I am and it’s a love you can’t explain. I would also have to say how incredible the female body is… it really has blown my mind just how it’s grown this little human, then birthed it, then produced milk to feed them and all while recovering. It has made me even more grateful for my body.

You are such an incredible inspiration for body positivity. How has this journey been through your pregnancy/postpartum?

All I can say is thank god I worked on my body image struggles before I fell pregnant! There was a time back in the day that I didn’t want to go through pregnancy because I didn’t want to lose control of my body, put weight on and then go through the process of trying to bounce back after. I honestly can’t believe I used to think like that but that’s how much it took over my life. I’m so glad I worked past it because I have had the most beautiful experience during pregnancy and postpartum. I’ve been in awe of what it’s doing as I was growing him, I trusted my body knew what it was doing. When I grew stretch marks I didn’t think twice about them because I now believe stretch marks are normal and a beautiful part of growing a human.

If the mean girl inside your head has ever whispered in your ear that you’re not good enough, has ever taken a second look at a dimple on your thigh or a pesky upper arm wobble; if she’s ever questioned your worth based on the reflection staring back at you from the mirror…then body positivity powerhouse Georgie Thomas is here to shut that sh*t down.

After living and breathing the diet culture industry, Georgie, the founder of Body Image Rewritten used her own struggles with body image as inspiration to start her own business helping others facing similar struggles. Bringing a realness to the social media scene by being her authentic self, Georgie breaks down the diet culture world, using her background in exercise physiology to help people rewrite their mindset and step into the most empowered, self confident version of themselves. Can we get a “HECK YEAH!”?

We chat with Georgie about how pregnancy and motherhood has impacted her own mindset—her son Harry was born in June this year—the importance of accepting our bodies just the way they are…and how to get there. / 28

During postpartum I have been so chilled as well.

The old me would have been on a diet day one, exercising before I was allowed to, stressing and completely focused on my body rather than Harry.

Whereas now, I haven’t thought twice about it, I’m still amazed at what my body is doing. Instead of freaking out about my clothes fitting me I just treated myself to some new clothes that made me feel good. I haven’t put any pressure on myself to exercise and I’m more intuitive about my eating now than ever before and don’t feel any guilt around it.

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Do you think we’re getting to a point where society is steering away from the pressure on women to have a speedy postpartum bounce-back or do you think we still have a long way to go?

This is a great question, I think we are more aware of it but I still think we have a long way to go. Going through it myself now, I can see how much pressure we put on ourselves as well as the pressures from social media and diet culture. I have been in two minds about what I post during the fourth trimester because I genuinely have felt confused about it. I see so many women posting “here’s my body 2 weeks postpartum” and although they obviously seem so proud of their body which is great for them—and we should never judge that—I can see how dangerous that is for other mums. I just don’t think the fourth trimester should be about what your body is doing and how much it has changed. The old me would have been triggered by seeing content like that as I would have compared and put pressure on myself to bounce back. It’s why I think the focus needs to be on taking things slow, nourishing yourself and your baby, being offline, figuring out how the hell to look after this new human and making sure mentally you are all doing ok.

To help with this I think it’s important to know if content like that is going to trigger you and get on the front foot by removing those people from your feed before giving birth. It’s not up to other people to stop posting content they want to, it’s up to us to figure out what content we want to see and control our own environment.

You shifted your body-image mindset over the years, including your ideas about falling pregnant and what it can do to your body. Can you tell us about this process?

I reached a point where I was more scared to keep going the way I was than to actually do the work to get out of it. I was battling with the thoughts of “I know this isn’t right and I know my body shouldn’t be controlling my life” with “but I want to be skinny and will I hate myself more and is it even possible to like who I am?”. It’s a battle but I didn’t want to be a mum and still hate myself, life is too short.

I had to do a lot of work on my mindset. I got out of my job in diet culture and removed myself from that environment. I did a Neuro Linguistic Course and found the causes of where all my body image struggles came from and worked through them and rewrote my mindset. I then became a Neuro Linguistic practitioner myself because it helped so much. After I worked on my relationship with my body I then worked on my relationship with food and learned intuitive eating which was also game changing as food controlled my life for a long time.

As soon as you learn how your mind works and why you think the way you currently do, you can start to change that and change the narratives you want to believe. It’s how I could prepare myself for pregnancy and choose my stories around how I wanted to go through it.

Can you give us your top reminders for women struggling with body image generally and in particular after having a baby?

There was a time back in the day that I didn’t want to go through pregnancy because I didn’t want to lose control of my body, put weight on and then go through the process of trying to bounce back after.

I honestly can’t believe I used to think like that but that’s how much it took over my life

First of all, know you are so much more than your body. The RIGHT people will love you for exactly who you are, you should never have to change to please others.

Secondly, trust yourself and your body. The human body is the most insane thing on the planet and it knows exactly what it’s doing. We need to look after it and by looking after it I don’t mean going on a restrictive diet and depleting it. When we nourish it, remove stress, have a good mindset and trust it, it will look after us. There is so much more to the world than how we look and I truly do believe that confidence is way sexier than trying to be “skinny”.

How did you pull those "diet culture beer goggles" off, and what do you wish you could go back and tell yourself when you were obsessing over the numbers?

You really have to go cold turkey and pull the Band-Aid off. It’s the scariest thing ever but with the right support around you it’s the best way to go, and when you realise you can do it, it’s the most empowering thing you will ever go through. Start first with mending your relationship with your body, then focus on mending your relationship with food after that. Be patient with yourself and know it takes time, it took me around 2 years to really get my confidence back.

Sometimes I wish I could go back and slap myself if I’m honest. I used to get so mad thinking of my older self and how much time I wasted and how many events and moments in life I missed because of my body image struggles. I wish I could have told myself back then that I deserved to be loved just as I am and I didn’t have to change for anyone as I have so much more to offer the world than my body.

This year you launched an app, Rewritten Mindfulness. Can you tell us about it and how it can help women?

Yes I did! I still can’t believe I have an app! The Rewritten App is the best place to start if you are wanting to change your mindset. It is full of mindfulness sessions that you can do each day varying from 5-20 minutes. Whether you’re struggling with body image, confidence, negative emotions, or maybe you need a pump up on the way to work, I have a session to help you. This is the start to rewriting your mindset, changing your belief system and triggering a new voice to take over.

Everything I teach is based on what helped me rewrite my mindset and turn my life around so I know how much of an impact it has.

Baby Harry & Georgi e

For a 7 day free trial of The Rewritten Mindfulness App Rewrite your mindset Build your confidence Heal your body image rewrittenmindfulness.com/7dayfreetrial

rewrittenmindfulness.com @georgiethomas / 29

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Encouraging a healthy sense of body

Speaking as someone who grew up in the late 90s where eating disorders were glorified and we all ate diet foods, I’ve absorbed a lot of unhelpful ideas about how my body should look and about the foods I should and shouldn’t be eating.

Parents today are heavily invested in the well-being of their children and one of the ways this plays out is our want to raise our children with a healthy sense of body, whilst also encouraging healthy eating habits. This is a tough job when we think about how our own childhood’s influence our values and behaviours, and to make it harder, we live in a contradicting environment; on the one hand, we have messages about well-being and raising active and healthy eaters and on the other hand we have an abundance of high fat and high sugar foods available that are actively marketed to children, whilst also living with media and advertising that are still pushing unrealistic messages about our bodies.

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Words: Lucy Budzynski Lucy is a mother of two and freelance writer. She holds a Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition) and writes mostly about mothering and mental health, and food and nutrition.

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Elicia Vitucci, Social Worker at Williamstown Family and Personal Counseling, explains to me, “‘healthy body image’ feels to me like an outdated concept.

I like to refer to my body image as my own sense of body. For me, taking the word ‘image’ away takes away the objectification of my body as an ‘image’ to be consumed by those around me. My sense of my body is for me, not anyone else, and working on that is an act of respect for myself and my physical body.”

This idea that our sense of body is for ourselves and not others reminds me of Lucia Osborne-Crowley in her second book 'My Body Keeps Your Secrets'. Lucia says on her perfectionism and obsession with thinness “my perfectionism comes from a desperate attempt to prove that I am worth something. To fight the little voice in my head that says over and over: You are a filthy rotten thing.” For me, this is a reminder to teach our children that their self-worth is intrinsic, and it is definitely not dependent on how their body looks or what food they eat or don’t eat. We need to be reminding our children that they are worthy and that they are loved exactly how they show up in the world, there is no editing needed. Our children’s bodies are theirs and what is important is how it feels to them, not how it looks to others. This starts with teaching our children anatomically correct body parts, teaching emotions and how they feel in the body, and letting children feel hunger and thirst and respond to those appropriately. It’s about trusting our children to know what feels good and what doesn’t, and then giving them space to honour these body cues.

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A healthy sense of body is particularly challenging for our children’s generation with an abundance of content easily available from social media, video games, movies to TV shows, most with either overt or covert messages about ideal faces and bodies. And they are living in a world of constant consumption - children spend on average 3-4 hours a day in front of a screen, let alone their exposure to other forms of advertising out and about. This is especially concerning when we know that the faces and bodies we see have been altered in more than one way. I do believe we are making strides with the representation of different sized bodies in the media today, but we are still being fed an ideal body type that may not be what the majority of us have when we are eating to fulfil our hunger, energy and nutrient needs.

We need to be reminding our children that they are worthy and that they are loved exactly how they show up in the world

A way we can help our children with their sense of body is to lead by example and if you’re still working on your own sense of body, that’s ok. Elicia stresses “if you believe that you have a poor sense of self, it’s important that you don’t think that in order to be a good parent you need to ‘heal’ or ‘fix’ yourself.” She explains, “it’s about understanding that our behaviours as parents provide a template for our kids. Talking poorly about yourself in the mirror, will cause your children to do the same. It’s about catching the small behaviours like calling yourself ‘bad’ for eating a ‘bad’ snack, and outwardly correcting that ‘oops, I’m not bad, a little cake can’t make someone bad can it?’. The reframe will stick with our kids and show them to have some grace with their own thoughts and behaviours.” Elicia reflects on her internalised messages from her childhood “since growing into adulthood and developing this low body image … I have realised the damage these inherited behaviours now have on my own children.” Another way we can lead by example she says about her own-self talk, “which can look like asking my partner if I ‘look fat’ in an outfit, as opposed to maybe saying something less body-specific like ‘I am feeling anxious about this activity that I am about to go to’. Understanding this behaviour helps to motivate small but consistent changes.”

Our sense of body is linked to food and what we choose to eat and not eat, and how we talk and think about food. This is especially important for our young children, like Elicia said, our behaviour is a template for our children.

Food issues are common in young families, so as a nutritionist I stress the importance of trying to be neutral with food with our children. There is no good or bad food, because food doesn’t have a morality.

Some simple ways of helping children develop healthy eating habits are: G et them involved - meal planning, shopping, prepping or cooking food are all ways to get them involved in food.

O ffer food, don’t force them to eat it - it is our job as parents to offer what they eat and when, and it’s their job to eat what they want from that offering.

K eep comments at meal times either not about food at all or about food in a neutral and informative way “these green cucumbers are crunchy” or “mmm, this cake is sweet and yummy.”

B e deliberate with meal times - slow down, allow it to be a space to talk about everyone's day and use the time to foster connection as a family.

The world can be a tough place to navigate for our children, so trying to encourage a healthy sense of body is ultimately the gift of a safe space in the world. Our children are worthy no matter what they look like, our behaviour matters and is a template for our children, and we can set our families meal times and relationship with food to be a positive place to develop healthy eating habits.

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The formula:

Feeding growing brains H O W TO PAC K YO U R C H I L D ’ S L U N C H B OX TO H E L P T H E I R B R AI N S G RO W WORDS: Lucy Budzynski, Nutritionist and mum of two girls As parents, we want to set our children up for success and offering our children brain nourishing food is one way we can do that. In the short term, food can ward off brain fog and fatigue that leads to hangry children. Likewise, if we can take one thing off the “reasons why my kid is in a bad mood” list, why wouldn't we? In the long term, our food choices today can positively contribute to our children's future mental wellbeing. Studies show that young children that eat foods high in omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants are less likely to experience mental ill-health in the future.

I like to think about food in two different ways - as fuel for their brains, leading our children to have enough mental energy and be in the best mindframe to learn, and as nourishment for their brains so they have all the building blocks for their brains to create and maintain connections necessary for improved cognition and learning outcomes. The brain's number one fuel source is carbohydrates, micronutrients are the main source of nourishment, and fat and protein are used for both. If we look at food in this way, we can be sure we are offering all of the nutrients our childrens’ brains need for optimal growth and development.

“Our children’s brains have two big tasks to do each day - to grow and to learn” Before school We want to offer foods high in fibre and protein for the morning to help our children with sustained energy and to keep their tummies full until their morning snack time - a rumbly belly isn’t going to help our children concentrate. Studies have shown that skipping breakfast leads to a decreased ability to problem solve by late morning, and a balanced breakfast is related to positive changes in mood, attention and motivation. 

P orridge, or a wholewheat cereal, topped with full-fat milk, yogurt and fresh or frozen berries sprinkled with cinnamon and a drizzle of honey.

1 to 2 serves of fruit + 1 serve of vegetables + 1 wholegrain/protein/fat main portion + healthy sweet +/- 1 extra serve of protein/fat Sweet treats ideas:

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The lunchbox Our children’s lunchboxes are ⅓ of their food intake for the day, five days a week, so we want to make sure it is full of wholegrain carbohydrates, healthy fats, good quality protein and loads of vitamins and minerals. In each lunchbox, I try to aim for one serving of fruit, a serving of vegetables, a sandwich on whole grain bread that contains protein and a source of fat, and a small healthy treat like a homemade banana muffin.

Colour and variety are crucial for getting in different micronutrients, so each week I choose different fruits and vegetables, rather than offering the same things week in and week out. Another form of variety can come from the source of whole grains - instead of always offering a sandwich, try a wholemeal wrap or for an even easier change, swap wheat bread for rye, spelt or sourdough.

After school I find after school to be a great time to offer cut-up vegetables because they are hungry, they're more likely to eat them. Chop up some cucumber, carrots, capsicum and cherry tomatoes and serve with a tasty dip like smashed avocado or hummus made with olive oil. It is a great way to get a good dose of micronutrients and fibre in and doesn’t fill them up too much before dinner.

Some points to remember - our job is done once the food is offered, and pack foods you know your child typically likes. I say typically because we all know they love bananas one minute and refuse to go near them the next. Try and get your children involved, for example, get them to choose their fruits and vegetables and chop them up, or get them to help make their sandwiches and wraps. Most importantly remember if your children are fed and happy, you’re doing a great job.

The takeaway

F or the children that find eating first thing in the morning difficult, try a smoothie with full-fat milk, yogurt, fresh or frozen fruit and rolled oats. A spoonful of peanut butter adds another source of healthy fats.

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POTATO, MUSHROOM & GARLIC BAKE Who loves a creamy potato bake? Well, this recipe combines the classic Italian flavours of mushrooms, garlic and sage, to create this mouth-watering potato bake. The rich earthiness of the mushrooms, combined with garlic, cheese and cream makes this potato bake a meal in its own right or the perfect partner for a perfectly cooked steak or to accompany a roast.

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2. Using a mandolin or sharp knife, slice potatoes with skins on 1-2mm thick. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Add sliced potatoes and cook for 5 minutes or until just tender. Drain and refresh under cold water.

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PREPARATION TIME: 20 minutes COOKING TIME: 1 ½ hours SERVES: 6

1.5kg bag Spud Lite potatoes,thinly sliced 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 large field mushrooms, thinly sliced 100g button mushrooms, sliced ¼ cup chopped sage leaves 1 large brown onion, halved and sliced

CHEESE AND GARLIC SAUCE

 2 cups (500ml) thickened cream  3 cloves garlic, crushed  ½ cup grated parmesan  Salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper

Local Love HEALTHY, HEALTHY SNACKS WITH NO NASTIES

We’ve all been that parent in the supermarket aisle staring at the back of snack boxes wondering what all those numbers mean and what’s good for our kiddos and what’s…not so good! Well, we’re one step closer to an easier shopping experience and healthier stocked pantry with Good Life Market!

With a product range straight from the fruit tree to your tummy (with just a little bit of squashing and packaging in between!), these are the fruit strips and dried fruit snacks you won’t feel guilty about giving your children. They’re delicious, they’re preservative, additive and sulphur free—which is a big tick when it comes to dried fruit—100% natural with none of the nasties.

Even better, the fruit comes from a South Australian family owned farm, so you’ll be supporting SA while you’re snacking.

We chat with founder of Good Life Market Ayesha O’Neill about the products, how they’re produced with no nasty chemicals or additives, and the importance of supporting local.

eat olive oil in a non-stick frying pan over a H medium heat. Add sliced mushrooms and onion, cook for 5 minutes or until golden. Remove from heat and add sage, salt and pepper, stirring to combine. Set aside until required.

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reheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Lightly P grease a round 1.5 litre baking dish with butter and place on a baking tray.

together in a small saucepan over a low heat, stirring occasionally until mixture comes to the boil.

Remove from heat, add parmesan, salt and pepper stirring gently to combine. Set aside until required.

5. Place potatoes upright around the edge of the baking dish, repeat in the centre. Push mushroom mixture down between the potato slices.

6. Carefully pour cream mixture over the potatoes, making sure it gets down between the potato slices and cover dish with foil. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove foil and bake for a further 30 minutes or until bubbling and golden.

What were the key boxes you wanted to check when it came to the production of your snacks?

Give us your top three favourite flavours of fruit strip! How do you come up with the flavour pairings?

The fundamentals are that there are absolutely no preservatives/chemicals/ additives along the way from growing; so no chemical pesticides are used at all, to drying where the use of dehydrators are utilised.

Hahaha this changes regularly, but at the moment:

You source the fruit you use from your uncle's farm. How important is it to you to source local products?

Tell us about why you started Good Life Market.

I was a first time mum and was naturally really conscious of what foods I was going to give my son - I had never really looked into what additives and preservatives were going into our foods until I started giving him food! I actually found it really difficult to navigate what all the words in the ingredients list meant and just couldn’t believe how much research the average person had to do to know what was going into their foods.

So this, plus my son being a notoriously fussy eater and worrying about making sure that he was getting the right amount of nutrients, was the beginning of Good Life Market. We had been making these fruit purees and (we didn’t know at the time) but it all started there.

By doing this we can control what happens to the fruit before it gets to us, making sure there are no waxes on the apples etc. Especially in the last few years with COVID we have definitely felt the peaks and troughs that small businesses go through, so we try to support local wherever we can.

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pricot and apple - this one is A just so versatile as you can have it in your platters with your cheese and goes well in drinks

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Strawberry and apple

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Mulberry and apple

My uncle is the brains behind the flavours but the strawberry/berry flavours are always a crowd favourite.

What’s next for Good Life Market, do you have any new products in development?

We do! Now that we have established our dried fruit range we are actually looking at expanding our chocolate range! Maybe a chocolate fruit strip? We haven’t officially released anything but I have the prototypes and I can’t stop eating them!

goodlifemarket.com.au @goodlifemarketaus

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Are you curious about the world around you, both far away and right on your doorstep?

Then this book will definitely bring out the budding backyard David Attenborough in you. ‘A Guide to the Creatures in your Neighbourhood’ is like having a front row seat to nature, no matter where you live.

Did you know crows can identify humans by their faces? Or that ibises (aka bin chickens) can ‘see’ with the tips of their bills? The team from the Urban Field Naturalist Project will amaze you with weird and wonderful facts about cockatoos, magpies (a personal favourite of mine), spiders, possums and other animals just outside your doorstep.

It’s basically like a Natural Geographic documentary that you can hold in the palm of your hand and take with you wherever you go.

There are plenty of tips in the book for observing, sketching, photographing and making field notes, and it’s crammed full of fascinating facts! Did you know that a Horse is actually the most deadly animal in Australia? This might sound crazy, stats

actually show that if your death is caused by an interaction with an animal in Australia, the most likely culprit will be a horse! This is a nice reminder to be aware of the possible risks when you’re around creatures big and small and take care wherever you are.

In the first few pages, the book quotes biologist Tim Low; “nature is sold to us as something separate that lives far away from us in wild places, when really it’s all around us, engaging with us more than we guess”.

This book will help you see the nature that is right at your feet, in the cracks in the pavement, on the way to school, in your local park, and further afield too - all you need to do is pay attention.

KIDS QUIZ 1.

Which Australian state is home to ‘Uluru’?

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Who was the first person to stand on the moon?

3. Which colour is an emerald?

4. What colour are the spots on a

common ladybug?

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What do bees produce?

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What do you get if you freeze water?

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Name the Disney character who flies sitting on a magic carpet?

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triangle?

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What is the name of a group of stars that form an imaginary picture?

10. In what sport can you get a

hole in one?

A Guide to the Creatures in your Neighbourhood - The Urban Field Naturalist Project RRP $32.99

Answers: 1. The Northern Territory 2. Neil Armstrong 3. Green 4. Black 5. Honey 6. Ice 7. Aladdin 8. Three 9.

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kiddo corner!

Meet this month’s doer MEET Sammy McCormack (he/him) from Adelaide. At 21, Sammy runs his own clothing label @whyclothing_.

Sammy first found a passion for clothing and business when learning the process of screen-printing at the age of 13. Self-taught through YouTube videos and with the support of his family, Sammy started creating designs for t-shirts to sell to friends and family. What started as a creative outlet to help deal with the pressures of high school soon turned into a small business where he would sell his clothing at local markets, through social media and online to people all over Australia.

Additionally, Sammy also designs and creates t-shirts, hoodies for local businesses, sports teams and school events.

“This really improved my ability to communicate and work with others to give them the best product possible.”

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with the latest and most popular being the SEASON 6 Collection. Featuring a range of products; t-shirts, crewnecks, hoodies, jackets, beanies and more, all of the products are screen-printed and embroidered by small businesses and friends in Australia.

“When starting Why Clothing I would screen-print all the garments by hand. As my designs became more complex and intricate, as well as the demand of products increasing, I now get majority of the pieces screen-printed by a small business in Victoria.”

“While I had a clothing brand in the early years of high-school, I dreamed to create something bigger than a clothing brand. I dreamed of a brand that would inspire people to believe in themselves and follow their dreams - a way to bring excitement and joy to people's lives. The very thing I searched for as a 13-year-old. It's amazing to see how far Why Clothing has come in only 3 years, and the impact it's had on so many people all over the world. Although it's still just a small brand that I run from the spare room at home, I can't help but be excited for all the amazing things yet to come and the exciting journey ahead.”

Find Sammy on his personal account @sammymccormack and at @whyclothing_ to follow him on his journey.

Follow @getaaroundit_sa on Instagram to see what other young South Australians are up to in their own backyards, or DM to submit a candidate!

Why not nominate yourself, or another young person you know who you think would make a great addition to the Get Around It showcase?

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George’s Jokes WO R

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“Freeze. You’re under a vest.”

What does one volcano say to the other? “I lava you!”

Why was the weightlifter upset? She worked with dumbbells.

What did one math book say to the other? “I’ve got so many problems.”

Why can’t you ever tell a joke around glass? It could crack up.

What kind of shoes do private investigators wear?

Sneak-ers.

Send your LOLs to hello@kiddomag.com.au

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TURNING CREAM INTO BUTTER! Fill half a jar with cream, shake it for 20 minutes… and you’ve just made butter!

Try this super fun (and tasty) science activity at home!

Items checklist  300 mL of fresh pouring cream  a pinch of salt  a clean container with a secure lid  a sieve  a bowl

ILLUSTRATIONS Jana from @wordfindersclub

5 MINUTES Step 1. Start this activity by selecting the right type of cream. You need to use pouring cream that contains around 40% total fat. We found the Fleurieu Milk Company 100% Pure Pouring Cream worked well!

Step 2. Fill half of your clean container with cream, and put the lid on nice and tight.

Step 3. Roll those sleeves up and shake the container for about 20 minutes. After a few minutes, you’ll notice the cream will have started to thicken. You can stop here, and have thickened cream, but we want to keep going until we get butter!

Step 4. Keep shaking the container until you see a yellow solid sloshing around in the liquid. Your butter is now ready!

Step 5. Pour the contents of the container through a sieve and into a bowl. The butter will be left in the sieve and the bowl will contain buttermilk (which you can drink!).

Step 6. Rinse the butter with some ice-cold water and place it on a clean plate. Sprinkle a pinch of salt over the top and enjoy!

This butter won’t last as long as store-bought butter, so it’s best to eat it within 2-3 days.

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What's going on?

Cream is a mixture of water and fats, along with a few proteins, sugars and minerals. Most of the fats in cream don’t mix well with water, so they group together into tiny balls of fat. These balls are surrounded by a few types of special fats that are able to mix with water. You can think of these tiny balls like piñatas; the special fats are the outside the piñata and the other fats are the lollies inside.

When we shake the cream, the balls of fat start breaking open ( just like breaking open a piñata). This releases all the fats into the water. These fats still don’t want to mix with water, so they start finding each other and sticking together.

As more and more of those tiny balls of fat break open, more of the fat sticks together until eventually most of the fat has stuck together and formed a clump of butter!

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BO O K S

From fiction to non fiction, from adult titles to kids' picks, from hot new releases to under-the-radar gems, these are the 2022 books our nightstands right now!

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REASONS NOT TO WORRY

By Brigid Delaney Reasons Not to Worry is an accessible introduction to Stoic principles of virtue, moderation and self-discipline, adapting this ancient knowledge to inspire practical advice for everyday life.

Reasons Not to Worry is a modern take on ancient practices that will help you build a sustainable wellness practice among the chaos of your life.

Good Food Made Simple

By Leah Itsines No restrictions or calorie counting, just wildly delicious recipes and simple ways to organise yourself to cook and eat well, by the cofounder of the BARE Guides.

RRP $32.99 Allen & Unwin

Lessons

By Ian McEwan

'Buckle in for some seriously delicious, nutritious and incredibly satisfying food that is healthy but doesn't compromise on taste - ever!'.

Epic, mesmerising and deeply humane, Lessons is a chronicle for our times - a powerful meditation on history and humanity through the prism of one ordinary man

RRP $36.99 Murdoch Books RRP $32.99 Penguin

The mesmerising new novel from Ian McEwan, the bestselling author of Atonement. The world is forever changing. But for so many of us, old wounds run deep. Lessons is an intimate yet universal story of love, regret and a restless search for answers.

Shrines of Gaiety

By Kate Atkinson

RRP $32.99 Penguin

From the inimitable bestselling author, Kate Atkinson, a mesmerising novel set in Soho in the 1920s, when gangsters and politicians, peers and dancing girls, rubbed shoulders in a dazzling new world.

Not Now, Not Ever

By Julia Gillard

1926, and in a country still recovering from the Great War, London has become the focus for a delirious new nightlife. In the clubs of Soho, peers of the realm rub shoulders with starlets, foreign dignitaries with gangsters, and girls sell dances for a shilling a time.

Then it was done. After staying silent, I’d had my say.

At no time did I feel worked up or hotly angry. I felt strong, measured, controlled. Yet emotion did play its role in the energy of the speech. The frustration that sexism and misogyny could still be so bad in the twenty-first century. The toll of not pointing it out.

Ten years on from the speech that stopped us all in our tracks – Julia Gillard’s misogyny speech.

Where were you then? And where are we now?

RRP $35.00 Vintage Australia

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BIG FEELINGS

By Rebekah Ballagh Big Feelings helps you to understand your emotions, how they make you feel and how you can manage them. It also includes invaluable strategies and resources for parents, caregivers and teachers. Rebekah Ballagh's strong counselling background combines perfectly with her empathetic storytelling and adorable illustrations.

WILLA AND WOOF

By Jacqueline Harvey Willa’s in trouble. Mimi – the famous racing pigeon owned by Frank, her neighbour and best oldaged friend – is missing. And Willa is pretty sure she’s the one who left the cage door open . . .

RRP $29.99 Allen & Unwin

RRP $12.99 Penguin

THE VERY HARD BOOK Idan Ben-Barak, illustrated

by Philip Bunting

HONOUR AMONG GHOSTS

By Sean Williams When Athelbert Fan is thrown in jail for thievery, his daughter, Penny, is convinced he has been framed. Someone else must have stolen the gold cup from the crabby magistrate's home and put it in with her father’s tools. But who could it be?

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RRP $16.99 Allen & Unwin

A very silly book that will seriously get kids thinking from the award-winning and internationally bestselling author of Do Not Lick This Book and the award-winning and bestselling illustrator of Give Me Some Space

RRP $ 24.99 – Allen & Unwin

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Taking the reins on

ADHD

WORDS: Claudia Grosset Smith, Psychologist I write this during school holidays when all parents feel the energy of young children! But what differentiates typical school-holiday lack of routine/ stimulation pandemonium from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?

Let’s have a brief look at ADHD in itself.

What is ADHD? ADHD is a chronic neurodevelopmental disorder that impacts behaviour. It is characterised by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

Nature’s way to a calmer kiddo The responsibility of supporting our children with ADHD sits with us, the adults. Parents, teachers, professionals.

And, believe it or not, animals!

Equine assisted therapy is one of many effective interventions for children with any difficulties, especially ADHD. Equine assisted therapy facilitated by a psychologist is essentially psychological intervention, with horses. In this instance it’s called Equine Assisted Psychology. Equine Assisted Therapy is a broader term and can refer to therapy facilitated by individuals such as other mental health professionals. Depending on the level and style of the facilitators training, the horses are included in different ways. Equine assisted therapy is generally experiential in nature. Here’s a look at some ways it can be helpful for our kiddos.

THERE ARE THREE MAIN TYPES OF ADHD; Predominantly inattentive Predominantly hyperactive Combined type At the heart of ADHD appears to be significant difficulties regulating one’s behaviour, thoughts, feelings, and experiences.

Equine assisted therapy facilitated by a psychologist is essentially psychological intervention, with horses

Horses connect and communicate through their body. They are sensitive and alert to their environment.

This really encourages the children to read and respond to their physical cues. Questions like “Did you notice Teddy moved away then, I wonder what that could mean?” can really support children’s social awareness. Their unique, non-judgemental feedback can be used to build awareness of the self. Further, the nature of the horse also encourages children to practice impulse control. Horses are imposing in the best way possible! Children are required to pause before acting when in this setting.

The positive impact of nature on humankind is well documented. The disposition of equine assisted therapy provides nature-based experiences that aim to satisfy the individuals’ biophilic needs. Biophilia is the theory that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other life forms.

In many countries, it is literally prescribed by doctors to spend ‘x’ amount of hours per week basking in the glory of a forest, for example. And hey, who doesn’t feel great after a beach walk, a hike or a trip to a friend’s country farm?

What does ADHD feel like?

Imagine you’re “Anna” and it’s the last lesson for the day at school. You’ve been sitting for two lesson blocks now. The energy builds up and you start playing with your pens, flinging them around on your desk. You can no longer hear the teacher; you can’t focus anymore. The sensory elements of the classroom start to distract you further… a peer won’t stop clicking their pen, oh that’s a cool sequin pencil case. Next minute, whoops you weren’t focusing, and you accidentally fling a pen across the room. In trouble again. Shame, embarrassment, frustration. You can’t regulate those feelings; they feel too big. Bell goes. Something in the background about homework. Phew I can move again, I’m out of here. Later at home, Mum says “Anna did you forget your homework again?”…. EXPLOSION.

This experience promotes awareness and the feeling of being completely present, in the moment

How can horses help?

Horses act as a co-regulator during sessions.

Co-regulation in brief, is someone that promotes emotional stability. The calm regulated nervous system of this person (or horse) is shared with, and modelled to the child who is experiencing a dysregulated nervous system. The sheer presence of a calm and steady animal as large as a horse is regulating for children and adults.

Grooming and other activities provide safe, rhythmic, sensory experiences that are innately soothing for the nervous system. Busy bodies love something to support their sensory processing, and horses do this so well! This experience promotes awareness and the feeling of being completely present, in the moment.

Finally, horses are unique, novel, and exciting!

ADHD brains crave novel stimulation. It’s harder for children with ADHD to remain motivated to perform or stick out a task without a fairly immediate reward system of some kind. So, essentially the horses help keep the kids motivated to engage and maintain interest in therapy.

Herein lies just a snapshot of ways horses can help individuals within a therapeutic context.

If you’d like to hear more about either ADHD or equine assisted psychology, contact Claudia cgspsych@gmail.com @cgpsychology

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Engaging kids in independent play WORDS: Michelle Knuckey, Founder Choose Play Have you ever stood in a toy store and wondered what to buy because your child doesn’t seem to play with the same things that other kids enjoy? Perhaps they will only play if you play with them. Some children need help to engage in play. If this sounds like your kid, keep reading!

Sometimes, children need the right activities at the right time to really engage in play by themselves. It is very important for kids to have times when they play independently. It’s good for their development and, from a practical point of view, there are times when adults in their world need to attend to all the things that keep life happily moving forward.

I’d like to share with you one of my tried and tested strategies to engage reluctant players and set them up for success.

Set them up for success First of all, think about times you have seen your child playing and feeling successful.

Experiencing success in an activity will keep them engaged in it. For this to happen, activities must be pitched at just the right level of challenge for the child; not too easy and not too hard. This could vary from day to day and from hour to hour for some kids.

A great way to test this out is to play with your child and see what they like to do, and what they are good at.

Choice builds independence One way that I encourage play is to provide a multi-sensory play basket. The concept works because it has both structure and choice. Its structure gives you the chance to set up the stage for a successful experience.

Choice builds their independence and caters to their needs.

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Start by putting 5 things in a basket, bag, tub or even on a mat. If you think your child might get overstimulated then start with 3. To keep it simple, I suggest you follow this “recipe”:  1 construction activity or small world play set such as vehicles, people and buildings  1 book or activity book  1 musical instrument or dress-up item  1 fine motor activity - like a puzzle, magnetic set or felt activity set  1 gross motor toy or activity - such as a bouncy ball or hula hoop Make sure at least one of those items is something easy that your child could do even if they were tired.

Also think about whether you’ve included something with a little bit of challenge, as some kids need more cognitive stimulation to regulate their behaviour.

Always include something familiar that you know your kid loves. Finally, switch some or all of the contents frequently. Doing so keeps it interesting.

If you’re using your play basket as a calm down tool then add a sensory fidget or squeeze toy, as well as something to blow. Blowing is a very quick way for a child to calm their system.

The benefit of offering a variety of toys and activities is that the child can choose based on where they are at in terms of energy level. For example, a child who is tired might choose an easy, non-taxing activity. A child who is bored could reach for something more challenging.

Play baskets can be used whenever your child needs quiet time or downtime. They are also useful for building independent play skills, and for transition times which can be a struggle for some kids. The play basket at all times should be promoted as a positive activity. chooseplay.com.au info@chooseplay.com.au

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SUPERMARKET SWAP

Is the juice worth the squeeze?

Let’s chat juice. Did you know not all juice is created equal? This isn’t just because of additives and preservatives. The biggest difference we have noticed with fruit juices is whether they are made from juice or reconstituted juice.

So what is reconstituted juice?

Reconstituted juice is a product produced from ‘juice concentrate’.

Juice from concentrate is juice that has had most of its water content removed through a filtration and extraction process. This process can also remove most of the nutrients and fibre from the fruit and what is left is a thick syrup loaded with sugar. When ready to reconstitute, water is added back in, but most of the nutrients and fibre are now gone.

I asked Paediatric Dietitian Anna Ritan about concentrates as it was such a common ingredient.

“Fruit concentrate is essentially added sugar, it is called ‘free sugar’ by the World Health Organisation meaning it can have an effect on the body. Overconsumption of free sugar, especially in liquid form, is linked to a range of health conditions, both immediately and in later life. It is often used by manufacturers in place of sugar, because it can then be marketed as no added sugar, but the product will still have the same health effect’.

What’s a better choice?

WORDS: Nabula from Supermarket Swap

Supermarket Swap app The Supermarket Swap app has been designed with specific sections aimed to simplify the process of making better choices in the supermarket aisle. It features a section called SEARCH that was researched by a qualified team of health professionals. It allows consumers to type in any additive or preservative code number and find out exactly what it is and whether it’s safe to consume.

The SHOP section of the app includes more than 350 additive-free products available at Coles, Woolworths or ALDI with new products added every week. The app also provides users a list of products that are on sale every week, so despite your socio-economic circumstance you can buy foods free from chemicals.

We are lucky that there are so many great fruit juices available made from REAL juice, not concentrates!

Pick’d Australian Nudie Apple Juice Cloudy Apple Apple juice (100%) Apple juice (100%)

Emma & Tom’s Pressed Cloudy Apple Australian apple juice (99.8%), vitamin c

Presha Fruit Apple juice (90%), water (10%)

Pure Tassie Organic Apple Juice Organic apple juice (99.9%), vitamin c

The Supermarket Swap app is available in the Apple app and Google Play stores.

For more swaps or to download the Supermarket Swap app: supermarketswap.com.au @supermarket.swap

Barbie builds diversity Mattel, the brand behind Barbie, has released new designs to broaden the diversity of its range, including a doll with no hair, the first Barbie with hearing aids, and a Barbie and a Ken doll with the skin condition vitiligo.

Mattel, said in a statement that the brand wants to showcase "a multidimensional view of beauty and fashion" through new additions to its Barbie Fashionistas line.

Kids & Youth Disability Expo Viitiligo causes patches of skin to lose their pigment. Mattel said that a prototype of the vitiligo toy, which debuted on the Barbie Instagram page last year, became its most "liked" post ever.

Last year, a doll with a prosthetic leg and another with a wheelchair joined the Fashionistas range. Changes have been made to the stereotypical Barbie body type, too. From smaller chests to fuller-figures and even slender, lessmuscular male dolls, the new toys are intended to be more representative of varied body types.

Available from shop.mattel.com

15 October 2022 Priceline Stadium Since 2016, KYD-X has hosted the Kids & Youth Disability Expo, which was created to help parents and carers make informed choices about the support available to them. Now in its seventh year, 2022 is set to be bigger and better than ever!

At the Expo, over 120 exhibitors are on hand to help parents, carers and individuals make better informed choices about the support available to them. Activities are also provided for little ones, with face painting, singing, dancing, acting, sports and plenty of fun interactive games throughout the day.

kyd-x.org.au @kydx.aus

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