Fly in and fly out FIFO life with Coco Rose Interiors.My name is Ben and I am the other half of Coco Rose Interiors. It’s no secret that we are a FIFO family, so we wanted to let you a little further into our world and raise a glass to all the other mining families out there, trying to find a better life.
Like any mum with an active toddler I am always looking for fun activities that will both stimulate Reuben, teach him some new skills and hopefully tire him out so he has a good nap! Reuben and I were lucky enough to recently try out Gymkidz at Newtown in Sydney’s Inner West which definitely fulfilled all these criteria. Reuben currently participates in soccer and swimming, but at Daycare he has taken a great interest in the past few weeks on balancing on high beams, climbing up ladders and jumping off beams onto mats. He spends a large part of the day doing these activities, so I thought a structured class where he can learn some more advanced gymnastics type skills could be great.
Are you over-parenting your child?It’s something I thought about a lot before Cassie came into the world. As a nanny, I would see other parents hovering over their children at the playground, helicoptering them on the equipment and stopping them climbing on anything too tall or too tricky. It often made me cringe. I thought back to the broken arm I got when I was eight years old after diving off some play equipment and the amazing bike rides my brother and I used to take together, with no parents in tow. It was freedom at its best. Sure, times have definitely changed since then and it will be a long time before I give Cassie the freedom to head out on her own, but over-parenting is a real thing and seems to be happening far too often.
Pregnancy – It’s all about the fluids!
Laying down the parenting pitchforks.I am sick to death of logging onto Facebook each and every morning and reading the vicious comments mum throw out at each other. I am a part of a lot of groups. From the Bonds pages to the local areas pages, baby magazines, and everything in between. I like to be in the know when it comes to everything babies and kids, and more importantly, I love having people to talk to about it. But there is one thing I am not – and that’s a big commenter.
Why my nappy bag is an extension of meFinding out you are expecting a new addition to your family is an incredibly exciting time. When it’s your first child, there is so much to think about buying. From the cot to the car seat, clothes, bottles, dummies, toys, play mat and so much more, but there was one thing I was particularly excited about – the nappy bag. Everything else in my eyes was for the baby, but the nappy bag was well and truly for me and me only. Sure, it would hold all the baby’s things, but I would be carrying it all day every day and needed to fall in love.
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