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Hi - I am Les Scammell, a 50 plus (just) father of four girls all under five. We live in the SE corner of Queensland (Australia).

I enjoy writing. I generally write through my blogs at myradicalblogs.com - just4families.com and coolayla.com
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Health & Fitness > Depression Depression and the baby blues: 1 of 30
Having endured a long labor and perhaps a difficult delivery, maybe even a c-section you will feel totally exhausted. You will most likely feel an uncontrollable urge to close your eyes and sleep. If you're lucky, you may get a few hours sleep and perhaps even start to feel a little 'normal' again. Some mother's experience a ... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenting (Other) What it takes to be a parent: 3 of 75
Children are often just taken for granted. There are always more important things going on. A child, particularly a young child, always wants to talk, ask questions, communicate. How often have you said 'just a minute dear', or 'hang on let me finish this'. What ever you are doing, generally speaking will still be there in fi... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Feeding & Breastfeeding Introducing your child to solid food: 2 of 22
From around 4 months of age your infant may show interest in solid foods. Be ready to try them with solid foods - but very slowly at first. Your baby's digestive system may not be developed enough to handle solid food. Starting solid foods sooner can increase the risk of an allergic reaction and even make it more difficult fo... More..
Health & Fitness > Mental Illness Comprehending self injury: 1 of 9
Millions of teenagers throughout the world intentionally and repeatedly bruise, cut, burn, mark, scratch or mutilate different parts of their own bodies. Since the wounds inflicted are not intended to be life-threatening they often do not require medical attention and are frequently dismissed as "accidental". Girls are more a... More..
Style & Beauty > Jewelry Wedding bands: Platinum or white gold?: 1 of 9
There is a popular misconception that platinum and white gold are both lustrous cold white metals. If you purchase jewellery like wedding bands that are made from one of these substances then you would believe that misconception. Which is best? Let's look at each one.White gold - one of the most popular metals around these da... More..
Society & Lifestyle > North American Culture Do Americans take the concept of being clean to extremes?: 2 of 15
How clean is clean? It seems these days that just because something looks clean doesn't mean that it is. Sure, it is free of dirt, but what about those germs? It is not clean until those germs are destroyed and removed as well. It could be we are taking things too far. Perhaps a few germs are good for the environment.I have a... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Child Behavior & Discipline (Other) Does yelling reinforce discipline?: 3 of 22
If you are a parent you will know that children develop a controlled deafness. The louder you yell, the deafer they become. In fact on of the strongest discipline measure is where you drop and deepen your voice. This will stop a child much faster than yelling. If you drop the volume enough, they will stop just to hear what yo... More..
Health & Fitness > First Aid Assembling a first aid kit for babies: 3 of 19
A first aid kit for babies Should be a two part kit. The first part is a general purpose kit. You can put one of these together for the car, have another in the bathroom and a third in the kitchen or close handy in the child's playroom (always up out of reach).The general purpose kit is just that. It contains the usual assort... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Problems Parents Face Are parents or the advertising industry to blame for consumerism in children?: 4 of 25
We are always looking to blame others when we find a fault in our society. We seem to like to blame advertisers for everything. Whether it is obesity from fast foods to anorexia through fashion modelling - everyone else is to blame except ourselves. When it comes to consumerism in our children, it is too easy to blame adverti... More..
Arts & Humanities > Internet Writing & Blogging Tips for making money with a blog: 1 of 6
Blogs have become the most popular form of internet web ownership available with tens of millions of people writing to blogs everyday. With that many blogs in existence you may wonder how it is possible to make money with a blog. First, notice I said make money and not earn an income and there is a big difference. For most o... More..