Casey Neill

4 weeks ago | stonningtonboroondarakids.com.au | Casey Neill |Jim Jin

By Casey Neill At what age would you stop holding your child’s hand when crossing the street or walking through a car park? Bereaved mother and road safety advocate Michelle McLaughlin says many parents are unaware that studies recommend hand-holding up to age 10. “Holding your child’s hand is as important as putting a seatbelt on them in the car,” she said.

4 weeks ago | stonningtonboroondarakids.com.au | Casey Neill |Jim Jin

By Casey Neill Writing a new Nanny Piggins story was like returning to a second home for author RA Spratt. “Their universe is in my brain,” the mother of two teenage daughters said of the characters. “They were just waiting for me to come back to them. “It’s a strange magic in my head. They’re like real people.”Penguin Random House Australia published Nanny Piggins and the Origin Story late last year – about 10 years after the last book in the series was released.

4 weeks ago | stonningtonboroondarakids.com.au | Casey Neill |Jim Jin

By Casey Neill Rachel Boyle knows the value of genetic testing all too well. The Woori Yallock mum’s heartbreaking loss of two babies could have been avoided had she and husband Blake discovered the perfect storm lurking in their DNA sooner. “I just want people to not have to go through what I’ve gone through,” she said. “If you spend $800 or $1000 on extensive genetic testing, it’s worth not losing a child’s life. “If nothing comes up you’ve got peace of mind.

4 weeks ago | stonningtonboroondarakids.com.au | Casey Neill |Jim Jin

By Casey Neill A Kooyong mum’s new book started as a primary school writing project. Penny O’Loughlin launched Bud and Buzz at Readings Hawthorn in February. “Its origins are just around the corner,” she told the packed store. “When I was in Year 2 at St Joseph’s I wrote a story called The Rose and it was published in the parish bulletin. “That story has evolved into Bud and Buzz.

4 weeks ago | stonningtonboroondarakids.com.au | Casey Neill |Jim Jin

By Casey Neill Isabelle Silbery knew she should have been excited when she learned she was pregnant with her daughter. Instead, her stomach dropped. Izzy, best known for her eight-year stint on Gogglebox alongside mum Kerry and grandmother Emmie, had welcomed a son with her first husband 10 years earlier. “I was working full-time in a pretty demanding job,” she said. “The pregnancy wasn’t great and the birth wasn’t either. It was quite quick and traumatic.