On the Coast – Families Issue 100 I June/July 2019 | Page 4

Inside 6 8 10 14 What does my breast pain mean? Finding our flow in surrender Let’s play every day Foods to help your family sleep well 14 Food and your child’s behaviour 16 Bedwetting in children 18 Finding time to fight isolation 22 Parenting in the digital age 24 100 years creating the new human 26 Reunited with nature 28 Let’s Party – style tips and dressing etiquette 30 Courage 32 Intermittent fasting 34 An early learning journey 36 Improve your health and well-being – 100 thoughts 38 On the Coast happenings 39 Giveaways Editor Simone Evans [email protected] Art Director Debbie Elliott [email protected] Publisher Phone: [phone] Debbie Elliott – Ph: 0421 026 915 Simone Evans – Ph: 0413 186 431 trading as On the Coast Publications ABN 66 765 066 257 Welcome What a momentous edition this is! Number 100! 18 years ago, we had a dream of creating a publication that would inspire and support local families and 18 years later, here we are! We can honestly say that it hasn’t come without sweat and tears and an incredible amount of hard work, self-doubt, fear and courage. How quickly these years have passed, especially when you see our first cover shot that featured our little people (above right) and now they are big people navigating life as adults (latest family photos below). Fear is what we feel and courage is what we do! These words have stayed with us since we heard them spoken at a seminar by Lorraine Murphy. It’s truly impossible to be courageous without some degree of fear showing its ugly head beforehand. Courage and self-belief are the two most important ingredients when sustaining a small business in today’s environment. It’s tough and there is no backup plan, no one to hold your hand and no one to dig you out, if you fall in a big hole. When we first started out in 2002, we came across some really tough business people that said “get some runs on the board and come back and see us”. We’ll never forget these words or the impact they had on us. From that moment on, it was pure determination and faith in our product that drove us to succeed. Our publications have evolved over the years and grown into the business we always envisioned. The content is topical, local and drawn from many talented contributors who are passionate about their field of expertise and generous in sharing their knowledge. It’s these contributors who make each edition the best it can be. Our heartfelt thanks to every single writer who has contributed over the past years. As our publications have matured into lifestyle magazines, we’ve made the decision to re-brand. Our trading name is ‘On the Coast Publications’ so it was an easy choice to make... On The Coast – Families & On The Coast – Over 55s. It’s exciting to change it up and we really feel our new publication titles are ideal for where our business is at. You will still receive the same great quality and content but in a refreshed format. As a thank you for your ongoing support, we have GIVEAWAYS galore in this edition. Don't forget to enter for your chance to be in the lucky draw! A thousand thank-yous for your never ending support and for the ongoing feedback and suggestions. We have loved putting together every single edition and look forward to publishing our next 100! Simone & Debbie 54 Hills Street, North Gosford 2250 Printing Spotpress Pty Ltd – 9549 1111 Distribution Presstrans Pty Ltd 0411 492 809 Photographer – Cover image Cloud Nine Photography www.cloudninephotography.net.au Cover Model Phoenix photographed at Canton Beach Imagery ingimage.com Contributors Dr Mary Ling, Sam Woods, Jordi Woods, Sarah Tolmie, Catherine Schasser, Nikki Smith, Peter Shepherd, Nicole Saliba, Diana Arundell, Luke McMahon, Dr Georgia Page, Jaynie Maloney, Clare Marcangelo, Elle Rushton 4 ON T H E C OA S T – FA MILIES Warranty & Indemnity Advertisers and/or advertising agencies upon and by lodging material with the Publisher for publication or authorising or approving of the publication of any material INDEMNIFY the Publisher, its servants and agents against all liability claims or proceedings whatsoever arising from the publication and without limiting the generality of the fore-going to indemnify each of them in relation to defamation, slander of title, breach of copyright, infringement of trademarks or names of publication titles, unfair competition or trade practices, royalties or violation of rights or privacy AND WARRANT that the material compiles with all relevant laws and regulations and that its publication will not give rise to any rights against or liabilities in the Publisher, its servants or agents and in particular that nothing therein is capable of being misleading or deceptive or otherwise in breach of Part V of the Trade Practices Act 1974. 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