On the Coast – Families Issue 105 I April/May 2020 | Page 4

Inside 6 5 Best Breast Cancer Apps 8 Is my child ready for school 14 Staying calm in uncertain times Welcome We are truly being tested. Our world We've made the decision to print has changed and the very core of our minimal hard copies of this edition due society and what we know to be normal to mass business closures, self isolation is no more...and how long will that 'not and a limited paper supply at our normal' continue? I keep thinking that printers. This will allow us to focus our there must be a purpose to this crisis. online presence on a much larger scale Maybe it is to teach us what is truly and invest revenue in this direction. The important, what we should let go of and digital world is where everyone will be what we should value more. in the coming months and we feel it is a very positive move forward. As this COVID-19 crisis has fallen right on the production and print deadline We would appreciate you sharing the 16 Busy mums – busy lives of this edition, we've gone into business downloadable link of our magazines 22 Immunity – Natural defence survival mode and our highest priorities to friends and family. Every business for the family have been to support our readers, advertised in here is just trying to advertisers and contributors and come survive so spreading the word will up with a positive plan for moving help immensely. forward. We want to continue to support our Central Coast community both for families requiring ongoing resources and for all local businesses Together we are resourceful and resilient and we will come out the other side. Stay healthy and continue to be brave. Simone doing it tough. 24 Parenting on the same page – we are all new to this parenting gig 26 Gap year – inspiring change 29 Happiness isn't what I wish for my children 30 Baby poo! 34 Why empathy matters Editor Simone Evans [email protected] Photographer – Cover image Cloud Nine Photography www.cloudninephotography.net.au Art Director Debbie Elliott [email protected] Cover Models Addison and Adrian 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 54 Hills Street, North Gosford 2250 Printing Spotpress Pty Ltd – 9549 1111 Warranty & Indemnity Imagery ingimage.com Contributors Dr Mary Ling, Sam Woods, Jordi Woods, Sarah Tolmie, Catherine Schasser, Diana Arundell, Nikki Smith, Kylie Bailey, Dr Sam Pethen, Nicole Saliba, Adrienne Garside 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. The views expressed in On the Coast Publications are not necessarily those of the editor or publishing staff. While every effort has been made to insure accuracy of the information in this publication, no responsibility will be accepted by On the Coast Publications. No part of this publication may be reproduced without permission of the publisher. 4 O N T H E C OA S T – FA MILIES