COVER STORY

Anxious Kids

How children can turn their anxiety into resilience
by Tracy Carter

EXPERTS TELL US WE'VE BEEN HIT by an anxiety epidemic. And the statistics back them up. Even kids today do more worrying than ever before – and we’re not just talking about the little niggles that are part of everyday life. This is capital ‘A’ Anxiety! And it can weave its way into a child’s life, preventing them from participating in things they’d like to be a part of. So … what’s to be done? How can we help our kids live full lives and not be held prisoner by unhelpful fears?

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Issue 4 2019

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Shortcuts

Shortcuts

Ten with Diamonds
Adapted from a story by Ingrid Whitehorn
“The sun shines on the charcoal and the diamond, but the diamond is beautiful because it reflects the ...
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Wild NZ

Wild NZ

Camp oven cookout!
by Mike Cooney
COOKING WITH FIRE. Nothing quite speaks to our inner wildman (or wildwoman) like it! Imagine (if you will) ...
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Inner Space

Inner Space

Your mind-boggling life before birth
Keepers of the vine
IT WAS HECTIC … hair-raising … frantic … fantastic! It was your busiest, growingest, most remarkable time ...
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Home sweet home

Home sweet home

How to embarrass yourself
by Guy Browning
YOU DON’T REALISE HOW important your dignity is until you suddenly lose it. Falling and breaking a hip is clearly ...
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Going Places

Going Places

The rose-red city of Petra
by John Cooney
PICTURE AN ANCIENT CITY. Buried deep in a steep-sided canyon. Surrounded by mountains and endless desert. Canyon ...
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Back Chat

Back Chat

Green with envy
by John Cooney
MY WIFE BROKE HER ARM a while back. Tripped on some foreign steps, and went down like a sack of spuds. Ouch! She’s ...
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Whole Again

Whole Again

Fish Tacos PLUS Peanut Butter + Banana Slice
by Bronwyn Kan
FROM WARMING PLANT-BASED BOWLS FOR ONE to wholesome family meals, and plenty of delectable raw treats too – WHOLE ...
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Pick of the Bunch

Pick of the Bunch

Boy racers bee gone!
by Chuck Ells
MINIVAN VS LAMBORGHINI VS FERRARI A man was driving down the motorway late one night when his minivan broke ...
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The Crispy Bits

The Crispy Bits

Gadgets
by John Cowan
I SUDDENLY REALISED WHO I WAS. I saw I’d become THAT man, the one I hate to get stuck behind. I was at the ...
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