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Legal
eagles just around the corner
Meredith
Hunter & Associates is a team of lawyers who practice in the areas
of family law, commercial and property law, criminal, civil and
general law, including wills and probate.
Meredith
Hunter & Associates are part of your neighborhood, just around the
corner on Eighth Avenue, near Guildford Road, opposite Rifo's Cafe.
You can get in touch with them should you or someone close to you be
faced with a legal problem or if you simply want to know your rights
and where you stand.
Meredith
Hunter & Associates can advise you on how to protect your
interests and what you need to do before going to Court or commencing
any sort of legal action against someone. They would be happy to
listen to you and provide you with legal advice suited to your
particular circumstances so give them a call or drop in and make an
appointment.
For
a limited time only Meredith Hunter & Associates is offering 15
minutes free advice to clients who mention this advertisement.
Conditions apply.
Don't
delay. Contact Meredith Hunter & Associates today on 9371 5600.
Aqua-Net
saves life as well as water
-Peter Gray
The
Aqua-Net Swimming Pool Safety Net has been installed over many
hundreds of swimming pools in Western Australia during the past
fifteen years. While we know hundreds of toddlers and children have
been prevented from drowning, we now discover that our newly developed
product, the Aqua-Net Child and Debris Barrier (CDB) is guaranteed to
save between an estimated 11,000 litres and 60,000 litres of mains
water per average swimming pool per year! This is a staggering 50 per
cent of the total capacity of the swimming pool.
These
estimates arose from a report in the Australian House and Garden
Publication earlier this year as a result of finding by Sydney Water
(NSW). The CDB will prevent your child from drowning as well as save
you hundreds of dollars in water evaporation over the years to come.
There are many other benefits, including solar pool heating, a built
in leaf and debris cover, a clean and hassle-free swimming pool, plus
savings on the cost of service calls.
We
continue to supply and install Swimming Pool Safety Nets as well as
high quality Leaf and Debris Covers as single units. No drownings have
occurred worldwide where the Aqua-Net is correctly installed and in
place.
For
more details about all of our products contact Rodger on 9335 6986.
For the sake of our children's safety, we take your calls seven days a
week. Aqua-Net (Est. 1988). We strive to improve!
First-aid
and safety
Every
parent should have basic first-aid knowledge, as an emergency can
occur when least expected. Steven Lewsen, emergency medical lecturer
and former ambulance officer, runs the Save-A-Child CPR and First-aid
course for WA parents. This popular course can be run in your own home
and covers resuscitation, choking, burns, bleeding, poisoning, bites
and stings, fevers, convulsions and allergic reactions.
In
order to provide a wider service to the public, Steven has set up a
safety website, designed to make a large variety of safety products
easily available and accessible to WA parents, as many of these
products are not available in retail stores. Some of the items
available can significantly reduce the risk of serious injury and can
even help save lives. The website can be viewed at www.SafeAus.com.au
Products
available include:
ï
the Safety Turtle and the Poolguard to reduce the risk of drowning
ï safety gates
ï first-aid equipment
ï fire extinguishers
ï the Safe T Sleep
ï Angelcare movement monitor
ï locks and latches to keep children out of cupboards
ï the Cozy Shopper
New
products are added regularly.
For
further information on the Save-A-Child CPR and First-aid course that
has saved the lives of numerous WA children, or to enquire about/
order safety products, contact Steven Lewsen on 9378 7745 or 0402 043 181 or visit www.SafeAus.com.au.
Can
you survive? 
Outwit,
outlast, outplay... Those are the words on everyone's lips when they
attend one of Parties Kids Remember's ëSurvivor' parties.
With
tribal headscarves and face paint logos, competitors must solve
puzzles, eat worms, clear out the caves with an accurate throw, and
lots more, in order to survive. The bravest alone can face the jelly challenge and only the
most skilful survive the water balloon toss!
Two
ëSurvivor' performers host your party of one hour and twenty minutes
duration, working with the guests to create a fantastic atmosphere.
All tribe members take home a choice prize but only one can be
the ëUltimate Survivor.'
Customised
invitations, quality prizes, two performers, head-scarves and all
materials are provided. Sit
back, relax and enjoy the day with your child.
To
find out about a Survivor party for your child, or to see the many
other unique and exciting themes Parties Kids Remember can provide,
hit www.partieskidsremember.com.au
or call Liz on 9313 5255
Is
your mortgage a
millstone? 
Are
you paying and paying your mortgage but feel like you're getting
nowhere? Do you feel like all your debts are dragging you down?
It
is possible to pay off a standard 25-year mortgage in six to eight
years without having to make extra repayments. You could do it even on
just an average income. You don't need to win Lotto or be the high
flyer. There are many people doing this right now. How?
Your
Personal Roadmap to Wealth
The
Money Tree works together with you to construct Your Personal Road Map
to Wealth. This complete and comprehensive system has been tried and
tested for three decades. The five simple rules to become wealthy are
clearly presented to you. The first and most important is how to deal
with debt and pay it off
in the most efficient way. It won't happen overnight but it will
happen, if the five simple fundamentals are practiced and you follow
Your Personal Road Map to Wealth.
Will
prosperity change my life?
Of
course it will ñ for the better! Your Personal Road Map to Wealth
will get you the results you choose. Imagine your life now, with no
debts, no mortgage. Less worries, maybe investment properties, more
time to enjoy the good life.
Will
prosperity change your life?
Lets
find out....
Phone
Maclane
94439850 or
0400 221 203.
Technology
based fabrics in children's clothing! 
Imagine!
A revolutionary process that could embed aloe vera into
Babywear fabric. When worn the Aloe Vera would activate, releasing
naturally moisturising benefits to your baby's dry irritated or
parched skin. Imagine no
more!
The
name InnoSense will soon become synonymous with innovative technology
by treating garments with micro encapsulated machine washable Aloe
Vera and all the benefits associated with natures silent healer.
InnoSense is more than a label but the first technology enhanced
collection of babies and children's wear to be launched into the
Australian market.
The
Aloe Vera plant has been known and used for centuries for its health,
beauty, medicinal and skin care properties. The properties of Aloe
Vera applied externally have been described in numerous scientific
journals and it has been revealed that the Aloe Vera contains more
than 70 essential ingredients.
Used externally, Aloe Vera is used to treat burns, sunburn,
scalds, psoriasis, eczema, acne, stings, scrapes, and abrasions.
InnoSense
will target the baby and children's wear categories with a strong
marketing focus on children with sensitive, dry and irritable skin
conditions. The Initial product category now being sold by Kidswear X
Factory is Baby layette with aloe Vera. The range is sourced in the
finest cotton knit covering all baby essentials from newborn to 12
months.
InnoSense
is the Natural Advantage!
For
more information visit one of Kidswear X Factory's stores in Perth,
see the advert on page 4 for details. For VIP membership visit www.kidswearxfactory.com.au
Kids
and parents shine in new portrait style 
Miller
studios are offering an entirely new style of family portraiture.
"No more boring family portraits, this is great fun," says
Photographic Director Vic Miller.
"Creating
portraits of parents and children is a whole new experience," Vic
explains. We don't sit them on a box and ask them to smile. Our custom
built ëcubbyhouse' studio encourages fun and laughter. It's all a
song and dance and lots of laughs. We create images that celebrate
life and family".
miller
studios offer a unique experience with their exciting new vivid-colour
style of photography but continue to offer their traditional black and
white, still popular with parents of babies. Families also get to view
their images in a newly designed cafÈ style theatre on the big
screen.
miller
studios is located on the corner of Canning Highway and Douglas
Avenue, South Perth. For more information phone 9367 6441.
Loss,
change and traumatic events
-
Frankie Needham, Counsellor and Play Therapist
Parents
are often concerned about the impact of events on their children. Many
children are unable to explain what they are thinking or feeling. This
is natural. Factors that influence their ability to express themselves
are: developmental levels; ability to name feelings; or the inability
to disclose their distress, especially when a parent is distressed.
As
they struggle to make sense of what has happened, children can be
frightened or feel their sense of security is undermined. This is
difficult for parents to cope with. Children usually let us know that
they are not okay when they engage in acting out behaviours.
They
may appear to take a step back in development. For example, a child
who was toilet trained can revert, becomes clingy, aggressive with
others, or test family or school rules.
Emotional
pain and trauma in children can happen as a result of a wide variety
of events. Play therapy can make a difference.
If
you are at all concerned about you child's behaviour following loss,
change or trauma contact 9201 1023 for an appointment.
Education:
getting it right
-
Carol Smith, Clinical Psychologist, Child and adolescent
specialist
Critical
educational decisions are often based on the subjective beliefs of
parents and educators. Maybe
we should keep Johnny down a grade?
Is Sally gifted? Lisa
is not keeping up with her reading, but do you think she has dyslexia?
The teacher says that Peter has attention problems - but could there
be a learning issue?
Children
with behavioural problems, or those that are not enjoying school may
have underlying academic needs that are not being met.
Without
objective information, teachers and parents may take positions based
on emotions, and tempered by hopes and fears.
Effective educational decision-making must be based on
objective information and facts.
An
intellectual-educational assessment will assess your child's
intelligence and academic level. To know your child's intellectual level is to know their
potential in the classroom. For
example, if your child is assessed as having an above average IQ, then
you can expect them to perform near the top of a regular classroom
setting.
If
your child's academic performance does not match their IQ, then a
number of possibilities could explain the difference, including lack
of motivation, giftedness/lack of extension in the class, learning or
attention problems. Whatever the reason, any difference between
academic performance and intellectual potential should ring alarm
bells for parents.
A
formal assessment will identify exactly what and how big the problem
is, and give parents and
educators some guidelines.
Contact
Carol on 0407828944 for more information, or for appointments call
9328 2064.
The
trouble with adults
-
Bruce Russell
"The
trouble with adults is they make everything too complicated."
Out
of the mouths of babes and sucklings! The speaker is the girl next
door, all of 11 years old. Our ten-year-old agrees.
You
can learn a lot driving the kids home from school in your complicated
car, trying to get through the busy schedule you constructed in your
overtaxed adult mind.
"Yeah,
like cleaning your room. I know where everything is if I leave it on
the floor. As soon as they make me put it away, I can't find it."
"Yeah.
And when they argue, they always use big words you can't
understand."
"Yeah,
and then they argue about what the words mean."
I
stopped listening then. It was unbearable. Besides I had a lot to
think about. Later, I asked our older girl what she thought about the
adult world. She's just left school and for the first time in five
years doesn't have to wear a uniform every day.
"They
have a lot of freedom," she said. "They can do anything they
want."
So
there you have it, three points of a triangle: freedom,
responsibility, complexity. We try to nurture simplicity in children
and shield them from the complex world of power plays and strife. The
innocence of children is something society believes in, and rightly
so. But when do we lift the veil, welcome them to the world of adults?
There's
an old story about a fool who decided not to go into the water until
he had learned to swim. I believe that children are fascinated by our
adult world and test the water long before they can swim. All we can
do, in our funny, complicated, adult way is to do a good job as
lifeguards.
For
Relationship Services information call KinWay on 9263 2050 or visit www.kinway.org.au
Trampolines
for everyone this Christmas
It's
widely known that a trampoline can provide more fun and healthy
exercise than any other piece of garden play equipment for children
and adults alike.
Our
Action trampolines, with optional safety enclosure for the round
models, are designed and designed and built so they may be left
outside all year round. All steel parts are galvanised and the mats
are UV stabilised. Safety pads are also UV stabilised,
water-resistant, and meet the new Australian voluntary safety
standards.
With
five round and six rectangular Action trampoline models and sizes to
choose from in their domestic range, along with the Action
Professional range, Armando's Sports believe they have a trampoline to
suit all needs. Action trampolines come with a two-year warranty on
both the frame and mat.
Contact
Armando Sports now for helpful advice and service or visit their
showroom at Unit 10/6 McNeece Place, O'Connor, open Monday through
Friday 9-5 and Saturday 9-12. For more information phone 9331 8992 or
email armandosports@optusnet.com.au
or see advert on page 26.
Fairy
fun
Congratulations
to Taylah who turns 8 this December. Taylah and her friends have won a
Bellydance party from The Fairy Folk.
The
Fairy Folk is a fun and exciting entertainment company that
specialises in children's themed parties. Fairy theme parties are the
most popular birthday parties with a beautiful fairy princess coming
to your home to spread her magic on everyone with stories, games,
dancing, singing, glitter face paint, bubbles, and sparkling magic
wishes.
The
Fairy Folk have developed a fantastic new Bellydancing party theme
ideal for girls between 7- 12 years of age. The party is run by a
glittery Bellydancer hostess in full costume, all the party guests
receive a glamour make-over including loads of colourful glitter,
stick on tattoos and everyone wears a shimmery hip scarf for the
party. This party is packed with plenty of dancing, games and sparkly
prizes for the guests.
There
are plenty of other theme parties available such as Mermaid, Princess,
Pirate, Wizards and Witches. The Fairy Folk are very imaginative so
come up with a theme and see what they can do with it.
The
Fairy Folk are also a popular addition to Christmas parties and
festivals, bringing some extra magic for any occasion. To make a
booking or for enquiries contact Fairy Cara on 0415 174 119.
Bouncy
birthday fun
Congratulations
to sisters Amber and Keelie. Keelie turns 5 this December while Amber
turns 4 in January. Amber and Keelie and their friends have won a
bouncy castle provided by Star Jumps Castle Hire.
Star
Jumps Castle Hire is the first and only company in WA to specialise in
Disney© Licensed bouncy castles'
Imagine
your child's delight at having his or her favourite Disney©
characters from Winnie-The-Pooh, Finding Nemo, Toy Story, Princess
Collection and Monsters Inc, larger-than-life at their very own party.
Better still, they can invite mum and dad to join in the fun, since
these castles can even hold adults.
The
fun doesn't end with children's parties however. These castles,
especially the interactive five-in-one combo, are ideal for fetes,
fundraisers, school events, trade shows, community fairs, reunions,
sporting events, corporate functions and more.
Star
Jumps' Castles feature digitally printed artwork for a superior,
dramatic effect. They have a cover to filter sun and rain and are
fully enclosed with safety netting to prevent falls whilst ensuring a
clear view of the occupants.
If
you are looking for something refreshingly new and spectacular for
your next special event, then please phone 9387 3993, e-mail info@starjumps.com.au
or visit our website www.starjumps.com.au
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