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  • Self-Care Your Christmas.
    December 9, 2024
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER The anecdotal evidence is in: Christmas can be hard as heck y’all. There’s the financial strain (and mental load) of coming up with presents for your children, their aunts, the neighbours and even the dog! The unrealistic expectations we try to meet courtesy of a zillion Disney films and supermarket […]
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  • Don’t give the gift of screens: 10 present ideas to inspire movement this Christmas.      
    November 1, 2024
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER I know: the kids write a cute letter to Santa and the first thing you do is take a mental note of all the things they want. PS5. Xbox. Smart Watch. iPad. A phone. Laptop. Disney+ (ask me how I know). As a parent, all you want to do […]
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  • Date Night at MyFirstGym is the new babysitting
    September 3, 2024
    Exciting News! Our Date Night offering at MyFirstGym was recently featured on the news! What is Date Night? It’s a fantastic opportunity for parents to enjoy a well-deserved night out while their little ones have a blast in a safe and engaging environment. Our experienced team ensures that your children are not only safe but […]
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  • Invisible Kryptonite: The Surging Mental Health Issues Effecting Our Children.
    August 30, 2024
     WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER Parental superpowers are a real thing. Instinctively, you can tell when a lie has been told, if it’s been a hard day at the school desk, or when to pull out the ‘emergency’ muesli bar you’ve been carrying around for a month #hangry. Sometimes though, it’s much harder to […]
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  • 10 Tips to Kick You (and Your Kids) Out of Winter-Sloth Mode.
    July 1, 2024
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, CO-OWNER OF MYFIRSTGYM In the depths of Winter, it seems that hiding under the duvet or in an Oodie cave is acceptable, even expected. I’ve caught myself thinking it’s a bit cold for the kids to ride to school. I’ll just drive them. Similarly, the weather has ensured creamy pastas and cheese-loaded toasties […]
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  • Technology: the Cigarette of Our Children’s Generation. 
    May 25, 2024
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER When Michelle Obama likened handing our kids a phone to giving them cigarettes, I died a little parental death.  I was listening to a Jay Shetty podcast featuring the former First Lady, as she discussed how we had no idea how overloaded our kids’ brains are from constant technology and […]
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  • Is Creating a Work-Life Balance Impossible For Parents?
    May 9, 2024
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER Mothers’ Day is just around the corner, and whilst the platitudes of being superwoman and all that are nice, I’m feeling a little jaded. Those few hours of being pampered seem like the shortest of respites in a long parenting marathon. And it’s not just my children that are […]
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  • MyFirstGym kids are confident kids.
    March 28, 2024
    WORDS BY ERICA NEWTON, MYFIRSTGYM CO-FOUNDER It’s true: MyFirstGym kids are confident kids. It’s like our coaches sprinkle some kind of sparkly-blue fairy dust on them as they walk into each class. But they don’t. Sorry to say: you can’t build self-esteem nor develop confidence with magic or a spell. If there was such a […]
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