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Latest post on 15 October 2012 - 20:20
to add....due to DS's very low birthweight he was pretty much force fed for the first 2 months of his life. By 3 months he looked like a little blob! but he was still little, just rotund!
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Latest post on 15 October 2012 - 20:17
I agree you should just trial without the cat for a week. Kids who grow up with animals in the house actually have a lower rate of allergies in their life. I had debilitating hay fever and allergies as a child. I am sensitive to many things. We had 2 cats. But my hay fever disappeared when I moved cities - even though we still had a cat! So it was not the cat (and I am also not allergic to dust). So whatever it was that I was allergic to (and it's not food - it is definitely environmental) only is in the town I grew up in. Even now, many years later, I still get hay fever when I go to visit my parents. Although I can prevent it with a pre-emptive dose of steroids. <em>edited by australiajudy on 15/10/2012</em>
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Latest post on 15 October 2012 - 19:58
Only about 8.5 pounds at 2 months. Which was perfectly fine based on his birth weight of 4 pds 5 oz. He started way below the 1% (under the charts completely) and then caught up to it by 3 months and tracked along the 1-2% for about the first 2 years of his life. He's now 7 and on the 10th percentile. As kiwispiers said: it's not important what the actual weight is, but that they are growing to a pattern. Ie. it's can a red flag if a child goes from the 95% to the 5% over a relatively short time. But tracking along the 5% is perfectly fine.
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Latest post on 12 October 2012 - 13:06
I would recommend contacting Fiona Coutts. Just google her and her details will come up.
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Latest post on 05 October 2012 - 07:21
What nationality are you? I am doing a MBA externally through UNE (in Australia). Anyone can enrol (any nationality) ..... but citizenship will change the prices you pay. I know they do a lot of teaching courses. And they are fantastic for external studies.
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Latest post on 04 October 2012 - 16:46
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Latest post on 04 October 2012 - 14:19
Australia has heaps of online shopping and delivery - actually a lot more than here (and easier too as the postal system is much more straightforward). What sort of present do you want? There is an ebay.com.au too! Clothes/electronics/food? I always buy people a gift voucher to a restaurant nearby to them. Easy, and gives them a night out.
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Latest post on 03 October 2012 - 11:25
We did this (from WA to Dubai) in January. DS moved from end of Preprimary (i think kindergarten equivalent in NSW) to 2nd term of Year 1. His transfer certificate just said: 'H has completed Pre-primary and is promoted to Year 1'. No issues at all. He is at a British Curriculum school in Dubai.
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Latest post on 01 October 2012 - 09:27
The indoor Kart place at Motor City allows kids to drive from 7 years old. My DS has been driving there since he was 6.8 years old (DH just lied on the form) and he is very little. He's now 7 - so legal! i don't think there is a height limit - because I doubt my boy would make it. He's now driving his own kart - but the 7 years don't race each other as such, it's just against the clock.
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Latest post on 30 September 2012 - 09:30
What age are you looking at? You can buy the karts here (and the engines have to come from Dubai). If you import a chassis you may end up with the problem of sourcing spare parts... My DH and 7 year old race and they have a package from Al Ain raceway. My DH brought his chassis from Aus but got a Bambino (for the 7 yr old) from Al Ain. Al Ain stores and transports the karts around.
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Latest post on 28 September 2012 - 18:19
For those July/August babies here in Dubai going in a British Curriculum school I would definitely consider holding them back a year depending on a whole lot of factors. For us, we held our August baby back because he came from an Australian curriculum where the cut off was end June. He would have missed 1 year and 1 term if we had put him in the 'correct' year for his age and he would have also been the youngest in the class. So we would have spent a year helping him catch up and then if/when we return to Aus he would go back a whole year plus and would be so far ahead that he would be bored. Another friend who's child was a July baby held him a year in dubai as they knew they were going to Australia. In comparison my October baby is one of the oldest. He has just started FS1 at nearly 4. In Australia he would have gone to Kindergarten in Jan 2013 and Pre-primary (FS2 equivalent) in Jan 2014. So he is only a couple of months ahead. Although TBH FS1 is a lot more full on than Kindergarten in Western Australia which is only 15 hours a week. Some Australian states the cutoff is even earlier like MArch, April.
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Latest post on 24 September 2012 - 15:41
I ordered a pair of boots from Amazon last week. They turned up yesterday. No problems. I use a combination address to cover all possibilities! I do this for everything i get posted (ebay, family etc). I put Husbands name, company, street address/building and PO Box (we get all mail delivered to my husbands work). Never had any problems whatsover. I figure this way depending on whether they use a courier or regular post it gets here.
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Latest post on 19 September 2012 - 20:16
welcome fellow aussie 1. vaccinations - we are following aus schedule which has nothing between 18 months and 4 years. (although we didn't give chicken pox as my kids have had the real version). I got the 4 year old ones done during the summer holidays in Aus because I wanted it to be free and easy. and registered on the australian medicare immunisations register for the long term. 2. we rented on teh palm in an apartment (just to be totally different to aus). all our contact post contract signing is with the landlord who has his own full time maintenance crew. he needs it as buildings here are of a very poor quality to what you will be used to in aus. many villas need an upfront cheque of a years rent. our company gave us this upfront and we just forgo the rent allowance for a year. 3. we bought one new car and one secondhand via Dubizzle. we took loans via our bank for both but did pay significant cash deposits on them. 4. Driving. yes it's different to Aus. and the switching sides thing for me took a lot of mental energy. I am not a confident driver and i do Sheikh Zayed Rd road every day. I don't love it but I cope. 5. we rented a 4x4 from Hertz for the first month (maybe 6 weeks). just get a monthly rental and make your life less stressful. although your DH won't be able to drive until he gets a residency visa if he enters on a work visa. You will be able to immediately on your aus drivers licence whilst you are on a tourist visa. Your company PRO will be an important (if somewhat frustrating) person for the first few weeks while you sort everything out.
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Latest post on 16 September 2012 - 14:10
Another one here who has had it delivered to the actual address...with a 30 AED bill. Actually - twice. I am now more careful about ensuring I put the po box number in but...
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Latest post on 14 September 2012 - 16:00
1litre of milk a day is a lot of milk for a toddler. Recommendations are 3 serves of dairy or dairy substitutes a day. which includes a glass of milk, a piece of cheese, a tub of yoghurt, serve of ice-cream/custard etc. i would try limiting the amount to the recommendations. 1 litre of milk will be replacing other calories in their diet with other nutritional requirements. Alternatively, try long life or imported milks if you think the problem is the particular brand you are using.
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Latest post on 13 September 2012 - 15:40
The kids at Tiara seem to go to heaps of different schools! JPS, Raffles, Wellington int, ASD, Choifat, German School, REgent etc etc.
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Latest post on 13 September 2012 - 14:48
we're in Tiara. I have 2 boys - aged 7 and nearly 4. We're in the pool most afternoons around 4 pm with other families. And often in the restaurant on Thursday evenings. Your kids will have no problem hooking up with playmates if they're downstairs playing around 4/5/6pm!!! I know of a little boy 5 year old who just moved in next to us who might be keen to hang out. he doesn't speak a lot of english though yet.... I know of a little british girl who recently moved in who is 7 years old and a real delight. look for the long blonde hair!
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Latest post on 10 September 2012 - 18:06
Unless your baby was seriously early then I would go from the day they were born. 2 weeks is considered full term and I wouldn't make any adjustments at all. My DS was 4 weeks early but after the first 2 weeks we didn't make any adjustments. For babies born at 35 weeks and before you would adjust for longer.
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Latest post on 08 September 2012 - 19:57
I don't know anyone in HR.... I am a Civil Engineer by training but have always worked in Government in aus. i am hoping to get an 'Analyst' type role in a Management company. i wasn't going to use an agency first up - I have a list of companies I was going to approach (mostly with Australian connections) and then if that failed try an agency.
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Latest post on 07 September 2012 - 07:11
A friend of mine got her kids Aussie passports within 1 week via the consulate in Dubai. This was probably a renewal but was very fast! I hope it is this fast for everyone because I have to get DH's one done shortly. I have got Aussie and UK ones for my kids but got them all done via Australia when we were living there. Both were super fast - 1 week for the Aussie ones and only about 10 days for the British ones which included postage to UK both ways. I think if you have a full month you should be okay to get either (or both)! Assuming you have all of the documents ready to go.
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Latest post on 21 August 2012 - 12:38
We stayed at Fairmont for 4 weeks when we relocated to Dubai. We had a 2 bedroom apartment. The apartments are really great. The layouts and finish is lovely. The pool is great for kids...but we found that there wasn't a lot of kids there. there is also no on site facilities. I was also concerned that construction might start up any day next door on the empty site next door. We now live at Tiara in a 3 bedroom. We have 2 kids, aged 3 and 7. Tiara is absolutely a kids paradise. Fantastic pool, kids club, beach, security guards who know every kid and who/where they belong. Also has a restaurant and shop. It does have it's issues, most of which stem from the fact that it was built with cheap labor. But for us it's like a resort, and so different to our old lifestyle in Australia. Which is why we chose it.
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Latest post on 01 August 2012 - 07:18
Is it the feed with a youngish sounding american girl? IF yes - it is Shannon Miller. I don't know who the male voice is.
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Latest post on 30 July 2012 - 17:42
There are 2 types of melatonin sold (well there is in Australia). 1. a herbal melatonin 2. a script only real drug melatonin only the 2nd one really actually works.
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Latest post on 27 July 2012 - 13:10
There is no carseat that you can buy in the UK and use in Australia. The UK uses the EU standard and Australia has their own unique standard. While some seats may look similar (or even identical) an EU/UK purchased seat will not have Australian approval and hence will be illegal to use in Australia. The Maxi Cosi capsule sold in the EU/UK/Dubai is not the same as the Australian Maxi Cosi capsule. The EU one was modified to meet the Australian standard and as a result actually performs badly in independent testing. The original EU one was brilliant in terms of safety. This is the same for boosters, capsules and forward facing seats. You can buy a fairly good, basic seat in Australia for about $120 for a baby seat and $90 for a booster. You can use any standard seat in Dubai!
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Latest post on 04 July 2012 - 06:29
I know that JPS (so I would assume all GEMS schools) have a similar policy. This is from FS1 (3 year olds). This is the main reason why a fairly large number of children stay at Nursery for FS1. JPS is very clear about the policy. IF child haas a wee accident they have to be able to change themselves. poo accident and parent is phoned to come get them. We are having a crash course in total independence over the summer. And I am lucky that my DS is 4 in October, so one of the older ones and was trained nearly 2 years ago. HE still needs some help with wiping, reminding etc.
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Latest post on 02 July 2012 - 09:19
Totally agree! I don't believe I have any right to alter my child's body to suit my religion (or personal preferences). If he wants to do it as a consenting adult that's up to him.
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Latest post on 02 July 2012 - 08:38
Where can I go to get a pair of jeans taken up? I just want somewhere easy - like MoE, Oasis or a smaller mall on Beach road etc. Don't want to trek to Satwa or that. Somewhere they will do it while I wait would be ideal...it's just a pair of jeans.
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Latest post on 28 June 2012 - 20:44
I would think that the vast majority of apartments in Dubai with 'wood' floors would be a laminate. Real timber floors are expensive and hard to lay and require a fairly high degree of skill. click together laminate can be done by almost anyone! I know our apartment on the Palm has laminate floors (in the 3 bedrooms) and tiles in the living area. The tiles always look dirtier than the laminate which is a fairly dark colour.
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Latest post on 28 June 2012 - 20:41
My hairdresser was very frank with me about their keratin treatment. she was clear that it WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN it. Just make it more manageable and easier to blowdry. And more moisturised and maybe a bit less frizzy. I have mad crazy wavy hair, rather than neat tidy beautiful curls!
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Latest post on 28 June 2012 - 11:10
It depends. In Australia we had a houseful of wooden floors as we replaced carpet and tiles. It was so much nicer and looked cleaner. Our floors were a golden colour and were real wood. not laminate. Yes, wood floors scratch but this doesn't really matter over time. When they are brand new they are highly polished and look sparkly but over time they age very gracefully. Just think of old houses with old wood floors. definitely scratched but beautiful. Laminate timber is a whole different story. you can't just keep lightly polishing it and it never looks as nice as real floor. we have laminate wood floors in our bedrooms here in Dubai. I do think they're nicer than the tiles but nowhere in the league of real wood. Our tiles here always look dirty, but although they are marble the finish is fairly average (as is most stuff here) so I would prefer wood.
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Latest post on 27 June 2012 - 15:30
Tiara and OCeana have private beaches. They are a different setup to Shoreline. Marina is less child friendly and is having 'Nakheel' issues at teh moment. Fairmont has a lovely pool area and will get a private beach at some stage. These are all on the Palm.
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Latest post on 27 June 2012 - 08:39
What language do you speak at home? In today's english dominated world I would prefer my children taught in English. Even some Germany universities are now teaching in English.
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Latest post on 27 June 2012 - 08:13
We used Fiona... Why - our situation was not that simple.. 1. we moved to Dubai in December 2. our son's birthday fell between cutoff dates (Australia vs Dubai) and so the year he should have been in on birthdate would not suit. she helped us assess his needs based on a portfolio of work. 3. nearly every school we contacted months before we came wouldn't even speak to us and just said their were no spaces. 4. Moving with kids was stressful enough 5. We couldn't decide on IB or UK curriculum We toured 3 schools (in April) with Fiona- all three that suited our needs based on prior telephone conversations while we were back in Aus. I would happily have sent me son to any of them. We then changed our mind and decided not to move. THen we changed it AGAIN and decided to move. By this time it was November and within a week Fiona has us a spot at a school to begin in January. It was not one of our original list but it has worked out perfectly. Our school is on the Outstanding list. We also saved money as we didn't just slap down 500 dirhams at multiple schools. In fact we only ever paid the deposit at one school. The one we ended up at. She won't lie to you and say that paying her money will get you a spot at JESS! I've seen her in action and for us it was invaluable. I have recommended her to other people I know moving to Dubai. If you've lived here a long time, have the benefit of lots of time before your kids go to school and know Satwa from Safa then you probably don't need an education specialist. We didn't and so we got our money's worth.
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Latest post on 25 June 2012 - 07:34
We used V-kool for our new car windows. It was part of a deal on the car loan.. They did an appalling job. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone.
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Latest post on 24 June 2012 - 09:09
Definitely 7.30 - 12.30 No bus for the FS1s. Bus only from FS2 onwards.
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Latest post on 24 June 2012 - 09:07
The rents at Shoreline vary significantly depending on whether you are on the right (on the beach) or left (not on beach access) and whether the view is great or not. We considered them but went Tiara in the end but you won't get a 3 bed for that price. We are next door and our view faces down along Shoreline and they have lovely pools and gardens. I have friends who are in building 9. I think 10 is short stay only. Building 1 would be a pain with access.
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Latest post on 22 June 2012 - 09:07
We were there 4 pm - 8 pm last night without issue. Went in at Level 5 Cinema Parking and went down to Level 4 Cinema Parking immediately. Level 5 was mad but Level 4 was half empty (even when we left). But as always I had no idea how to get out without going through 3 levels and ending up at the tourist roundabout down near the fountains!
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Latest post on 15 June 2012 - 18:25
My friend's daughter is currently at Child's Play nursery and has been accepted into FS2 in September 2013. She is going to do FS1 at the nursery. However, I am not sure I would recommend this nursery in it's current state. It's had a huge turnover of staff over the past year. And actually lost so many kids it went from 2 FS1 classes to 1 because of parents becoming fed up. My son attends there too but is going to FS1 at school from September. His teacher's daughter is also going straight to school for FS1.
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Latest post on 14 June 2012 - 10:22
We had a cover in Australia. But although it reduces evaporation it also heats the water! so it would probably make your pool unusable in the summer.
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Latest post on 12 June 2012 - 19:48
My parents live in Mission Beach (remember cyclone Yasi???), Parents in Law in Perth. I'm not exactly worried TBH! Hardly biblical in the scheme of weather! I'm hoping the fence on our rental property gets blown over though. Australian media is fantastic at weather beat up and aussies themselves are weather obsessed. And as WA really has not much to whinge about then every time a storm hits the world is ending.
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Latest post on 12 June 2012 - 19:48
My parents live in Mission Beach (remember cyclone Yasi???), Parents in Law in Perth. I'm not exactly worried TBH! Hardly biblical in the scheme of weather! I'm hoping the fence on our rental property gets blown over though. Australian media is fantastic at weather beat up and aussies themselves are weather obsessed. And as WA really has not much to whinge about then every time a storm hits the world is ending.
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Latest post on 12 June 2012 - 19:44
At this time of year I'd be staying somewhere like Manzil. easy to get to Dubai Mall and the Fountains. Great hotel but not sure if great for kids. or Kempinski would be good at this time of the year where you really do want to be able to walk straight to the ski slope! easy to get to train and taxis too.
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Latest post on 03 June 2012 - 17:10
If she's turning 4 in October she should be starting FS1 this September. She would be one of the older kids in her year. I am not sure of the level of special needs but I know JPS has a number of children with Down Syndrome within their classes. There are other children with less obvious special needs across the school. Most special needs children will have their own full time aid which you would be expected to fund. You would be very unlikely to get a spot at JPS for this September but it is worth talking to the REgistrar to see if there is any possibilities or suggestions. They may recommend a spot at their new Nursery - Little Gems but I don't know what the likelihood of spots there is.
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Latest post on 02 June 2012 - 21:01
I would use the QV Face cream as a daily sunscreen. It's nice and moisturising and scent free. I use it everyday. It is an spf 30plus (the maximum as it's australian) but not gluggy or sticky like regular sunscreen.
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Latest post on 01 June 2012 - 18:30
I must say in comparison to Australia - everything (or almost everything) is cheaper in Dubai! The only thing that is about the same price is coffee....
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Latest post on 01 June 2012 - 18:28
Hi - as this is my first year in Dubai I am not up with the way sales work here! I am in desperate need of a new pair of jeans and have my eye on a pair of levis. But does anyone know when these things go on sale? or somewhere that has cheap levis?
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Latest post on 28 May 2012 - 08:50
I agree - we knew that we would have some hope with a January start as it was mid-year. but we just had to wait until a spot came out. You might find that the first week of school sees some places come available. A friend at the same school as us had to get kids into Year 1, Year 2 and Year 6 and sweated it to the last minute. They eventually got all 3 in by the end of the second week of term!
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Latest post on 28 May 2012 - 08:41
fmcoutts at gmail dot com Fiona is an education consultant. She will work with you to find a place in a school that will work for your child. You pay her a fixed amount and then she does her work and helps you find a school. She will be realistic with you about the prospects of different schools, but essentially she has a network of contacts that you or I just don't have. We were in a pickle as all the schools just said 'full'. we ended up at a school on the 'Outstanding' list if that helps.
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Latest post on 27 May 2012 - 16:11
I would contact Fiona Coutts ASAP! She is fantastic and helped us find a school for our YEar 1 when we arrived in January earlier this year. I think I would have had a nervous breakdown without her.
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Latest post on 27 May 2012 - 11:18
It's interesting that the zinc based sunscreens are hard to get here. They are all the rage in Aus - which can boast the highest rate of skin cancer in the world. Great hey!! In Australia, the Banana Boat series is switching their 'Sensitive' and 'Children' products to a zinc formula. We use a brand called 'Natural Instinct', because it's relatively cheap and comes in big bottles. Australia only allows labelling up to 30+. This does not mean that the sunscreen is less effective, than say a USA 50+ but that government has deemed that their is no benefit above 30+ and that higher labelling gives people a false sense that they can spend even longer in the sun without damage. In general, the number relates to how many times your own natural sunburn time you can spend in the sun. Ie. 15 would equate to 15 times you normal burn time, which in my own case would be no more than 60 minutes as I would naturally burn in about 4 minutes in the sunniest part of the day in summer. In summer, my kids are not allowed in the sun without clothing protection - even for 5 minutes. I don't let them swim in the pool until 4pm when it goes into shade every afternoon.
 
 
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