Doll therapy involves offering dolls to adults who are living with dementia and other medical conditions with the goal of improving their comfort, engagement, and quality of life. Doll therapy is ...
Frozen Charlottes were especially popular from the mid-19th to the early 20th centuries, thus aligning nicely with the Victorian era’s emphasis on morality and modesty. As the dolls were manufactured ...
If you like crafty projects and tinkering with mechanical parts, building models kits is probably one of your hobbies. It’s satisfying to work with your hands on a model kit, plus you get to ...
“Pretty grim”, answers Professor Sarah Richardson. “Life expectancy at birth for the average Victorian was about 42, and more than 25 per cent of children died before their fifth birthday. Disease was ...
Is it ever okay for a mother to abandon her children to save herself? Video / Dean Purcell What kind of woman walks out on her husband and kids? Joanna Wane asks former Shortland Street star Laura ...
The leader of the Victorian Greens says she was forced to suspend an MP and remove him from the party room following "serious" allegations of inappropriate behaviour. Earlier on Friday ...
After fending for ourselves in the kitchen during the pandemic, it’s about time to start thinking outside of the box — and into the meal kit box. Meal kit boxes of recipes and their ...
The Victorian government is probing “disturbing” reports magistrates were advised to give light sentences to criminal migrants to avoid deportation. The Herald Sun reported on Monday that the ...
During Victorian times, it was so common that workhouses had separate 'itch' wards where those infested could be segregated and treated before being allowed to mix with the general population.
"No fault" evictions will be banned, application fees scrapped and the cost of breaking a lease capped to four weeks' rent under new reforms proposed by the Victorian government. After unveiling a ...