Early childhood educators are slaves to the demands of box-ticking regulations, writes Marg Rogers, University of New England More than two-thirds of Australian early childhood educators reported working many extra hours to satisfy regulatory requirements in our 2021 survey. Half did unpaid work during accreditation —...
Children live online more than ever – we need better definitions of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ screen time, report Kathryn MacCallum and Cheryl Brown The pandemic has fundamentally altered every part of our lives, not least the time we spend on digital devices. For young people in...
The Australian Council on Children and the Media (ACCM) are advising that parents around the world are being warned about the content of Squid Game – murder, torture, sexual acts, depravity, extreme violence – and also that snippets of the show appear on YouTube and...
Why not both? ACMI has 75 game lessons for you to try, write Amber McLeod and Jo Blannin Despite the growth of technology in our daily lives, the integration of digital technologies into education has been slower than anticipated. There seem to be a number of...
Treating a child’s mental illness sometimes means getting the whole family involved, write Jade Sheen and Amanda Dudley Half of all adult mental health issues emerge before the age of 14, with 14% of Australian children aged four to 17 currently impacted by poor mental health. These...
Here are 7 reasons to do it again, writes Karen Malone Leaders across the country – particularly in the states with the largest outbreaks, New South Wales and Victoria – have designed road maps towards reopening the states after long lockdowns. Safety in childcare, schools and...
This is the key message for parents in the Countdown to Summer reports Emily McNeill Summer is less than one month away and now more than ever, swim safety is a hot topic among families as the pandemic paused swimming lessons resulting in a national skills...
Data collected by Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) COVID-19 details measures needed to keep schools COVID safe News at a Glance: Data collected during Australia’s Delta wave showed most COVID-19 transmission in schools and Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) centres occurred between staff or...
The idea of health-promoting schools is not new, report Dr Monika Raniti, Dr Ruth Aston and Professor Susan Sawyer. The concept recognises that health and wellbeing are linked with learning and engagement. Healthier students learn better, more educated students lead healthier lives and all students and...
Understanding this could help us teach them, writes John Munro Around one in every 70 Australians are on the autism spectrum. The proportion of children with autism is higher – more than 80% of all Australians on the autism spectrum are aged under 25. Autism is most...
