Christine Grové and Alexandra Marinucci have looked at some steps that might help parents. School attendance levels in Australia are a massive issue according to Education Minister Jason Clare. As he told reporters last week, he hopes to talk to state colleagues about the issue at a...
We won’t solve the teacher shortage, reports Hugh Gundlach, until we answer these 4 questions. Schools and students around Australia continue to face a teacher shortage. This means some schools have gone back for term two unable to offer certain subjects. Some might have composite classes, larger...
The Kitchen Garden Foundation is mushroom mad this month, with 20 cents from every Coles Mushrooms 500g Pack sold being donated to the Foundation, to a maximum of $100,000. Moreish, healthsome and packed with flavour, mushrooms are making their way centre stage. Whether fresh as a lunch...
Donna Hay's Banana and Coconut Muffin recipe can be frozen and then ready when required for surprise visitors. Perfect for everyone's lunch boxes too! Ingredients 3 cups (780g) roughly mashed banana (about 8 bananas) 11/4 Cups (100g) shredded coconut 1 x quantity base muffin mixture (see...
It's a condition Scottish singer-songwriter and musician Lewis Capaldi lives with, writes Daryl Efron You might have seen the news when fans of singer Lewis Capaldi helped him finish a song at a concert recently, after symptoms of his Tourette syndrome suddenly flared up and temporarily...
Early intervention is most important, writes Catherine Best. Every parent cherishes their child’s first words, those meaningful, gabbled sounds that chart their development from passive infant to interacting person. Speech and language define how we engage with the world and are the building blocks of learning,...
Clare Wishart is keen for a community comeback. There is something going on at our local park. At the base of the tree in the farthest corner, broken bricks form lines like Hadrian’s Wall. Sticks appear and disappear. Sometimes a red bowl filled with dirt sits...
And what should parents do about it? Ask Natalie Gately and Shane Rogers When children steal, naturally, parents can be very concerned. They might wonder if they’ve taught their child correctly, whether it’s just a phase or whether they’re going to have a young offender...
The Lidcombe Program is a behavioural treatment for children who stutter* and are younger than 6 years. Developed by the University of Sydney in the 1980s and since adopted by speech pathologists around the world, the program takes its name from the suburb of Sydney, where...
In Australia, the corporal punishment of children is legal, writes Sophie Havighurst. Parents can still wash their child's mouth out with soap. In all states and territories, parents or carers are permitted to punish children using physical force with the intent to cause some degree of...
