In Norway, students get grades for their behaviour—could this work in Australia? Researchers Stephen Dobson and Corey Bloomfield think there is some merit in it. Student behaviour is one of the biggest issues facing Australian schools. A survey of Queensland teachers earlier this year found that...
‘School is boring’: what does it mean when your child says they’re bored in class? How you can help? write researchers Amanda Bourgeois and Annemaree Carroll, Gatot Adri/Shutterstock Have you ever asked your child how school was today, only to be told it was “boring”? Unfortunately, this conversation...
Spread the Word: New Mum’s Jam to Help Sick Kids A new range of delicious, sweet fruit jams has hit the shelves at Coles to raise funds for the Australian charity, Hospitals United for Sick Kids. Mum’s Jam: A New Way to Support Hospitals The new Mum’s Jam,...
I think my child might need a tutor. Matthew White looks at what parents need to consider first? School tutoring is a huge business. Australian estimates suggest it was worth more than of A$1.5 billion as of 2021. In Australia, we see frequent media reports of parents...
Trigger warnings are increasingly used in Universities and are growing now in the wider world, report Jessica Gildersleeve, India Bryce and Kate Cantrell Last year, London’s Globe Theatre attached a trigger warning to Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet, advising it “contains depictions of suicide, moments of violence,...
A behavioural optometrist provides some insight into the effect screen time has on children’s eyes and how to combat this....
Chris Zomer and Sumudu Mallawaarachchi show you 3 things you can do about it. Ever found yourself unable to resist checking out a social media notification? Or sending a random picture just to keep a Snapchat “streak” going? Or simply getting stuck staring at YouTube because it...
Some children just aren’t that into parties, writes Clare Wishart. Why do we have parties? What are we celebrating in that nebulous notion of ‘turning’ a new age? When I was growing up, I wondered what all the fuss was about. Now, I am a mother myself,...
Reluctance turns to relief when Andrew Bartholomew finds that helping at his daughter’s school is actually quite enjoyable. “Don’t we pay fees?” I demanded. “We pay fees, go to meetings – I even do the occasional Saturday morning working bee!” My wife had just told me the...
Jennifer Fergus reflects on her relationship with her grandchildren, who live overseas. As I was introducing myself to my granddaughter’s teacher, a voice yelled out from across the playground: “Her real name is Grandma!” The teacher and I paused, looked at each other, and smiled. She...
