Holiday playdates are great for kids – but ditch the stress and don’t compare milestones, writes Kimberley Beasley During school holidays, playdates can provide a brilliant opportunity for social interactions for both children and their parents. They can help children get to know kids at their...
The legacy of Kate King’s grandmother looms large over her family. My grandma died this year. I always considered myself very lucky to have my maternal grandmother in my life for so long, and now she isn’t. I was there when she suffered heart failure, and...
We are always looking for books to ignite and encourage a love of books in kids. Our suggestions for those littlies under 7 years can give you a guide for some interesting books to read aloud. On The Hunt For Santa by Leslie Gibbes, illus. by Steven Michael...
Breaking the cycle of child poverty. A new report commissioned by the NSW Council of Social Services (NCOSS) reveals a startling truth: child poverty in New South Wales costs the state $60 billion every year. Beyond the numbers, it’s a crisis that impacts families, communities, and...
First a little understanding of the cognitive development in children ages 6 to 8, as seen by Jean Piaget Jean Piaget was a Swiss developmental psychologist who studied children in the early 20th century. His theory of intellectual or cognitive development, published in 1936, is still...
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,...
