When Gibb was ready to start school, his mum, Caitlin, took him on a school tour. She had picked this school because of its “small village feel”, thinking they would embrace her son, who has Down syndrome, and provide him with the right support to...
There is an awkward tension in how Australian schools and universities credential the learning of their graduates.On the one hand, Australian credentials issued by schools and tertiary institutions are easy to understand, widely used, based on high standards and carefully regulated. They are relied on for...
A play-based therapy aimed at helping parents manage children’s behaviour has seen long-lasting results in a live trial. Parents of young toddlers with challenging behaviours have found support through a new early-intervention program aimed at children aged 12-24 months, a study has shown. The unique program focuses...
The temporary closure of schools is evidence the system is working as it should, writes Allen Cheng, Professor in Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Brunswick East Primary School and Keilor Views Primary School in Melbourne have temporarily shut down after children from both schools tested positive to COVID-19,...
People love creating words — in times of crisis, it’s a “sick” (in the good sense) way of pulling through, write Kate Burridge and Howard Manns. From childhood, our “linguistic life has been one willingly given over to language play” (in the words of David Crystal)....
...the way food tastes depends on more than your ability to follow a recipe, report Abby Mellick Lopes and Karen Weiss Home cooks have been trying out their skills during isolation. But the way food tastes depends on more than your ability to follow a recipe. Our...
Choosing care for your child when returning to paid work can be challenging, and to the uninitiated the terms can be confusing. One alternative to long day care in a larger child care centre is known as family day care, reports Wendy Boyd. Family day care...
COVID-19: Australia’s class of 2020 can (and will) overcome adversity, report Dr Michael Carr-Gregg and Kelly-Ann Allen. Developed by psychologists Robert Yerkes and John Dodson back in 1908, one of the oldest laws in psychology is the Yerkes-Dodson law, which suggests an empirical relationship between arousal and performance. The law dictates that...
Most of this month's books have important messages to impart to a young reader about resilience in one form or another. Interestingly many of them have videos about their book or a reading by the author. Little White Fish: 'Under the Ocean' and 'With his Daddy' Written...
A world-leading online parenting program developed by Monash University is showing there are things parents can do to support their teen's mental wellbeing and reduce their risk of developing depression. The teenage years can be tough. There are the usual highs and lows, but for many...
