Damon Young looks at art education and how children can be encouraged to see and experience works of art, developing their own responses to them. A few years ago, I visited a huge Picasso exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV). It was an overflowing,...
The Australian Government's Office of the eSafety Commissioner provides Rosie's top tips for parents. Finding out your child is being cyberbullied must be heartbreaking. As a parent, I imagine all you’d want to do is take some kind of action to stop it—and stop them from...
Stephanie Brown has some homework for parents of children starting school. I wish someone had given me an honest and realistic list of things to be prepared for as I navigated the start of ‘big school’ alongside my five-year-old. So here’s my contribution to the greater...
To help your kids become safe and responsible online users, check out these tips. Set the ground rules Establish rules about the types of content or information your child should report to an adult – for example, telling you about any swearing or bad words they find online.Set...
Music lessons in early childhood boost development
transition to school remains an emotionally charged event for children, for parents and for educators....
Parent-teacher relationships are an important factor in a child’s first year at school, writes Samantha Page, CEO of Early Childhood Australia. Starting school is a big adjustment for children. It entails a new routine, a new place to go every day, new people and a lot...
Children who have difficulty in making sense of speech and other sounds may suffer from a hard to diagnose disorder, the symptoms of which are often overlooked in the early years, writes Donna Reis. “Auditory processing disorder can mean that a child has trouble distinguishing sounds...
Jennifer Dudding was perplexed when her youngest son didn’t want a bar of school. “I’m not going; I’m going to prison” My youngest child Angus thought he was going to jail – at least that’s what he told everyone. It was excruciating to witness. He told the...
8 low-cost ways to identify and develop your child’s talents and abilities beyond the school gates: Praise your child for being a hard worker, to reinforce the idea that effort affects ability. Discuss the merits of one book or film over another to build up...
