Expert Bea Farrons has 4 tips to teach kids it’s OK to make mistakes using art and craft Encouraging children to be at ease with making mistakes can be a wonderful lesson in resilience and can help to build their confidence. One of the great ways...
Thinking of quitting your child’s swimming lessons over winter? Read this first, writes Amy Peden, UNSW Sydney The weather is getting chilly and the pool is looking less inviting than ever. At this time of year, with cooler temperatures and shorter days, swimming can be the...
No, Lucinda McKnight and Maria Nicholas report, AI has not made it redundant. The world of writing is changing. Things have moved very quickly from keyboards and predictive text. The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) means bots can now write human-quality text without having hands at all. Recent...
The rules are black and white when it comes to her children’s piano playing, writes Helen Hayward. This is the story of how I came to be a pushy piano parent, which is not something of which I ever thought I’d be proud. It’s about my...
After-school snacks are important to fuel imaginative play or prepare kids for sports and homework tasks. In after-school settings, catering can be tricky with increased needs and tastes to cater for. Athol Road Primary School in Springvale, Victoria, is a vibrant and culturally diverse school, representing...
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...
It seems we all have a bit to learn about how to protect ourselves and the ones we love, writes Harry Tucker. Here are some ideas about what you can do. Just as you would lock your front door when leaving your home or ensure your...
New UniSQ study first to explore Australian adolescents’ trolling experiences If you’ve ever thought that young online trolls are nothing more than pot-stirrers or mischief-makers who get a kick out of riling people up, you might be onto something. Trolling is an online antisocial behaviour that is...
The City of Sydney is inviting children aged 3 to 12 to participate in the Little Sydney Lives photography competition by submitting their creative snaps taken in Sydney over the past year. The photo can be of people or a landscape. Lacey Griffiths: Sparkly Spikes. City of...
Rose O'Rielly spends time with her grandchildren during the holidays and everyone learns a thing or two! During the summer holidays, Dan taught our grandchildren how to play darts. He showed them games he’d learned at bush pubs as a young man, such as Rings and...
