The term 'sporting parent' has had a negative connotation for too long. It paints the picture of enraged parents turning up for battle at their child's weekend sporting fixture, writes author Nathan Parnham. What's wrong with wanting the best for your child if you go...
To remember things, you need to give them your full attention, writes Karen Malone. American neuroscientist and bestselling author of Still Alice, Lisa Genova’s key findings on preventing Alzheimer’s disease show how to enhance memory to retain information. This research can be adapted to children. Children can...
Caitlyn Forster, Arisa Hosokawa, Eliza Middleton and Ryan Keith look at encouraging young nature detectives in the backyard! During lockdowns, millions of homes were transformed into mini schools as parents and teachers joined forces to facilitate remote learning. The experience proved education doesn’t only happen in...
Now that we are getting deeper into the football season have you noticed how many players are taken off the field for an HIA? Head Injury Assessment? In the professional arena, a doctor comes onto the field to make the assessment and the player is taken...
We are guessing that going in and out of virus lockdowns will be with us for a while, so here are some ideas to keep everyone busy, especially if there is a school holiday at the same time! Firstly, take a look at 4 ways to...
Cathy Watson finds that teaching her three-year-old son to ski is an uphill battle. Why did we do it? Skiing was something my husband and I enjoyed as single people and in our early years of being together, before children. Blissful, exciting, indulgent, expensive fun. These...
Board games are booming. Article after article describes a “goldenage” or “renaissance” of boardgaming. Here's why, writes Melissa Rogerson In Germany, the home of modern boardgaming, the industry has grown by over 40% in the past five years; the four-day SPIEL trade fair this year saw...
After Vanessa Holt tries many different pets for her daughter, the perfect one slithers onto the scene. It’s the perfect pet. It doesn’t make a noise. It doesn’t smell. At most, we feed it once a week and it doesn’t leave a messy bowl. It’s content...
New check shows who’s tracking and who’s sharing children’s personal data “Avoiding apps that track your children, gather their personal data and identifiers, and pass that information on to unknown others, will be much easier very soon,” says Western Sydney University Professor of Law Elizabeth Handsley,...
After a year of digital learning and virtual teaching, let's hear it for the joy of real books! Says Kathryn MacCallum. We know COVID-19 and its associated changes to our work and learning habits caused a marked increase in the use of technology. More surprising, perhaps,...
