Extended time together in the house can lead to bored children. Getting on each other’s nerves, escalating conflict, and serious challenges to our sanity! Professor Mark Dadds, director of the Sydney Child Behaviour Research Clinic, has some tips for staying sane and getting along during the...
Parents At Work and Karitane have collaboratively produced this information for parents working from home As schools close or prepare to close around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic and people start working from home in droves, working parents are in unchartered territory, without certainty about...
“How to home school” has been trending on Google for the past few weeks as more and more children stay home from school because of COVID-19. So, what is homeschooling ask Rebecca Englishand Karleen Gribble and is this what parents whose children are learning from...
Looking for more ideas to keep the young ones busy? Although designed for teachers the Bloomsbury repository is now open to all trying home schooling kids. Bloomsbury has put together some recommendations to help quieten their ROARs! These books are available through your local bookseller or...
There are much better options. Julie Sonnemann looks at some of the problems and possible solutions. Australian schools and teachers are preparing to shift classes online – some independent schools already have. Remote learning is likely to be the norm in the second term and possibly...
It's about flexibility and boundaries reports Ruchi Sinha It’s hard enough juggling a job with parenthood when you’ve got young kids. But what do you do when social-distancing policies mean you’ve all been sent home? This is the reality many families now face. Schools have been...
As the number of schools in Australia have shut after students and staff tested positive for COVID-19 and may not open after the school holidays David Roy looks at the role parents will need to help their kids learn at home. Many parents are keeping their...
As social distancing measures to restrain coronavirus become increasingly aggressive, one of the big points of contention is whether (and for how long) schools and childcare centres should be closed Danielle Wood and Nathan Blane propose some options The prime minister says his best advice at...
Several schools in Australia have closed after some students and teachers tested positive for COVID-19, reports Megan O'Connell. Meanwhile, some independent schools have sent all students home pre-emptively, without any infections being detected. Classes will now be done online. While the federal government has introduced a...
There’s a delicate balance between helping, and over-helping. from shutterstock.com Parents are a child’s first and most important teachers. Parent involvement in their child’s learning can help improve how well they do in school. However, when it comes to helping kids with homework, it’s not so simple...
