If you are a caring and proactive parent, you will be looking the best for your child. But best doesn’t have to mean the most expensive toy or the latest product. In fact, some of the most valuable things you…
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How To Help Your Kids With Homework Without Doing it For Them Helping your kids with their homework feels like it should be easy. In reality, toeing the line between helping them and doing it for them is easier said…
How to support your HSC family member By Jessica Coates-Judson The HSC is a big year for students. It’s when the adult world starts to make itself known and pressures to succeed and make decisions are at the forefront of…
Dispositions necessary for children to learn. As a result of recent events which recently saw most children learning at home, under the guidance of their parents, and the direction of their teachers, and now having returned to school, three conditions,…
Authored by international political writer and historian Alex Ryvchin, the Sydney- based father of three wrote A New Day to foster good mental health and well-being in our children through these challenging times and to impart a timeless message about…
How quickly all our lives have been thrown into chaos. The idea of having to home-school my 2 kids ages 6 and 7 whilst working from home with very little notice was enough to give me many sleepless nights and…
Many of today’s parents didn’t particularly like mathematics when they were in school. There were too many rules and procedures to remember and problems lacked contexts that had any real meaning. Maths was the “quiet” subject of the day. We…
What are the best after school activities? And how do I choose after school activities for kids? You’ve read the website; You’ve asked the school’s office about sports, creative arts and competitions the school enters in. You go to your…
Screen time: How much is too much? Modern life is filled with an endless array of screens, from smartphones to tablets, desktop computers to laptops and TVs. While these devices certainly have their benefits, it’s critical to find a balance…
First of all it’s very important that the child and the parent or caregiver go to the childcare facility and have a tour. They can have a good look around at all the facilities and meet all the staff, other…