If you’ve read my language and learning article, you’ll know that one of the best, and most natural, ways to encourage a child’s pre-literacy development is by reading with them.…
Today is International Take Your Dog to Work Day. So I did. Meet Leo. Leo is a 15 month old labradoodle whose special talents include chewing, digging, sniffing, and eating…
Every parent has experienced it. That mysterious dinner time “black hole” which opens up somewhere around 6.30pm and extends beyond any reasonable bed time, swallowing up the evening and leaving you…
Yesterday was National Day of Action against Bullying, with schools and communities across the nation joining together to say “Bullying. No way!”. While bullying can happen to anyone, there are…
After a long and lazy summer break, it is once again time for parents to set their alarms, pack the school lunchboxes, and cover those books with that most dreaded…
