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Learning and Gadgets
It used to be that you could control how much you wanted your child to use technology, but these days the current trend towards using iPads and laptops at school means that our children are using such gadgets at an earlier age and also in environments other than the...
Learning for retention
Your child walks through the door and you ask, “So, what did you do at school today?” to which you usually get a response of “Not much” or something similar. While you might just think that he/she is typically absent-minded the truth is that we only retain a small...
How to motivate your child
“I know he can do it. He just isn’t motivated.” This is a phrase I seem to hear on a daily basis. As parents we obviously want our children to achieve in life to the best of their ability, so it can be incredibly frustrating when we see them perform at a level...
2015 – A Testing Time?
With another New Year come new challenges, changes and opportunities. Since last year’s NAPLAN results there has been a lot of talk about what should be done to improve standards in this state. While the education system has been flailing in recent years, the...
Spring Resolutions
A lucky country With all that life throws at us, I think it is often easy to forget that we really do live in a lucky country. Last Saturday, after watching the news on TV and viewing the (mostly) terrible events unfolding throughout the rest of the world, I was able...
How much should we praise our children?
You know the scenario. The latest picture is presented to you. It has long thin legs and fuzzy blue hair. If you’re lucky, you’ll be told whether it’s you or a rabbit. Make sure you have a think about that squiggle of yellow in the top right corner, because what...