by Ben | Sep 2, 2018 | Motivation, Organisation
It’s the first day of September and sure enough, the sun is shining. While the temperature is just in the high teens and if I’m honest I do still feel a twinge of jealousy at the 30 degree forecast where my parents live up in Cairns, I think wearing a t-shirt...
by Ben | Jan 28, 2017 | Effective Learning, Motivation, Parents, Self-Esteem, Uncategorized
Waking up early, packing the bag, arriving at school on time and getting homework finished. It all starts again in less than a week! Surely there must be a better way than getting through it all than last year? There are plenty of sites that will help you ‘de-stress...
by Ben | May 29, 2015 | Effective Learning, Motivation, Teaching
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...
by Ben | May 4, 2015 | Motivation, Parents, Self-Esteem
“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...
