Parents always want what’s best for their children, which sometimes means making hard decisions that will impact on their future. I recently pulled my children out of a private school
Read MoreGetting into routine for the start of school means the year is now really under way. Another year down, another school year will begin. Make this your year of organisation
Read More2017 is coming to an end for tens of thousands of Australian school leavers. Many will go to university, many will go to Tafe… The rest will be competing with
Read More4 Simple Ways to Make the School Run Easy You’ve woken exhausted. You need an extra strong cup of coffee to kick off the morning. Of course, the little darlings
Read MoreTo this day, there remains an abiding stereotype that people who homeschool are crazy. Not just a little strange, but all out, bat-sh*t, wild and feral, crazy. If I’m being honest,
Read MoreHomeschooling, it’s certainly not the route for everyone in the journey towards educating the next generation of Australians, yet it is undoubtedly growing in popularity. More students are being registered as homeschooled
Read MoreI got the phone call yesterday from the Deputy Principal to come and pick up Mr 9. He refused to do as he was told by his teacher, and
Read MoreI used to think that homework was a great idea. After all, it ‘reinforces’ what the children learnt that day, and yes I think parents should be involved in their
Read MoreFreezable School Snacks make mornings easier for Mum’s to get out of the door on time (and with a bit more sanity!) Avoid the lunch box morning scurry and get
Read MoreWhen you have children most of us hope that the silliness and drama of high school has been put behind us. After all, you are an adult now. No more
Read MoreThe kids are back at school Hooray!!! Now we have to make them lunch, every single day”¦ BOOOOO! Term one has finally started and for those parents with kiddliwinks at
Read MoreThey’ve been at primary school for six years, so your almost-teenager should have an easy transition to high school, right? Right??? Not always. Even those going to a prep-Year 12 school
Read MoreThere’s been a lot of nonsense going around about the Safe Schools program of late, and we think that it’s time to clear it up. Tony Abbott has been making
Read MoreSome of the lessons that children learn in school, even in the early years, are valuable all throughout life. There is so much more to school than learning your ABCs
Read MoreMost parents would love to know the secret to getting their children to do their homework without having to listen to their excuses and procrastinations. Unfortunately there is no
Read MoreFor some kids the new school year is a chance to get back into the social swing of things, to learn and to complain about homework. For other kids it
Read MoreThe first time you send your little one off to daycare, kindy or pre-prep is a huge deal! It’s a milestone that is surrounded by much planning and preparation and
Read MoreThere comes a time in your child’s life when they must leave the nest and attend school. For some kids, this happens when they are toddlers or younger if you
Read MoreHaving your child bullied at school is one of the greatest fears of parents and research shows this fear is well founded. School bullying has been described as the single
Read MoreDoes your child go to pre-school, daycare or kindy? Then you will need to pack them a bag for every day that they go. Below is a quick list of the various
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