From the monthly archives:

April 2008

Upgrade Issues

April 30, 2008

Just a quick note to state the obvious: if you have tried to look at the Planning With Kids blog over the last couple of hours (wee hours of Wed morning), you will see I have hit a snag or two with the presentation of the blog.
Apologies for any inconvenience and please bear with me [...]

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From Little Things…….

April 30, 2008

This is a little bit off tangent from my standard posts on planning and all things kid related, but I think they are really important so wanted to share them with you. They are Australian based but generosity knows no geographical boundaries!!!!
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GetUp is an independent, grass-roots community advocacy organisation giving everyday Australians [...]

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10 Indicators of School Readiness

April 29, 2008

School readiness is a widely discussed topic and it is something I am reviewing myself at the moment just to make sure that Possum will be indeed ready for school next year.
From the research that I have done, I have come up with a check list (love a list!!) which covers the key areas which [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – Short Week

April 28, 2008

We leave Friday morning for Mildura to attend a family wedding, so I escape cooking for a few nights which will be fun! It will hopefully give me a little more time to work on my menu planner as well.
As discussed before, I have created my own Microsoft Access Database meal planner from which [...]

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More On The Purpose of Preschool

April 27, 2008

On Saturday I posted about thoughts of mine and some leading educators on the purpose of preschool. One of things I love so much about blogging, is the sharing of information and ideas. There are some fantastic comments on this post and if you have to make some decisions regarding preschool, I can [...]

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The Fix, The Mix and The Free

April 26, 2008

THE FIX
Those of you who have subscribed to my email updates would be aware that they have been broken for over a week now. Those of you who have subscribed to my RSS feeds may have seen a few weird things occurring in your Inbox as I have tried to fix the problem. [...]

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The Purpose Of Preschool

April 25, 2008

I have been giving preschool and its purpose significant consideration over the last month or so, for a number of different reasons. I have my third child attending four year old kinder (preschool) this year and soon have to make some decisions on preschool for my fourth child.
I often wonder if there is certain [...]