Last week I discussed School Starting Age – Latest Research On Australian Children. There are some fantastic contributions in the comments that I would highly recommend you read, if you are contemplating …
School Starting Age – Latest Research On Australian Children
In Australia we are currently in the midst of our summer school holidays. In about two weeks time, they will be over, the new school year will commence and thousands of children …
End Of School Year Syndrome
This Friday the kids finish up school for the year. I am very much looking forward to this. The kids are tired and so am I. It will be fantastic to be …
10 Things To Do With Tired Children
Image by Richard Stebbing Now obviously tired children need more sleep, but there are times in a family’s life and stages in the year when this just doesn’t quite happen. We are …
10 Online Games To Practice Sight Words
In a previous post I wrote about 10 Resources On Children’s Literacy. They were resources on the web that I have used for ideas, strategies and to educate myself in the area …
10 Resources On Children’s Literacy
Image by qwrrtyWatching a child learn to read is one of the joys of parenthood to me. Seeing the child’s excitement at being able to work out what the words on the …
Increasing Independence In Children – Taking The Train To The City
This post is part of a series of activities that can help increase your child’s independence. This activity was for my child who is 10 years old, as was the below post: …
Increasing Independence In Children – Cooking Dinner
This post is part of a series of simple activities that can help increase your child’s independence. These activities are aimed at children aged two and above. Previous posts can be found …
Increasing Independence In Children – Making Their Own Lunch
This post is part of a series of simple activities that can help increase your child’s independence. These activities are aimed at children aged two and above. Previous posts can be found …
10 Ways To Encourage Children To Write
Image by a.drianTo compliment my post on 10 Ways To Encourage Children To Read, I thought I would put together 10 Ways To Encourage Children To Write. Although fond of reading, my …
The Importance Of Play
I am a strong advocate of the importance of play in a child’s life. I think it is very easy to become serious about life and have high expectations of children. Childhood …
10 Reading Comprehension Questions For Junior Primary
A couple of weeks in to the new school year and we are starting to get back into the swing of after school reading routines. At our school preps don’t receive a …
Help your children make sense of natural disasters – By Micahel Grose
I subscribe to an excellent parent newsletter called Happy Kids. It is written by Michael Grose. Grose is is a leading parent educator, parent coach, writer and speaker on parenting and family …
Making It Easier – School Lunch Box Process
A lovely reader of the blog wrote to me earlier this month with a couple of starting school questions. I had already scheduled posts on a number of topics that were discussed, …
First Day Of School – Getting Ready
Our daughter is starting school this year. In Victoria (Australia) their first year of school is referred to as their preparatory year or prep for short. We have taken care of all …
Back To School Checklist
As the summer holidays creep towards their end, it is time to go through the check list to make sure that all is order for a smooth start for the back to …
10 Homework Tips For Parents
I would firstly like to state that I am not an advocate of homework in primary school. I will avoid jumping up on to my soap box here, but will say that …
10 Favourite Children’s Books – 7 Year Old’s Choice
During August we celebrate Children’s Book Week here in Australia. As I noted last week, each Tuesday in August I will be posting lists of favourite children’s books, as selected by my …