Top Tips for online Security

Why Metaphors Help

Technology these days provide students with such incredible access to information, and the ability to connect seamlessly with others across the globe like never before. In my day, it was all about hitting the books, but today it’s all about hitting the internet... >>Read

Metaphors and symbolic stories enable children and teachers to think positively.

They allow flexibility of thought to consider personal solutions because there are not right or wrong answers. This means responses are not dogmatic, they can change according to the situation ....>>Read

Starting School

The Internet Generation

Ten Top Tips for starting school. As the new school year begins in Australia we have prepared a few articles that may help you. Here we look at the question that almost every parent wonders is, is my child ready for primary school? Children may enter Kindergarten at the beginning of the school year in NSW government schools if they turn five...Read>>

The internet is part of just about everyone’s life. The average child spends almost 2,000 hours in front of a screen between their tenth and eleventh birthdays. But what does this mean for the developing brain? Read>>

Back to School - Starting High School

A New Year - a new grade, has it helped?

Finishing primary school and starting high school is another major stepping stone in a youngperson’s life, and your child might feel both excited and afraid about this big change. Read>>

As most of us do, children start the New Year with optimism and excitement. Enthusiasm about learning something new. The novelty of a new teacher or just re-connecting with old friends can make those first weeks of school something to really look forward to... Read>>

Secrets of Thriving Children

Helping children with anger management

One reason that many children are not ready for school at the age of 5 is that busy parents have abandoned nursery rhymes, bed time stories, singing lullabies and playing with their children says Sally Goddard-Blythe, an international authority on remedial programs. Read>>

Anger is a natural human emotion. Getting angry can be a healthy response when you need to assert your rights or resolve a problem. However, this becomes unhealthy when it turns into verbal or physical abuse, hatred or when we think about plotting revenge. Read>>

Help Your Child to Flourish

Boisterous or Bored - recognising gifted & talented

Every child has a unique cluster of strengths, interests and talents which we look to nurture and celebrate and some will have physical, mental and emotional challenges to overcome. Read>>

How do we react to a six-year old child with a mind of a ten year old, the reasoning ability of an adult and the emotions of a five year old? These ‘gifted and talented’ children can easily be misunderstood and underestimated by peers, teachers... Read>>

See the world through coloured glasses

Internet Safety Tips for Back to School

If you've ever thought that John Lennon wore his bright red lenses just for effect or that Elton John wears his yellow ones because he likes the look of them, maybe you're right. On the other hand, it is more than likely that the colour in the lenses actually make the world feel more "comfortable" or makes the world ... >> Read

At the start of the new school year, many families buy new laptops, tablets and other technology. This is ideal time to ensure all these devices are safe, with a particular attention paid for safety for children that use this technology for their home work, schooling or social activities. Read>>

Back to School Advice

As a teacher for over 25 years and a mum for over 17 of them, I know how exciting the new school year can be for kids. For some it can also be a little anxious but both excitement and anxiety elicit the same response in children so part of keeping them positive and having some of the equipment... Read>>