Blog Category: Posts By Common Concern
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Is Your Child Ready for School?
Many families will by now have made the difficult decision about whether or not to ...
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The dirty secret about raising kids: It’s child’s play
I am going to let you in on a little secret about raising children. It’s ...
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The Real Truth About Homework
There isn’t a shred of evidence to support the widely accepted assumption that homework yields ...
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Using Visualisation and Mental Rehearsal in the Classroom
When students turn up in your classroom they bring with them invisible inhibitors to learning. ...
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Why Dads Matter – Especially to Girls
I am not sure who said it but I think there is great wisdom in ...
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Adolescence Unplugged Part 1
Part One of a two-part series published in Spectrum magazine, this article explores what is ...
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Adolescence Unplugged Part 2
Part two of a two-part series (Part 1) on understanding and engaging with adolescents, published ...
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Building Resilience within the EYLF
Every child deserves to have the best start possible especially in the first five years. ...
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NAPLAN Nightmare Education Review article
by Darragh O’Keefe Education Review (www.educationreview.com.au) 11 August 2011 Is the high stakes testing regime ...
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Free Audio Collection
Sleepytime and Safe’n’Sound audio tracks These 2 free audio tracks may be useful to parents ...
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In defence of the humble bunny: the importance of imagination
As Easter comes speeding towards us, I invite you to be kinder to the humble ...
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The Little Things are the Big Things: Building Resilience
Today’s modern world is full of so many innovations, knowledge and new ways of doing ...
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Schools warn on sex, booze and parties
Letter to the Editor Congratulations on putting this story on the front cover of your ...
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Transcendence and Adolescence
“I have found that relaxation exercises which include attending to breath and muscle relaxation can ...
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Sleep, glorious sleep
It never ceases to amaze me how similar parents’ concerns are about their children, no ...
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TODAY Show: Stressed out mums
Maggie joins the TODAY show to talk about looking after yourself as a parent.