Year 5: the age of big emotions, intense loyalties, sudden fall-outs and dramatic lunchtime declarations. One week your kid’s best friend is “basically a sister,” the next they’ve been “ghosted for no…
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It’s that time of the year when school reports on student learning come home. Anxiety for students and their parents and caregivers often tags along. Long gone are the days when school…
There are many perplexing things about raising children, but surely the biggest is how they can possibly be so different to their parents. We made them, we grew them, and yet here…
Steiner schools are a popular choice of alternative schooling in Australia, with more than 40 schools country-wide. Along with other alternatives to mainstream schooling, Australia seems to be pursuing an agenda of…
Have you been watching Eddie Woo on Teenage Boss on the ABC? It’s a top show to watch with the kids. Eddie challenges teens to take charge of the family finances for…
Lockdowns mean kids can be home doing online learning with little notice. Each school will have a particular process for keeping kids on track, but having some home ideas up your sleeve…