Mar 25, 2022 | Parenting Tips
Family Rituals and Traditions Our family rituals and traditions keep us connected. They bring purpose and authenticity to the things we do and bring meaning to our lives. Thinking back on my own childhood I have strong memories of the things we did over...
Mar 10, 2022 | Parenting Tips
Encouraging Drawing By Emma Thomas Encouraging Drawing – Drawing and mark making are such important forms of early literacy. While some children love drawing, others just aren’t interested! As parents there is lots we can do to help our children pick up...
Feb 24, 2022 | Fun for Children
Rain, Rain, Go Away – Wet Weather Activities for Children By Emma Thomas Summer is a wonderful time of year, days at the beach, long afternoons playing at the park, and rain! Lots and lots of rain. A rainy day is fun, you can stay home, snuggle up, and...
Feb 11, 2022 | Parenting Tips
No to baking, building and books: How to engage with children who always reject your ideas By Kylie Dawson There are some children who seem to jump and get excited at the ideas and suggestions that come their way; yes, of course they want to bake cookies with you, and...
Jan 17, 2022 | Parenting Tips
By Jo Fletcher It’s early in the morning and you have finally got the kids in the car, ready in time for the first time in ever to drop the kids at school, day care, then off to work. Great success! You get to daycare, unstrap little Billy only to realise...
Dec 7, 2021 | Parenting Tips
By Kylie Dawson The festive season is upon us, and as much as it can be a beautiful and memory-making time of year, it also has the potential to be stressful and overwhelming, for big and little people alike. Below are some simple tips that might help make...
Nov 15, 2021 | Children's Development
By Kylie Dawson When early childhood educators think about whether a child is ready to start school, they consider four key areas: Social and emotional skills, Academic interest, Language skills, and Physical skills. In this article we are going to focus in on the...
Oct 27, 2021 | Fun for Children
Written by Jo Fletcher & Kellie Blinco for Astute Families all across the world are gearing up ready to celebrate their own Halloween tradition whether it be the gory kind, or the fun and friendly spooky version. Families with children under 5 might be thinking...
Oct 13, 2021 | Parenting Tips
By Kylie Dawson It is not whether to praise or not, it is about the way you provide praise to children that is important. We can sort praise into three different groups: trait-based praise, descriptive praise, and praise for effort and persistence. Trait-based praise...
Sep 26, 2021 | Parenting Tips
A friend of mine reached out and asked me if she should correct how her two-year-old is talking about themselves. She said he talks about himself in the third person, for example “Ben likes that” or “Ben is hungry”. As parents we all want to support our child’s...
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