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Equally vs equity.

Equal treatment of children is fundamentally unfair. There comes a point where equal treatment of children becomes abusive, so why do educators priotise treating children equally?

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Childcare is designed to appease parents

No, really. I know but that choice as made by the childcare companies has put unnecessary pressure on the educators who deal with enough as is. Nor do any of these ‘fancy’ little perks justify the costs involved in sending your child to kindy.

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Educators get paid to…

Do far less than what is actually expected of them. Here’s the list of what we are paid to do vs what we are expected to do, you’ll be surprised how much work educators do in there personal time. would this be acceptable in your workplace?

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Have fun.

We all tell our children to have fun, why don’t we say it to ourselves? having conversations with your children about your day can be really beneficial for your child.

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The kids are never the problem

No, really. The kids are never the problem, let’s look at the root cause of the issues we face in our kids rather than the easy target.

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Interacting with children sometimes means…

Explaining complex topics in an honest factual way, and doing anything else can be harmful to your child. Let’s look at why that can be the case and how to put a complicated conversation into words that they can understand.

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Art(ing)

Even in childcare centres, art normally means pens and paper. Lets take a look at why that shouldn’t be the case

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How to: Respect

Respect goes both ways, so how do you gain your child’s respect and get your family to respect your parenting choices.

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Planning days

Educators plan actives for your child up to two weeks ahead. Here’s where their Ideas come from.

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A bed time story

It takes ten minutes to read a bedtime story to your child. Here’s why it’s so important.

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Not doing childcare?

Not doing childcare, that’s great. No really but here’s a few things to consider.

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Right from wrong…

There’s a lot of controversy in disciplining your children. Some parents choose to spank, yell or take away privileges, others turn a blind eye to their child’s behaviour. What really matters is consistency, here’s why…

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A note on the headlines in the media

Unfortunately, some educators aren’t in childcare for the right reasons. here’s what to do to hopefully protect your child. There’s also a lot of ongoing problems in the sector regarding educators pay and working conditions all part of a larger conversation that we need to have about the sector

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