I’ve said it before, ‘The ‘Kids’ that I talk of are really just little people without the life experience or the skills’ to adult. Yet their surprising good at working it out anyway. Wither it be parents fighting, moving house or just plain old observation, they will catch you out in the most unexpected ways. Lets have a look

Inclusion starts with education. If we aren’t including different cultures, races and abilities within our education system we are setting ourselves and our children up for failure.

if something isn’t fun, we don’t want do do it. We have a need to parent our children, so lets find a way to make parenting fun.

Centre philosophies are pointless unless their not only read but also understood. The issue, its a document that is mandated by law to make the centre look good to other centres and the authorities worded in a way that is often confusing and misleading for parents.

The development of a child both physically and socially can be correlated with several stages of play. Lets set some expectations for age appropriate peer to peer engagement though play and explain how this relates to your child’s development.

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?

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Congrats you’ve passes the ‘terrible twos’ and hit the preschool years. Here’s how to get your child ready for ‘big school’.

Ever seen that kid showing a tantrum in the supermarket? Here’s how to teach your children emotional control.

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

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

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

Change is coming, but it’s slow. So what dose the current system look like.

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…