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Food for Thought About the Arrival of a Sibling
Imagine your husband comes home from work one day with another woman. He introduces her to you and explains that she will be joining the family from this day forward. He goes on to advise that for the immediate future she will be receiving all of his attention and, furthermore, she will be noisy, selfish […]
Family Rituals
Chrissie Swan, radio and TV host, recipient of a Logie for Most Popular Female Presenter, top three survivor of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here; mother to Leo, six, Kit, four, and Peggy, two. Meals: We have dinner at 5pm because my kids are STARVING. My six year old has just started to set […]
Not everything is online
Parents today are faced with the unprecedented challenge of raising their children to be engaged offline, in an online world. A recent study conducted by McCrindle Research showed that while 44 percent of the older generations see the benefit of technology to children in enhancing learning and productivity, 65 percent believe school-aged students today spend […]
Serious Risk of Malnutrition in Elderly
The issue of poor nutrition is largely overlooked and urgently needs attention to increase awareness with consumers and service providers. A discussion paper, Dementia and Nutrition in the Home, released by Alzheimer’s Australia NSW, urges the Government to urgently address the issue of malnutrition and dementia. It also calls for funding information resources on nutrition […]
Flashcards or just increasing life’s early experiences
Wouldn’t it be great if there was a proven way to help our children learn things early? Or would it? What is our aim with this? Is it to give our child a headstart at school, to make us feel we have done all we could, or to give children more time to learn other […]
Asperger’s Syndrome
Looking back, I could see all the signs – now that I know what they are. From a very young age, we always just referred to our daughter as ‘quirky’. Being young, inexperienced parents, and this being our first child, we had no one else to compare her to. She complained about the intensely itchy […]
Chalkboard Wrapping Paper
Source your paper. Matte black paper can be deceivingly hard to find — ours came from Kadmium Art Supplies in Broadway. You can buy it in large quantities online, so think about splitting a roll with your playgroup or consider black tissue paper as an alternative. Get some pens. We tested a range of writing […]
64 (Quick) Positive Things to Say to Your Child
In the years since my grandmother has been gone, I am still inspired to notice the good things in life when I remember the way she would pause at those good moments and say, “This, now this is good.” To this day I can hear my mother encouraging me when I try new things. Her […]
Life’s Lessons
Working on an aid project while studying for a law degree inspired alumna Annabelle Chauncy to set up the School for Life Foundation to educate disadvantaged children. After 48 hours travelling from Uganda to Sydney enduring numerous flight delays and a missing bag, Annabelle Chauncy (BA ’07 LLB ’10) sounds surprisingly calm. But, as she […]
How do I teach my shy child the importance of social etiquette
There is now very good evidence that shyness is at least partly temperament (simply put, some of us are born shyer than others), and some of that temperament is inherited (shy children are more likely to come from shy parents). This means there is a part of being shy that can’t be helped, but this […]
7 Critical Warning Signs of Speech & Learning Disorders!
Early Intervention and School Readiness
Speech Clarity
Language – understanding and expression
Stuttering
Trouble Reading
Spelling 
Early Intervention and School Readiness
Speech Clarity
Language – understanding and expression’ 
Stuttering
Trouble Reading
