Education
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Quality Childcare
Education 03-May-2012
The time has come – you need to find quality childcare so you can return to work, study, sanity, or for a dozen other reasons. Your family is interstate or unavailable and your friends are in the same boat as you. The options are centre-based care (childcare or kindergarten) or home-based care (family day care or nanny)? Choosing the best option may be daunting but having confidence that quality childcare will benefit your child, and knowing what to look for, helps to quell any anxiety or guilt.…
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Educating the gifted child
Education 02-Mar-2012
How do you know if your child is gifted? And how can you ensure a gifted child gets the education that they need?…
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Learning Styles
Education 01-Dec-2011
From the moment they’re born, children absorb the world around them with everything they have. At first it’s obvious when a child is using a particular sense to learn something but as they get older the process gets more subtle. How do learning styles impact children in the classroom?…
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Exam stress
Education 04-Sep-2011
Life will always have a level of stress, so it is important to help our children learn ways to manage stress and understand when to ask for help.…
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Sharing and growing together
Education 04-Jul-2011
When you first hear someone talking about “EATSIPS” as part of the new national curriculum, you might think it’s got something to do with morning tea.…
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Kids in the middle
Education 01-May-2011
Just as it can be hard to adjust your parenting style as kids get older, schools and teachers are now discovering…
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Parent’s as educators - The homeschool alternative
Education 01-Mar-2011
Most Queensland families are satisfied with our state and independent schools, but for some families, conventional school is not the best option and they turn to home education, or homeschooling, as a viable alternative.…
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Let’s get started
Education 01-Jan-2011
Whether it’s entering Prep or moving to a new school, change can be daunting but you can help kids successfully tackle the challenges involve.…
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Choosing a School
Education 01-Nov-2010
The task of choosing a school for your child can be quite time consuming and overwhelming, not to mention nerve-racking.…
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Homework: headache or helpful
Education 01-Sep-2010
"Homework should be abolished" is a popular topic for school debates, guaranteed to inspire lively argument and the faint hope the teacher might agree.…
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Opt in our out?
Education 01-Jul-2010
Queensland is home to an increasingly diverse and multi-cultural population, with a range of cultural, religious and non-religious beliefs.…
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