by Catherine Suelo | Mar 1, 2024 | Child Development, Helpful Information, Parents
Dwan Vilcins, The University of Queensland; Nicholas Osborne, The University of Queensland, and Paul D. Robinson, The University of Queensland Bushfires are currently burning in Australian states including Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and South Australia. In...
by Catherine Suelo | Jan 2, 2024 | Child Development, Childcare News, Family Day Care, Helpful Information, Long Day Care, Parents
Marcus Wallis/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Chris Speldewinde, The University of Melbourne In Australia we have a long history of taking children outdoors to learn about the natural environment. But thanks to computer games, tablets and busy lifestyles, children aren’t getting...
by Catherine Suelo | Dec 23, 2023 | Child Development, Craft & Fun, Helpful Information, Parents
Richard Stachmann/Unsplash, CC BY Penny Van Bergen, University of Wollongong School is out and Santa is on his way, but there’s still a bit of a wait before he wriggles down that chimney. The days before Christmas are both exciting and challenging for children and...
by Catherine Suelo | Dec 15, 2023 | Child Development, Helpful Information, Parents
Element5 Digital/Pexels , CC BY-SA Genevieve McArthur, Australian Catholic University Australian children are facing some big challenges. NAPLAN data shows about one in three students in years 3 to 9 are behind in reading-related skills. It is also estimated about one...
by Catherine Suelo | Dec 1, 2023 | Child Development, Craft & Fun, Helpful Information, Parents
Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels, CC BY-SA Kathy Mills, Australian Catholic University and Christian Moro, Bond University It is almost a year since ChatGPT burst onto the scene, fuelling great excitement as well as concern about what it might mean for education. The changes...
by Catherine Suelo | Nov 15, 2023 | Child Development, Craft & Fun, Helpful Information, Parents
Liam Burke, Swinburne University of Technology Australian kids today have greater access to screen entertainment than any generation before. Across smartphones, tablets, laptops and the old-school TV set, streaming services mean there is an endless supply of kids’...
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