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Exhausted, disconnected and fed up – what is ‘parental burnout’ and what can you do about it?

Exhausted, disconnected and fed up – what is ‘parental burnout’ and what can you do about it?

by Catherine Suelo | Jun 1, 2023 | Child Development, Family Day Care, Helpful Information, Parents

Shutterstock Alan Ralph, The University of Queensland For many parents, the reality of juggling the demands of caring responsibilities on their time, energy and resources leaves them with little time to take care of their own wellbeing. This can result in “parental...
Early educators around the world feel burnt out and devalued. Here’s how we can help

Early educators around the world feel burnt out and devalued. Here’s how we can help

by Catherine Suelo | May 1, 2023 | Childcare News, Family Day Care, Helpful Information, Long Day Care

Anne Nygard/Unsplash Marg Rogers, University of New England South Australia’s royal commission into early childhood education led by Julia Gillard has released an interim report. The key recommendation is preschool for all three-year-olds (in a move similar to other...
At chocolate time, we’ve discovered what the brands that score best on child labour and the environment have in common

At chocolate time, we’ve discovered what the brands that score best on child labour and the environment have in common

by Catherine Suelo | Apr 1, 2023 | Craft & Fun, Helpful Information

Pxfuel John Dumay, Macquarie University; Cristiana Bernardi, The Open University; Samuel Mawutor, Oregon State University, and Stephanie Perkiss, University of Wollongong What distinguishes a company that makes “good” chocolate (chocolate untainted by child labour,...
Is there a vaccine for RSV or respiratory syncytial virus? After almost 60 years, several come at once

Is there a vaccine for RSV or respiratory syncytial virus? After almost 60 years, several come at once

by Catherine Suelo | Mar 1, 2023 | Child Development, Helpful Information

Shutterstock Lara Herrero, Griffith University and Wesley Freppel, Griffith University You might not have heard of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. But it caused more than 100,000 global deaths in 2019, making it a leading cause of death in children under one year...
Better, cheaper childcare is on the horizon in Australia, but 4 key challenges remain

Better, cheaper childcare is on the horizon in Australia, but 4 key challenges remain

by Catherine Suelo | Feb 20, 2023 | Childcare News, Family Day Care, Helpful Information, Long Day Care, Vacancy News

Paul Hanaoka/Unsplash Melissa Tham, Victoria University; Cynthia Leung, Victoria University, and Peter Hurley, Victoria University About 100 early childhood experts are meeting in Canberra today for a national summit on children who are five and under. This is part of...
A message to anxious parents as 320,000 Australian children start school

A message to anxious parents as 320,000 Australian children start school

by Catherine Suelo | Feb 1, 2023 | Child Development, Helpful Information

Erik Anderson/AAP Kate Highfield, Australian Catholic University Around Australia, about 320,000 children are starting school for the first time. As an early childhood researcher, former kindergarten teacher, and parent of a child beginning school on Monday, this...
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