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General Parenting
Striving to Success - The First Steps
by Tahlia Mandie, Direction Exploring With the school year beginning, students and parents are most probably gearing up for the year ahead. Students beginning their VCE or final years may be thinking about the journey ahead, possible challenges and even maybe career and life decisions. Achieving a sense of success is on everyone’s mind.
Keeping Calm with Kids' Frantic Schedules
by Sarah Napthali With children at school the deadlines in our lives multiply: school-by-nine, pick-up-by-three, homework-done-by-seven, bed-time by a reasonable hour and we must arrive on time for sporting commitments and a host of after-school activities.
Kids Count
Kidscount is the parenting website of the Australian Childhood Foundation with information on raising confident children, including understanding childrens' experiences and development, responding to children and finding help. ...read more »
'In Their Eyes' Workshop
08/04/2010 - 19:00
08/04/2010 - 21:30
IN THEIR EYES:How parents can assist their children overcome self esteem and body image issues. Learn tools and strategies to help increase your child’s self esteem and self acceptance and fight the challenges of body image. The workshop will leave you with greater awareness and insight into the struggles that your children may be facing, while similarly, leaving you feel more empowered and confident to be able to help them fight their challenges.
Calling All Parents: Do You Want R18+ Computer Games?
28/02/2010 - 00:00
The Australian Council on Children and the Media have issued a parent alert: DO YOU WANT R18+ COMPUTER GAMES? Submissions on this topic by interested parents must be in by Feb 28. ...read more »
'Happy Parents Raise Happy Kids' Workshop
14/03/2010 - 00:00
Better Parenting Skills – Full day workshop: The best way to help your kids is by learning to be their life coach. Being at home, close to your kids, your positive attitude and relationship skills will then make you incredibly valuable to them. ...read more »
Book: Buddhism for Mothers of School Children
Buddhism for Mothers of School Children
Author: Sarah Napthali
With clarity, warmth and a refreshingly honest voice, Sarah Napthali shows that Buddhist teachings can bring enormous benefit to the lives of mothers. With her children at school, a mother is on to a new stage of her life, playing a new role.
'Invisible' Parents Put Their Child's Education At Risk
November 2009 Misunderstandings, a lack of confidence and unclear communication channels are putting children's education at risk, according to a new report commissioned by UK government agency, Becta ,into the parent-teacher relationship. ...read more »
Tips On Taming The 'Boogie Monster'
November 2009 Many parents of preschoolers struggle with their children's fears of real and imaginary creatures. A new study offers some ideas on how they can better manage their children's worries. ...read more »
Does Tough Love Build Better Character?
November 2009 ‘Tough love’ parents who combine warmth and discipline are better at building good character capabilities in their children ,finds a major new report from the think tank Demos. ...read more »
