by Peter Macinnis The young people who will be the next generation's decision makers need to have come up against questions with no pre-ordained answer. And what safer place is there to do that than in your own back yard?  ...read more »

by the Editor      Parents take heart – the alarmingly abstract masterpieces produced by your children could be teaching them how to reason like an adult.  ...read more »

by the Editor      The world often breaks down into numbers and regular patterns that form predictable cycles. And the sooner children can inherently grasp these patterns, the more confident and comfortable they will be with the world of maths.  ...read more »

by Bob Perry, Charles Sturt University      Have you ever thought about the mathematics that there is in your life? What about the mathematics that there is in the lives of your children? Mathematics is all around us and we ‘do’ mathematics every hour of every day.  ...read more »

by the Editor      Having now settled into a new school year, our children are encountering varying degrees and types of homework, assignments and projects.  Homework may be repetitive and boring, and projects may require a great deal of parental help – but this is what is expected, and we all do our best as families to support and encourage our children in completing them.  ...read more »

by the Editor     Today's children need to learn more than ABCs and 123s to thrive as future leaders - they should also learn a foreign language, according to experts.  Learning languages helps increase listening ability, memory, creativity and critical thinking - all of which are thinking processes that increase learning in general.  ...read more »

by Dr. Patricia Porter     There is tremendous excitement in the air about parents supporting children’s learning.  And here is why: it is the best way to ensure that children succeed in school.  However, knowing how to help your child can be an uphill battle. With so much information (and misinformation!)out there how do you know that you are doing the right thing?  ...read more »

by the Editor     TV and the Internet all provide unprecedented learning opportunities for our children, but when our children’s screen time starts eating into other important areas, such as homework assignments and reading, our children’s school performance can suffer.  ...read more »

by the Editor     Can electronic games help children with their learning?  Two primary schools have put this theory to the test with some amazing results, but can gaming also be used effectively at home?  Or are these games just a waste of time, or even worse, detrimental to children’s development?  ...read more »

by Larelle Stagg     Have you noticed how quickly kids are growing up these days? I remember when childhood was about ice-cream vans and mud pies, riding bikes freely around the street and building ‘impenetrable’ forts. Now it seems that if our kids aren’t participating in any number of extra-curricular activities,  ...read more »