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Educating our children in today’s environment presents many challenges for parents. As well as taking part in formal schooling, programs and activities, how do we prepare our children for today’s world? This section is a how-to for parents, offering parenting help, information and resources on many of the issues we face today. This section aims to arm parents with tools on helping our kids to learn, teaching them about life issues, and providing for their well-being.
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Does Your Child Learn the Hard Way?
By Michael Grose Does your child act before he thinks? Does your child pat a dog, even though you warn him not to? Would your child ignore a 'wet paint, don't touch' sign and check it out for themselves? If you're busy nodding your head then chances are your child likes to learn through trial and error.
'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.
Lack of Morning Light Keeping Teens up at Night
February 2010 The first field study on the impact of light on teenagers' sleeping habits finds that insufficient daily morning light exposure contributes to teenagers not getting enough sleep.
Nearly Half of Parents Unsure of How to Keep their Kids Safe Online
February 2010 Parents are urged to take measures to keep their kids safe online by educating their children and using protected social networking sites. A recent survey conducted by YourKidsEd.com.au on behalf of SuperClubsPLUS Australia has revealed that nearly half of all parents in the survey group believe their child to be at risk when visiting social networking sites, and that roughly the same percentage would be unsure of what do to if their child was unsafe.
Cancer Council Art Awards 2010 - Closes
07/04/2010 - 00:00
Cancer Council Victoria is inviting all Australians who have been touched by cancer to share their experiences creatively by entering the internationally recognised Cancer Council Victoria Arts Awards 2010. ...read more »
Helping Your Child Overcome Fear and Anxiety
by Dr. Janet Hall Fears are a normal and healthy part of growing up. Fears and worries will also vary and change depending on the age and development of your child. (eg. It is normal for younger children to be frightened of big dogs and for older kids to be worried about what their peers think of them).
Importance of Sleep Education for Young Adolescents
February 2010 While Year 6 and 7 students might enjoy watching television or MSN-ing their friends way past their bed time, UniSA researchers are hoping to make sleep a priority for South Australian school children. ...read more »
Book: Fear Free Children
Fear Free Children
Author: Dr. Janet Hall
Presesnts imaginative ways of helping children deal with their fears, such as fear of the dark, fear of animals and fear of being alone. It draws on real life case studies to help parent's recognise their child's fear symptoms, overcome specific fears and anxieties, and use games to build confidence.
National Buddy Week 2010
22/02/2010 - 00:00
28/02/2010 - 00:00
On 22 February 2010, NAB and The Alannah and Madeline Foundation will launch Australia’s inaugural National Buddy Week. ...read more »
Reading to Kids a Crucial Tool in English Language Development
February 2010 Poring over the works of Dr. Seuss, the adventures of the Bernstain Bears or exploring the worlds of Hans Christian Andersen with a child has always been a great parent-child bonding exercise. ...read more »
Book: Rocket Your Child into Reading
Rocket Your Child into Reading
Author: Jackie French
Written in Jackie French's inimitable style, on of the aims of this book is to help parents and teachers identify children's reading difficulties and then suggest ways to deal with them. The book is full of useful and practical solutions, rather than long, dense paragraphs dripping with educational theory.
Book: I'm Going to Read - Level 1-12 Book Pack
I'm Going to Read - Level 1-12 Book Pack
Recommended
These great books help develop a love for reading by gradually introducing key words through fun stories. The top of each page highlights key words in the story on that page. Each book includes words from an age appropriate "Word Bank". Words include, have, my, and, want, big, you, can, this, play, we, the, some, come, more, little, all and many many more. ...read more »
Effective Reading and Comprehension for Kids
by Ronit Baras, Family Matters Reading is an important tool for gaining knowledge. When I was a kid, my teachers provided us most of the knowledge we got. Today, my kids get most of their new knowledge by themselves, much of it by reading. In fact, I believe that getting our kids to love reading is the single most significant thing we can do for them.
Less Talk from Parents Can Encourage More Speech from Children
February 2010 A University of Sydney study has found children with well below average language skills performed almost as well as their normally developing peers just four months after their parents made a few simple changes in the way they interacted with them. ...read more »
National Pilot to Increase Cyber Safety in Schools Begins
February 2010 The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, has announced the 164 schools selected to take part in a national pilot project to address cyber-safety. The Australian Government is providing $3 million for the world-first cyber safety initiative developed and conducted by child safety charity, the Alannah and Madeline Foundation.
Network Interventions Verbal Behaviour Consultants
Network Interventions, Verbal Behaviour Consultants are a network of Professional Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts. Their website has a very useful resources pages, with recommended books, teaching materials, websites, and associations, as well as research and data on developmental difficulties.
'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 »
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.
Book: Max Your Marks
Max Your Marks
Author: Rowena Austin & Annie Hastwell
Each year about 200,000 students around Australia sit Year 12 exams. And the competition for top marks is intense. Max Your Marks is the first book to offer study advice and lifestyle tips from the highest-achieving students in the country - students who achieved a tertiary admission rank of 95 or more.
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.
UnitingCare Pancake Day 2010
16/02/2010 - 00:00
Each year thousands of people register to hold events in their homes, schools, churches, businesses and community groups. They cook and sell pancakes to raise funds to support UnitingCare’s work with people in need, including people without a home, disadvantaged children, families in crisis and those with disabilities. ...read more »
The Body Image Project
The Body Image Project features weekly stories from real people discussing their body image struggles and triumphs, coupled with commentary from Dr. Tiffany Stewart. Learn from their stories and share your own. ...read more »
Can Texting Help Kids to Spell?
January 2010 Children who are heavy users of mobile phone text abbreviations such as LOL (laughing out loud), plz (please), l8ter (later) and xxx (kisses), are unlikely to be problem spellers and readers, a new study funded by the British Academy has found. ...read more »
Kids Eye Health on Back-to-School Checklist
January 2010 An Australian school principal warns that undiagnosed vision problems amongst young children can lead to poor school results and learning difficulties. According to Melbourne’s Gilson College principal Mark Vodell, who has over 25 years teaching experience, many school children can struggle at school due to undetected vision problems.
Back to School: Tips for Parents Who Get Kids Mobile
January 2010 As families across the country prepare for the upcoming school year, new research by Telstra has revealed parental concerns about safety (62 per cent) and the need to keep in touch (34 per cent) were the main reasons parents purchase mobile phones for their children. ...read more »
