What To Expect From Your Twelve Year Old
As they stand on the precipice of becoming official teenagers, this can be a challenging time for the twelve year old and their parents. Physical/Health Your twelve year old child will continue to experience growth spurts and may start developing adolescent sleeping patterns. Children at this age need on average 10 hours sleep. Girls: For […]
5 Things I Want My Tween Sons To Know Before They Become Teenagers
My tween sons are on the brink of adolescence. They are changing. We can both see it and neither of us is overly happy about it. My eldest son is such a gentle soul, who doesn’t like change. He needs constant guidance and reassurance as the hormones rage through his body and he battles with […]
5 Ways To Give Your Kids Healthy Habits
Busy lifestyles combined with the added temptation of screen time and social media can make it hard for parents to get their children outside and get active. For the past 40 years Life Education has visited schools across Australia to empower children and young people to make safer and healthier choices through education. Now Yates and […]
This System Could Change Student Outcomes For The Better
Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Slytherin. You don’t have to be a Harry Potter fan to recognise what these names stand for. They are, of course, the houses at the magical school of Hogwarts. It’s not surprising that Hogwarts used a house system. After all, it is a system of organising students that originated in English […]
Is Your Child’s Asthma Being Managed Effectively?
Respiratory conditions in young children can be very serious and frightening. I’m sure I don’t have to describe how scary it is waking to the sound of your child struggling to breathe in the middle of the night. My middle son was around 2 years old when he had his first episode of severe breathing […]
This Tip Could Change Homework In Your House Forever?
When I was a kid I always thought one of the best parts about being a grown up was not having to do homework. Then I became a parent… Homework is a headache-inducing chore in households everywhere. Kids don’t want to do it, time poor parents don’t want to police it and I’m sure most […]
Are You Making Your Child An Emotional Eater?
After having two fairly good eaters, I struggle with my third child who has always been a bit fussier. What I consider a “grazer” by nature, she is constantly demanding snacks but getting through dinner is a challenge. I acquiesce to many of her snack demands as I figure it is good as long as […]
What’s Your Child’s Temperament And Why Is It Important?
When it comes to personality, not all children are created equal. As a mother of three, it often strikes me how different my children are. I have Chalk and Cheese then number 3 is what I like to call The Perfect Storm – an inexplicable combination of her two brothers. It can make parenting a minefield because there […]
To The Mum Who Feels Exhausted And Pushed To Her Limits
In collaboration with Private Healthcare Australia Scroll down for your chance to win $2,000! 2017 would have to go down as one of my busiest and extreme years to date. I feel like I am still in recovery as I type this and wonder how I survived it at all. I often sit and watch […]
Could Your Child Have Sensory Processing Disorder?
I’ve always known my children had sensory issues – after all everyone has sensory aversions and preferences. However, it wasn’t until an OT did a formal assessment on my nine year old son, diagnosing him with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) that I realised the full impact this condition can have on a child’s everyday functioning. […]