by Catherine Suelo | Jan 2, 2025 | Child Development, Craft & Fun, Helpful Information, Parents
MarKord/Shutterstock Amy Peden, UNSW Sydney Many swimming schools have temporarily closed for the summer holidays. But this doesn’t mean you should take a break from helping your kids learn how to swim. What can you do during this period to keep your children’s...
by Catherine Suelo | Jun 3, 2024 | Child Development, Craft & Fun, Helpful Information, Parents
Sharomka/Shutterstock Amy Reichelt, University of Adelaide It’s a Saturday afternoon at a kids’ birthday party. Hordes of children are swarming between the spread of birthday treats and party games. Half-eaten cupcakes, biscuits and lollies litter the floor, and the...
by Catherine Suelo | Apr 1, 2024 | Craft & Fun, Helpful Information, Parents
Clare Dix, The University of Queensland; Helen Truby, The University of Queensland, and Stella Boyd-Ford, The University of Queensland Easter is the time for chocolate. The shops are full of fantastically packaged and shiny chocolates in all shapes and sizes, making...
by Catherine Suelo | Dec 23, 2023 | Child Development, Craft & Fun, Helpful Information, Parents
Richard Stachmann/Unsplash, CC BY Penny Van Bergen, University of Wollongong School is out and Santa is on his way, but there’s still a bit of a wait before he wriggles down that chimney. The days before Christmas are both exciting and challenging for children and...
by Catherine Suelo | Dec 1, 2023 | Child Development, Craft & Fun, Helpful Information, Parents
Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels, CC BY-SA Kathy Mills, Australian Catholic University and Christian Moro, Bond University It is almost a year since ChatGPT burst onto the scene, fuelling great excitement as well as concern about what it might mean for education. The changes...
by Catherine Suelo | Nov 15, 2023 | Child Development, Craft & Fun, Helpful Information, Parents
Liam Burke, Swinburne University of Technology Australian kids today have greater access to screen entertainment than any generation before. Across smartphones, tablets, laptops and the old-school TV set, streaming services mean there is an endless supply of kids’...
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