I struggle with this daily. How can I ensure my children are grateful for the experiences they have. The definition of grateful is ‘feeling or showing an appreciation for something done or received’. In a world of stuff and experiences at a young age, are we teaching our children to be grateful? When I was… Continue Reading
Why is it OK in 2014 to have the same process of education, same teaching models and same practice as was invented in the 18th Century. My grandmother is 87 and her educational experience closely resembles that of my 7 year olds. There is some shift in children not having empty head to fill and… Continue Reading
Written in 1933, this book is a personal account by George Orwell of poverty and being in and out of work and homelessness in both Paris and London during the Great Depression. In London, beggars and tramps were institutionalised and socially ingrained in society. They were the very low of low in society and there… Continue Reading
Every morning, thousands of Aussie mummies and their little ones rock up to a playgroup. Playgroups are generally community run and held in the local hall with dedicated parents running activities and cutting up fruit so exhausted mummies can get together and talk about their joys and woes of motherhood. This morning, my daughter and… Continue Reading
Today started like any other day – woke up to my husbands alarm at 6am, someone’s small arm draped over my head and feet in my back. I fell back asleep and woke 9 minutes later to my husband’s alarm again (the length of the snooze button). I heard the fishing boats moving from one… Continue Reading