When I moved to America on a posting with my Military husband in 2010, we had three little children aged 5, 3, and almost 1. It was our fourth move together in six years and we were on the path of moving from house to house and city to city, every couple of years. With… Continue Reading
Pornography, peer pressure, perfectionism to conform to social media, split families, self-harm, parental pressure to succeed, cyber bullying and gaming are all concerns of teenagers today, according to 4Corners documentary Our Kids that aired on ABC television last night. In a telling episode, Australian kids from the age of 12 year to 19 years shared… Continue Reading
==>> LISTEN TO THE PODCAST WITH DR KRISTY HERE We are the first parents to come up against technology with our kids and it can be daunting. There are so many unknowns and stories about kids on the internet, what is the best thing to do? I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr Kristy Goodwin,… Continue Reading
‘If you judge people, you have no time to love them’ Mother Teresa Hands up who has been judged for saying the ‘wrong’ thing, wearing the ‘wrong’ clothes, driving the ‘wrong’ car, being the ‘wrong’ weight, living in the ‘wrong’ house, eating the ‘wrong’ food, living the ‘wrong’ life? When I was on SBS Insight… Continue Reading
On Tuesday night this week, I was in the audience of SBS Insight talking about sibling rivalry. I admitted on national television that my kids fight – a lot! Some days (especially school holidays) it can be 6 or 7 times a day. I even said that I let my kids fight. My kids appeared… Continue Reading
![‘They are not just playing’ – The Importance of Play Based Learning in Early Childhood [Guest Post]](https://annapartridge.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/the-imporance-of-play-300x300.jpg)
This week on the blog, Early Childhood Teacher, mother and blogger over at Teacher Types, Lauren Hunt is sharing her view on the importance of play in Early Childhood and gives some great examples of how to incorporate play in various settings. Letting your kids play is well documented to have positive impacts on cognitive… Continue Reading