In just over a week, I’m flying to the United States see my parents for the first time in nearly three years! To say I’m super excited is an understatement! A lot of families have been separated due to the pandemic, especially where we live in in Australia because there are border closures often and… {read more}
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Prevent Morning Hassles with the Bus Stop Game
Our kids fight often however I have never had to get fighting kids in the car. I realised the “Bus Stop Game” that we have been using for over a year actively prevents this. I had never thought of it as a parenting tool before taking the last Positive Discipline class. When we are getting… {read more}
How to Help Children Gain Social Skills When They Study at Home
To most parents, starting another school year of distance learning is a great challenge. After all, most parents don’t have a professional training background for teaching. And trying to teach your children can bring back some unpleasant memories such as when mom was trying to teach you how to drive or solve a complex mathematical… {read more}
5 Ways To Keep Your Children Productive At Home
Many parents have been left vulnerable with managing children at home while balancing the new normal of pandemic life. If you feel that you are becoming a substitute teacher for now – you are not alone! This is a guest post from Musa Mawanda, Ph. D, the Founder and CEO of Lugelo, Inc., a mobile and… {read more}
2020 Review… and I’m Presenting at the Australian Homeschooling Summit!
Hi everyone, It’s been a while since I’ve written a note on the blog! 2020 definitely didn’t turn out how I envisioned it would but it was no doubt full of growing opportunities. For a start, I taught my first online parenting classes and enjoyed the experience so much! It was amazing to help parents… {read more}
5 Cooperative Trampoline Games
We had a Vuly trampoline when the kids were younger, before we left on our year-long trip around Australia, and absolutely loved it. Look at those two boys having such a great time! They look so little nearly six years ago, I can hardly believe it! When we were recently offered a Vuly Ultra Trampoline… {read more}
Printable Garden of Virtues Activity Book
Garden of Virtues: A Guess-the-Virtue Book for Kids is an interactive storybook that introduces children to ten different virtues including helpfulness, determination, generosity and more. The coloring pages and activities in this new printable download make it easy for parents and teachers to take the learning further! Print off the whole activity book or choose… {read more}
6 Ways Gardening Can Benefit Children
Being outside in the garden and in the fresh air is an amazing experience for everyone. But did you also know that gardening can develop various muscles and skills for children that they will use all throughout life? Here are just a few benefits that your child will gain from working out in the garden…. {read more}
