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  • Why Children Should Go To Bed Earlier

    If you’ve been defending your stance on putting your kids to bed early for years now, man am I right there with you. But I’ve got some good news: It looks like a new study is finally proving us right. (Well, for the most part.)

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  • Quick Classroom Exercises to Combat Stress

    Quick Classroom Exercises to Combat Stress
    These brain breaks and focused-attention practices can help students cope with stress and trauma and focus on their learning.

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  • Wordless Books – a great way to stimulate the imagination

    We are delighted that The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) have granted us their library of wordless picture books from around the world. we will be sharing some of these books with families in Scotland over the next two weeks - for those who won't get the chance to see the collection, we have selected 10 more beautifully illustrated wordless books for you to look out for at your local library or book shop.

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  • Communication Matters

    Speech Pathology Australia
    This video produced by the WA Branch of Speech Pathology Australia highlights the extremely low profile of speech pathology and communication services in residential aged care facilities and the consequences that flow from this.

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  • 5 Ways to Celebrate Nature

    I am so excited about spring – I can’t wait to get out there in the sun, soak up some Vitamin D and enjoy the brighter side of Mother Nature.
    Spring is all about the birds and the bees. It’s such an awesome time for learning about babies, animals and the beauty of creation. Life cycles are visible everywhere in spring. There are life cycles of plants, butterflies, birds, flowers and insects to name a few. Get out among them! I know we will be.

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  • Food for Thought – Nutrition in Aged Care

    Malnutrition is common in aged care settings and is associated with an increased risk of ill health and a decline in the physical health, function and wellbeing of residents.
    Studies consistently identify that more than half the people living in residential aged care are malnourished.

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  • Jackie French

    quick questions with jackie french
    You may know Jackie French as the author of your child’s favourite book about wombats (Diary of a Wombat), or the brains behind your helpful recipes and gardening tips. As for me, she was the person who introduced me to Historical Fiction and the writer of my favourite books They Came On Viking Ships and Hitler’s Daughter.

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  • Do Learning Difficulties Manifest Differently in Girls?

    Is Dyslexia Different for Girls?
    Marina Gardiner Legge, headmistress of Heathfield School, explains that an equal number of boys and girls are dyslexic.

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  • The Parents Playbook or Playful Parenting

    As a psychologist who had mostly treated adults, Dr Larry Cohen realised once he became a parent that the single most important skill a parent might acquire was to play with their kids.
    “For adults, play means leisure, but for children, play is more like their job,” writes Larry in his book, Playful Parenting.

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