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We are going to be a minimalists! We are going to shop in our OWN toy closets/playrooms/toy chests, because we probably already have most of the toys our kids need. We will see tha...
We are going to be a minimalists! We are going to shop in our OWN toy closets/playrooms/toy chests, because we probably already have most of the toys our kids need. We will see tha...
How often have you touched your forehead and told yourself to “pay attention” or “think, think, think?” Also known as the cerebral cortex, the frontal lobe consists of a ri...
Yesterday afternoon, I walked into Mary’s spacious room. Mary is a woman who has few visitors and whom I’ve volunteered to spend a little time with every week. I greete...
A new documentary film aims to raise awareness for better educational strategies for students with learning difficulties. With an estimated one in 10 students currently living with...
If your child starts stumbling over words it can be quite scary. Both my girls went through this stage of ‘stuttering’, or being dysfluent, when they were 2-3 years old. They h...
As a child I was not given ‘‘children’s’’ books. During our weekly visit to the local School of Arts Library in Cairns, my mother steered me to the ‘‘serious’’ ad...
From Wimpy Kid to Goth Girl, Tom Palmer shares his hand-on-heart recommendations of books to help encourage a lifelong love of reading Read top tips for dyslexic writers by Tom McL...
Tom McLaughlin, who has always had a weird relationship with words, offers his supportive and beautiful writing tips to dyslexic children everywhere (and those who know them) Read ...
Do you think your child is old enough to be reading on their own at bedtime? Do you want them to become an independent reader? Does you child push you away when you want to read to...
Every parent wants their child to have the absolute best start in life and we all want to encourage our child’s development. The most important thing you can do with your very li...