If you cannot get your child to talk about his or her day, it is not the child it is something wrong with, it is you. Get some hints from the experts about how to talk to your child and why it is important for a child’s cognitive development.
Each state and territory has its own Year 12 certification system and ways to calculate your Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) score. Learn what is required for each state and generally about secondary school certifications.
the schism in tomorrow’s society will be between those who know how to access, assess and use the multitude of information becoming available and those who just drown in it and do not possess the critical thinking ability to use what’s available.
Critical thinking in the age of Facebook and YouTube Read More »
The thing about low moods within the normal fluctuations in life is that such moods can provide opportunities for growth and development of the selves into mature and responsible adults with some degree of personal skills and resilience. The lack of personal skills and coping skills in children and adolescents combined with a lack of life experience are partly the causes of the high degrees of stress and anxiety in young people. When do you need to seek help and where do you go.
Getting help for depression and anxiety in children and young people can be very difficult. Depression and anxiety in children and young people can present with quite different symptoms as compared to adults. As a parent or carer of a young person, you need to know what to look for and also how to manage to get help.
Intervention Pathways – getting help for depression and anxiety Read More »
The excerpt is from the Greek sophist Gorgias who dwells on the qualities that make great men great in this funeral oration. I think it has something for us today.
Good personal values – The objective of education Read More »
Have you come across people who do not send their kids to school and wondered how that works? What do they do and what is involved? I will look at homeschooling, distance education and flexible option available from independent schools.
Home schooling, distance education and other flexible options Read More »
Many parents are wondering whether their kids would be better off at a private school. Are private schools better? Most people tend to assume you will get something extra for your money, but what is it and is it what you are after. This is what you need to know.
