Preschool
Study finds dressing as a superhero actually makes your kids more super
Teaching kids perseverance and determination can be tough in a modern world. With screens and devices on offer, they can pretty much find instant gratification anywhere. So how do we give our kids the grit they need to set themselves longer term goals and lead a happy life?
The moment I realised my daughter's Elsa obsession was bad for her
The Washington Post
What’s up with baby talk?
Your perfectly articulate child is suddenly talking like a baby. Is it just an annoying game or an indication of something deeper?
Inspired by Sesame Street: Canberra start-up secures $4m funding to educate preschoolers
Preschool Play is a brand new online content platform, designed to give preschoolers and their teachers a "really brilliant start to the day" by encouraging learning through a nine-minute burst of singing and dancing.
STEM setting preschoolers up for workforce success in 2030
How do you capture the inquisitiveness of four-year-olds and transfer that to the workplace? And what will the workplace of 2030 even look like? A University of Canberra project is hoping to bridge the gap.
Long lost childhood sweethearts matched by dating site 30 years after pre-school crush
Little did newlyweds Amy Giberson and Justin Pounders know, they were sitting next to the love of their life in their pre-school photo 30 years ago.
Starting School
How Aussie legends are teaching kids their ABCs
The are a bright, quirky, inclusive and meaningful tribute to some of our most beloved Australians - and they are also teaching kids their ABCs.
We sent our twins to school when they were four. This is why
"You sent them when?" It is the common attack query that mothers like me face on a regular basis.
Primary School
Five-year-old suspended from school for playing with 'stick gun'
When Caitlin Miller's teachers took her to the principal's office last week the 5-year-old did not understand why.
Hair's a key to 'identity' but black students told to play it straight
Whether it's cornrows or dreadlocks black students are running up against schools who, they say, 'are asking us to look like everyone else'.
6 things you wouldn't expect your kids to get out of coding camp
Coding might sound an unlikely choice, but it's something kids are right into.
High School
Girl interrupted: Today's teens struggling to get adequate sleep
Today, school is only part of a hectic teen's day - for many 14-year-old girls the day can reach far into the night.
Girl suspended from school for selling 'sex toy'
I can hear you asking 'why is this even a story? That's fair enough - she should be suspended.'