Parents, you don't always need to entertain your kids says Mandie Shean boredom is good for them Most Australian children are stuck at home due to the outbreak of COVID-19. They need to find ways to socialise, do their school work, exercise and entertain themselves. It’s...
COVID-19 has laid bare how much we value women's work, and how little we pay for it reports Lyn Craig. The COVID-19 pandemic has turned our lives upside down. Amidst the upheavals, it has laid bare how little we normally pay for “women’s work”. Australia has very...
In this Covid-19 atmosphere, where parents have to become the teacher for their child teaching in isolation from home, we look at what makes a great teacher and why parents will appreciate them more when our closed schools reopen. It’s well-known that teachers have the biggest...
Asha Bowen, Christopher Blyth, and Kirsty Short look at the case presented for the kids to go back to school soon. In mid-March, cases of COVID-19 – the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 – dramatically increased in Australia and the government responded with an effective public health...
Educators and government have long talked about 21st Century learning, but COVID-19 presents an opportunity to reevaluate our attitudes to modern education - right here, right now reports Brendan Hitchens, Asia Education Foundation, University of Melbourne. “We will lose many things in the course of fighting...
This article was developed by Raising Children Network in collaboration with Meredith Rayner, psychologist. Physical distancing can give you more opportunities to spend time together as a family. And by spending more time together as a family, you can build relationships and help your children feel...
This article was developed by Raising Children Network in collaboration with Meredith Rayner, psychologist. For health and wellbeing during physical distancing, children need a sense of security, healthy eating, physical activity, good sleep, play and quiet time. You need these things too. A good way to make...
This article was developed by Raising Children Network in collaboration with Meredith Rayner, psychologist. Fights among younger siblings and fights among teenage siblings are common at the best of times. During a stressful experience like physical distancing, it’s pretty natural for families to experience more conflict. The...
Everyday battles to get your child to co-operate...
Family members confined together in isolation can soon start to get on each other’s nerves, says Associate Professor Terry Bowles. However, research shows that the way families communicate can help.One of the obvious consequences of close isolation is that space becomes compressed – physically, psychologically...
