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Schedules and routines in the family

Having regular routines and a schedule for each day helps a family to run more smoothly. Perhaps the most stressful time of the day for most families is early in the morning when kids and parents have to be out the door by a set time each day. Read more

Children and responsibilities

Each year I expect my grandchild to take more responsibility for herself so that I am not constantly reminding her of what she has to do. She certainly has grown a lot more confident and capable since her kindergarten year, but she gets easily distracted when her interest is caught by something else and needs lots of reminders to keep on track.

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Settling into school and getting enough sleep

February has been a busy time for most parents with the new school term

beginning and children settling into school or into new classes. It is

an exciting time for children and sometimes stressful for both the kids and parents. New routines have to be established and there are numerous changes to adjust to.

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Clothes, clothes, clothes

When I was a child children had school uniforms for the week and one set of clothes for best and old things to wear for play. There was never a problem with choosing what to wear as the choice was so limited. Read more

International Day of the Girl child

October 11th is International Girls’ Day. It was established by The United Nations in 2011 as a special day to focus on the rights of girls and the challenges that girls meet worldwide.

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Homelessness in 21st century

For some weeks there was a growing number of homeless people camping in Martin Place in the heart of Sydney. There were many complaints and attempts to move the tent dwellers on, but they stayed determined not to move until a safe place was found for them.

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Fighting with Friends

Even best friends fight sometimes and fixing things can be hard for all concerned. Common reasons for arguments are that one feels her/his friend is too bossy, not sharing refusing to play or is choosing to play with someone else or saying unkind or hurtful things.

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