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The future of education As trends in future education and careers change it’s important to ask yourself where your child fits in. In April 2019, the Department of Basic Education announced some changes to the curriculum. It’s planning to add eight new subjects, including coding and robotics, as a way of preparing children for the […] More
Child Development Research, Insights and Science Briefs to Your Inbox Researchers have found that fathers who stimulate their 9-month-olds during play are more likely to enjoy secure attachment 3 to 9 months later. Secure attachment between fathers and their toddlers is predicted by […] More
A few ideas for creating a cool homework space. Some families use their kitchen or dining-room table as a homework space, but if you’d like to add structure to your child’s routine and help improve their focus with a specific spot just for homework time, Natasha Laurent of Office 24-7 Design and Architecture has some […] More
Help your children stay ahead of their homework. Need help sticking to the homework routine? Write down the schedule and put it where everyone can see it (on the fridge door!), to help you and your kids stay on track! Find the balance between helping too much, and not enough. Finding time to complete homework […] More
Child Development Research, Insights and Science Briefs to Your Inbox Sharing care of children within a community buffers children against differences in parenting between families. In a culture that emphasises social equality and sharing, variations in the quality of parenting in a family – including fathers’ parenting – made less difference to the wellbeing of the children than they did […] More
Child Development Research, Insights and Science Briefs to Your Inbox The coparenting study contributes to our growing understanding of how complex family systems operate, with different relationships influencing each other. When parents work well together as a team – known as “coparenting” – fathers tend to be more involved […] More
Child Development Research, Insights and Science Briefs to Your Inbox Stress in children at ‘the best’ schools can triple risks of anxiety, depression, substance abuse and delinquency. Children in America’s “good schools” – those with high test scores and graduates heading to selective […] More
It is amazing how fast things are changing. There were no TVs when my grandmother was little and now we all carry screens in our pockets. According to Bloomberg Opinion, “The pace of innovation and disruption is accelerating.” In the last 20 years we have seen a huge acceleration in the melting of the ice […] More
