Over the last year or two I have noticed that my 9 year old son has become less and less interested in toys, books, pets, imaginative play and even TV. Instead he gravitates constantly to his tablet. Although he is an only child, life naturally limits his access – school, family activities and sports take […]

Here in Australia, we’re lucky to have access to an amazing education system, and in the Illawarra, our schools have a great reputation. But sometimes children need different options in order to thrive. Perhaps they get easily distracted in a large classroom of kids, or maybe their zone of genius is in exploring new technology, […]

Somehow, in what has been both the longest and the shortest year of our lives, it is finally December, which means the harsh days of unrelenting Summer sunshine are upon us. You know, the ones where you have sweat inelegantly dripping down back, feeling more like an oversized marine mammal that has been squeezed into a bodysuit, […]