Starting School

P!NK with her children Willow, 10 and Jameson, 4.

Pink’s husband Carey Hart shares adorable photo of son's first day of pre-school: 'Growing like a weed'

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Back to school can be an exciting yet confusing time

Mum orders teacher to give daughter's school supplies back: 'She's a little possessive'

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Five ways to help your child make the transition into school life

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Lunchbox slices, biscuits, cookies

What can I bake for the kids school playlunch? Looking for a little sweet treat for after school snack? Here is a collection of yummy bickies, cookies, slices to pop into their lunchboxes.

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What to expect from the first year of school

What one mother wishes she knew when she sent her son off to 'big' school last year.

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Is your child ready for school?

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What to do if your child hates school

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Basic literacy knowledge is an important issue

Preparing kindergarten children for school

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Lunchbox savory snacks and slices

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Book Depository names 30 funniest kids' books

What kid doesn't love a good belly laugh? The Book Depository made a list of 30 of the most side-splittingly funny books and we're sharing them with you.

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Some things just aren't worth beating yourself up over.

School parenting fails not to worry about

As the school term gets well underway it's apparent that the year ahead will be busy - particularly so for those new school mums amongst us.

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School community: you get out what you put in.

Don't be intimidated by school mums

When my first child started school, I'll admit I was intimidated. The intimidation was not vicarious; I was not worried about him. I was intimidated for me.

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Starting school: Lessons from a school mum newbie

Lessons from my first weeks on the school scene

It's certainly true that life changes when your child starts school and, after only a couple of weeks as a newbie on the scene, I'm realising just how much.

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When you child is separated from their friends

Helping kids when they find themselves in a class with no friends

Going back to school can be hard for some children, especially when they find themselves in a class without any of the friends they made last year.

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The number of children taught at home in NSW is ballooning. Perhaps that's partly because of overcrowding in public schools.

Welcome to the rest of your life

"Welcome to the rest of your life," I might have said on that first day, just a fortnight ago, we dumped her on a kindergarten teacher and ran for the door.