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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.
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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Ditch the home readers – real books are better for your child
It’s no wonder that so many children dislike reading their home reader but is there an alternative?
Keeping kids ready for starting school in the holidays
Orientation day feels like a long time ago – how do we keep up the momentum?
Queensland kids able to skip kindergarten
Up to 5000 four-year-olds could go straight to prep this year.
Getting organised: a guide for first time school parents
This year I will face my biggest parenting challenge to date – my eldest daughter starts school, thus forcing me to adopt the one thing I have so far resisted – a routine.
9 reasons Kindergarten teachers are in a class of their own
Nobody is perfect, so the saying goes. However, as my son ends his first year at school, I think the words "except kindergarten teachers" need to be added to the end of the popular adage.
The end of a childhood chapter
No one told me years would disappear in a blink; that time would speed up right when I want it to slow down.
2015 School Holiday Dates and School Term Dates
2015 school holiday dates and school term dates for all Australian states on Essential Kids.
8 things I've learned in the first term of school
If you’re the parent of a kid who just started school this year, your life has probably changed in many ways over the past couple of months.
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My child starting school brought out my own issues
On her daughter's first day of school Saman Shad discovered just how difficult it can be to not project your own issues on to your children.
First day of school
A mum’s experience of two first days of school.
When awful school drop-offs can't be fixed
"It’s always been this way for me. From the early nursery days when I left an angry bundle of limbs with the carers, drop-offs have been a nightmare. My boy is an emotional kid and wears his angst on his sleeve."
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