Top Resources
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.
Latest
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.
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."
Ripping up the playground rule book delivers incredible results
Picture a school playground without rules. Surely conflict and bedlam would prevail. Or maybe not, as one Auckland Primary School has discovered.
What to do if your child hates school
“I don’t want to go to school!” It’s a common cry from children in households all over Australia at one time or another but it is the last thing you want to hear from your little one as they head off to school for the first time.
How to decipher parental playground tribes
A hilariously handy guide to other parents you'll meet in the playground. Which tribe do you fall into?
Advertisement
Students may be disadvantaged by starting school at 5 years old
Children in Australia start school younger than almost anywhere else in the developed world, up to two years ahead of students in top-performing countries such as Finland and Korea.
5 strategies to cope when starting school solo
It's estimated 300,000 children will experience their first day of "big school" this year, however the reality for some is that they will be starting school solo, without the security of a familiar face. My son is one.
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.
Search pagination