Bilateral Integration
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Whole-Brain Kids: Teach your kids about making the implicit memories explicit.
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Great Apps for Spelling Practice!
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Family Constellations
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Teaching Your Child to Skip
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Consider these quotes by Child Psychiatrist Dr Bruce Perry
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Here's the Impact of Reading 20 minutes per day
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Alternatives to self-defeating believes
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Phonological Awareness
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Attachment
Attachment issues develop when children have had breaks from their primary caregiver, abuse, neglect, loss of a parent, or if…
School holidays - Adult and Child bonding ideas
"I’m bored!” How many times have you heard this? It’s an innocent sounding line, but for most parents, it strikes…
Celebrating Easter...
I can’t believe that it is Easter and almost the end of Term 1 already! Some exciting news is that…
The Book is Mightier than the Tablet
When I look back on my childhood I have such fond memories of being read to. I remember the memory…
School Tours – Is it worth the trip?
For many years now, in fact probably for at least as long as many of us have been alive, schools…
Communicating Love
How often do you tell your children by words and actions that you love them? To feel secure each child…
Grade 12 Mathematics using Google Classroom
This year, I have been teaching for 20 years and I have to say that it has been the most…
The FIVE Characteristics of Marist Education
The FIVE Characteristics of Marist Education – Family Spirit, Love of Work, in Mary’s way, Presence, Simplicity. The theme of…
Are those ears an appendix?
I think we all grew up with some or other adult asking if our ears were just ornaments of if…
The Modern Child – Do they lack certain valuable life skills?
Many teachers, therapists and even parents have mentioned to me over the years that they have noticed a change in…
The Good and Evil of Technology
Dear Marist Family,. This week, Mr Williams and I attended a Catholic Schools Principals’ meeting at which Fr Russell Pollitt…
To Read or not to Read - Is There Really a Choice?
Once upon a time there were books, and they were cherished, and they were sought after, and they were read.…
Should your Child be Doing Chores?
Children need chores. Age appropriate chores are important for kids! Simple chores make children: Feel needed and helpful. They teach…
Prereading Skills - How do I support my child?
Letter sounds not names – when doing homework or discussing letters remember letters have a name Ay and a sound…
Electronic Games and Child Aggression
With the onset of the iPad and other tablets now accessible to almost every child, we as parents and teachers…
Holiday Entertainment and Feeding Frenzy
Friday is the 1st of December and pretty much the end of the school year. As a result, your families…
Stop the Summer Slide
By Adelle Schwark Speech and Language Therapist We all know that the world has become smaller. One of the benefits…
Are we there yet?
I’m sure that you can all relate to the following scenario: It’s early in the morning and you have packed…
Helping your child to improve his/her concentration
Life is very difficult for our little ones with concentration difficulties. They are often missing out on information and instructions…
Dealing with the stress of final exams…
At this time of the year, a number of young people are writing exams at schools and universities. This results…
The Digital Footprint and the Dangers Thereof
I have been fortunate enough to view and listen to many discussions about the effect of youth using, and possibly…