Where America goes, Australia often follows. This has certainly been the case with guidelines for child screen time. So, Australia, take heed: the American standards, provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), have just been revised for the first time ...
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Can Victoria’s Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships program help?
Consider this hypothetical: Adam is 6 years old. His parents split up when he was born and their relationship has always been extremely acrimonious – psychologically and emotionally abusive. Adam spends most of his time with his mother. He is ...
More »Opinion: Developmental disorder myths must be debunked
Parenting is a privilege that comes bundled with unpredictable and constantly evolving challenges. Few adults would say they felt adequately prepared to be parents but, happily, most of us manage to convince ourselves we are somehow muddling through, drawing on ...
More »Talking Eds, episode 16: Robot teachers, investments in fossil fuels, crazy VET courses, Mike Baird throws shade
In this week’s episode of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review look at what role should robots play in the classroom, how investment in fossil fuels is fueling dissent among universities, catch up on ...
More »Opinion: Robots should help, not replace, early-childhood educators
The new Australian Curriculum: digital technologies have arrived, shifting the conversation from whether to include computing in the curriculum to deciding on the best way to teach it. Schools are now considering how to incorporate science technology engineering and mathematics within ...
More »Guest post: how childcare workers can simplify their tax deductions
Tax time can be a time of dread for many childcare workers as you try to sift through boxes of receipts to work out what deductions you can claim on your tax return. You aren’t alone. In fact, childcare workers are ...
More »Talking Eds, episode 15: Netflix in the preschool, feminism in the VC’s office, VET loans overhaul
In this week’s episode of Talking Eds, the team behind Campus Review, Education Review and Early Learning Review look at why streaming services are becoming more prominent in preschool, dive deep into Edith Cowan VC Steve Chapman’s coming out as a ...
More »Opinion: How to build an early-learning leader
Leadership has been a focus of the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector for some time. Intense recent interest could be attributed to heightened awareness of the importance of the early years, as well as unprecedented Australian Government policy ...
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