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Rebecca Reads To Lydia While Nanna has a first nurse Our family had the great joy of welcoming the newest child to the family last week. Lyd...

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Posted by Unknown | 10:00 PM

The Australian Federal Government has funded a longitudinal research study of children from birth to eleven years of age. The project is ca...

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Posted by Unknown | 8:25 AM

The Australian Fatherhood Research Network ( AFRN ) was launched at a seminar sponsored by the Australian Research Alliance for Children and...

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Posted by Unknown | 8:15 AM

I want to share two anecdotes and discuss what I see as a fundamental principle that I think each demonstrates about learning in families. A...

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Posted by Unknown | 12:15 AM

The principal of Presbyterian Ladies College (Sydney), Dr William McKeith, has said what many of us have been thinking for a long time. The ...

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Posted by Unknown | 12:45 PM

A New York Times article written by Tara Parker-Pope has warned of the problems associated with children having a TV in their bedrooms. Key ...

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Posted by Unknown | 8:20 PM

The Minister for Education has announced funding of $800,000 for a Family-School and Community Partnership Bureau that will help develop par...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:10 AM

As a young Dad (25+ years ago) one of the most wonderful times each week was Saturday morning when I'd take my daughters to the local li...

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Posted by Unknown | 7:35 AM

In a recent article in the New York Times the findings of a major study by the USA Educational Testing Service highlights just how importan...

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