Food for Thought

The Christchurch massacre is one of the most extreme acts of terrorism the world has seen in recent times. Unfortunately, this will impact on many children throughout Australia and New Zealand. Some parents and care givers may struggle to explain...

Kiddle is a visual search engine for children: https://www.kiddle.co/ . When your children use the internet to search for images for projects or school work, please encourage them to use Kiddle instead of Google. Kiddle is a child-specific search...

This month’s topic on SchoolTV is grief and loss: https://pacificlutheran.qld.schooltv.me/newsletter/grief-loss Children and adults grieve differently due to their developmental stage. Young children can struggle to understand the permanency of loss...

Pouting, whining and sulking are some of the ways that children communicate their displeasure, anger or frustration with a situation. This behaviour is not just limited to young children either, teens do it because they haven’t always learned the...

This week is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week – an excellent reason to focus on how important a healthy body image is for both mental and physical health. Learn more at: https://childmind.org/article/when-to-worry-about-an-eating-disorder...

Sheltering your children might do more harm than good. Sometimes children need to face their own battles. Learn more at: https://www.psychologytoday.com . Mrs Annie Williams, College Counsellor

People communicate all the time but communicating well, especially with those we are close to takes thoughtful, ongoing effort. In close relationships it is important to be able to communicate effectively about feelings, needs and wants as well as...

All children are capable of extraordinary things. There is no happiness gene, no success gene, and no ‘doer of extraordinary things’ gene. The potential for happiness and greatness lies in all of them and will means different things to different...

You have an important part to play in your child’s life – even if it doesn’t always feel that way. Setting a good example your teenage daughter goes beyond teaching good manners and time management skills. Here are some thoughts on how to be a role...

Parents must have a strong sense of their moral authority – their right to be respected and obeyed. Psychologist Diana Baumrind’s research has identified three styles of parenting: authoritative, authoritarian, and permissive. Permissive parents are...