Where I live, children are everywhere. Out here on the fringe, we are very busy raising Perth’s next generation of readers. The one local book store we had just bit the dust. This is an emergency. In a couple of weeks I will be taking about 100 books to each of the six playgroup sessions [...]
Continue Reading 6 comments 22 May 2011
Well, there’s a good measure of drama in the household right now, so I thought I may as well base this blog post around it. Unfortunately, our usually exuberant and enthusiastic four-year-old has been cowering at the kindy door. So far, he isn’t convinced that school is a safe place to be. However, even in [...]
Continue Reading 2 comments 7 March 2011
After several days of head-scratching about what to write in this post, I came up with… “Ssshhhhh!” You may already know the importance of equipping your young child with skills in reading and writing before school, but my message is … play it cool. Dip that hat over one eye and fix up your collar. [...]
Continue Reading 2 comments 1 March 2011
