Coins cascaded out of his piggy bank and rolled across the floor. “I’m going to count my money” Noah announced. This is his favourite thing to do. I think he enjoys counting his money way more than spending it. As he began tallying up the neat stacks of coins and piles of notes, my eyes […]

Kindness and compassion are things that kids learn over time, and with a lot of practice. As parents, caregivers and educators, it’s out job to help our kids develop these traits. Use these 5 practical strategies for teaching kids compassion and fostering a culture of kindness so we can help our kids make a positive […]

As we’ve been packing up the study I’ve been finding boxes and folders of the big kids’ art that I’ve saved. I guess I thought that one day I’d do something with the piles of paintings and drawings and collages. The reality is that we don’t have the space to store all this art properly […]

Today officially marks the end of the the Kinder holidays for the Twinadoes. They are back at kinder this afternoon, epi pens and allergy plans in hand, all going well, hopefully I’ve had a bit of a love-hate relationship with having the girls home full time again, after only just getting everyone used to the […]