This page provides helpful information for parents with children in school.
Children's sleep FAQs
Different children have different sleep needs, habits and problems. Here are answers to 20 frequently asked questions about children's sleep.
Find out more: Sleep FAQs or Teenage sleep habits
Making school easier
Teacher and mum Katherine Bricknell has already helped several of her kids navigate primary, high school and tertiary education, and has some great, practical advice for other parents.
Find out more: Making school easier
The sum of us
Be honest: are you a bit afraid of maths? And are you passing that on to your kids? Maths and science guru Adam Spencer suggests a better approach. (No time to listen to the podcast? The read our at a glance summary)
Find out more: The sum of us
Exceptional kids
Would you rather your child have a high I.Q or a never give - up attitude? Micheal Grose looks at the research.
Find out more: Parenting Ideas
Bouncing Back
Does your child bounce back from disappointment, or do they need to learn to be more resilient and how do you teach them, so they can deal with life's challenges? Watch the video.
Find out more: Developing resilence
Weekly scheduling
Learning how to make time for homework, study, chores, part-time jobs and so on is a vital skill for all kids, but it's one that we need to teach them by example. It's just a Word document, but you can now create your own weekly schedules to whip your family into shape.
Find out more: Weekly schedule template
Who said parenting was easy
Who said parenting was easy? They obviously do not have any children of their own.
Parenting today is very different from parenting even 10 years ago, with all of the technology and new policies made by government, it certainly is a whole new ball game for parents today.
Below you will find some very useful tips and ideas written by Mr Micheal Grose a former teacher and leading provider of parenting education for both schools and parents. Micheal is the author of eight books for parenting including "Why first borns rule the world and last borns want to change it" and his lastest title "Thriving!".
You can find out more by visiting Micheals website Parenting Ideas
Parenting Tip Sheets
Download the getting to school on time (PDF 300KB) for more information.
Download the managing the alien teenager (PDF 539KB) for more information.
Download the Positive Parent involvement (PDF 380KB) for more information.
Download the Is your teenager sleep depr (PDF 388KB) for more information.
Download the Teen Tantrums (PDF 676KB) for more information.
Download the Teens drinking never safe (PDF 339KB) for more information.