When Governments Bully Children and Parents
There’s a lot of news about disgusting behaviour in Federal politics at the moment, most of it aimed at other politicians. But I want to take a moment to bring […]
I Have Too Many Books . . .
This is a tough post to write. As an avowed book lover, I like to think that there’s no such thing as too many books. But the sad truth is, […]
Adventures in Play Dough: The First Try
One of my fond memories from my own childhood is my mother making play dough for us. She must have cooked it, since I remember it it being warm when […]
A Subversive Reader’s Guide to Taking NAPLAN
This week is NAPLAN week in Australia, and students in Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 will be undertaking tests in reading, writing, maths, spelling and grammar and punctuation. With […]
Learning About Learning: Where are we now?
For a long time now, one of my interests has been educational philosophies. Obviously this isn’t terribly interesting to most people, and there are probably some who feel that time […]
Painting with a 9 Month Old
For a while now, I’ve been trying to attempt art activities with Squirm. I’ve gazed enviously at babies who create spattered masterpieces, who stick things onto sticky surfaces, who wield […]
The Con of ‘Certified’ Infant Sleep Trainers
Last week, the Courier Mail wrote a gushing advertisement for a sleep training service. This seems to be one of those bread and butter topics for mainstream media, there’s a […]
Squirm’s Book Reviews: Diary of a Wombat
I’ve decided to spend a little time taking an in depth look at some of the books we read with Squirm. You can find more Squirm Book Reviews Here Diary […]
5 Ways to Play Outside With Your Baby
Living here in sunny and hot Brisbane, the weather cooling is a cause for celebration – once the weather cools down a little we can get outside more! During summer, […]
Subversive Reader Reviews: The Blade Brief (AWW2013)
Book reviews and AWW posts can be found here. AWW2013 – Book 40 The Blade Brief Kate Hunter Childrens Contemporary Novel Library Book ~ This is the second of the […]
