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Read more about the article Encouraging Creativity to Blossom

Encouraging Creativity to Blossom

  • Post author:pamela
  • Post published:November 13, 2017
  • Post category:Blog/Parenting

I attended an event over the weekend that was run by the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. One of the topics that came up in presentation and in…

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Read more about the article Reading Activity: Scavenger hunts (free downloads)

Reading Activity: Scavenger hunts (free downloads)

  • Post author:pamela
  • Post published:October 10, 2017
  • Post category:Blog/Reading Activities

My boys LOVE anything that involves treasure, maps and clues - they often draw their own fantasy maps, complete with sea monster, lava lakes and buried treasure.  I have to…

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Read more about the article Family Media Agreements

Family Media Agreements

  • Post author:pamela
  • Post published:September 25, 2017
  • Post category:Blog

Two things happened recently which brought technology into sharp focus in our household. The first was when my laptop died a horrible, untimely death after Mr 6 accidentally (argh!) knocked…

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Read more about the article Reading rhyming stories 101 (for parents)

Reading rhyming stories 101 (for parents)

  • Post author:pamela
  • Post published:September 18, 2017
  • Post category:Blog

This post is for parents who are neither musically-inclined, nor poetically-inclined but who find themselves suddenly confronted by brightly coloured books by authors such as Dr Seuss, Mem Fox, Julia…

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Read more about the article Helping your perfectionist child with creative writing

Helping your perfectionist child with creative writing

  • Post author:pamela
  • Post published:September 10, 2017
  • Post category:Parenting

A mother in a Facebook group recently asked for tips to help her perfectionist nine-year-old boy with his creative writing - to overcome his fears and get his ideas down on paper. This…

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Read more about the article Three audio tools for peaceful car journeys with kids

Three audio tools for peaceful car journeys with kids

  • Post author:pamela
  • Post published:September 2, 2017
  • Post category:Blog

If you're anything like us when driving in the car with kids in the back seat, you avoid commercial radio stations in case of swearing or sudden news breaks, argue…

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Read more about the article Why we should avoid controlling what children read

Why we should avoid controlling what children read

  • Post author:pamela
  • Post published:June 14, 2017
  • Post category:Blog

It's been a while since I've blogged, but a lot of things have been going on behind the scenes.  I've been working on a new middle-grade fiction novel - this…

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Read more about the article Getting Organised with Sensory Kids

Getting Organised with Sensory Kids

  • Post author:pamela
  • Post published:May 11, 2017
  • Post category:Blog/Parenting

I've been a bit quiet this week, on the blog and in my writing.  I managed to submit a handful of manuscripts to two competitions early last week and so…

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Read more about the article Surviving Term Two with Young Children

Surviving Term Two with Young Children

  • Post author:pamela
  • Post published:April 29, 2017
  • Post category:Blog/Children's books/Parenting

Summer has gone, the Easter Bunny has been, we've commiserated with the ANZACs and the excitement of a new year of school has long passed.  Our friends in the northern…

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Read more about the article 10 Picture books that encourage empathy (and one chapter book)

10 Picture books that encourage empathy (and one chapter book)

  • Post author:pamela
  • Post published:April 21, 2017
  • Post category:Children's books

I do my best to as a mother to resist the rush rush rush that seems to be the norm for children these days.  I limit their activities, I have…

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