Raising a new generation of Kaitiakitanga
By Dane Laugesen and Shannon Woodcock With screen time almost doubling what it was 20 years ago for toddlers and young adults alike[1], we’ve…
Education
Children’s Brains and Digital Dementia
By Kate Barnes Digital dementia is a term I first came across recently. With a fourteen and twelve-year-old it’s been on my mind, can kids…
Ethical Fashion For Your Little People
By Helen Manson Dressing your kids in clothes that were ethically made has never been easier with the recent release of the Ethical Fashion…
Busting Homeschooling Stereotypes
By Milva McDonald This week I read yet another really dumb article about homeschooling. Sherene Buffa, on a website called Momtastic, declares “I cannot imagine…
Why is There Negativity Towards Homeschooling?
By Megen Hibbins There is a lot of negativity in the community towards homeschooling parents and this stems from a lack of understanding and…
Build Foundational Literacy Skills at Home with School Start Buddy
By Hannah Schenker Is your child preparing to start school, or do you have a child in their early school years? Would you like…
What Particular Life Skills Do Our Children Need to Learn?
By Kylee Harris Kiwi parents want their children’s schools to teach life skills, based on a survey of over 500 families. It is well…
School Start: Helping Children to Reach Their Potential
Sharona Edwards is a primary school teacher and a parent of four young children. She has a passion for teaching children how to read…
Going Off-Grid with the Kids
By Megen Hibbins As an “off-grid parent” of four children that are homeschooled, we can find challenges in our everyday life. These challenges are no…
The Unschooling Secret
By Lisa Molson Another rainy winter morning. I drag myself out of bed and peel my boy from the covers. We look at each…
Dad Updates Autistic Daughter’s Report Card With Top Grades
When Shane Jackson’s daughter came home from school distraught, with a report card of all Ds, he knew exactly what to do. Sophie, who…
Parenting is Tough! How To Raise Calmer, More Grounded and Happier Children
By Aimee Christie Are you being the parent you imagined you would be? Parenting has so many highs which are totally amazing and lows…
Amazing Teacher Uses Costumes as Teaching Tool, Bringing Learning to Life
Mainstream education often gets a bad rap – but sometimes you hear of teachers who go above and beyond in order to instill a…
6 Reasons to Unschool Your Kindergartner
By Megan Stonelake I remember the first time I heard about unschooling. It sounded way too radical. I thought a lack of formal education…
Lazy Learning – Interest-Based Learning is the Opposite of Lazy
By Wendy Priesnitz Few things seem to trouble parents more than the possibility our kids might be lazy. I guess it’s the legacy of…
Finding Your Own Path: Homeschooling Choices and Parenting Intuition
By Ellen Rowland When we first made the decision to give homeschooling a try, I joined a few online groups and spent a lot…
Ensuring Bright Futures: Think Outside the Box with Innovative Early Childhood Education
By Hannah Schenker Experts agree that in the future, the job force is going to change considerably. Many existing jobs will be replaced with…
Montessori Explained
By Ana Pickering The Montessori movement began almost 100 years ago in the slums of Rome, Italy. Dr Maria Montessori graduated in 1896 as…
But What About…SOCIALISING Them?
By Leah McDermott So often I get asked some form of this question: “I love the IDEA of homeschooling, but my biggest fear is…
5 Things Never to Ask Your Child Right After School
By Bonnie Harris You want to interact and make connection when your kids get home from school. Your kids do too but not in…