Tag: Parenting
Are your kids ‘fun’? It matters.
Fun kids are laughing, playing and generally having a good time on the playground. But they’re also building skills that will lead to better...
Principal Recruitment Drive
Sydney Catholic Schools is recruiting for their largest ever intake of school principals in its 200-year history.
Putting the word out for 16 new school...
Maths prodigy sets her own course
Tracie Duong is no ordinary 16-year-old. Though only in year 11, this young maths whiz from Mary Mackillop Catholic College at Fairfield is completing...
Open Hearts and Homes
The most challenging aspect of being a foster family is giving a child back you’ve come to love, according to the Sale family.
Traditionally short-term...
A Grandparent’s Journey
We’ve been watching Chelsea prepare for her HSC in this year where COVID-19 challenged our norm.
I feel deeply blessed and privileged to be around...
Sesquincentennial Celebrations for St Mary’s
Though separated by distancing restrictions, St. Mary's Parish in Concord found a way to come together and celebrate the rich history of the 150-year-old...
Sewn with Love
"A time to tear apart and a time to sew together."
For Silvana Roccisano, the Family Educator at Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School in Carnes...
Simcha Fisher: Duty and Salvation
Surprise! Being an adult isn't all cartoons and candy
When my oldest kid was about four, she happened to wake up around midnight to go...
Simcha Fisher: How to talk your kids out of getting pets
So your kids want a pet, and you don't?
I'm not saying you absolutely have to let your kids have pets. I'm just saying, sooner...
Understanding teen boys’ anger
Let’s be honest. We all get angry at times and that is because it is a normal human emotion — not bad, just normal.
When...
Vaping: Sorting out ‘fact from fiction’ for those parents struggling with...
I've written a number of articles about vaping in the past, the first in 2014. Back then I was beginning to receive messages from...
How was your day?
Some people are blessed with talkative children, some with quiet kids. Many parents will wish that their child talked to them more. Some probably...
