After the craziness of the past 18 months for many students here in Australia I thought it would be useful to summarise in my experience the key areas for students to make sure they focus on with a new school year. As I often say at this time of year […]
Everyday is different in my work with students as an Academic Life Coach & Executive Function Coach and hence why I thought it might be interesting to share! I can honestly say that I really enjoy what I do and seeing the difference that I can have to the lives […]
Now that I have your attention this BLOG isn’t really all about the heading ‘Parents – be aware of nagging’. It was always my intention to provide you as parents with tips, tools and strategies to best support your child/ren now that they will be learning @ home. Here are […]
As a result of COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”) everyone is living in a state of flux – each hour, each day we are seeing changes and new rules being put in place in order to try and keep us all safe. In Australia, the end of the school term is fast approaching […]
Have you ever come across the term ‘answering a question with a question?’ In my early days of academic life coaching I remember Leslie Josel, an academic coach herself based in the US, discuss this in a webinar I participated in. This has stuck with me since that time and […]
Can you relate to this when asking children questions about how they went at school and the only answers you get are short one word responses or no response at all? How often have you asked the following questions to your child and have been frustrated with their response? How was […]
Children really are like little sponges from an early age and we need to start teaching them to pick up after themselves and be organised or they will never learn. It really is up to us as parents to begin facilitating this and it is never too early or late […]
There is no right or wrong way when it comes to storing or organising children’s toys in your home. You have to do what works for you, your family and the space you have. It’s about finding the balance between keeping the toys accessible for the children to play with […]