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The Independent 4 Year Old

Sep 16, 2019
3 min

What, Why, How, Who and When The Independent 4 Year Old

As a parent of a 4 year old you are probably experiencing lots of questions about everything! Why is the sky blue? What is that you are using? How does that work? Who are you talking too? When can we go to the park? This is the age of wonderment and your child is becoming more aware of everyday routines, activities and their environment. It is important to answer as many of these questions as you can.Their communication skills are on the increase and they are interacting and

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I'm Bored!

Jul 10, 2018
3 min

I'm Bored!

Whenever I hear this - my response is ‘How lucky are you, I wish I was bored’ With this I do get some very questioning looks, but really we all hear this from our children whether that be in the holidays or the weekends and we as parents feel the need to fill that void by either playing with our children, letting them use technology or providing structured activities. That way we feel that our children are happy and entertained, which in return makes us happy. Did you know th

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Parental Judgement

Back On Track. Early Childhood Professionals

Nov 13, 2017
2 min

Parental Judgement

Parent Judgement…… Why are we so unkind? Why are we so hard on each other? Why are we not boosting each other up? Why are we so JUDGEMENTAL of the way parents choose to raise their children? This week I have had 2 incidents of people who want to make changes to their parenting but feel they will be judged by others. The first was at our Guiding Children’s Behaviour workshop at a childcare centre here in Sydney with a parent who was worried about being judged in public if she

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Are you and your partner on the same page when it comes to parenting?

Oct 2, 2017
2 min

Are you and your partner on the same page when it comes to parenting?

Do you and your partner always end in a Mexican Stand off when it comes to your children? Back on Track have been seeing a reoccurring theme when conducting our in home consultations. “My partner and I can’t seem to agree on how to raise our children and it always ends in one of use storming off in a huff which then leads to a Mexican stand off!” This is not just about discipline, mealtimes and behaviour, it also occurs when discussing treats, extra circular activities and wh

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