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Parent-Teacher Meetings #101: you get more of what you focus on – Jacqui Van de Velde
We have discovered about ourselves over the past 2 years. What is essential and what do we really value? We haven’t all found the answers to life and the universe, but we certainly have found new ways of working and interacting. We will continue to adjust, pivot, flop, and bounce in the new normal. Some…
Read MoreMore Green, Less Screen – Martine Oglethorpe
As our ability to move around, get outdoors, experience fresh air and enjoy greater freedoms of milder weather and lighter lockdown restrictions, it is a good time to get ourselves back to nature for a little more green and a little less screen. We know that nature and spending time immersed in the natural living…
Read MoreWeaning the Screens – Martine Oglethorpe
There is no doubt we have all experienced a huge increase in the amount of screentime we have had this past year. And for many of us that has meant giving in to an amount of screentime for our kids that we were not entirely comfortable with. But in essence, it purely and simply became…
Read MoreWhat COVID-lockdowns have taught us about screentime – Martine Oglethorpe
Being able to critically evaluate the content we consume is fast becoming one of the most crucial skills we can teach young people when it comes to helping them navigate the online world. As we are inundated with copious amounts of new content every second of every day, the ability to determine the relevance, validity,…
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