Locals Give Hope to Vanuatu
Local educators Rachel Hellyer and Hannah Tomkins are changing the face of childhood education in Vanuatu, thanks to their inspiring program, the Vanuatu Preschool Project. The Vanuatu Preschool Project, which was started at the end of 2013 after a 6-month trip teaching in the country, has seen Rachel and Hannah establish two preschools on the […]
Parents Corner
Babies have long been misunderstood. When the field of psychology emerged in the early twentieth century, the earliest psychologists thought maybe infants just needed a reliable food source. Later, psychologists John Bowlby and Mary Ainsworth first sketched out the idea of “attachment”. Attachment refers to an infant’s need to connect emotionally with their primary caregiver. […]
Paws A While
Leptospirosis is a disease caused by infection with a kind of bacteria called Leptospira. Leptospirosis can cause kidney failure and liver failure, and occasionally severe lung disease and bleeding disorders. The clinical signs of Leptospira infection vary considerably from no signs of infection, to just a mild illness of short duration from which the animal […]
Health Matters
Vitamin K deficiency bleeding disorder (VKDB) is common in newborns with dire consequences for severe cases: intracranial haemorrhage (50%),; A 20% mortality rate persistent neurologic impairment for surviving babies Risk of Newborn-VKBD is increased for: Babies of mothers using warfarin certain anti-seizure medications such as carbamazepine and heparin anticonvulsants though this is still debated or […]
Josie’s Eggs-traordinary Idea
Emu Plains student Josie Mazurkiewicz has created Good Things For Good Reasons, a concept to help those less fortunate than herself. The idea involves selling eggs laid by her chickens to raise money for charity. Josie has two ex-battery hens from Hen Rescue NSW that produce the eggs that she sells. The money that she […]
Parents Corner
“Play is the work of the child,” according to physician and educator Maria Montessori. As our understanding of child development deepens, the value of play has only become more apparent. ‘Free play’ describes play that is unplanned, spontaneous, and led by the child’s curiosity, interest, or imagination. For example, a child starts to draw and […]
Health Matters
There are two different forms of vitamin K, vitamin-K1 & K2 (respectively called phylloquinone and menaquinone). Vitamin-K1 is present in high quantities in collard & turnip greens, broccoli, spinach and some other green leafy vegetables with lower amounts in some other foods such as kiwifruits and dried prunes etc. Vitamin-K2 comes in several subtypes which […]
Paws A While
As a thank you to our clients, families, and friends, we recently invited them to join us to see the movie Clifford The Big Red Dog. We hired out an entire cinema at Skyline Drive-In Blacktown on Saturday 2nd April 2022. The night’s celebrations were a triple thank you to everyone for: 1. 12th Year […]
Community Recovers After Floods
The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) Penrith Unit has been busy supporting and working with our local community in the recent storm and flood emergencies. Volunteers responded to more than 300 calls for assistance across the Penrith local government area, in addition to supporting other SES units. “With requests completed, we are currently working on […]
Parents Corner
Many parents now find unexplained transactions on their credit cards, thanks to the rise of “in-app purchases”. In-app purchases refers to buying goods from inside of an application on a mobile device. Most children’s apps and games are free to download but make their profit this way. A recent study found that 95% of games […]