Supporting your child’s maths learning starts at home. These guides give Australian parents practical, tutor-tested advice on homework routines, motivation, school holidays, working with teachers and knowing when extra help is needed. Each article draws on years of one-to-one tutoring experience to help you turn everyday moments into progress.

How Can I Help My Child with Maths at Home

Maths is everywhere. From the way we count money to the shapes we see around us, it forms the foundation of many aspects of our lives. But for some children, understanding maths can be daunting. As a parent, you may wonder how to help your kids with maths and make..

Are There Specific Tutors for Children with ADHD or Learning Disabilities?

Helping children thrive academically while managing learning differences can be a challenging journey. Many parents wonder: Are there specific tutors who can provide the right support? The answer is yes, and understanding the role of ADHD tutoring can make all the difference in your child’s learning experience. This guide will..

Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Drop Out of High School

Dropping out of school in year 12, so close to the end, is a colossal decision. Its consequences can make or break one’s life. Thus, it’s extremely crucial to account for all the available options and consequences before your child takes the leap. Here’s a guide to help students and..

What Clubs Should I Join During High School?

Throughout the school years, students strive towards a single goal. To get into a premier university and get a great job, not necessarily in that order. They attend classes, study day in and out, and complete assignments & projects to equip themselves with all the necessary skills. However, getting into..

Signs you should move schools

Students spend the majority of their time at school for over a decade. Thus, it’s crucial to ensure that their school is a perfect match for them. You can pick the most popular school in the city with world-class facilities, yet it may not provide a fulfilling educational experience. Students..

Homework Overload: Here’s How to Deal

You’ve all listened to your child constantly whining about their homework. There seems to be an endless battle between students and schools around it. The debate of eliminating homework in schools has spanned over decades now. However, the solution might lie in the middle ground. A limited amount of work..

Australian School Holidays and Term Dates 2021–2022

As the world opens up after the torrid lockdowns and COVID-19 havoc, aren’t we all itching for a getaway? Especially, since students are back inside the school’s safety and schedule. Once again family trips are exclusive to the long summer vacation or week-long winter vacation. We can help you plan..

Holiday Tutoring – How to Study Effectively During the Holidays

With summer just a couple of months away, you might have started churning out ideas for the ultimate holiday. It’s a tight rope to balance your child’s fun and relaxation with academic pursuits. You don’t want them to sway too far from their school routine and suffer adversely in the..

Learning Through Play – What’s It All About?

Scientists have concluded the first 8 years of life as the most crucial period of learning. The rate at which humans learn at this stage is unequalled. It lays the foundation of an adult who is physically, emotionally, socially and cognitively healthy. Thus, you can imagine the importance of..

How to Decide Which School Is Right for Your Child?

Selecting the right school for a child is a crucial rite of passage for parents. A great school can cement the foundation of your child’s academic future. However, with over 9,500 schools in Australia, finding the perfect fit is an overwhelming task. The abundance of choice is both a boon..

How Much Does a Teacher Earn in Australia

1. IntroductionMost teachers choose teaching as a career for altruistic reasons (TALIS 2018). It’s a simple motive – looking for ways to support the younger generation and help build a better future 🏫. All of us can understand that. However, the picture becomes more complex once we take practical things..

Why Do We Learn Maths

Parents and teachers, we know you’ve been asked this before. Students, we know you’ve asked this before. School has just gone back, and students are once again asking: *“Why do we learn maths?”* or *“what’s the point of all this maths – will I ever use it?”* or..

20 Brilliant Online Resources to Make Home Schooling Easier

Feeling overwhelmed by the flood of online resources available? 🔎The COVID-19 crisis has opened up access to online education like never before. There are literally thousands of websites available, but who feels like wading through lists of 50+ links?Not only is this a staggering and mind-numbing task, but it can..

How to Get Your Kids to be Super Productive Learners and Love you for it

Sounds like a dream, right? Surely the only parents who have kids like this have been blessed with a miracle, are paying them to perform or have some kind of superior power you can only dream about. In other words, not you. You’re still searching for any kind..

Your Essential Checklist for Surviving Home Schooling in Term 2

Working from home. It’s not that easy, is it? It really doesn’t matter whether we’re speaking about you and your job or your children and school, doing it from home can be challenging. In fact, sometimes it’s downright frustrating and discouraging 😅. That’s because we usually..

Why is My Kid Not Listening to Me? A Question Old as Time

Here’s another bite-sized piece, tackling a tale as old as time. Why won’t your kid listen to you? Or in other words, how do you handle conflict? 😬We are not going to give you a definite answer, sorry about that, but we’ll try to raise some points and ask the..

Learning by Failing – A New Perspective on Self-Control

In our last blog post we concluded that The Secret to Self-Control is to Think Before You Act, but Only in Moderation. Today we'll build on that idea. Lets see if we can find out more about what makes us give in to temptation.What makes you click on that next..

The Secret to Self-control is to Think Before you Act, but Only in Moderation!

Willpower, Self-Control, and ParentingBe it another piece of cake 🍰 or binging on an entire season of your favourite show, willpower is not an easy thing to master. Indulgence lurks around every corner, cute cat videos are a click away, and when you’re a parent you have it especially rough..

How You Can Help Your Anxious Teen

Navigating the Teenage YearsNavigating the teenager years is hard. Navigating the teenager world while dealing with anxiety or other mental health issue can seem impossible 🤔 for both the student and the parents on the other end. Trying to understand the root of their issues, researching and learning all you..

3 Ways Parents Can Help Their Child At Home

Parents always want what is best for their children, and they want to encourage their children to strive for excellence, never give up, and be the best version of themselves that they can be. So when a parent learns that their child is struggling in school..

4 Ways To Improve Math Scores

4 Ways To Improve Math Scores Many parents, who feel like they’ve tried everything to help their frustrated and defeated child succeed in math, have searched the Internet for quick fixes, worksheets, online games and other solutions for what seems like an unfixable problem. However, when it comes to improving..

For Students: Fitting in at School

During your high school years 📚, you may be constantly worried about how you will fit in with your peers, how you’ll measure up, and what your friends and classmates will think about you. Sometimes, the need to fit in with *the “in crowd”* can overshadow *the real reason why..

Good Grades Start At The Dinner Table

Good Grades Start At The Dinner TableIf you’re like most families, you lead a pretty busy life 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦. There are kids to wrangle and spouses to communicate with, dogs to walk and parties to attend, dinners to make and dance recitals to get to. There is always something to do,..

For Parents: Things NOT To Say To Your Child

As parents, we do a lot of talking. We talk to our children on a daily basis, relaying vital information (don’t forget to wear your seatbelt) and basic information (please don’t leave your socks on the floor.) But sometimes, as parents, we don’t realize the weight our words have on..

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