Middle Years Development and the Importance of Creating Rapport and Relationships
Adolescence is a distinctive developmental stage of life. Children face significant physical, social emotional and cognitive growth and development through the transition from childhood to young ...
Why We Should be Helping Our Children to Build Their Emotional Intelligence
In 2015 Disney Pixar released a children’s film titled “Inside Out”. Like most of our favorite Disney films, Inside Out was full of laughable moments, relatable characters and spectacular animati...
Benefits of Reading to Grow Creativity
From baby’s parents and family members buy books as gifts in the hope that they’ll love to read, yet by middle school, most kids stop reading that aren’t aligned with school. In the USA, an alarm...
What Age Should Children be Allowed Social Media Accounts?
The truth is that there is no right or wrong answer, Lucy Battersby argues that "It is the same question of when you allow a child to cross the street under their own guidance or when you allow t...
Homework in OSHC
Completing homework for many children at home is becoming increasingly difficult with one or both parents working full time, parents don’t have the ability and time to help their children in addi...
The Benefits of Outside School Hours Care
The OSHC program compliments the formal school curriculum and provides children with opportunities to further develop socially, emotionally and cognitively. School classrooms are very structured ...
Physical Activity for Children - How Much is Enough?
Play gives your child the chance to explore the natural environment and have adventures. They can play favourite games, test their physical limits, express themselves and build self-confidence. O...
Are We Overreacting to the Reactions of Anaphylaxis?
“Anaphylaxis, or anaphylactic shock, is the most serious allergic reaction and can causedeath without prompt medical attention. Within minutes of exposure to the allergen, or ‘trigger’, the perso...
Children's Free Choice During OSHC
“Each child’s agency is promoted, enabling them to make choices and decisions and to influence events and their world.” My Time Our Place, framework for Outside School Hours Care.
So what does t...
Moral Development Through Graphic Morals
Can the use of comics help to introduce moral concepts to improve the development of a student’s ethical behaviour in a primary school setting? Could the concept just be a fun gimmick that attemp...
Understanding the Rights of Our Children
In 2014 the Children’s Rights Report was released by the National Children’ Commissioner. It reviewed how Australia as a nation responds to and meets the needs of young people and children. This ...
Casey, A YMCA OSHC Inspired Leader
YMCA Inspired Leaders is a four day long residential leadership and personal development program. It is run by the YMCA which aims to build strong and effective community change makers.
The prog...
YMCA and P&Cs QLD Partner to Provide High Quality Outside School Hours Care
From 1 July 2014 YMCA and P&Cs Qld will partner to bring the best Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) service to state schools across Queensland. The move is as a result of the identification of...
YMCA OSHC Programming
YMCA Outside School Hours Care Service provide and plan for their very own unique Individual Program . With this in mind that their Curriculum decision making is aligned within the National Quali...
Phys Ed for Children - How Much & Why
I remember frequently being told by my parents when younger, “you should be outside getting some fresh air and playing” My thought was they were trying to get rid of me from in the house. Little ...
The Educator Role in Shaping Experiences at YMCA OSHC
Child care professionals play a very important role in shaping children experiences. YMCA Brisbane Outside School Hours Care is about creating endless experiences for children and this includes a...
Hygiene Practices at OSHC
Hygiene Practices are regarded as a high priority within our OSHC environment.
Good hygiene practices can prevent the spread of infection and disease which has the potential to spread very quick...
Additional Needs - How and Why we Incorporate Them into Our Program
Every person is born with a purpose and the ability to contribute to society in one way or another. It is inevitable that some have more needs than others.
Integrating children with additional nee...
Learning in the Physical Environment
The learning environment plays an important role in the development of children. All children develop at their own pace regardless of age, abilities and strengths.
The environment provides chi...
The Importance of Play in Children's Development
Play is an important part of a child’s learning as different characteristics of play are associated with each of the cognitive stages of development. The key role of play is for practising and as...
Why Should Children Play More?
Children learn so much from play; it teaches them social skills such as sharing, taking turns, self discipline and tolerance of others. Children’s lives are enhanced by playing creatively and by ...
A Big Step for Everyone
Starting school is a big step for a child, there is a ‘new setting with more children, new rules & routines’ all of which can be scary for children but worrying for the parents. Along with th...
Parents as Role Models
Ever heard of the sayings “Father like son”, “She lives up to the family name”, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”, all these sayings infer that children will turn out like their parents....