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Research shows how experiences - good and bad - shape dark personality traits
New research has shown that positive childhood experiences - such as having supportive caregivers and feeling connected at school - can mitigate some of the negative effects of difficult childhood events such as experiencing abuse and neglect.
2025-03-18 08:17:28
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When is workplace chat ‘just gossip’ and when is it ‘sharing information’? It depends who’s doing it
When two junior employees bump into each other in the corridor and start chatting about their manager’s overbearing manner, it’s typically considered gossip. But what about when two managers have an off-record catch-up to discuss an under-performing employee?
2025-03-18 02:26:24
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We spoke to kids after the Lismore floods. To recover, they told us they need support, time and hugs
Many children in Queensland and northern New South Wales have had their lives disrupted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
2025-03-17 03:46:46
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Introducing the Allies and Friends Early Education Toolkit
Allies and Friends is an educational series designed to normalise cultural diversity and the concept of allyship in early childhood education, designed for early childhood educators and teachers working with children aged 4 to 6 years of age in preschool, long-day care, and Family Day Care settings.
2025-03-14 09:50:39
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Y WA partners with ECU to fast track access to vital early interventions
Third year speech pathology students from Edith Cowan University (ECU) are ‘standing in the gap’ for families who are facing extensive waitlists for early intervention and support, working directly with children from the Y WA Baldivis Early Learning Centre to assist in identifying developmentally vulnerable children across the cohort.
2025-03-13 07:27:01
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Readers of The Sector share their stories of working for Genius Childcare
2025-03-14 09:15:14
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One Genius operating entity has been placed in administration, other continues trading
2025-03-18 09:54:32
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Why Five-Day Kindergarten in Schools is a Step in the Wrong Direction
2025-03-12 10:54:09
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