by Nicky Tillyer | Feb 2012 | Creativity, education, parenting, problem solving
The cockles of my heart were warmed this week when I read a great article in the Melbourne Weekly Eastern Magazine about the lovely 21 year old Elizabeth Bowtell who recently completed a diploma of design technology at RMIT. It was the second paragraph that made my...
by Nicky Tillyer | Nov 2011 | Creativity, parenting
Researchers at the University of Stirling (UK) have revealed that parents who joke around and pretend with their children are helping them learn ‘out of the box thinking’ that develops important life skills. “Pretending helps children learn about the...