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How to Encourage Your Child to Read More Books

How to Encourage Your Child to Read More Books
It’s CBCA Children’s Book Week and parents all around Australia have emptied the Kmart dress-up aisles. You can hear the collective groan when the Book Week notice first goes out to parents. Another thing to… View Post
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Favourite Read-Aloud Books for Six to Nine Year Olds

Favourite Read-Aloud Books for Six to Nine Year Olds
I must begin with a caveat that most books aimed at the six to nine year old age group could be read aloud. However, I have probably read a couple of thousand books to my… View Post
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Blogging, Books and Beyond

Blogging, Books and Beyond
It has been far too long since I last posted here at Love, Mum. I’m currently tucked into a corner of our local library seeking quiet inspiration. I’ve been browsing through past blog posts and… View Post
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The Case for Childhood Boredom

The Case for Childhood Boredom
It’s the resounding echo of children by week five of the Summer holiday: “Muuuuuummmmmmmm….I’m boooooooorrred.” You’ve visited all the beaches and reluctantly agreed to be the older sister in endless games of pretend. There have… View Post
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Recommended Book Series’ for Six to Eight-year-old Girls

Recommended Book Series’ for Six to Eight-year-old Girls
My seven-year-old daughter is an avid reader. She read more than 250 chapter books in the first six months of this year, which I suspect is more than some adults have read in their entire… View Post