Parenthub Newsletter

Issue 26 | 02 July 2014

Free ready-made worksheets and flashcards

	Free transport flashcards in 7 languages! Help your child learn about transport with these flashcard games. Develop their maths skills, fine motor skills, language and literacy skills...»
	Transport tally activity Download our free transport tally worksheet and let your child record how many times they saw different types of transport during the day or an outing..»
	Handwashing games and activities Hand washing games and activities make hand washing fun, and make it more likely your child will wash their hands. You can use games to teach your children how germs spread...»
	Complete the drawing: Rainy Days These drawing activities are great for rainy days and help toddlers develop fine motor skills and communication skills and provide an opportunity for creativity...»

Of interest this week

	Key to triggering labour in pregnancy Australian researchers have identified an electrical switch in the muscle of the uterus that can control labour and may help explain...»
	Pester power: Aussie parents fare best Most mums and dads know the stress of pester power from their kids when shopping at the supermarket, but research shows...»
	Many more babies born by Caesarean in Qld than in the UK Queensland women have higher odds of having a caesarean section than women of similar age and health in England, QUT’s Dr Yvette Miller has found....»
	BioCSL Fluvax – investigations into the cause of fevers in children under 5 years During the 2010 influenza season bioCSL’s Fluvax influenza vaccine was associated with a higher rate of fever and fever-related convulsions...»
	Twins talk half as much at two A world first study of language development in toddler twins confirms the widely held belief that twins start to talk later than single-born children...»
	New study challenges myth that texting affects children’s grammar and spelling Researchers have discovered that the use of “textisms” does not appear to negatively impact the development of children’s grammar and spelling...»
	Project to help mother-daughter communication: Be a part of it! A University of the Sunshine Coast Psychology project aims to take the angst out of adolescence for mothers and daughters across the region...»
	How Aussie kids are doing in terms of health and learning Australian children are generally doing well in terms of their health and early learning, but some groups are doing less well than others, according to...»

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New Riddles

New riddles to solve with your kids (or on your own!)

Q: What is bigger when new and grows smaller with use?

Q: What call for help, when written in capital letters, is the same forwards, backwards and upside down?

Q: What word becomes a palindrome (word that reads the same backwards and forwards) when viewed upside down and backwards?

Q: What runs around a house but doesn't move?

Q: This thing devours all,
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers,
Gnaws iron, bites steel,
Grinds hard stones to meal,
Slays kings, ruins towns,
And beats high mountains down.
(by J. R. R. Tolkien)

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