LIST OF ARTICLES IN ‘FIRST STEPS’
AGE SERIES
ALLERGIES
ANSUA
AUTISM
BABYROO ONLINE
BASICALLY BABIES
BALANCE/VESTIBULAR
BEHAVIOUR
BLOG BLURB
BOOK REVIEW
CHIROPRACTIC
COMPUTERS
CREATIVE PLAY IDEAS
DAD’S ONLY
DEVELOPMENT
DISCIPLINE
DO IT TOGETHER
DVD REVIEW
EARLY LEARNING
GAMES AND ACTIVITIES
GENIUS OF NATURAL CHILDHOOD
GYMBAROO & KINDYROO
HEALTH
HEARING
LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
MARGARET SASSE
MASSAGE
MATHS
MERINO AND BABIES
MOTHERS MATTER TOO!
MUSCLE TONE
MUSIC, RHYTHM AND DANCING
NUMERACY AND LITERACY
NUTRITION
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
OSTEOPATHY
PARENT EDUCATION – General
PARENTING BLOG
POSTURE
PMP AND MOVEMENT PROGRAMS
READING AND LITERACY
RECIPES
REFLEXES
RESEARCH NEWS
SAFETY
SCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN READINESS
SENSORY INTEGRATION
SOUND THERAPY
SMART START
SPATIAL AWARENESS
SPEECH
STORIES
TECHNOLOGY
TELEVISION
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING...
TUMMY TIME
VISION
VISUALISATION
WRITING, DRAWING AND PAINTING
WEBSITES FOR PARENTS
WELLBEING
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AGE SERIES
A fabulous first year – Margaret Sasse
A sensational second year
Fabulous four year olds – Margaret Sasse
Games for growing 2 year olds – Patricia Crockford
Games for growing 3 year olds – Patricia Crockford
GymbaROO for pre-schoolers – Margaret Sasse
GymbaROO: important for 3 & 4 year olds – Jane Williams & Margaret Sasse
Just being two: Terrific or terrible – Jane Williams & Margaret Sasse
Our one year olds
Our pre-schoolers
Ready for school, how long does it take? – Tessa Grigg
Ready, set, off to school – Pinky McKay
Stepping out of toddler hood
The first year – How a baby learns
Your three year old
Your two year old
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ALLERGIES
Allergies in your baby – questions parents ask?
Health Promotion – Victorian Department of Health
Diet and development – Maureen Hawke & Jane Williams
Food allergies add a deadly twist to asthma
Food for thought – Sheena Cole
Is it really milk allergy? – Allergy, Sensitivity & Environmental Health Assoc
On the nose
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ANSUA
Training teachers
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AUTISM
Autism – The Ultimate Stranger – Margaret Sasse
Autistic spectrum – Margaret Sasse
Is your child normal? – Margaret Sasse
Prenatal vitamins lower autism risk
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BABYROO ONLINE
Let’s do BabyROO online
Active Babies Smart Kids TV
Active Babies Smart Kids TV
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BLOG BURB
The Importance of Being 0 to 5 years
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BASICALLY BABIES
24 ways to give your baby a great start – Margaret Sasse
A basket of brain food – Ruth Forbes
A basket of brain food – Ruth Forbes
A fabulous first year – Margaret Sasse
Allergies in your baby – Vic Health Dept
Ain’t misbehaving – Marianne Schriever
Babies and books – Jennifer Sumsion
Babies: Discovering thy self – Marianne Schriever
Babies do maths! 1, 2, 3
Babies love to learn – The Mind of your Newborn Baby, David Chamberlain
Baby bliss – Pinky McKay
Baby games
Baby games
Baby games
Baby massage – Amelia Auckett
Baby talk – Joan Mason
Baby talk, baby sing, baby read, baby play – Dunstan Baby Language
Baby walkers are bad for babies
Back to sleep – Violet Maas
Bare feet best for baby – Health Commission of Victoria
Bare feet best for baby – Health Commission of Victoria
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Bilingual babies
Bilingual babies – Pinky McKay
Bilingual babies – Pinky McKay
Bonding with your baby through massage – Pinky McKay
Breastfeeding after a caesarean birth – Jenny Allen
Breast feeding and contraception – Dr Lyn Scoles
Brilliant babies: Helping babies reach their potential – Sherry Poon
Buggy shape may obstruct breathing – Anna Chalmers
Can babies be trained? – Dr Ian Shellshear
Chinese infant massage
Choosing nursery furniture
Cooking for your baby – Tony Sharpe
Cot death – Prof Roger Byard
Crawling first – Daya Bhagwandas
Crawling and creeping, more than just a way to get around
Creeping up on you
Crying times – Pinky McKay
Developmental problems of premature children – Carol Newnham
Developmental problems of premature children – Carol Newnham
Don’t fence me in – Why babies need the space and freedom to move
– Jane Williams and Alice Brown
Early years, important to all
Encourage your child’s motor skills at home
Enjoying tummy time
Enjoying tummy time
Fidgety babies
Filling in the limitless canvas: Fun at BabyROO – Daya Bhagwandas
From tummy time to taking off – Daya Bhagwandas
Games for growing babies – Patricia Crockford
Give your baby the freedom and space to move – Health Comm. Vic
GymbaROO for babies and toddlers
GymbaROO for babies and toddlers
Hands on – Lisa Hodge
Healing hands – Maxwell Fravel
Hello – I’m sitting up all by myself – Margaret Sasse
How a baby learns – Jane Williams and Margaret Sasse
How babies think with their bodies – Jane Williams
How infants learn language – Daniel Swingley
How you can help your baby learn and develop
Infant colic, or wind – Dr Ian Shellshear
Infant resuscitation – Anna Ragnanese
In search of a full night’s sleep – Karin Dallas
Is creeping important? – Andrea Parisio-Ferraro
Is EQ as important as IQ – Marianne Schriever
Is your baby ready for solids? – Yvette O’Dowd
It’s a …… – Margaret Sasse
It is now a fact
Just cruising
Keeping babies safe – Melbourne Royal Children’s Hospital
Knowing my body helps my brain – Jane Williams
Lactose intolerance – Pinky McKay
Late babies – Sandra McLean
Learning to see: Visual development in the first 12 months – Claire Alexander
Learning to talk
Let’s chat: how your baby communicates – Lynne Murray
Look who is sitting up! – Margaret Sasse
Look who’s talking – with her fingers – Ian Cohen
Loving touch – Pinky McKay
Mattress matters
Mother instinct: Is it real? – Pinky McKay
Mummy and daddy, help me learn – Margaret Sasse
Terrifically toned: muscle tone and its link to learning and development
Music for babies – Heather McLaughlin
My baby’s got rhythm – Jane Williams
Nappy time
Play with me
Please do not sit me until I can do it myself – Jane Williams
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Positioning baby to prevent a flattened head shape – Amy Leung
Postnatal depression – Lisa Fettling
Premature babies and developmental outcomes – Carol Newnham
Restless babies – Sue Dengate
Roll over, baby – Margaret Sasse
Say no to baby walkers
Secure bonding helps brain develop – Marianne Schriever
Sign here – Jo Kennedy
Sleep baby sleep – Pinky McKay
Solids – when, what and how – Dr M L Sheil
Sucking, not always an easy latch
Swim baby, swim – Huguette Harkin
Talk, talk, talk – Linda Clarke & Catherine Ireland
The baby’s bottom – Dr Ray Wunderlich, Jnr.
The boardroom or the baby? – Alison Rose
The crying game – Pinky McKay
The developing speech of babies and young children – Donna Griffin
The importance of the prone position – Dept of Health & Comm Services Vic
The power of baby play – Pinky McKay
The shape of things to come – Royal Children’s Hospital
The wonderful world of water babies – Cookie Harkin
Thinking about buying a new pram?
To bouncinette or not – Dr ML Scheil
Treasure bag time; filling in the limitless canvas – Daya Bhagwandas
Tummy for play
Tummy time for healthy development – Jane Williams
Tummy time
Up the ladder of learning; Starting with Tummy Time
Walkers (baby)
Weaning some questions and answers – Ingrid Plueckhahn
We love trampolines, but supervision is a must
What babies need – Sally Goddard Blythe
What babies and children really need: Breastfeeding – Sally Goddard Blythe
Why creeping and crawling matter – Jane Williams
Your baby’s developing brain – Jane Williams
Yummy, gummy food
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BALANCE/VESTIBULAR
A balancing act – Margaret Sasse
Balance and your child – Margaret Sassé
Balance; does it matter? – Margaret Sassé
Fine balance – Margaret Sasse
The vestibular connection – William Sears
Vestibular stimulation – Margaret Sasse
Why do our children roll and tumble? – Sally Goddard
Why do our children love to roll and tumble? – Sally Goddard Blythe
Your child’s first teacher – Sally Goddard-Blythe
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Ain’t misbehaving – Marianne Schriever
A letter from your child
Behaviour and health – Ian Shellshear
Disciplining toddlers – Dr Burton White
Green-eyed monsters – Pinky McKay
Green-eyed monsters – Pinky McKay
Hearing equals behaviour – Daya Bhagwandas
Helping the child who bites – Parenting SA, Govt of South Aust
I can’t control my child – Dr Ian Shellshear
I’m an individual; story on twins – Katrina Bowman & Louise Ryan
Keeping our cool as parents – Marianne Schriever
No more bedtime battles – Marianne Schriever
Sibling rivalry
Taming tantrums – Pinky McKay
Tantrums – Carol Newnham
There is help for hyperactive and inattentive children – Dr William Crook
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BOOK REVIEW
Australian baby hands – Jackie Durnin
A teacher’s window into the child’s mind – Sally Goddard
Boom Bah! – Phil Cummings and Nina Ryecroft
Chasing ideas – Christine Durham
Fed up – Sue Dengate
Fed up – Sue Dengate
Fed up with ADHD – Sue Dengate
Fergus the ferry – John Williamson-Noble & Peter Townsend
Flight of the bumblebee – Hazel Edwards
How to love being a parent – Caroline Van de Pol
If only we’d known – Margaret Sasse
Late babies: Having a baby after 35 – Sandra McLean
Maximizing intelligence – David J Armor
Mothering denied – Dr Peter Cook
Naturally better – Kristen Morrison
Positive food for kids – Jenny O’Dea
Reading magic – Mem Fox
Smart Start – Margaret Sasse
Smart Start: How exercise can transform your child’s life – Margaret Sasse
Super – Parent survival guide – an A-Z of problem solving
Taste it: recipes and child health advice – Jan Murray
TJ Beary tales
The cot death cover-up – Jim Sprott
The happy toddler – Chantal Gazal
The happy toddler – Chantal Gazal
The science of parenting – Margot Sunderland
The smart women’s guide to staying at home – Melissa Hill
The Ultimate Stranger – Margaret Sasse
Why won’t my child listen – Myra Grisdale & Janet Cater
Your social baby – Lynne Murray & Liz Andrews
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CHIROPRACTIC
Making sense of developmental delay – Braden Keil
My child’s chiropractor – Paul Chamberlain
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COMPUTERS
Digital technologies and toddlers – Robyn Floyd
Techno Toddlers – Robyn Floyd
Tots and computers – Pinky McKay
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CREATIVE PLAY IDEAS
Art at home – messing around – Jane Williams
Choosing toys for Christmas
Creative play ideas – 2 years and up
Creative play ideas – 2 years and up
Imagine this, imagine that…the role of pretend play in children’s development
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Let’s play maths – Bob Perry
Potato or vegetable cut printing (3+ years)
Water play
DAD’S ONLY
Dad’s only – Lindsay MacMillan
Dad’s only – Lindsay MacMillan
Dad’s only – Lindsay MacMillan
Dad’s only – Lindsay MacMillan
Dad’s only – Conrad Aiken
Dad’s only – Conrad Aiken
Dad’s only – Conrad Aiken
Dad’s only – Conrad Aiken
Dad’s only – Conrad Aiken
Dad’s only – Conrad Aiken
Dad’s only – Conrad Aiken
Dad’s only – Conrad Aiken
Dad’s only – Conrad Aiken
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Dad’s only – Conrad Aiken
Doin’ the dad thing – Paul Pritchard
Do it with dad
Men in the making – Conrad Aitkin
Playing with Dad – Jane Williams
DEVELOPMENT
3 Early warning signs – Eileen Simoni
Ages and stages of spatial awareness – Marianne Schriever
Arty smarties
A basket of brain food – Ruth Forbes
ADD A developmental approach
A window on the world of opportunity – Margaret Sasse
Bare feet are best
Brain food – Fertile Minds by J Madeline Nash
Brain power; how does your child’s brain develop – Tessa Grigg
Brain power; How does your child’s brain develop – Tessa Grigg
Brendan’s Story
Children of the 21st century: slipping through the net – Jane Williams
Crawling and creeping, more than just a way to get around
Crawling first – Daya Bhagwandas
Diet and development – Maureen Hawke & Jane Williams
Early writing training – Violet Maas
Feet – Jayne Harris
Feet, feet, glorious feet – Margaret Sasse
Fun at BabyROO; filling in the limitless canvas – Daya Bhagwandas
Games that promote laterality
Getting undressed; great training for writing – Violet Maas
Give your baby the freedom and space to move – Health Comm. Vic
Handedness – does it matter? – Jane Williams & Margaret Sasse
Hands – D Brandon-Jones and Veronica Bennett
Hello – I’m sitting up all by myself – Margaret Sasse
How does your child grow – Margaret Sasse
How is your child smart? – Robyn Floyd
How our understanding has changes – Frances Page Glascoe
How television affects the developing mind – Jane Healy
How you can help your baby learn and develop
“I can do it” Making friends and loving life
Is creeping important? – Andrea Parisio-Ferraro
Is your child normal? – Margaret Sasse
Is your child ready for school? – Margaret Sasse
Learning problems, no simple answers – Sue Larter
Learning to talk
Let’s walk – Jane Williams
Look who’s talking with her fingers – Ian Cohen
Making sense of development delay – Dr Braden Keil
Motor planning; what does it involve – Marianne Schriever
Music to grow your child’s mind – Pinky McKay
Oh what a miracle
On the road to interdependence – Marianne Schriever
On a roll to better learning – Ashleigh Wilson
On the nose
Osteopathy and childhood development – Dr Maxwell Fraval
Please do not sit me until I can do it myself – Jane Williams
Q’s and A’s on your child’s brain development – Marianne Schriever
Say no to baby walkers
Smart Start: How exercise can transform your child’s life
Stepping out of toddler hood
Supporting emotional development – Lynn Jenkins
The development of children – Laraine Keighran
The hidden senses – Jennifer M Reed
The importance of muscle tone – Margaret Sasse
The importance of muscle tone – Margaret Sasse
The power of baby play – Pinky McKay
The relationship between primitive reflexes and learning – Marianne Schriever
The right kind of preparation for writing – Jane Williams
Training memory skills – Marianne Schriever
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Toned is terrific – Margaret Sasse
Walking; what joy! – Margaret Sasse
We love trampolines, but supervision is a must
What babies and children really need: Breastfeeding – Sally Goddard Blythe
What children really want – Marianne Schriever
What is laterality? – Jane Williams
What is the vestibular system and how does it affect a child’s development
What your child remembers – Robin Grille
Who said Kiwis can’t fly?
Why are early childhood development programs important? – Jane Williams
Your baby’s developing brain – Jane Williams
Your child’s first teacher – Sally Goddard Blythe
Up the ladder of learning; starting with tummy time – Daya Bhagwandas
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Disciplining toddlers – Dr Burton L White
Helping the child who bites – Parenting SA, Govt of South Aust
Keeping our cool as parents – Marianne Schriever
Loving guidance – toddlers and discipline – Pinky McKay
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DO IT TOGETHER
Art at home; messing around – Jane Williams
Car trouble
Create a book
Create your own book
Creating art
Cut it out
Developing motor skills at home
Do it together – play games
Do it with dad
Encourage your child’s motor skills at home
Finger plays and action rhymes – fun ways to learn
Finger rhymes to sing and play
Games for a rainy day
Games for the under three’s: Sensory Play
Games little people play
Games that help 3-5 year olds grow
Hand print plaques
Help your child’s motor development at home
I can be a monkey too
Ignite your child’s imagination – Marianne Schriever
Indoor fun and games
Kids in the kitchen
Kids in the kitchen
Learning through sensory play
Let’s sing a song
Made by me for Christmas (3-5 years of age)
Make music together
Making playdough
Maths magic
Paper snowflake decorations
Playing at reading
Potato or vegetable cut printing (3+ years)
Pretend play
Rainy day fun
Rainy day fun play
Rainy day play
Reading with your child
Scissor play
Send a letter to your favourite Olympic athlete
Summer fun
Take a walk
Take a walk on the wild side
The art of printing
Things to do when there is nothing to do
Theme play
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The power of play
TJ Bearytales
Touchy, feely play
Visual training activities for babies and small children
Water play
Water play, fun at the beach
We can make music
What makes GymbaROO programs so great?
Why is GymbaROO so important from a very early age? – Jane Williams
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DVD REVIEW
Mum to mums – the complete visual guide by real mums for real mums
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24 ways to give your child a great start – Margaret Sasse
Arousing curiosity in science – Marianne Schriever
Arty smarties
Choosing toys for Christmas
Do motor skills improve classroom learning? – Robyn Floyd
Early years, important to all
Early learning, skills an some consequences
Exercising the brain – Jane Williams
Exploring the senses, the gateway to learning – Cornelia Robinson
Games for the under three’s: Sensory Play
Games that help 3-5 year olds grow
Helping children learn problem solving – Marianne Schriever
Help your child’s motor development at home
How is your child smart? – Robyn Floyd
“I can do it” Making friends and loving life
Imagine this, imagine that…the role of pretend play in children’s development
– Jane Williams
Is your child a visual learner? – Robyn Floyd
Jump into learning – Marianne Schriever
KindyROO and Early Childhood Education in China – Marianne Schriever
Latest on learning – Margaret Sasse
Learning problems, no simple answers – Sue Larter
Learning through moving, doing and touching – Robyn Floyd
Let’s play maths – Bob Perry
Let’s play maths again – Assoc Prof Bob Perry & Prof Sue Dockett
Movement and early learning – Sally Goddard
Mummy and daddy, help me learn – Margaret Sasse
On a roll to better learning
Play; a child’s work – Pinky McKay
Stepping out of toddler hood
Techno toddlers – Robyn Floyd
Toddler cooks: learning through cooking – Robyn Floyd
Toddler Kindy GymbaROO: a parent’s perspective
Training memory skills – Marianne Schriever
GAMES AND ACTIVITIES
Art at home; messing around – Jane Williams
Card playing: A great learning tool
Car trouble
Catching a moment to move – Alice Brown
Choosing toys for Christmas
Choosing toys for fun and safety
Choosing toys for safety and fun
Crafts for parents and children – Diana Whitton
Creative play ideas for children 2 years and up
Creative play ideas for children 2 years and up
Creating your own book
Cut it out
Dancing is like dreaming with my feet – Marianne Schriever
Encourage your child’s motor skills
Finger plays and action rhymes – fun ways to learn
Finger rhymes to sing and play
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Freedom to move, freedom to play, freedom to learn – Jane Williams
Games for a rainy day
Games for growing babies – Patricia Crockford
Games for growing babies – Patricia Crockford
Games for growing two year olds – Patricia Crockford
Games for growing three year olds – Patricia Crockford
Games for growing toddlers – Patricia Crockford
Games for school readiness
Games for the under three’s: Sensory Play
Games little people play – Margaret Sasse
Games little people play – Margaret Sassé
Games that help 3-5 year olds grow
Games little people play – Margaret Sasse
Games that promote laterality
Get ready for a safe summer
Going to the zoo, how about you? – Cathy Mitchell
Having fun as a family Caroline Van de Pol
Help your child’s motor development at home
I can be a monkey too! – Margaret Sasse
Imagine that
Imagine this, imagine that…the role of pretend play in children’s development
– Jane Williams
Indoor fun and games
I see you! Peek-a-boo!
Kids play – Margaret Clyde
Kids in the kitchen
Laughter – the best medicine Marianne Schriever
Let’s play maths – Bob Perry
Let’s play maths again – Assoc Prof Bob Perry & Prof Sue Dockett
Let’s pretend – Jan Milliken
Let’s walk – Jane Williams
Look what I’ve made with doughs and clays – Diana Whitton
Make a book
Make music together
Make your own funny face posing box – Harry Sasse
Make your own scooter board – Harry Sassé
Make your own square balance board – Harry Sassé
Make your own three wheel scooter – Harry Sasse
Making playdough
Maths Magic – Pinky McKay
Messy masterpieces – Diana Whitton
Moving moments – Margaret Sassé
Paper play – Diana Whitton
Play – a child’s work – Pinky McKay
Play: more than just a game
Potato or vegetable cut printing (3+ years)
Pretend play – Angela Fenton
Pretend Play
Rainy Day Play
See your child’s story in print
Sensory play
Sensory play
Scissor play – Margaret Sassé
Scooting around – Margaret Sasse
Stencilling and tracing – Diana Whitton
Summer fun
Take a walk
Techno toddlers – Robyn Floyd
The Art of Printing
The joys of pasting – Diana Whitton
Theme play
The power of play – Pinky McKay
The power of play – Margaret Sasse
The power of play – Margaret Sasse
Things to do when there’s nothing to do
Threading and sewing – Diana Whitton
Toddler cooks: learning through cooking – Robyn Floyd
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Top tips for playing together – Dr Kathleen Alfano
Turn off the screen and tune into fun – Marianne Schriever
Water awareness – Mary Nosworthy
Water play
Ways to help your child grow – Sheila Ellison and Barbara Ann Barnett
We can make music
We love trampolines, but supervision is a must
Working with wood – Diana Whitton
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GENIUS OF NATURAL CHILDHOOD
Lullabies, nursery rhymes, mirror neurons and fairy tales – Sally Goddard
The Genius of Natural Childhood – Sally Goddard
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20 years of GymbaROO
Acceptance
30 years on, the first GymbaROO babies have grown up – Robyn Floyd
An ANSUA to solving learning problems – Margaret Sasse 1979
A postcard from Hong Kong, SAR, China – Carla Pahl
Baby, look at her now
Can you GymbaROO?
Double page photos of GymbaROO
Double page photos of Kiwi GymbaROO
Early years - Important to all – Jane Williams
Extending the GymbaROO experience – Tessa Grigg
Fun at GymbaROO – learning is serious fun
Fun at GymbaROO – learning is serious fun
Fun at GymbaROO
Fun at GymbaROO – 2 pages of photos
Fun at GymbaROO
Fun at GymbaROO – not only in Australia
Fun at GymbaROO in Western Australia
Fun at GymbaROO and at home
GymbaROO – a fun learning experience
GymbaROO, a must for your child – Margaret Sassé and Jane Williams
GymbaROO and the link to literacy: The life work of a farmers wife
– Rob Sasse & Jane Williams
GymbaROO – baby, look at her now
GymbaROO for babies and toddlers
GymbaROO for pre-schoolers – Margaret Sasse
GymbaROO goes bush – Jane Williams
GymbaROO: in pursuit of excellence – Margaret Sasse 1988
GymbaROO - movement is the key to the future – Jane Williams
GymbaROO news
GymbaROO news
GymbaROO news
GymbaROO news
GymbaROO news – Mission Statement
GymbaROO news – Literacy and Reading
GymbaROO news – Dyslexia
GymbaROO news – getting down to business with a GymbaROO Franchise
GymbaROO news – The Importance of Muscle Tone
GymbaROO – The next generation
GymbaROO; Tomorrow’s children – Margaret Sasse
GymbaROO turns 21
Happy birthday GymbaROO
KindyROO and Early Childhood Education in China – Marianne Schriever
Kiwi GymbaROO
Launceston GymbaROO
Letters of appreciation for the life and work of Margaret K K Sasse
Margaret Sasse: unbridled vision and a driving passion – Maureen Hawke
Making the most of mat time at GymbaROO – Marianne Schriever
Nona Millie, GymbaROO grandma extraordinaire
Postcards from KindyROO Korea “Hello everyone” – Mari Ann Baker
Postcards from KindyROO Hong Kong – The KindyROO Team
Teaching GymbaROO classes is such fun and lots of work – Ros Littlejohn
The best thing I have learned at GymbaROO
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The best thing we have learned at GymbaROO
The best thing we have learned at GymbaROO
The best thing we have learned at GymbaROO
The best thing we have learned at GymbaROO and BabyROO
The best thing my child and I have learned at GymbaROO
The best thing my child and I have learned at GymbaROO
The importance of word visualisation in infancy and early childhood – Margaret Sasse
TKG is fun
Toddler Kindy GymbaROO
Toddler Kindy GymbaROO: a parent’s perspective
Triplets at GymbaROO
We can GymbaROO
We enjoy GymbaROO
What do we do at GymbaROO?
What do we do at GymbaROO?
What do we do at GymbaROO?
What is GymbaROO and what is its role – Margaret Sasse
What makes GymbaROO program so great?
What we enjoy most about GymbaROO
What we enjoy most about GymbaROO and BabyROO
What we enjoy most about GymbaROO and BabyROO
Who said Kiwis can’t fly?
Why is GymbaROO so important from a very early age – Jane Williams
HEALTH
3 early warning signs – Eileen Simoni
7 Natural Physicians program – introduction
7 Natural Physicians program – Attitude, Dr Think Right
7 Natural Physicians program – Air, Dr Inhale Exhale
7 Natural Physicians program – Nutrition, Dr Gastro Nomical
7 Natural Physicians program – Sunshine, Dr UV Ray
7 Natural Physicians program – Water, Dr Hydrop Therapy
7 Natural Physicians program – Exercise, Dr Vi Tality
7 Natural Physicians program – Rest, Dr Zizz
After your baby arrives; Survival of the mother! – Dr Lucy Holden
Allergies in your baby, questions parents ask – Vic Dept of Health
Ancient wisdom in deliciously fun sized shapes for children – Trish & Rob Thomas
Are you what you eat? – Dr ML Sheil
Asthma relief with Buteyko breathing – Paul O’Connell
Attending boys – Heath Henwood
Attention deficit disorder a developmental approach
Back to sleep – Violet Maas
Behaviour and health – Dr Ian Shellshear
Brain power, how does your child’s brain develop? – Tessa Grigg
Breast feeding after a caesarean birth – Jenny Allen
with acknowledgement to ‘Special Delivery’, Newsletter
of the Childbirth Education Assoc of Australia
Breast feeding and contraception – Dr Lyn Scoles
Can babies be trained? – Dr Shellshear
Catching a moment to move – Alice Brown
Childhood asthma and food – Rene Jismalm
Childhood nutrition
Children are what they eat – Jane Williams
Chronic tiredness - can anything help? – Dr Lucy Holden
Cot death, chemicals and conspiracy theories – Roger Byard
Detox your home
Diet and development – Maureen Hawke and Jane Williams
Does my child have a stutter? – Anna Norris
Ear infections – Maureen Hawke
Eating for energy
Eating smart – Maureen Hawke
Endometriosis – What is it?
Families play an important role in children’s academic success – Dr Moira Eastman
Fed up (with unruly behaviour)? – Sue Dengate
Fevers – Dr Lucy Holden
Food allergies add a deadly twist to asthma – Helen Tobler
Food for healthy kids – Dr R B Allen
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Food for thought – Sheena Cole
German measles warning – newsletter from Save your Sight Foundation
Green eyed monsters – Pinky McKay
Health issues – Scoliosis, curvature of the spine
Help! My child has head lice. Again!! – Sarah Wauchope
Helping the child who bites
How television affects the developing mind – Jane Healy
“I can do it!” Making friends and loving life
Immunisation; is there really a choice? – Dr Lucy Holden
Immunisation of children – Dr Ian Shellshear
Immunisation – Dr Ian Shellshear
Infant colic – Dr Ian Shellshear
Infant resuscitation – Anna Ragnanese
In search of a good night’s sleep – Karin Dallas
Is there mercury in that fish?
Is your child normal? – Marg Sasse
Lactose intolerance – Pinky McKay
Laughter, the best medicine – Marianne Schriever
Learning from school dinners – Sue Dengate
Making friends and loving life
Mattress matters
Meningococcal C vaccination
Middle ear infections – Dorothy C Moore
Mothers matter too – Pinky McKay
My child is ill, should I seek a doctor’s advice – Dr M L Sheil
My child won’t eat – Dr M L Sheil
Nutrition, neurology & attentive alert angels – Paul Bergamo
On the nose
Osteopathy and childhood development – Dr Maxwell Fraval
Osteoporosis – Dr Lucy Holden
Nutrition: its impact on learning, behaviour and development – Maureen Hawke
Pap smears – Dr Lucy Holden
Parents; The key to a child’s long term health and wellbeing – Alice Brown
Positioning baby to prevent a flattened head shape – Amy Leung
Postnatal depression – Lisa Fettling
Posture – Violet Maas
Prenatal vitamins lower autism risk
Restless babies – Sue Dengate
Scoliosis – Bruce Walker
Sex education; for whom? – Julie Bernau
SIDS – The unsolved mystery – Dr Lucy Holden
Sight and light, sunglasses for children
Solids – when, what and how – Dr M L Sheil
Stress Free Flying – Keeva Stratton
Sugar – how much a part of breakfast? – Dr ML Scheil
Supporting emotional development – Lynn Jenkins
Teeth care - Dental Health Education, South Australia
The baby’s bottom – Dr Ray Wunderlich Jnr.
The business of child rearing – Dr Ritchie Poulton
The development of children – Laraine Keighran
The firsts years: establishing nutritional excellence – Maureen Hawke
The good oil on ADHD – Pinky McKay
There is help for hyperactive and inattentive children – Dr William Crook
Too much television – Dominic Grego
Top tips for fussy eaters – Annabel Carmel
Weaning - questions and answers – Ingrid Plueckhahn
When God created mothers He made them soft and strong – Caroline Van De Pol
W sitting – Indian sitting
Yes! We have some bananas
Zinc in our diet – Dr M L Shiel
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HEARING
Baby talk – Joan Mason
Bilingual babies – Pinky McKay
Check your child’s hearing – Dr Barry McCormick
Changes effected by sound therapy
Communication is about caring – Christine Chinchen
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How your baby communicates – Lyn Murray
Ear infections – Maureen Hawke
Encouraging your child’s language, from listening to learning – Daya Bhagwandas
From listening to learning
Hearing equals behaviour – Daya Bhagwandas
Language and listening – Parents as Partners: Helping your
Child’s Literacy and Language Development
Learning to talk, from booklet ‘How Language Grows’ – Ruth Porteous
Listening; what is your child hearing? – Margaret Sassé
Listening – what’s wiggling in my ears
Listening to learn – Harry Armytage
Middle ear infections – Dorothy Moore
Sign here – Jo Kennedy
Sound therapy – Jean Rigby ANSUA Brisbane
Sound Therapy – Margaret Sasse
Sounds to grow your child’s mind – Margaret Sasse
Speaking out, the Development of speech and Language – Trish Johnson
Talk, talk, talk – Information from ‘Learning to Talk, Learning to Learn’
by Linda Clarke and Catherine Ireland
The world of sound – Marianne Schriever
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LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
An ANSUA to solving learning problems – Margaret Sasse 1979
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MARGARET SASSE
An ANSUA to solving learning problems – Margaret Sasse 1979
Dogged, determined and driven – Maureen Hawke
GymbaROO and the link to literacy: The life work of a farmers wife
GymbaROO: in pursuit of excellence – Margaret Sasse 1988
Letters of appreciation for the life and work of Margaret Sasse
Margaret Sasse: Unbridled vision and a driving passion – Maureen Hawke
Smart Start
The importance of word visualisation in infancy and early childhood – Marg Sasse 2007
What is GymbaROO and what is it’s role – Margaret Sasse 1992
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MASSAGE
Baby bliss – Pinky McKay
Baby massage – Amelia Auckett
Bonding with your baby through massage – Pinky McKay
Caring through touch
Caring through touch
Chinese infant massage – Rey Tiquia
Hands on – Lisa Hodge
Loving touch – Pinky McKay
Sensitivity to touch – Violet Maas
Touch me and help me grow – Pinky McKay
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MATHS
Baby do maths! 1, 2, 3
Let’s play maths – Bob Perry
Let’s play maths again – Assoc Prof Bob Perry & Prof Sue Dockett
Musical minds and mathematics – Jane Williams
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MERINO AND BABIES
Merino and babies
Merino and babies
Merino wool for babies – it’s the best
Sleep better with merino
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MOTHERS MATTER TOO!
After your baby arrives, survival of the mother – Dr Lucy Holden
Big night out – Mara Lee
Eating for energy
Embracing motherhood – Marianne Schriever
I have a new baby, why am I so sad? – Dr Lucy Holden
In search of a good night’s sleep – Karin Dallas
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I wish I’d been an over anxious mum – Barbara Pheloung
Mother instinct, is it real? – Pinky McKay
Mothers matter too – Pinky McKay
Mothering – the oldest profession
Mother load – Betty Chetcuti
Postnatal Depression – Lisa Fettling
When God created mothers – Caroline van de Pol
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MUSCLE TONE
Terrifically toned: muscle tone and its link to learning and development
Toned is terrific – Margaret Sasse
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MUSIC, RHYTHM & DANCING
Come, dance with me – Margaret Sasse
Dancing is like dreaming with my feet – Marianne Schriever
Finger rhymes to sing and play
Hear the beat, feel the beat, move to the beat – Christine Gora
Home made music
In praise of song and dance – Sally Goddard
I’ve got rhythm – Tessa Grigg
Let’s sing – Anna Mynek-Kalman
Make music together
Making music to develop the whole child – Deidre Russell-Bowie
Making music with Four to Five Year Olds – Deirdre Russell-Bowie
Making music with Toddlers to three year olds – Deirdre Russell-Bowie
‘Mum, listen to this’, music for 2 and 3 year olds – Heather McLaughlin
Music for babies – Deirdre Russell-Bowie.
Music for babies – Heather McLaughlin, ‘Parents for Music’
Music in the family – Heather McLaughlin
Music matters – Sally Goddard
Music that matters – Sarah Wauchope
Music to grow your child’s mind – Pinky McKay
Musical minds and mathematics – Jane Williams
My baby’s got rhythm – Jane Williams
Rhythm is important for writing
Song and dance for happy learners – Sally Goddard-Blythe
Sounds to grow your child’s mind – Margaret Sasse
The sound of music – Tessa Grigg
The world of sound – Marianne Schriever
We can make music
What next Mother Goose? – Sarah Wauchope
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NUMERACY AND LITERACY
Counting skills – Fay Coxon
GymbaROO numeracy and literacy program
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NUTRITION
Are you what you eat? – Dr Sheil
Brain food source: ‘Fertile Minds’ J Madeliene Nash,
Time Magazine 3 Feb 1997 pages 35-46. ‘Your Child’s Brain’
by Sharon Begley Newsweek, Feb. 19, 1996 pp55-62,
Childhood nutrition
Children are what they eat – Jane Williams
Cooking for your baby – Tony Sharpe
Do it together – Kids in the kitchen
Eating for energy
Eating smart – Maureen Hawke
Family foods – Debbie Paterson
Fed up (with unruly behaviour) – Sue Dengate
Food allergies add a deadly twist to asthma – Helen Tobler
Foods for healthy kids – Dr R B Allen
Food for thought – Sheena Cole
Infant feeding without tears – Dr R Allen
Is it really milk allergy?
Is there mercury in that fish?
Is your baby ready for solids – Yvette O’Dowd
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Kids and food chemicals – Sue Dengate
Lactose Intolerance – Pinky McKay
Learning from school dinners – Sue Dengate
My child won’t eat – Dr M L Sheil
Nutrition: Its impact on learning, behaviour and development – Maureen Hawke
Nutrition, neurology & attentive alert angels – Paul Bergamo
Nutritional tips to help move the cranky child to a healthier human – Paul Bergamo
Restless babies – Sue Dengate
Solids – when, what and how? – Dr ML Sheil
Sugar, a natural part of life, how much a part of breakfast? – D r ML Sheil
Sugar; how much a part of breakfast – D r ML Sheil,
The first years: establishing nutritional excellence – Maureen Hawke
The good oil on ADHD – Pinky McKay
Toddler cooks: learning through cooking
Top tips for fussy eaters – Annabel Carmel’s Super Foods for Babies and Children
What if I feel anxious about my toddlers small food intake? – Chantal Gazal
Yes we have some bananas
Yummy, gummy food
Zinc in our diet – Dr Sheil
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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Caring through touch
I can do it! – Violet Maas
Occupational therapy helping children – Lisa Hughes
Sensitivity to touch – Violet Maas
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OSTEOPATHY
Healing hands – Dr Maxwell Fraval
Osteopathy and child development – Dr Maxwell Fraval
Osteopathy and the treatment of children – Dr Dion Kulak
Osteopathy and the treatment of children – Dr Dion Kulak
Osteopathy for babies and children – Dion Kulak
Sucking not always an easy latch – Maxwell Fraval
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PARENT EDUCATION – General
24 ways to give your child a great start – Margaret Sasse
A basket of brain food
Age of reckoning - What is the most desirable age for children to commence school?
– Max. G. Harris
A memo from your child
A note for Grandparents
A primer for parents – Burton White
Arousing curiosity in science – Marianne Schriever
Attending boys – Heath Henwood
Baby talk – Joan Mason
Bare feet are best
Bonding with your baby through massage – Pinky McKay
Bribes, rewards and praise – Pinky McKay
Breast feeding and contraception – Dr Lynn Scoles
Building literacy skills at home
Buggy shape may obstruct breathing – Anna Chalmers
Caring for our young children – Professor Margaret Sims
Car trouble
Catching a moment to move – Alice Brown
Children are what they eat – Marianne Schriever
Choosing nursery furniture
Choosing toys for Christmas
Choosing toys for safety and fun
Chronic tiredness – Dr Lucy Holden
Collaborating with parents – Frances Glascoe
Communication is about caring – Christine Chinchen
Concentration: has your child got it? – Marianne Schriever
Crying times – Pinky McKay
Digital technologies and toddlers – Robyn Floyd
Do motor skills improve classroom learning? – Robyn Floyd
Does my child have a stutter? – Anna Norris
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Early writing training – Violet Maas
Embracing motherhood – Marianne Schriever
Exercising the brain – Jane Williams
Exploring the senses, the gateway to learning – Cornelia Robinson
Families play an important role in academic success – Dr Moira Eastman
Fed up (with unruly behaviour)? – Sue Dengate
Flashing screens or turning pages – Mem Fox
Food allergies add a deadly twist to asthma – Helen Tobler
Food for healthy kids – Dr R B Allen
Foundations for literacy
German Measles warning – from Eye Sight, newsletter of the Save Sight Foundation
Get ready for a safe summer
Going to the zoo - How about you? – Cathy Mitchell
Green eyed monsters – Pinky McKay
Green eyed monsters – Pinky McKay
GymbaROO for babies and toddlers
Hands, feet – Jayne Harris, D. Branden-Jones, V. Bennett
Having fun as a family – Caroline van de Pol
Helping children learn problem solving – Marianne Schriever
Helping the child who bites – Parenting SA
Helping your child to be unselfish
How does your child grow – Margaret Sasse
How is your child smart? – Robyn Floyd
How television affects the developing mind – Jane Healy
How to find help on parenting – Eileen Simoni
How television affects the developing mind – Jane Healy
“I can do it” Making friends and loving life
I have a new baby – Dr Lucy Holden
I’m an individual – Katrina Bowman and Louise Ryan
Infant feeding without tears – Dr R Allen
In search of a night’s sleep – Karin Dallas
Is EQ as important as IQ – Marianne Schriever
Is your child normal? – Margaret Sasse
It’s a … – Margaret Sasse
It’s all in the timing – how can parents help?
It’s OK, it’s just a stage – Caroline van de Pol
Jump into learning – Marianne Schriever
Keeping our cool as parents – Marianne Schriever
Kids and you – Julie Bernau
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Kindergarten readiness – Kathy Walker
Laughter – the best medicine – Marianne Schriever
Learning through moving, doing and touching – Robyn Floyd
Making friends and loving lift
Making sense of developmental delay – Braden Keil
Motor planning – what does it involve – Marianne Schriever
Mummy and daddy, help me learn – Margaret Sasse
My child is ill, should I seek a doctor’s advice
My child died – Marion Stott
Nappy time
No more bedtime battles – Marianne Schriever
Oh what a miracle – Watch me learn
On a roll to better learning – Ashleigh Wilson
Pap smears – who needs them – Dr Lucy Holden
Parents know best – Margaret Sasse
Parents – The key to a child’s long term health and wellbeing
Parents, your voices are important – Dr Jane Williams
Perinatal depression: what is it? – Dr Nicole Highet
Please do not sit me until I can do it myself – Jane Williams
Postnatal depression – Lisa Fettling
Posture – Violet Maas
Q’s and A’s on your child’s brain development – Marianne Schriever
Resilience, relationships and routines – Nathan Mikaere-Wallis
Safety – the burning question
Safety first – Caroline Van de Pol
Say no to baby walkers
Scooting around – Margaret Sasse
Secure bonding helps brain develop – Marianne Schriever
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Sex education for whom
Sibling rivalry
Sibling rivalry – Rose Inserra
Sibling spacing – Dr Burton White
Skills for pre-school children
Smart Start: How exercise can transform your child’s life
Spatial awareness: Why does it matter? – Jane Williams
Stranger Danger
Stress free flying – Keeva Stratton
Supporting emotional development – Lynn Jenkins
Swim baby swim – Cookie Harkin
Tantrums – Carol Newnham
Talking of families – Dr Moira Eastman
Tapping into parent power – Jane Williams
The art of being an aunt – Robyn Floyd
The babysitter
The boardroom or the baby? – Alison Rose
The business of child rearing, can parent really make a difference
The crying game – Pinky McKay
The developing speech of babies and young children – Donna Griffin
The good oil on ADHD – Pinky McKay
The hidden senses – Jennifer M Reed
The Importance of Being Friends
The politics of parenting – Jordyn Rados
The relationship between primitive reflexes and learning – Marianne Schriever
The right kind of preparation for writing – Jane Williams
The treasure bag word and picture – Jane Williams
Thinking about buying a new pram?
Toddler Kindy GymbaROO: a parent’s perspective
Toilet training – Marianne Schriever
Too much television – Dominic Grego
To school next year – Margaret Sassé
Training memory skills – Marianne Schriever
Training the parent; A child’s view! – Vincent Papaleo
Travelling with children – Barbara Briddock
Turn off the screen and tune into fun
Understanding and helping the shy and timid child – Marianne Schriever
Visiting an art gallery with preschool children – Susan Venn
Walking
Water awareness – Mary Nosworthy
Water special: The Wonderful world of Water Babies – Cookie Harkin
What babies and children really need: Breastfeeding – Sally Goddard Blythe
What is the vestibular system and how does it affect a child’s development?
What makes GymbaROO programs so great?
When God created mothers – Caroline van de Pol
Why are early childhood development programs important? – Jane Williams
Why is GymbaROO so important from a very early age? – Jane Williams
Why read to your child – Ruth Minahan and Rosemarie Smith
Who said Kiwis can’t fly?
Your baby’s developing brain – Jane Williams
Your child’s first teacher – Sally Goddard Blythe
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PARENTING BLOG
BabyROO steps – Naomi Hart
Introducing the peanut – Naomi Hart
My daughter is a rebel – Naomi Hart
Parenting blog – Naomi Hart
Parenting blog – Naomi Hart
The Importance of Being 0 to 5 years
What is mother love? – Naomi Hart
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POSTURE
Positioning baby to prevent a flattened head shape – Amy Leung
Posture and vision in the classroom – Margaret Banks
Why not W sitting? – Violet Maas
‘W’ sitting – Jane Williams
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PMP AND MOVEMENT PROGRAMS
Bare feet are best – Health Comm. Vic. Aust.
Brendon’s story – Margaret Attard
Capon in the classroom – Lisa Moras
Catching a moment to move – Alice Brown
Cinderella, or an endangered species, Phys. Ed. In Schools – Dr Andrew Taggert
Crawling and creeping – Margaret Sassé
Creeping up on you
Developing motor skills at home – Jack Capon
Encourage your child’s motor skills at home – Margaret Sasse
Extending the GymbaROO experience – Tessa Grigg
Feet, feet, glorious feet – Margaret Sasse
Give your baby the freedom and space to move
Information courtesy of the Health Comm. Vic. Aust.
Give your baby the freedom to move
GymbaROO for babies and toddlers
Help your child develop basic motor abilities at home – Jack Capon
Help your child’s motor development at home
Improving literacy through motor development – Rob Lefroy
It’s all in the timing – Margaret Sasse
Learning through moving, doing and touching – Robyn Floyd
Let’s walk – Jane Williams
Make those bodies move – like we do at GymbaROO – 3 to zero
Montessori and movement – Amy Kirkham
Motor development – a philosophy - Jack W Evans
Movement programs in Pre Schools - Michelle Sinclair
Moving moments – Margaret Sasse
Mr Perceptual Motor – a profile of Jack Capon by Rosemary Hallum
Perceptual motor programs – Jack Capon
Perceptual motor program innovator visits Australia
Perceptual motor programs, what are they? – Jack Capon
Perceptual motor programs in child care centres – Elsa MacMillan
Perceptual motor program at Samantha child care centre
Physical education for the very young – Graham Dodd
PMP: A jump ahead for youngsters
PMP at Mt. Dandenong Primary School – Robyn Floyd
PMP in schools – Marj Hamshaw
PMP – is it only for early school years? – Robyn Floyd
PMP: Moving on in the classroom – Robyn Floyd
Posture – Violet Maas
Scooting around – Margaret Sasse
The importance of the prone position with
acknowledgement of Community Services, Vic. Aust.
The Stegle – Jack Evans
To bouncinette or not? – Dr ML Sheil
Tomorrow’s child – Margaret Sasse
Walking – Margaret Sassé
Walking, what joy! – Margaret Sasse
What is vestibular stimulation? – Margaret Sasse
Why do our children roll and tumble – Sally Goddard
Why children love to roll and tumble – Sally Goddard-Blythe
READING AND LITERACY
Babies and books – Jennifer Sumsion
Babies need books – review by Sally Darlison
Building literacy skills at home
Children of the 21ST century – slipping through the net
Counting skills – Fay Coxon
Encouraging your child’s language development
Flashing screens or turning pages? – Mem Fox
Foundations for literacy
Improving literacy through motor development – Rob Lefroy
If I were queen of the world – Mem Fox
I wish I’d been an over anxious mum – Barbara Pheloung
Learning to read and write – Jennifer Sumison
Learning problems - no simple answers – Sue Larter
Left-right confusion b?-d? - Charles McMonnies
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Let’s play maths – Bob Perry
Mem Fox, read aloud lunatic – Mem Fox
Phokissing on fonix – Mem Fox
Playing with concept words – Margaret Sassé
Playing with concept words – Margaret Sasse
Talk, talk, talk – Linda Clarke & Catherine Ireland
The nursery rhyme effect – Martha S Burns
Toddlers as readers and writers – Jennifer Sumsion
Toddlers as readers and writers – Jennifer Sumsion
Why read to your child – Ruth Minahan & Rosemarie Smith
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RECIPES
Lamb, vegetable and apricot hotpot
Quick pita bread
Toddler cooks: learning through cooking – Robyn Floyd
Weeney Beany
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REFLEXES
A fabulous first year – Margaret Sasse
Ain’t misbehaving – Marianne Schriever
A teachers window into the child’s mind – Sally Goddard
It is now a fact!
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RESEARCH NEWS
Acting early in life helps all children from all social-economic groups
Bilingual babies have advantage
DHA improves literacy in children with ADHD
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SAFETY
Bright ideas for kid safety
Chemicals in the environment
Choosing toys for fun and safety
Choosing toys for safety and fun
Cycling safety – helmets work!
Get ready for a safe summer
Infant resuscitation – Anna Ragnanese
Keeping babies safe – RCH Safety Centre, Melbourne Australia
Keeping safe – Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Aust.
Safe summer: Water Special – Child Accident prevention foundation
Safety first – Caroline Van De Pol
Safety in the garden – Child Safety Victoria
Safety in the kitchen – RCH Accident prevention centre
Safety – the burning question
Stranger danger – reprinted from website www.mcgruff.org
Summer safety – Barbara Briddock
Summer safety sense
Swimming safely
Swim safely this summer
Walkers – beware
We love trampolines, but supervision is a must
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SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN READINESS
Age of reckoning – Max G Harris
Games for school readiness
GymbaROO for pre-schoolers – Margaret Sasse
Is your child ready for school? – Margaret Sasse
Kindergarten readiness – Kathy Walker
Preparing your child for school – Marianne Schriever
Ready for school; how long does it take? – Tessa Grigg
Ready, set, off to school – Pinky McKay
School Readiness – Robyn Floyd
School readiness = a ready body + a ready mind – Lyn Jarvis
Skills for preschool children
So, you’ve been told your child is ready for school…
The importance of friends
The Importance of Being Three & Four, the preschool years – Margaret Sasse
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To school next year – Margaret Sasse
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SENSORY INTEGRATION
Ain’t misbehaving – Marianne Schriever
Baby massage – Amelia Auckett
Caring through touch – Massage Child, Adolescent and Family Health Service
Exploring the senses – the gateway to learning - Cornelia Robinson
I can do it! – Violet Maas
Oh what a feeling – Learning through our sense of touch
Sensitivity to touch – Violet Maas
Sensory integration
Sensory integration: how the brain makes sense of the senses – Jane Williams
Sensory play
Sensory play
Sensory play
The hidden senses – Jennifer Reed
Using play spaces to expand your child’s sensory motor experiences
Working towards sensory integration
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SMART START
How exercise can transform your child’s life – Margaret Sasse
Smart Start for toddlers and pre-schoolers
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SOUND THERAPY
Hearing equals behaviour – Daya Bhagwandas
Listening; What is your child hearing – Margaret Sasse
Music to grow your child’s mind – Pinky McKay
Sound Therapy – Jean Rigby
Sound Therapy – Margaret Sasse
Sound Therapy – Margaret Sasse
Sound to grow your child’s mind – Margaret Sasse
The world of sound – Marianne Schriever
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SPATIAL AWARENESS
Ages and stages of spatial awareness – Marianne Schriever
Spatial Awareness: Why does it matter? – Jane Williams
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SPEECH
Baby talk – Joan Mason
Bilingual babies – Pinky McKay
Bilingual babies – Pinky McKay
Does my child have a stutter – Anna Norris
Communication is about caring – Christine Chinchen
Encouraging your child’s language development
From babbling to speech – Marianne Schriever
How infants learn language – Daniel Swingley
Learning to talk
Let’s chat; how your baby communicates – Lynne Murray
Look who’s talking – Belinda Hill
Look who’s talking – Daya Bhagwandas
One language or two? – Marianne Schriever
Playing with concept words – Margaret Sasse
Playing with concept words – Margaret Sasse
Speaking out – Trish Johnson
Talk, talk, talk – Linda Clarke & Catherine Ireland
Talking your way through life – Daya Bhagwandas
The act of speech – Jane Williams
The developing speech of babies and young children – Donna Griffin
“When I was a little girl” – Robyn Floyd
Why read to your child – Ruth Minahan and Rosemarie Smith
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STORIES
The magic grand parade – Edel Wignell
Too much television – Dominic Grego
Wait and see – A story for children - Edel Wignell
Who’s been sleeping in my bed? – Sarah Wauchope
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TECHNOLOGY
Technology and the child: Getting the balance right – Maureen Hawke
Techno toddlers – Robyn Floyd
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TELEVISION
Flashing screens or turning pages – Mem Fox
How television affects the developing mind – Jane Healy
How television affects the developing mind – Jane Healy
Is there vision in television – Sue Larter
Too young for television
Turn off the television – Pinky McKay
Turn off the screen and tune into fun – Marianne Schriever
TV viewing – not all good news for children – Kyla Boyse
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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING...
The Importance of Being an Infant – Sassé/Sheil
The Importance of Being an Infant
The Importance of Being an Infant
The Importance of Being One – Sassé/Sheil
The Importance of Being One
The Importance of Being Two – Video review by Jenny Hooks
The Importance of Being Two – Sassé/Sheil
The Importance of Being Two
The Importance of Being Two – Margaret Sasse
The Importance of Being Three – Sassé/Sheil
The Importance of Being Four – Sassé/Sheil
The Importance of Being Three and Four, the pre-school years – Margaret Sasse
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TUMMY TIME
Enjoying tummy time
From tummy time to taking off – Daya Bhagwandas
Give your baby the freedom and space to move – Health Comm. Vic
The importance of the prone position – Dept of Health& Comm Services
Tummy for play
Tummy time
Tummy time for healthy development – Jane Williams
Up the ladder of learning – starting with tummy time
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VISION
Fun at BabyROO – filling in the limitless canvas – Daya Bhagwandas
Gaining an insight into your child’s vision – Marianne Schriever
I see you! Peek-a-boo!
Is it an orange or is it a ball? – Margaret Sasse
Is there vision in television? – Sue Larter
Is your child a vision learner? – Robyn Floyd
Learning to ‘see’, Visual development in the first 12 months – Claire Alexander
Learning to ‘see’ – The development of vision
Acknowledgement of a pamphlet by Optometric Extension Program USA
Learning to ‘see’, learning to ‘do’
Parent Checklist on vision – Dr G Getman
Posture and vision in the classroom – M Banks
Sight and vision - sunglasses for children – Harold Megee
Toys and games for vision development – Graham Peachey
Treasure bag time, filling in the limitless canvas – Daya Bhagwandas
Turn off the television – Pinky McKay
What colour is that? – Child and Youth Health South Australia
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VISUALISATION
Is it an orange or is it a ball – Margaret Sasse
Is your child a visual learning? – Robyn Floyd
The importance of word visualisation in infancy and early childhood – Margaret Sasse
The treasure bag word and picture – Jane Williams
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WRITING, DRAWING & PAINTING
Art at home, messing around – Jane Williams
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Early writing training – Violet Maas
Finding the art in picture books – Robyn Floyd
For good control of the crayon/pencil for writing and drawing, children need
Getting undressed - great training for writing – Violet Maas
Learning to read and write – Jennifer Sumsion
Little masters: your child’s artwork
Messy masterpieces – Diana Whitton
Potato or vegetable cut printing (3+ years)
Rhythm is important for writing – Margaret Sasse
Scribble, draw, write – Margaret Sassé
Scribbles, lines & swirls: Drawing skills of young children – Margaret Sasse
Splashes, smears & splodges: Painting skills of young children
The right kind of preparation for writing – Jane Williams
The ‘writes’ of children – Margaret Sasse
The ‘writes’ of children – Margaret Sasse
The ‘writes’ of children – Margaret Sasse
Toddlers as readers and writers – Jennifer Sumsion
Visiting an art gallery with pre-school children – Susan Venn
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WEBSITES FOR PARENTS
Child of mine
Raising children network
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WELLBEING
Making friends and loving life
What children really want – Marianne Schriever
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AUTHORS
AIKEN, Conrad – Psychologist Counsellor in a Rehabilitation Service
ALEXANDER, Claire – Dip App Sc Opt Dev Optometrist
ALFANO, Dr Kathleen – Director of The Fisher Price Play Lab in New York
ALLEN, Dr R B – MBBS, Specialist in Nutritional and Environmental Medicine
ALLEN, Jenny – Mother who had a caesarean childbirth
ANDREWS, Liz – co-author of Your Social Baby
ARMYTAGE, Harry – Listening Consultant
ARMOR, David – Professor of public policy in the School of Public Policy in USA; author of Maximizing Intelligence
ATTARD, Margaret
AUCKETT, Amelia – RN author and producer of film on baby massage
BAKER, Mari-Ann – Director Mitcham GymbaROO
BANKS, M – Behavioural Optometrist
BERGAMO, Dr Paul – B App Sc (Clin Sci); B C Sc (chiro), Grad Dip Health Sci (Nutrition)
BARNETT, Barbara Ann – author of ‘365 Ways to Help Your Child to Grow’
BERNAU, Julie – Dip TP, Grad Dip Special Ed
BEGLEY, Sharon – author of Your Child’s Brain
BENNETT, Veronica
BERNAU, Julie – Dip TP, Grad Dip Special Education
BHAGWANDAS, Daya – Speech Therapist and Audiologist
BOWMAN, Katrina – co-author of ‘Twins’ – a practical and emotional guide to parenting twins
BOYSE, Kyla – Registered nurse
BRANDON-JONES, D
BRIDDOCK, Barbara – author of ‘Hints for Hassle Free Living with Kids’, Brisbane
BURNS, Martha – author of Care and Feeding of the Brain: How to prepare a Child to be a Good Reader
BYARD, Roger – Ass Prof Paediatric Pathology, Women’s and Children’s Hospital Adelaide & Uni of Adelaide
CAPON,
Jack – International authority of PMP, Calif USA
CARMEL, Annabel – author of Super Foods for Babies and Children
CATER, Janet – Co-author of Why Won’t My Child Listen
CHALMERS, Anna
CHAMBERLAIN, David – author of The Mind of Your Newborn Baby
CHAMBERLAIN, Paul – BSc(Hons), BAppSc(Clinical), BChiroSc Paediatric Chiropractor
CHETCUTI, Betty – Psychologist
CHINCHEN, Christine – Chief Ex Officer, Effectiveness Training Australia
CLYDE, Prof Margaret – Assoc Professor of Scholl of Early Childhood Studies – Melb Uni
CLARKE, Linda – co-author of ‘Learning to Talk, Learning to Learn’
COHEN, Ian – GymbaROO Father (Kew)
COLE, Sheena – Mother and Businesswoman – Developed www.allergyfree.com.au
COOK, Dr Peter – Psychiatrist
COXON, Fay – Director of Teacher Training, SPELD, Christchurch, NZ
CROCKFORD, Patricia – author of Ages & Stages Series
CROOK, Dr William – Paediatrician USA
DALLAS, Karin – Gymbaroo Mother
DARLISON, Sally – Dip T, Grad Dip Mus Ed and Gymbaroo parent
DENGATE, Sue – author of Fed Up
DODD, Dr Graham – MD Tri-Skills Aust, Fellow Aust Council of Health, Phys Ed and
DURHAM, Christine – author of Chasing Ideas
DURNIN, Jackie – Author of Australia Baby Hands
EASTMAN, Dr Moira – author of Family, The Vital Factor, and The Magical Power of
ELLISON, Sheila – author of 365 Ways to help your child grow.
EVANS, Jack W – US Phys Ed teacher, Director
FENTON, Angela – Early Childhood Ed. Centres in Townsville, QLD.
FETTLING, Lisa – author of Postnatal Depression: a practical guide for Australian parents
FLOYD, Robyn – Phys Ed, Personal Development Co-ordinator, Mt Dandenong PS
FLOYD, Robyn – Primary school teacher
FORBES, Ruth – British preschool child education specialist
FOX, Mem – author of Reading Magic
FRAVAL, Dr Maxwell – Lecturer on Osteopathy, RMIT
GAZAL, Chantal – author of The Happy Toddler
GETMAN, Dr G – Developmental Optometry
GLASCOE, Prof Frances Page – Pro Bono GymbaROO Patron, leading researcher in early childhood development
GODDARD, Sally – Neuro Developmental Therapist, UK
GORA, Christine – Director of Hobart GymbaROO
GREGO, Dominic – Child Psychologist
GRIFFIN, Donna – Early Intervention Speech Pathologist
GRIGG, Tessa – Kiwi Gymbaroo
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GRILLE, Robin – Psychologist
GRISDALE, Myra – Co-author of Why Won’t My Child Listen
GULLEY-FRITH, Sharon – Gymbaroo Mother,
HAMSHAW, Marj – Principal Waverley North Primary School
HARKIN, Cookie – Director of Babyswim Aust and author of The Wonderful World of World Babies
HART, Naomi – Journalist
HARRIS, Jayne – Podiatrist
HARRIS, Max G – Principal of Wantirna South Primary School
HAWKE, Maureen – ANSUA Brisbane, Director of Learning Connections Centre
HEALY, Jane – Educational Psychologist & author of Endangered Minds
HENWOOD, Heath - Teacher
HIGHET, Dr Nicole
HILL, Belinda – Speech Pathologist
HILL, Melissa – author of The Smart Women’s Guide to Staying at Home
HODGE, Lisa – Infant Massage instructor, Vice president of Infant Massage Australia
HOLDEN, Dr Lucy – Lecturer in Community Medicine, MBBS
HUGHES, Lisa – Occupational Therapist
INSERRA, Rose – Integration International
IRELAND, Catherine – co-author of ‘Learning to Talk, Learning to Learn’
JARVIS, Lyn – Franchisee of GymbaROO Ryde & Carlingford
JENKINS, Lynn – Clinical Psychologist
JISMALM, Rene – Dietician and Nutritionist
JOHNSON, Trish - B App Sc (Speech Pathology)
JOHNSTON, Samantha – Gymbaroo Mother,
JONES, D Branden
KEIGHRAN, L – Dip Early Childhood
KEIL, Dr Braden – Master Degree in Babies and Children Chiropractic Paediatrics
KENNEDY, Jo – Founder and Director of “Fingers & Thumbs”
KIRKHAM, Amy – Dip T (EC), B Ed St, M Ed, Grad Dip Montessori ECTE (AMI)
KULAK, Dion – D.O. Grad Dip. (Osteo Paeds) VIC.
LARTER, Sue – Fellow of the Australasian College of Behavioural Optometrists
LEE, Mara – Author of Staying Mum
LEFROY, Rob – Teacher and author
LEUNG, Amy – M Phty (Paed), Grad Cert Phty (Paed), PD Phty
LITTLEJOHN, Ros – Former GymbaROO franchisee, teacher trainer, author of GymbaROO programs
MAAS, Violet – OT SIDS, OTR, FAOTA, Occ Therapy Consultant to Sensory
MACILLAN, Lindsay – Macquarie Uni NSW, School of Optometry, Syd Uni NSW
MACMILLAN, Elsa – GymbaROO Director
MACMILLAN, Lindsay – GymbaROO Father
MASON, Joan Ph – Lecturer in Education, Macarthur University
McCORMICK, Dr Barry – General Hospital, Nottingham, UK
McKAY, Pinky – Editor, First Steps Issues 26-55, lactation consultation, author
McLAUGHLIN, Heather – author of Parents for Music
McLEAN, Sandra – Author of Late Babies
McMONNIES, Charles – M Sc, FAAO, visiting Prof, School of Optometry
MEGEE, Harold – Optical Dispenser
MIKAERE-WALLIS, Nathan – Brainwave Trust, Aotearoa, New Zealand
MILLIKEN, Jan – School of Early Childhood Studies, Melb Uni
MINIHAN, Ruth – PS Teacher and Early Literacy In service Course Instructor
MITCHELL, Cathy – co-ordinator of the Early Childhood Program at Melb Zoo
MOORE, Dorothy C – Audiologist and Speech Pathologist
MORAS, Lisa - Primary school teacher
MURRAY, Lynne – co-author of Your Social Baby
MYNEK-KALMAN, Anna – M Mus Ed, B Ed, Dip Teach
NASH, J Madeleine – author of Fertile Minds
NEWNHAM, Carol – Editor of Premier Press
NORRIS, Anna – Speech Pathologist
NOSWORTHY, Mary – Dip PE (ACPE), BA Co-ordinator in PE, Loreto Coorparoo,
O’CONNELL, Paul – BSC. Dip Ed. MBA & Buteyko Practioner
O’DEA, Jenny – Author of Positive Food for Kids
O’DOWD, Yvette – Australian Breastfeeding Association, counsellor
O’MAHONEY, Rebecca – Gymbaroo Mother,
PAHL, Carla – Director KindyROO Hong Kong
PAPALEO, Vincent – Child Psychologist
PATERSON, Debbie – Director Booragoon GymbaROO
PEACHEY, Graham – B Opt, FCOVD, FACBO Dev Optometrist
PERRY, Bob – Ass Prof of Ed Macarthur Uni NSW
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PHELOUNG, Barbara – BA Dip Ed, (Sp Ed)
PLUECKHAHN, Ingrid – Breastfeeding Counsellor, Nursing Mothers Assoc of Aust.
POON, Sherry – Director KindyROO Greater China
PORTEOUS, Ruth – author of How Language Grows
POULTON, Dr Ritchie – Dunedin Multi Dis Health & Dev Research Unit
PRICE, Annabel – Manager of Tri-Skills Pre School Program
PRITCHARD, Paul
RADOS, Jordyn
REED, Jennifer – OT, Victorian Assoc of Occ Therapists
REGNANESE, Anna – National Heart Foundation of Australia, Vic Division
REID, Bronwyn – author of Looking into a Child’s Future
RIGBY, Jean – ANSUA Brisbane
ROBINSON, Cornelia – Dev Physiotherapist and Feldenkrais Practitioner
ROSE, Alison
RUSSELL-BOWIE, Deirdre – B Ed, Assoc Dip Music, Grad Dip arts, M Ed (Hons)
RYAN, Louise – co-author of Twins – a practical and emotional guide to parenting twins
SASSE, Harry
SASSE, Margaret – Director, Toddler Kindy Gymbaroo, Author, Nurse, Teacher
SCOLES, Dr Lyn – MBB Ss, Dip. R.A.C.O.G., Cert A.F.P.A, Lecturer in Community Medicine at
Monash University Vic
SCHRIEVER, Marianne – GymbaROO Instructor, former Primary School Principal
SEARS, William – Paediatrician and author of “SIDS – A Parent’s Guide”
SHARPE, Tony – Organic Bubs early childhood chef
SHEIL, Dr Meredith – MBBS, DCH (London) FRACP – Paediatrician
SHELLSHEAR, Dr Ian – Paediatrician
SIMONI, Eileen – Occupational Therapist
SIMS, Professor Margaret – Professor of Early Childhood, University of New England
SINCLAIR, Michelle – Kindergarten Director
SMITH, Rosemarie – PS Teacher and Early Literacy In service Course Instructor
SPROTT, Jim – author of The Cot Death Cover-up
STOTT, Marion – Director of Mooroolbark and Croydon Hill Gymbaroo
STRATTON, Keeva – Creative director of Quip Creative
SUMSION, Jennifer – Lecturer in Developmental Literacy, Inst of Early Childhood,
SUNDERLAND, Margot – Author of The Science of Parenting
SWINGLEY, Daniel – Ass Professor in the Dept of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania
TAGGERT, Dr Andrew – Dept of Phys Ed, Edith Cowan Uni WA
THOMAS, Trish & Rob – Naturopath and teacher
TOBLER, Helen – Medical Reporter
TIQUIA, Rey – Bach of Traditional Chinese Massage (Beijing)
URE, Christine – Sr Lecturer, School of Early Childhood Studies, Melb Uni Vic
VAN DE POL, Caroline – author of How to Love Being a Parent
VENN, Susan – Co-Director of Hotham Street Kindergarten, Melb
WALKER, Bruce, PhD – PhD Candidate University of James Cook
WALKER, Kathy – Kindergarten Teacher
WAUCHOPE, Sarah – Director of Hawthorn, SA Gymbaroo
WHITE, Dr Burton – Psychologist & Director of Centre for Parent Education, Mass USA
WHITTON, Diana – Lecturer in Ed. Uni Western Sydney
WIDJAYA, Margaret - Gymbaroo Mother, Crows Nest
WIGNELL, Edel
WILLIAMS, Jane – Editor, First Steps Issues - 25
WILSON, Ashleigh
WUNDERLICH, Dr Ray, Jnr – M.D.
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