Essential Child Magazine

25/03/2012

The Autumn edition of Essential Child is out now! Do you have your copy yet?

This edition is all about connecting with your children - through play, through language, through meaningful interactions. Do you have a favourite activity you like to do with your children, that helps your family stay connected? [SJR]

11/12/2011

Good morning readers, the Summer issue of Essential Child has been distributed to all preschools and long day care centres, be sure to pick one up before the holidays! xx

19/09/2011

As well as sunshine and warm weather, something else exciting arrived in the past few days - the Spring issue of Essential Child! It's being dropped off at all the usual distribution points this week, so keep your eye out for gorgeous Shenyce adorned in flowers on our front cover.

Enjoy the read. And we look forward to seeing you back here soon, posting your entries into our great competitions! EC xx

02/09/2011

Teachers are teachers!

Listen to our very own Early Childhood Consultant Pauline Pryor on ABC Radio this morning, talking about the critical need for equal pay for early childhood teachers.

http://www.abc.net.au/midnorthcoast/

See http://teachersareteachers.org.au/ for more information.

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16/08/2011

Hello ECers! I've just started a discussion over in our 'Discussions' page on children's painkillers and what you think of them. Do you use them? Are they overused? I'd love to hear what you think, so head on over! Thanks, Sarah.

04/08/2011

Unrelated to anything Essential Child, but I just wanted to share this beautiful clip from the Sydney Opera House.

Sarah - EC
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The Ship Song Project - Sydney Opera House reinterprets Nick Cave's iconic song. Performed by Neil Finn, Kev Carmody and The Australian Ballet, Sarah Blasko, John Bell, Angus and Julia Stone, Paul Kelly and Bangarra Dance Theatre, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and Opera Australia, Martha Wainwright, Katie Noona...

05/07/2011

The Winter issue of Essential Child - the Happiness and Wellbeing edition - is out now!

Keep your eye out for the striking cover shot, by our favourite photographers, Captured with Love Photography and pick up your issue today!

EC
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19/06/2011

In our Autumn issue, we asked you to tell us about your favourite children's book here on our page. Thank you to everyone who entered!

I'm pleased to announce our lucky winner... Donna Alderman, congratulations!! We have your book pack ready for you. Please contact Sarah on 0410 338 201 so we can send your prize to you.

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09/06/2011

An exciting EC announcement! Our art director Sam, his partner Jodie and their daughter Josephine, yesterday welcomed Eleanor Grace Pryor to the world. She made them wait, but it was worth it! We are all proud as punch here. Congrats Sam and Jodie - all our love to you. ###

17/05/2011

Our dear friends at Friends Vision urgently need your help to raise awareness of their vital work, providing a home and education for orphans. Please 'like' their new page and check out their incredible work while you're there.

Friends Vision are a very small group of people who dedicate every spare minute and every spare dollar to orphans in Kenya, so please visit them and show your support.

Thanks!
EC

Friends Vision is a group of diverse people from all over the world who came together in Kenya to vol

11/05/2011

This month, we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the newest Essential Child team member! Sam, our marvellous designer, and his partner Jodie will welcome a baby sister for Josephine at the end of this month.

So of course, baby names are being hotly debated in our office! We thought we'd turn to you for inspiration. Have you heard any good names lately? Do you have a favourite girl's name you'd like to share?

EC

01/05/2011

Wow! What a fantastic time we had at the Japanese Children's Day festival today! Thank you to everyone who dropped by. We had an overwhelming response to our Readers' Survey and have really enjoyed finding out what you think of the magazine. You've given us lots of great ideas for future issues.

We also had the thrill of calling Deborah of Coffs Harbour who was the lucky winner of our survey competition. She'll be receiving her beautiful wall sticker from Baby Bella Australia - Lismore + Coffs Harbour NSW. Congratulations Deborah!

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30/04/2011

Woohoo!! The sun is out and we're off to the Japanese Children's Day festival at the Botanic Gardens! Please drop by our stand to say hi. We have a gorgeous giveaway from Baby Bella Australia - Lismore + Coffs Harbour NSW so come by and find out how you can win! See you there.

EC
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01/04/2011

New Autumn issue our now! You can pick up the latest FREE issue of Essential Child this week from one of our distribution points or you can read it online now: http://www.essentialchild.com.au/details.php?p_id=19

25/03/2011

To our readers who are parents of 'multiples', has this ever happened to you?

15/03/2011

In the Autumn issue of Essential Child (out next week!), we feature an article on surviving the 'witching hour,' that difficult time at the end of the day when Mum is tired, the kids are hungry and everyone feels a bit cranky!

Do you suffer the 'witching hour' in your house? How do you cope?

14/03/2011

Hey, guess what! Essential Child is turning TWO! It's been two years since we nervously but excitedly launched our first issue in Autumn 2009. We're so proud that we're still going and plan on being around for a long time yet.

Next issue, Autumn 2011 will be out in the coming weeks, so grab your copy while they last!