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A message to anxious parents as 320,000 Australian children start school

  • Written by: Kate Highfield, Senior Lecturer, Deputy Head of School (ACT and regional NSW), Australian Catholic University
A message to anxious parents as 320,000 Australian children start schoolErik Anderson/AAP

Around Australia, about 320,000 children are starting school for the first time. As an early childhood researcher, former kindergarten teacher, and parent of a child beginning school on Monday, this transition fascinates me.

Culturally we place so much importance on this time. Everyone from the lovely cashier at the supermarket, to...

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