All Things Considered: Helping kids with...

Climate change and supply chain threats to our import-dependent food system should impel us to stockpile food, just as we do with oil That is the thoughts of Environmental Journalist and Commentator John Gibbons who joined Anton this morning to explain why. 

A motorist is fined on average every 45 minutes for non-compliant car licence plates.The revelation came as new figures revealed a whopping €502,440 in fines have been issued since October 2025 for motorists who insist on using non-compliant licence plates on Irish roads. The pea ... Show More

Members of the Fórsa trade union employed at the Oberstown Children Detention Campus in Dublin will engage in a 12-hour strike later today and a 48-hour strike from Monday 31 August. The industrial action is the fourth in a series of planned weekly work stoppages, which began ear ... Show More

<p>Tiger Woods, Mind-numbing worksheets, and more. The gang are back with a bang. This week they’re taking on the topic of holiday homework, as well as chatting about summer schools. Is the threat of summer school helpful to a child? What summer homework tasks are actually useful ... Show More

This week, Jamie and Rachel sit down and talk all about work of the home and practical life. There is an enormous emphasis on practical life activities in the Montessori environment and they talk through how to implement that in the home. Join us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.co ... Show More

Help your kids! 

Do you dread the nightly homework battles? Are your evenings spent hovering, hand-holding, and helping your child with ADHD through assignments? If you answered yes to either of these questions, Leslie Josel offers solutions. 

It's one of the most requested topics ever – homework! Nobody loves doing it, but is it something we should do or not? Molly and Carl find out whether teachers should be allowed to give you work to do outside of school time. Brain Trust — Casuarina Street Primary School, Katherin ... Show More

<p>Claire, Kacy, and guests Miranda and Christina discuss their work collaborating on writing an academic article, with additional tips for student writers to keep in mind!</p><br><p>Resources mentioned:</p><br><p>WriteCast Episode 8 (Rebroadcast as episode 48):<a href="https://a ... Show More

<p>Join Cari and Jim for an informative discussion about the power of heavy work for young children with developing brains and bodies!</p> <p> </p> <p><a href='https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593655036?linkCode=ssc&amp;tag=onamzcarieber-20&amp;creativeASIN=0593655036&amp;asc_item-id=a ... Show More