http://www.parentpond.com/ Parent Pond en Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:04:00 GMT Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:04:00 GMT info@parentpond.com info@parentpond.com http://www.parentpond.com/images/pondtitle.jpg http://www.parentpond.com/ http://www.parentpond.com/leadership/ In the movie 10000 BC the hero, D'Leh, embarks on a journey during which he matures from a selfish young boy to become a leader of men. The turning point... http://www.parentpond.com/leadership/#comments http://www.parentpond.com/leadership/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:04:00 GMT http://www.parentpond.com/child-welfare/ One of the great paradoxes of this 'the information and communication age' is that, in deferring to the very technologies that are effectively blurring international and geographic boundaries thus thrusting... http://www.parentpond.com/child-welfare/#comments http://www.parentpond.com/child-welfare/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:06:00 GMT http://www.parentpond.com/parenting-advice/ Have you ever had one those 'I sound just like my parents' moments? It happens to all of us for better or worse. For the most part we begin our... http://www.parentpond.com/parenting-advice/#comments http://www.parentpond.com/parenting-advice/ Sat, 28 Jun 2008 23:26:00 GMT http://www.parentpond.com/childcare/ Childcare fees (as reported by Samantha Maiden in The Australian on Tuesday, 23rd June 2008) are set to increase yet again. The article referred to contends that certain childcare centres... http://www.parentpond.com/childcare/#comments http://www.parentpond.com/childcare/ Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:34:00 GMT http://www.parentpond.com/learning/ "You gotta quit waiting for something to happen and start doing something about it." ~ Anonymous ~ When the world was a much bigger place, the edges of maps were... http://www.parentpond.com/learning/#comments http://www.parentpond.com/learning/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:17:00 GMT http://www.parentpond.com/perspectives/ Learning is ultimately a personal process of understanding the world, other people may be there to help us, teach us, guide us along our path, but the lesson to be... http://www.parentpond.com/perspectives/#comments http://www.parentpond.com/perspectives/ Sun, 22 Jun 2008 06:24:00 GMT http://www.parentpond.com/global-citizen/ Whatever you are, be a good one! ~Abraham Lincoln~ Children are our future There is little doubt that the ready accessibility of information and communication technologies (ICTs) from a very... http://www.parentpond.com/global-citizen/#comments http://www.parentpond.com/global-citizen/ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:53:00 GMT http://www.parentpond.com/words/ There is a story in the Buddhist teachings entitled "Eight Earthly Winds" , which is retold below... There was a well-known scholar who befriended a Buddhist Chan master. Thinking that... http://www.parentpond.com/words/#comments http://www.parentpond.com/words/ Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:04:00 GMT http://www.parentpond.com/discover/ In reference to the myriad of incredible things that are waiting to be known, the late American astronomer, writer and scientist, Dr. Carl Sagan once wrote ... "The surface of... http://www.parentpond.com/discover/#comments http://www.parentpond.com/discover/ Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:13:00 GMT http://www.parentpond.com/child-development/ As parents we often forget that the basic road map of the journey of growth and development that our children are following is pretty much the same as the journey... http://www.parentpond.com/child-development/#comments http://www.parentpond.com/child-development/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:45:00 GMT http://www.parentpond.com/faith/ Faith is the pierless bridge supporting what we see unto the scene that we do not. ~ Emily Dickinson, (American lyric poet,1830-1886) ~ As the Crow Flies The term "as... http://www.parentpond.com/faith/#comments http://www.parentpond.com/faith/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:01:00 GMT