I read in the recent Saturday’s Age newspaper section of Your Week about a sign at the Fitzroy Baths that read “Dangerous Deep Water” and under that was written “Aqua Profonda” According to the article the sign was created in 1953 by Fitzroy pool manager James Murphy who ‘was regulary pulling ‘new Australians’ out of […]
Kid’s Play
I was at the recent Celebrating Story conference at the Abbotsford Convent here in Melbourne Australia and I saw this kid playing in the background. He was engrossed in playing and sifting through the dirt, building what to him was a work of art. I couldn’t resist the photo opportunity and quickly thought of an […]
How to Establish Rapport With Your Athletic Child
When I started coaching junior basketball in the early 1970’s I discovered this great article on how parents can support their athletic child in positive ways. It was written by then Canadian hockey coach, Lloyd Percival (1913-1974). Every time I coached a new junior team during that time I made sure every parent received a […]
Children Full Of Life
I discovered this powerful documentary from fellow facilitator Lynn Walsh on Twitter. Watching these clips certainly inspired me to do better when I run our Pozitive Kidz are happy kidz workshops for primary schools. From my observations in running student workshops in over 100 primary and secondary schools here in Melbourne Australia, is that excellent […]
