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Sleep and rest

The things people tell us about babies, toddlers, and children's sleep are as many, varied, and diverse as we all are. If they sleep through the day they won't sleep at night. More sleep begets more s...

Safe sleep practices early years rest time outdoors sleep rest time sleep needs

11 June 2026

Why Some Children Can't Sit Still and Listen at the Same Time

Let’sintroduceJosie. Josie is a bright, bubbly childoften described as a “chatterbox” with a bodythat’salways in motion.She is fast, intuitive… and her nervous system works overtime. One day, I was to...

Phoenix Cups Framework attention and learning early childhood education movement and learning neuroscience early childhood self-regulation early childhood unmet needs children

22 Apr 2026

Why Hungry Children Can't Regulate

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Children and food Educator Toolkit for Behaviour Phoenix Cups Framework Safety Cup® brain development co-regulation co-regulation territory nutrition self-regulation unmet needs

31 Mar 2026

When words sting

"Everybehaviourtells a story. Swearing is achapter;it’s not time to close the book." - Annette As a facilitator, mentor, and long-time Educational Leader in School Age Care,I’vewitnessedthe ripple eff...

Children's autonomy Children's wellbeing National Quality Framework (NQF) OSHC, OOSH & SAC Skill to Fill™ The Phoenix Cups® Framework Will to Fill™ child behaviour children's rights children's voice family partnerships life skills respecting practice school age care swearing in children unmet needs

25 Mar 2026

Working With the Heat, Not Against It

Designing with the Elements / Working in Harmony with the Heat Anationalreflection for Australian educators,with gratitude to our Territory colleagues for showing uswhat’spossible. Written by Annette ...

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26 Feb 2026

You're Not "Just an Educator"

We are Human Services In Early ChildhoodEducationand School-Age Care,we’velong understood our roles as educators, carers, and leaders. But what if we widened the frame?What if we stopped seeing our wo...

16 Feb 2026

Why Praise Fails

"Good Job!" — Why Praise Doesn't Work and What to Do Instead I am 20. It is 2008,myipodmini is paused on ‘low’ by Flo Rider,my hairinfluence wasSnookiand I am sitting in a lecture theatre learning abo...

Connection Seeking Educator appreciation childrens wellbeing teacher

12 Feb 2026

Presence Over iPads

Reclaiming the Moment / Prioritising Presence over Technology When the early childhood sector found itself under intense public scrutinywith media reports sparking widespread concern and families feel...

2 Feb 2026

Why Some Children Need to Push, Pull and Crash

Heavy Work, Full Cups At Phoenix Support, we often say thatbehaviouris the bestattempta person can makeinthe moment to get their needs met, given the skills, experiences, andcapacitiesthey have at the...

Children's wellbeing Connection Plan Emotional regulation in children OSHC, OOSH & SAC The Phoenix Cups® Framework proprioception self-regulation

27 Jan 2026

Child Safety Reforms 2025–2026: What Every ECEC Service Needs to Know

Changes To The Child Safety Reforms Explained The information provided in this blog post regarding National and Victorian child safety reforms is accurate as of the publication date January 2026. Howe...

13 Jan 2026

Risky Play Part One: Why Challenge Matters More Than Safety

Risky Play Part One It goes without saying keeping children safe is a core priority of our work. Many of us care so deeply about children’s safety that, without meaning to, we sometimes soften the wor...

Basic human needs Emotional resilience in children Fun Cup® Play advocacy Play-based learning Risky play adventure

2 Dec 2025

Pebbles, Puddles and Possibilities: A Practical Guide to Nature Play in ECEC

Pebbles, Puddles, and the possibilities of nature Play A commotion erupted along the bush kinder path. “Move back! It’s a leech!” Evie announced, arms stretched wide like a pint-sized superhero, holdi...

Bush kinder Cup-Filling Nature play Pedagogy STEAM connecting first nations nature pebbles puddles

27 Nov 2025

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