The Squiz Kids Newsletter!
Hello! And welcome to the Squiz Kids Newsletter … where each week Squiz Kids host, Bryce chats about life as a dad, shares news from Squiz Kids HQ, previews the week’s content and links out to interesting articles he’s stumbled across that week on kids, education and parenting.
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Making sense of social media bans
Talk about setting the cat amongst the social media pigeons. You might have caught the news that Prime Minister Anthony…
We’ll take the win!
If you’ve been following along at home, you’d know I’ve spent the better part of the last six months throwing…
How the democracy sausage is made
It’s democracy sausage time people. Or at least, it has been the weekend just gone here in Queensland, where we’ve…
New website, new-look Newshounds
Don’t you just love the smell of the new? It’s with no small amount of pride, and to mark Media Literacy…
The day I went to Canberra + learning from Kevin Bacon + social media bans explored
On the hustings … And a big welcome back to parents and teachers all over the country as we tackle…
You think your week has been rough?
How’s your week shaping up? If you’ve managed to get through the day without having Elon Musk call you a…
Striking the right balance
One of the things we grapple with here at Squiz Kids is how to produce a podcast that talks about…
PM declares war on social media
It was no lesser a figure than the Prime Minister of Australia who stood in front of a press conference…
An ode to simpler times
I’ve just spent the weekend with my folks in Sydney, helping them pack up their home of 54 years as…
Choosing hope in a bleak time
Before I threw myself headlong into the world of podcasting, I was senior writer at the Australian Womens’ Weekly (among…
Why media literacy has never been more important
It’s been a big few weeks in the news cycle. Between the awful events at Sydney’s Bondi Westfield, the riots…
In the middle of the storm
Do you ever get the sense there’s a big ol’ storm brewing and you might just happen to find yourself…
When Bad News Happens…
The blanket media coverage given to the events at Westfield Bondi on the weekend present a whole bunch of challenges…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Easter
Kids at the end of their tether, work deadlines looming, the prospect of prolonged exposure to distant family members. Ah…
Here’s to late bloomers …
I’ve had more than few conversations about NAPLAN this week, as my youngest submits herself to the rigours of the…