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Maureen Hawke |
Mother of three, grandmother of one – educator and international presenter on helping children achieve.
Maureen Hawke has been directly involved in child development work for the past 25 years.
She joined the non-profit organisation Learning Connections (then A new Start for the Under Achiever – ANSUA) in 1977. She has been director of its Brisbane learning centre in Queensland, Australia, since 1985
Maureen travels extensively, training teachers in ways to promote child development. More than 5000 teachers and in Australia and worldwide have attended her seminars.
She has presented papers on child development at international conferences, is a registered nurse and in her earlier career worked in paediatric nursing. She was born in New Zealand, moving to Australia in 1967.
She lives with her family, including her pre-school granddaughter – who's a beneficiary of all the activities detailed in the Bright Start Programme!
Maureen chairs Bright Start Publishing Pty Ltd, an Australian-registered company, and is the developer of Bright Start's programmes.
SUPPORTING YOU DIRECTLY
A lot of Maureen's day-to-day work involves reversing the effects of early-child under development. She wants to help you and other parents avoid that.
When you become a member of Bright Start (registration is FREE) Maureen is personally responding to your questions and comments.
It's a unique service based on a lifetime of experience – and the latest research in child and brain development.
You don't need to buy the programme to use this service. Maureen does this FREE for you through the Bright Start
Supportboard, (post your questions and comments now if you wish) and
Newsletter – bringing you news of our members' latest experiences, key questions and developments you'll love to know about.
WHY SHOULD YOUR CHILD BECOME ONE OF THE 3 OR 4 OUT OF 10 WHO ARE ILLITERATE AFER FIVE YEARS AT SCHOOL?
Maureen has a simple aim.
She says: "We must do all we can to halt the increasing numbers of children with learning disorders.
"One third of Year 5 Australia boys and a quarter of Year 5 girls fail literacy tests.
"In the USA there has been a dramatic rise in child learning disabilities – with one in every six suffering from autism, aggression, dyslexia or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
"Multiple factors can impact on your child's development. The roots of many children's learning difficulties lie in their early development.
"Bright Start's programmes do not try to address physical care of the child, emotional health issues, discipline, sibling rivalry, parental relationships and anxieties. What they do give is an easy to follow system that will help you make the most of your baby's amazing brain power."
Each part of the Bright Start Programme will provide you with: |
| Simple steps to follow and |
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Easy activities you and your child can perform |
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"Is that so?" information: specific and sometimes startling research findings and relevant child development cases. These have been personally handled by Bright Start's developer, Maureen Hawke, in her 25 years' work helping under achievers. |
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