Raising Responsible Kids: The Age-by-Age Chores Guide – Fostering Household Independence

Leanne has a real gift for taking research on memory, play-based learning, and early language development and making it practical, friendly, and doable for busy families. Each book combines evidence-based ideas with activities, templates, and printables that parents can use right away, without special equipment or expertise. Her tone is encouraging and never preachy. She reminds parents that small, everyday moments of connection matter most, and she handles screen time, AI safety, and developmental concerns responsibly. Leanne handles specialised topics such as bilingual development and early signs of autism with accuracy and sensitivity, always grounding her advice in established research and encouraging parents to seek professional guidance where needed. For any parent who wants to support their child's learning with confidence, Leanne's guides are a valuable and reassuring resource.

About Kelly

Kelly Tunny, trained in early childhood education at Macquarie University, opened her first childcare centre in 2006. Over the next two decades she founded Berowra Cottage Children's Centre and Kincumber Preschool Kindergarten, then went on to build two more centres from the ground up in Cardiff and West Wallsend in the Newcastle region. She has helped thousands of young children take their first steps into learning and has guided their families along the way. She has also raised three boys, so she knows first-hand what it's like to keep curious little minds busy at home.