Karen Thomas
Karen Sri K. Thomas is a freelance writer and researched based in Melbourne, Australia. She has a diverse background in education, languages, business, research and writing. She spent her early childhood in Adelaide in Australia, and moved to Melbourne at the age of 9 where she has lived since.
Karen received a PhD in Southeast Asian Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Graduate Diploma in Business from Swinburne University, Melbourne. She has received numerous scholarships, bursaries and awards throughout her studies and working life. She has taught Indonesian Language and Writing courses at various Universities, and until recently owned and managed a successful tutoring business.
With her Eurasian (Indonesian-Australian) ancestry, she feels lucky to straddle two very different cultures that give her writing a unique and colourful perspective. She is currently completing a novel and co-authoring a book on the Arts of Lampung, Sumatra.
Having four children of her own (two singletons & twins), Karen Thomas understands the challenges that parents face as children grow anddevelop.
Latest Articles
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Coping with Parenting Stress When a Partner is Temporarily Absent
Stress levels may heighten when parenting alone while your partner is temporarily away for work-or family-related reasons. Here are some helpful tips.
Oct 9, 2011
- Karen Thomas
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8 Tips for Coping with Elderly Parents and Advanced Dementia
A parent's physical decline or loss of memory due to dementia or Alzheimer's can cause anxiety, depression or just a niggling feeling of malaise inside.
Oct 8, 2011
- Karen Thomas
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Affects of Screen Time on Child Development in the Digital Age
Screens and going online don't make kids antisocial. Nor do they reduce a child's ability to learn and concentrate.
May 26, 2011
- Karen Thomas
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How to Reduce the Time Your Child Spends on PC Games
With lots of parental understanding, motivation, and planning, a tween or teenager can learn to self-regulate the time he spends on PC games, and be happy.
May 10, 2011
- Karen Thomas
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How to Parent 12-14 Year-Old Twins as They Enter Adolescence
While twin adolescents share the same birthday, they each arrive at their individual milestones just like any other teenager in their development.
Apr 12, 2011
- Karen Thomas
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How to Improve Mental Health: Managing Baby Emotions
Learning to manage emotions as infants is critical to mental health as they grow and develop. Babies and infants need help regulating their emotions.
Apr 7, 2011
- Karen Thomas
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How to Raise Teenagers: Personal Journey Together
Learning to live without knowing what's happening as parents for much of the time is difficult and dismaying. But parents need not feel personally rejected.
Mar 17, 2011
- Karen Thomas
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Babies' Emotional Development & the Brain Nervous System
The way parents relate to their baby influences how a baby's brain grows & develops, laying the foundations for future emotional intelligence.
Mar 16, 2011
- Karen Thomas
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Free-Play Develops Children's Social Skills
Childhood play is crucial for social, emotional and cognitive development.
Jan 30, 2011
- Karen Thomas
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Free-Play and Emotional Development in Kids
Encouraging free-play can get kids engaged and focused. Too many organized activities after school can lead to social incompetence.
Jan 27, 2011
- Karen Thomas
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