We’ve been speaking with experienced teachers who have helped hundreds of children make a successful start to school. We asked them, “What are some of the things you wish parents knew as they prepared their child to start primary school?” Here are...
Does navigating your child’s school feel overwhelming? You’re not alone. Here’s exactly who to talk to and how to make every conversation count. Every Term 2, a familiar conversation happens in our Northern Beaches community. Parents open their...
Do your children struggle to transition between activities? Are they too young to understand terms like ‘soon’, ‘later’ and ‘in a minute’? Do they fight about whose turn it is, or argue about how much longer they need to spend completing a task you’ve asked of them?...
Bullying is a word that gets used a lot these days, and for a good reason- it’s a serious issue that can deeply affect your child’s well-being. However, it’s important to understand what bullying actually is, and just as importantly, what it isn’t. Sometimes,...
Signs of anxiety in children are often easy to miss because anxiety does not always look like fear. Many parents expect an anxious child to seem obviously worried, clingy or upset. Sometimes that is true. But just as often, anxiety shows up in ways that are much...
