Many parents have asked what the Australian Government’s Thriving Kids / No Child Left Behind report could mean for families. Kids First founder, Sonja Walker, recently reviewed the 80,000-word document released in early February 2026 and below are some of the key...
NDIS check-in calls often arrive in the middle of real life – between school drop-off, therapy appointments, work, and everything else you are juggling. You might answer the phone expecting a brief, routine conversation, only to realise the discussion feels more...
Do you have a child who just loves to move and won’t sit still? Well, the truth is your son or daughter is probably not making a conscious decision to move – it is likely that they just can’t sit still. Occupational Therapists in Sydney’s northern beaches...
When your child finds schoolwork challenging, experiences anxiety, or struggles to keep up socially, it can be difficult to know what kind of support they need. You may wonder whether counselling, behavioural intervention, a learning assessment, or an Autism or ADHD...
Does your child’s bedtime make a difference? According to experts at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute the answer is yes…because kids need their sleep! Most children aged between 5 and 12 get about 9.5 hours of sleep night, but experts agree that...
