Should you send your child to school or hold your child back? Child Psychologists at Kids First Children’s Services in Sydney’s northern beaches explain the legal age at which your child can start Kindergarten in NSW. Many parents we work with in schools...
Navigating the emotional minefield of playground politics is challenging for kids of all ages. Here, Kids First founder and teacher Sonja Walker, shares some practical ways to encourage your child to have healthy friendships and avoid the complicated world of...
Not sure if your child aged 0-6 needs to see a speech therapist or not? This free checklist, from the paediatric speech pathologists at Kids First Children’s Services in Brookvale, is an excellent resource for parents and teachers. Get it below… and if you need...
Many Australian children struggle with dyspraxia, a condition that disrupts the messages that travel from a child’s brain to the muscles of their body. Dyspraxia (also called apraxia) is a neurologically based developmental disability that is typically present...
Many people instantly assume that mental health issues such as depression are strictly adult problems. No parent likes to consider the possibility that their child or teenager is suffering from depression. Unfortunately, Australian research shows that approximately...
