One of the trickiest things about the first day of school in Australia is that each state, like Victoria, has different start dates for kids’ first day of school! Some Australian states have different names for the first year of primary school. Some Australian...
Wouldn’t it be great if your child was good at everything? As grown-ups, we know that this expectation is not realistic, but some children hold very high standards for themselves and get frustrated when a task gets tricky. Here are some responses to try when you hear...
Separation Anxiety reflects a child’s fear or distress at the idea of being separated from their parents or caregivers. If you have or know a child who struggles with Separation Anxiety, you’ve probably witnessed their fear that something awful will happen to...
Children’s meltdowns and tantrums…. If you’re a parent or teacher, you’ve possibly seen them a hundred times. You’ve listened to your 3-year-old scream for an hour because it was time to turn the TV off. You’ve wrangled your 6-year-old who lay crying on...
When a child is defiant, angry, and emotionally overwrought, the decisions you make and the response you give will not only impact your relationship with your child but also affect the chances of that behaviour happening again. While seems obvious that most children...
