For some gifted kids, their brains are as busy as their bodies! If you have suspect that your child may be gifted, it can be hard to sift your way through all of the schooling options that are available and to make informed choices that will meet your child’s...
What’s the best way to help your children with their schooling without actually doing it for them? Louise Phillips from the The University of Queensland and Pauline Harris, from the University of South Australia have been focusing on the answers to this question...
It can be tough knowing how to respond when we’re being teased or bullied. Sometimes what we say can make it worse! This article by Kids First’s psychologists may help you and your child understand what bullying is, and know how to respond to bullies in a way that...
Term 2 is the time when school really gets serious for many teachers and their students. The getting to know you phase of Term 1 is over, learning has well and truly begun and this term, reports will be on their way home too. So, how can you help your child to thrive...
Does your child have a specific reading problem? Speech pathologists and literacy educators at Kids First in Sydney’s northern beaches explain 5 common reading problems that affect up to 13% of Australian children. Children start developing their foundation...
