If the following scenario sounds familiar to you, you’re not alone. Your four-year daughter has taken a favourite toy from her three-year old sister. The little one begins to cry. That seems to “egg on” the older one, who calls her sister a cry-baby. The younger...
High School Parents! If your bright and capable teenager is struggling in English, this video is for you! Kids First Children’s Services’ director (and experienced English teacher) Sonja Walker has taught hundreds of high schoolers. Sonja understands that...
Is your child overly clumsy? Are they frequently tripping over their own feet, falling, or bumping into things? Does he or she press so hard when writing or colouring that the pencil point or crayon breaks? Do they stomp instead of walk? Or have trouble sitting still?...
A ‘new HSC’ will commence in 2020 and if your child is in Year 9 this year, he or she will be affected. Kids First director and teacher, Sonja Walker, shares this summary with parents. The HSC is changing in NSW, and for kids and parents, the ‘new HSC’ will take some...
It can be heartbreaking watching your child play alone because she can’t relate to other children due to processing disorders like a receptive or expressive language delay. Having a a receptive or expressive language delay is like being in a country alone and...
