As a parent, you rejoice at each new thing your child learns and accomplishes. From the time they offer their first smile or that first step to that first dance concert or soccer game, you enjoy watching them grow, mature, and achieve. However, there are some children...
If your child stutters, you’re not alone. According to the Australian Stuttering Research Centre (ASRC) at the University of Sydney, about 1 in every 12 children in Australia stutters. The condition ranges from barely perceptible to sufficiently severe that the...
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?...
