Speech Pathologist Vickie Leung is the former director of the Multi-Lit Literacy Centre at Macquarie University. Here she provides great at-home strategies for helping your child learn to read. Why do some kids struggle with reading? When we are learning a new skill,...
Is your child refusing to give up a dummy? Adamant that monsters live in their room? Anxiously hanging on to a blanket or comfort toy that is well past its used by date? Unwilling to stay in their own bed all night? Kids First’s Child Psychologist Robyn Fallshaw has...
Experienced teacher, parent educator and author Sonja Walker will present a free seminar for parents of children starting high school next year in Brookvale on Tuesday 27 October. Sonja says that transitioning from primary school to high school is a big step for 11...
Resilient kids are optimistic kids. Kids Firsts psychologists share easy ways to help your child to develop the resilience needed to manage playground politics. Parents play an important role in helping their children build resilience so that they can deal with...
More and more kids are seeking the help of a Maths tutor to help them achieve better results at school. Kids First teacher and founder, Sonja Walker, explains how to find the right kind of tutor for your child. I very rarely meet a parent whose gut instinct for their...
