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...
Vickie Leung, Speech Pathologist and former director of the Multi-Lit Literacy Centre at Macquarie University, explains how and when to help your child start learning to read. As a speech pathologist and literacy specialist, many parents ask me questions about when...
School reports – sometimes parents dread receiving them more than children do. Teacher and founder of Kids First Children’s Services, Sonja Walker, suggests ways to deal with your child’s disappointing school report in a positive and proactive way. I’d be willing to...
Chaotic mornings, afternoon meltdowns and bedtime arguments…sound familiar? For children with autism, transitions from one part of the day to another can be particularly trying, and when everyone is tired, hungry or in a hurry, emotions can run high. So how can...
