About 10 per cent Australian children are gifted or significantly advanced in a specific area. Some gifted kids have exceptional reasoning and problem-solving abilities, while others have creative or physical talents. Educational and Developmental Psychologist Karen...
Did you know that one in every five adolescents are likely to experience a diagnosable depressive episode by the age of 18? Psychologists tell us that an estimated 6 to 7 percent of Australian young people aged 16 to 24 will experience depression in any year.* The...
When a child is diagnosed with autism, the support of family and friends means a lot. If someone you care about has a child with autism, here’s 8 things you can do to help. Having a child with a disability like autism is not easy. When children are first diagnosed...
It’s easy to hope that a child might grow out of a speech problem, but according to Elise Baker from the University of Sydney, parents need to be aware of the myths that prevent them from seeking speech patho0logy for their child. Elise Baker, University of...
Homeschooling has become increasingly popular in Sydney and at Kids First, we’ve supported many children who don’t attend a conventional school. A recent inquiry showed that homeschooling is often misunderstood, as academics from some of Australia’s...
