Research tells us the most effective way to help a child achieve something difficult is to acknowledge their effort. This acknowledgement, together with praise and positive attention often combine to encourage children to repeat the preferred behaviour that parents...
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...
Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a very specific motor speech disorder that affects children’s ability to say the words they want to say. It is sometimes also known as developmental verbal dyspraxia. Children with CAS have difficulty planning and consistently...
By Sonja Walker Founder and teacher Kid First Children’s Services 2014 Wouldn’t it be good to have a contact list that gave you an easy way to connect with the people you need to talk to about your child’s education and child care? Kids First has done the...
The development of speech sounds in children usually takes time. When a child is learning, it’s natural for them to make mistakes, and every child makes predictable pronunciation errors when they are learning to talk (when you stop to think about it, these are not...
Speech pathologists in Sydney’s northern beaches share 8 free speech therapy games that will support your child’s school readiness skills. Parents often ask Kids First’s speech pathologists about the most important ‘pre-literacy’ skill their...
