A sensory diet could help your child to improve behaviour and learning, but sensory diets have nothing to do with food! Occupational Therapists from Kids First in Sydney’s northern beaches, explain… As Occupational Therapists (OTs), What is a Sensory Diet? is a...
Your child’s pencil grip might seem like a silly thing to worry about. As long as they get the words on the page, does it really matter? Actually, yes… handwriting does make a big difference, not only to your child’s learning, but also to their...
Children use their fine motor skills in every aspect of their daily lives, and as your preschooler learns to be independent, he or she will need well-developed fine motor skills in order to participate successfully in play, learning and self-care activities. Below are...
One of the trickiest things about the first day of school in Australia is that each state, like Victoria, has different start dates for kids’ first day of school! Some Australian states have different names for the first year of primary school. Some Australian...
At preschool, your child probably has one teacher and a couple of other staff that they know well. The daily routine is very structured, and your child has comforting routines that are predictable and certain. Next year, your child’s classroom will probably have...
Is your child starting ‘big school’ soon? School readiness is about more than ABC and 123 and there are some big switches ahead for you and your child. To start with, the ratio of adults to children in preschools is usually about 1:10, but in most...
