In this age of technology, does handwriting matter? According to research, the answer is yes! Children’s Occupational Therapists in Sydney’s northern beaches explain how helping children with their handwriting benefits their learning and development. Some people...
Speech Pathologist and reading specialist, Vickie Leung, has joined the Kids First Children’s Services team in Sydney’s northern beaches. Vickie is a former director of the Multi-Lit Literacy Centre at Macquarie University and has years of...
Did you know that, old-fashioned nursery rhymes offer children a fantastic opportunity to develop their language? Research has shown that children who know how to rhyme have developed an understanding of sounds and words…and this is a helpful step in their early...
Your son or daughter’s speech and language development begins before they say their first words. This helpful chart, shared by the speech therapists at Kids First in Sydney’s northern beaches, will help you determine if your child is reaching their speech...
“Rain, rain, go away, come again another day!” Being stuck inside because of wet weather is a challenge for active, curious kids. While computer games, iPads and DVDs are a good standby on a rainy day, sometimes they are more trouble than they are worth,...
According to latest research, children in Australia today are stroller-bound for longer than ever before. Experts say that over-use of strollers use is discouraging our kids from being active and independent… and that this can long term effects on your child....
