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...
A comment I often hear from parents at the end of Term 2, when they receive their child’s Semester 1 report a is “I never knew that my child was having difficulties in …., why hasn’t the teacher called me?” Another frequent comment, especially from parents with...
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...
Kids First Child and Family Clinician, Terry Williamson, is helping anxious children to overcome their fears with a new program called Courageous Kids. “Some parents think that anxiety is a phase that children will grow out of, however recent research has revealed...
