Kids

First-line health professionals must vastly improve their communication and engagement with parents if they are to help address the growing prevalence of autism among children, say researchers from the University of South Australia. Undertaking a meta-synthesis of 22 international studies, researchers consolidated the voices of 1,178 parents advocating for their children with autism, finding that parents…

Colour your children’s world these school holidays at Darling Quarter with our Little Creators Project. There are three inspiring workshops where your kids can make music, create original art, and take part in an interactive story time. And it’s all free! The workshops are accessible to children of all ages, with no prior experience necessary – just a…

As a mum, it’s safe to say that you’re always going to have a lot to think about. You’re likely to be a busy mum, because there’s just so much that we’re all trying to do right now. And this means that you don’t always have a lot of room for movement in your lifestyle….

Being a parent means that your child looks up to you. They like doing things that you do. They want to act like you, dress like you, and more importantly, they also want to drive a car like you do. Just like the rest of us, children nowadays wish to move freely. With that said,…

I used to suffer terribly with “mother guilt”.   Having children can be one big guilt trip and I felt guilty about everything I did and did not do, about my not-so-lovely thoughts, and just about the way I was. I was a working mother, and was single for a while, with no support, and…

Kids Birthday Parties are magical, fun and scary. Watching your toddler enjoying his/her birthday party is wonderful. Parties can however be stressful for mums. Having birthday party entertainment to take some of the stress away from the day is a fantastic option as well as a great way to keep the kids occupied. While having…

It’s a scene many of us can relate to quite easily: sitting across the table from a teenager eating their dinner while scrolling on their phone; talking to your child and their phone pings and the distraction takes them away from the conversation you were just having or constantly competing with a device for their…

Speech sound development is one of many areas that speech pathologists provide support for. A child’s speech sound development is a dynamic, ongoing process. Many stages build upon each other until a child is 5 years of age, when we expect them to have an adult-like level of clarity. The five signs that your child…

You may have you heard of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) but have you heard of STEAM? The “A” stands for Art. Some people feel art is a discipline that is removed from more technical subjects but there are great advantages to using art as a means of incorporating STEM into your day! Everyone…