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I receive so many referrals from teachers because students can't sit still. They wriggle all over the mat and can't keep their hands to...

This applies to so many different topics in life. When it comes to child behaviour, approaches have changed greatly over the years. These...

I’ve recently heard from some teachers and parents in WA that children are experiencing less separation anxiety at school drop off (with...

Gross motor skills are those which involve larger muscle groups and movements, including the ability to crawl, stand, walk, run, balance,...

Following on from my last post about fine motor skills and activities you can do with your child to promote them, here are some ways you...

Fine motor skills are those which involve the smaller muscles in the hands, for example, to hold a pencil, use scissors, build blocks, do...

You might not be able to validate your child’s feelings all of the time (not without practice anyway, and that’s okay) - you may slip...

You can’t force a child to do what you want them to do. As an adult, if you find yourself saying (or thinking) things like “too bad”,...

Separation anxiety kicks in at about 6-8 months of age and stays in place until well over 5 - sometimes longer. The separation distress...

This is my most widely shared article. And rightly so, it’s an important one. These are “prewriting patterns”, with the average (but not...