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Following on from our fact-sheet about preparing for kindergarten, below we continue to explore the questions that most parents explore in regards to deciding if their »
Continue ReadingWe are proud to announce the publication of Kimberley O’Brien and Jane Mosco’s book chapter on Positive Parent-Child Relationships by Springer press. The book, Positive Relationships, »
Continue ReadingChildren often sleep alongside parents or siblings as they are growing up. This practice is termed “co-sleeping”, and typically, it »
Continue ReadingMany parents, educators, and mental health professionals are concerned about the amount of time children are spending watching TV or “plugged in” to video games, computers and online activities.
According »
Continue ReadingKimberley O’Brien, our principal child psychologist, discussed the how to keep kids and adolescents entertained during school holidays with ABC Radio Presenter, Michael Peschardt today. You can find useful, »
Continue ReadingThe Quirky Kid Clinic is proud to be one of the contributor to the news contributor to the School A to Z produced by the NSW Department of »
Continue ReadingKimberley O’Brien, our principal child psychologist, reviewed last week’s segment of Angry Boys (ABC) as suggested by SMH Media editor. You can read her review by visiting the »
Continue ReadingAs some pre-schoolers may not yet be fully cognisant of their identity being separate to that of their parents, it is quite normal that times of separation, like the ‘drop-off’, »
Continue ReadingKimberley O’Brien recently compiled the Pilot Pen Creativity report, investigating the development of creative writing in children and the impact of computer-based learning.
Fostering creativity is crucial for children to »
Continue ReadingKimberley O’Brien, our principal child psychologist, discussed parenting in a single family and the issues around conceiving a child of a dead parent with Channel 9, TV presenter Kerri-Anne from »
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