Posted on by Dr. Kimberley O'Brien
“Family, Society and School: Where do we want to go?” is the theme of the May 2012 Education conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, attracting 15,000 educators from around the world and as the only Australian speaker, I am nervous! Apparently, I will be fielding questions from the audience pertaining to the cooperative relationship between schools […]
Posted on by Leonardo Rocker (Quirky Kid Staff)
Following on from our fact-sheet about preparing for kindergarten, below we continue to explore the questions that most parents explore School readiness in regards to deciding if their children are actually ready for school. What is school-readiness? School-readiness refers to the point at which a child is considered “ready” to enter the formal education system. […]
Posted on by Leonardo Rocker (Quirky Kid Staff)
What’s in a label? Should I get a diagnosis for my child? ‘Labelling a child’ is the term used to describe the process where a psychologist or psychiatrist assesses a child, resulting in a diagnosis or ‘label’. The diagnosis is based on a set of criteria defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental […]
Posted on by Leonardo Rocker (Quirky Kid Staff)
When should my child be sleeping in his own bed? Children often sleep alongside parents or siblings as they are growing up. This practice is termed “co-sleeping”, and typically, it occurs on a nightly basis for an extended period of time: weeks, months, or in some cases, years. Many families find co-sleeping a good way […]
Posted on by Leonardo Rocker (Quirky Kid Staff)
Many 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 to recent studies, young children under the age of 2 spend an average of 2 hours per day watching TV or other screen media (like […]
Posted on by Leonardo Rocker (Quirky Kid Staff)
We are proud to introduce our newest innovation – The Quirky Kid Tickets! Parents have been asking for and we are proud to introduce our effective behaviour management tool as recommended by Kimberley O’Brien, Child Psychologist. Tickets are a complete reward system encouraging you and your child to work together to manage behaviour. You start […]