The early years: parenting a special needs child

By Kiani Mills, Founder of Imperiale Conveyancing and Co-founder of Edwards Mills   When I found out that my child had special needs, as her parent, I believed it was my fault. I had failed her. Selfishly, I got caught… Continue Reading >

Tips for Tackling Difficult Conversations

One of the toughest parts of being a parent is having to tackle difficult conversations. Let’s face it, no-one wants to deal with the challenging talks that seem to be an inevitable part of life.  Whether you’ve been called in… Continue Reading >

The Benefits of Sensory Play for Child Development

As parents, our priority is ensuring our children receive the best start in life.  Sensory play performs a major role in this process as it stimulates and challenges their senses while stimulating creativity and problem-solving abilities. What is Sensory Play?… Continue Reading >

5 Ways to Make Your Holiday Celebrations More Inclusive

Photo by Chris Benson on Unsplash   If you haven’t already noticed, the holiday season is fast approaching. For most of us, this is our favourite time of year. A time to kick back, catch up and end the year… Continue Reading >

Tips for Travelling as a Special Needs Family

Travel can be a daunting prospect for special needs families. Depending on the specific needs of your child, it can be tough finding appropriate accommodation, transport and activities to meet all your requirements. It can also be overwhelming leaving the… Continue Reading >

School Holiday Survival Guide for Special Needs Parents

While school holidays can pose a challenge to most families, for special needs families, they can be especially tough. It’s hard to balance the needs of the whole family while meeting the needs of your special needs child. It’s even… Continue Reading >

Effects of COVID-19 on Special Needs Children

There’s no question (and it’s backed by quite a bit of research) that COVID-19 and the imposition of quarantine/lockdown mandates has had a higher negative impact on children (and families) with special needs (as compared to their neuro-typical counterparts). Learning… Continue Reading >

Helping our Special Needs Children through COVID-19

Nobody likes big changes to their routine but some people need structure, rules and black and white concepts more than others.  This may sound very familiar if you are the parent or carer of a child with additional needs. Over… Continue Reading >

Why I Quit Teaching

Bernadette Clegg is a mum of three children, a former special-needs school teacher and the founder of Making Rainbows – an educational music, movement and sensory play program for pre-school aged children. Beginning with just one class in the leafy… Continue Reading >

Laura, one of the bravest women you will ever encounter.

This month our Kidzaid instructor Laura wanted to give us some raw insight into the life of a bereaved mother. Laura is living every parent’s worst nightmare, her little boy Eli suddenly died in his sleep almost 2-years ago. His… Continue Reading >