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At First Five Years we know that parents share many of the same struggles. We would like to offer a helping hand by giving you the opportunity to air your questions, issues or concerns about parenting, early learning or childhood behavioural issues with our panel of early learning and parenting professionals.

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When to start teaching maths

I don’t want to sound like some pushy mum, but at what age should I be starting maths activities with my child?

Numeracy / Numbers Early learning activities Benefits of early learning Kindergarten / Preschool

Learning to follow directions

I have a 3.5-year-old who won’t listen to anything. We both just end up getting upset. I'm concerned that she will face problems in preschool if she won’t start following directions.

Benefits of early learning Developmental milestones Managing behaviour Parenting styles

When to start reading to children

When should you start reading to your child and for how long? My baby was born 6 weeks ago and I’ve started reading to him but my family thinks it’s crazy.

Language development Reading Early learning activities Benefits of early learning Activities with kids Literacy