By Dr Jane Williams and Dr Tessa Grigg Many of our earliest memories feature us curling up next to our parents and listening to them read our favourite book. It is a strong sensory experience – being close to a person […]
Author: Tony Tran
Authors: Dr Jane Williams and Dr Tessa Grigg Babies are born with very little sense of their own body. Sensory- motor activities help them learn. They do not know where their bodies end or begin. Each touch and movement sends messages […]
GymbaROO – important for 3 and 4 year olds! So often we are asked this very important question: “My child has been attending GymbaROO for the past three years – and now she’s off to kinder. Why should I keep […]
Dr Jane Williams and Dr Tessa Grigg ‘Tis the season to be jolly’, or so the carol goes, but for many parents the holidays present additional stress. This article looks at why it is important to engage your child in […]
Dr Jane Williams Are you the despairing parent of a “…mine, mine, MINE!” toddler, where everything is theirs and nothing is for sharing? Well, I have just learned something that will help you feel a lot more positive about this […]
Dr Jane Williams Do you know that, on average, 22% of children in Australia arrive at school with developmental vulnerabilities that have a direct effect on how well they will learn? In some school districts the percentage is as high […]
Dr Jane Williams OK. A serious topic to start, but one that needs to be emphasised, particularly as so many children are struggling to cope with the challenges of the classroom once they start school (22% in Australia) … and […]
Bindy Cummings Welcome to our very first, fully digital version of First Steps, GymbaROO’s official magazine. For those of you who are new to our program, First Steps is distributed quarterly, to all parents who attend GymbaROO and KindyROO centres […]
Australia’s premier developmental program for babies and pre-schoolers has won 4 award/s at the What’s On 4 Kids 2019 Awards. GymbaROO and KindyROO took out the awards for: Best National Toddler Activity Best National Toddler Activity (People’s Choice) […]