Supporting Complexity in HLP and DME children
When Smart Isn’t Simple Many children with high learning potential (HLP) surprise the adults around them. They might learn quickly, ask challenging questions, or think [...]
Achievements of our Opportunity Access Fund over 12 years
We are proud to report that this is our twelfth year in providing subsidised assessments for families from disadvantaged groups. Families with high learning potential children [...]
HLP Characteristics
HLP Characteristics Excellent memory Good sense of humour Questions authority Sensitivities Perfectionism Extensive vocabulary Vivid imagination Reasons well Ability with numbers High energy levels Learns rapidly [...]
Supporting Your Child’s Cognitive Development
Intellectual ability refers to a child’s development of thinking skills, which includes their inclination to explore and learn about the world, thus acquiring new knowledge and [...]
Parent Wellbeing – A Resource Round-up to Reassure and Relax
Some days, raising a child with high learning potential can feel like it’s drowning you under a huge wave of demands. The quirky needs, complex questions [...]
Navigating the Maze Ahead for Your Child with DME
Every single child, parent, carer, family, professional, school and situation is different. This gives a rich tapestry of views and perspectives you will encounter with and [...]
Being an Equal Partner with Your DME Child’s School
In the past, parents and carers were told what was going to happen to their child in school. Then they were consulted. Then there was parental [...]
Choosing A School For Your High Potential Learner
Each child is different and one size will most definitely not fit all. The suggestions below are for parents and carers to consider, decide what is [...]
Managing the Momentous Meltdowns of Children with High Learning Potential
From the Archive This article originally appeared in the Autumn 2013 print edition of Focus on Potential You are in the supermarket doing your weekly [...]
Living with Teenagers by Joy Morgan
Teenagers often get a bad press, yet we were all teenagers once. How many of us can honestly say that we were delightful to our parents, [...]