For Parents & Carers
Most parents who find their way here are somewhere in the middle of something. A new diagnosis, a school that's not coping, a child who seems to be struggling in ways that are hard to name. (Some of you have been in the middle of it for a while.) We've put these sheets together to give you something useful to read when the questions start stacking up. Not everything will land, but something might.
VCE - Without losing your mind
VCE is intense for the student doing it, and intense for the parents alongside them. The two years of VCE can take over family life if you let them, and they can affect mental health, relationships, sleep, and self-worth in ways that linger long after the ATAR arrives. This guide is for the parents holding the line: supporting hard work and protecting the human inside it.
Understanding Specific Learning Disorders
A Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how a person learns and processes information about reading, writing, or mathematics. It’s not caused by low intelligence, laziness, or poor parenting. At this stage, there is no definitive cause to explain SLD but it is likely that a combination of genetic, developmental, and environmental factors may contribute to it. Many people with SLD are intelligent, creative, and capable but their brain processes information differently. The difficulties are usually ongoing and can make school, work, or everyday tasks much harder to manage.