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Exploring memory in different cultures. Uluru, Also Known as Ayers Rock, a Sacred Aboriginal Site in Australia.
News Article

Memory Code: How Cultures Memorise Information

Kids playing a memory game
News Article

Education Expert Slams Au Parents For Slacking Off

Early learning program Parents and preschoolers in a guided Shichida class activity

How the Shichida Method Early Learning Program Helps Children Learn Faster and Smarter

Looking for an early learning program for kids? Learn how the Shichida Method helps children build memory, focus, confidence, creativity, problem-solving skills and a love of learning.
Calming Corner Ideas for Kids: Simple Ways to Help Children Self-Regulate at Home
Child Development

Calming Corner Ideas for Kids: Simple Ways to Help Children Self-Regulate at Home

In this guide, you'll learn what a calming corner is, why connection and co-regulation are essential for helping children manage big emotions, how to create a calming space at home, age-appropriate calming corner ideas, and practical strategies that build emotional regulation, resilience, and confidence.
spatial awareness - Preschooler arranging numbered panda blocks in sequence
Child Development

Spatial Awareness – Enhancing Your Child’s Development

This article will guide you through the concept of spatial awareness, its benefits, and practical ways to help strengthen your child’s spatial abilities through everyday activities and play.
Object Permanence in Babies and Toddlers: What It Is and How to Support It
Child Development

Object Permanence in Babies and Toddlers: What It Is and How to Support It

In this guide, you'll learn what object permanence is, when babies and toddlers typically develop it, the signs that show this important milestone is emerging, and simple activities that strengthen memory, problem-solving, and early cognitive development.
children-and-adults-drawing, learning to write alphabet letters through activities

Learning to Write Alphabet Letters Using Activities, Worksheets and an Age Guide

Help your child learn to write the alphabet with age-appropriate activities, worksheets, and pencil control tips - a practical Australian parent's guide.
mindful pregnancy-couple-bonding
Prenatal Education

Mindful Pregnancy: Nutrition, Wellbeing and Prenatal Bonding

Discover how to nurture a mindful pregnancy with prenatal nutrition tips, omega-3 foods for fetal development, and bonding practices for you and your baby.
baby-first-steps-walking-hero, baby's first steps
Child Development

Baby’s First Steps: When Babies Start Walking and How to Support Them Safely

Discover when babies take their first steps, how to safely hold your baby's hands while walking, and balance activities that support healthy walking development.
Girl patiently waiting for her brain training class to begin
News Article

Brain Training Centre In Sydney: Child Geniuses

Kids Starting School Able to Read, mum and her two kids
News Article

Kids Starting School Able To Read

Ability to read - Image featuring a young girl who has an amazing reading ability at a young age
News Article

A Dad Realised His 2 Year Old’s Ability To Read

play and learn Learning Through Play: Satirical editorial cartoon about education
Learning and Education

Learning Through Play – The Pressure To Play In Australia

The cultural attitude towards early learning is that play is the same as learning and that learning through play is best for children.
Love learning! Friendly Shichida teacher featured with a young student who loves to learn
News Article

Centre Teaches Children To Love Learning

Raising EQ and IQ for kids using holistic learning program, featuring preschool aged girls in a Shichida centre. They are chatting, laughing and high-fiving each other.
Parenting and Bonding

Child Under 5, Alone In Your House With Them?

Engaging small children doesn’t come naturally for parents, keeping their child under 5 entertained during lockdown is a difficult task.
Building the Brain with love as you raise your kids, showing a father hugging his toddler lovingly
Child Development

Building The Brain With Love

When building the brain with love, children feel safe to be themselves and feel loved, there is no stopping what they are able to do.
Cognitive development and pandemic effect on children, featuring a young child sitting at a table looking bored.
Child Development

Cognitive Development And The Pandemic’s Effect

Can a pandemic really affect the cognitive development of young children? A recent study has attempted to answer this question.
Learning from birth, a baby is playing with a shape puzzle with their mum
News Article

Learning From Birth – Let Kids Learn!

Improve Numeracy - Young boy in a Shichida class, featured in the newspaper for his skills
News Article

Australia Looks To Improve Numeracy

Child with amazing memory, doing activities at Shichida
News Article

Five Year Old Child With Amazing Memory

Caitlyn Saurajen could recite Pi to 120 places from memory. This child with amazing memory can now easily recall 50 memory cards.
IQ score ranges for children

IQ Score Ranges for Children: What Each Score Means

IQ score ranges for children show how a child performed on a standardised set of cognitive tasks compared with other children of the same age. Read more to find out what they can and cannot measure.
Charles Ho with his mum at a Shichida early years class. Picture Tony Gough, for Learning Begins Long Before School
News Article

Shichida Featured in the Daily Telegraph: Why Families Are Starting Early

Shichida Australia was featured in the Daily Telegraph in July 2026. Learn what happens in a Shichida baby class and why families are choosing to begin early.
EQ tests for kids: Kids playing together and sharing toys
Emotional Intelligence

EQ Tests for Kids

Why is emotional intelligence and emotional quotient (EQ) an important metric to test in our kids? Find out more about EQ tests for kids.