Handwriting with Friends
Handwriting with Friends is a multi-sensory group workshop with the aim of building your child’s confidence and foundational skills for handwriting.
AKIDS Symposium 2023: Join Us for a Playdate!
Suitable for parents of young children up to 13 years of age, find out how to better support your children's physical, psychological, and social wellbeing.
Be the first 100 to sign up and receive our Annabelle Kids signature backpack. Chat with us at 8189 3820 or appointments@akids.sg to find out more.
See you there!
Meet Our Webinar Speakers
Dr Petrina Wong
Paediatrician (SOG Petrina Wong Clinic for Children Respiratory and Sleep)
Jiayong Lin
Clinical Psychologist
Navigating Bullying Workshop
Join us for a fun and interactive workshop designed to help kids learn how to deal with bullies, led by experienced professionals! Perfect for kids who want to feel more confident and empowered in their interactions with others!
2023 March Holiday 1 Day Nature-Based Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) for Teens
Exploration and self-discovery awaits this March holiday with our exciting Nature-based DBT programme! Natured-based DBT designed to encourage learning psychological coping skills, and promote self-confidence. Your child will engage in play-based therapeutic activities in nature and understand ways to manage distressing situations, alongside other adolescents.
Conducted by: Julia
Explorer Early Intervention Programme (2023)
Our Explorer Early Intervention Programme (EIP) is a holistic programme that develops physical, cognitive, communicative, social and adaptive skills through fun activities. The programme maximises your child's potential for effective learning through multi-sensory play design and play-based experiential learning
Parent Support Group
Caring for a child can feel like a rollercoaster journey, with great days and some not-so-great ones. It’s time for caregivers to care for themselves! How? Connect with others who are going through similar experiences, and also learn important techniques for you to care for yourselves as well.
Taking place on 28 November 2022, this support group is for caregivers of children with special educational needs. The goal is for caregivers to have a safe, nonjudgmental space for self-discovery, and to empower you with techniques to support your own mental health and relieve the psychological and physical stress you may be feeling constantly.
AKIDS Adventure Holiday Camp 2022
Run by a team of trained child therapists, the 3-hour parent relief programme provides children with physical care in a safe and stimulating environment while caregivers take a breather. Children will enjoy a select range of hands-on learning activities focused on building their language, motor, and social skills.
The parent relief group aims to:
Provide families with caregiving relief and respite
Provide care for children and opportunities for socialization
Engage children in enriching and purposeful activities for the duration of the programme
Conducted by: Charmaine
AKIDS Symposium: Family FunFest 2022
You're invited to 2 exciting days of family fun with talks and hands-on workshops by paediatricians, child psychologists & speech therapists! Chat with our allied health practitioners, explore our multi-sensory gyms, or simply enjoy the view while your children participate in fun activities.
Learn about challenging topics such as handling temper tantrums, managing social and emotional issues, IQ v EQ, and disciplining your child in today's world.
2022 Lego Therapy
Legos are a very useful and effective way of teaching children how to develop social skills! In our Lego-based Therapy sessions, your child will take on one of three different roles to learn collaborative play, cooperation, turn-taking, following rules, problem solving, and conversation skills.
These sessions are suitable for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders or Social Communication Challenges. Commencing on 4 October, sessions will be held every Tuesday and Saturday.
Conducted by: Keerrthana
AKIDS Adventure Holiday Camp 2022
Run by a team of trained child therapists, the 3-hour parent relief programme provides children with physical care in a safe and stimulating environment while caregivers take a breather. Children will enjoy a select range of hands-on learning activities focused on building their language, motor, and social skills.
The parent relief group aims to:
Provide families with caregiving relief and respite
Provide care for children and opportunities for socialization
Engage children in enriching and purposeful activities for the duration of the programme
Conducted by: Charmaine
2022 Fun with Rubik's Cube!
More than just a toy, the ever popular Rubik’s Cube has numerous benefits for children, including mental rotation and fine motor skills. Taught in a small group setting, social and collaboration among group members will be emphasised as well. Over the course of 4 sessions, participants will learn how to solve the Rubik’s Cube using step-by-step and intuitive techniques.
This group is suitable for children aged 8-12 years old and will be held from 6 September till 9 September, from 10am - 11.30pm each day.
Conducted by: Wei Ying
2022 Navigating through Toddlerhood and Preschool Years
A resilient and happy society starts with a happy and resilient child. Based on latest scientific research and neuroscience, this comprehensive parenting workshop will equip you with the skills to build an authentic, respectful and thriving parent-child relationship. Learn techniques to navigate some key challenges that parents face especially in the toddler and preschool years.
Our child clinical psychologist, Haanusia, will be working with you to be more aware, informed and intentional in your parenting journey so we can strive to show up as the best versions of ourselves. Slots are limited, so sign up before the seats are taken.
Conducted by: Haanusia
Ready, Get Set, School! Social Skills Group
Social skills groups offer an opportunity for children in primary school to excel by gaining concrete life skills. Through evidence-based methods, your child will learn to engage, regulate and respond to social interactions with each other.
Our Speech and Language Therapist, Elysia, will identify individualised objectives for each child participating, develop specialised strategies to target specific communication, emotional regulation, engagement, and social interactions behaviour during group activities. The child’s progress is rated on each objective every session.
For more information, click here.
Explorer Early Intervention Programme
Our Explorer Early Intervention Programme (EIP) is a holistic programme that develops physical, cognitive, communicative, social and adaptive skills through fun activities. The programme maximises your child's potential for effective learning through multi-sensory play design and play-based experiential learning
Social Skills Group - Speech & Language Therapy
Social skills groups offer an opportunity for children who lack social skills to practice these social skills with peers. Through evidence-based methods, your child will learn to engage, regulate and respond to social interactions with each other.
Our Speech Therapist, Elysia, will identify individualised objectives for each child participating, develop specialised strategies to target specific communication, emotional regulation, engagement, and social interactions behaviour during group activities. The child’s progress is rated on each objective every session.
Conducted by: Elysia
2022 Fun with Rubik's Cube!
More than just a toy, the ever popular Rubik’s Cube has numerous benefits for children, including mental rotation and fine motor skills. Taught in a small group setting, social and collaboration among group members will be emphasised as well. Over the course of 4 sessions, participants will learn how to solve the Rubik’s Cube using step-by-step and intuitive techniques.
This group is suitable for children aged 8-12 years old and will be held from 6 June till 9 June, from 3.30pm - 5pm each day.
Conducted by: Wei Ying
Speech & Language Therapy For Kids
Have you ever wondered what speech and language therapy is about and if this is for everyone? Speech therapists assess, diagnose, and manage swallowing disorders and a range of communication disorders presenting in adults and children.
Join our Speech Therapist, Elysia, in this interesting talk to understand what is speech therapy for adults and who can benefit from it. The talk will also discuss issues related to swallowing, speech, language, voice stuttering, & hearing impairment.
AKIDS Adventure Holiday Camp 2022
Run by a team of trained therapists, the 3-hour parent relief programme provides children with physical care in a safe and stimulating environment while caregivers take a breather. Children will enjoy a select range of hands-on learning activities focused on building their language, motor, and social skills.
The parent relief group aims to:
Provide families with caregiving relief and respite
Provide care for children and opportunities for socialization
Engage children in enriching and purposeful activities for the duration of the programme
Conducted by: Charmaine
Coffee Morning with a Speech Therapist: Early Language Development
Join our Speech and Language Therapist and fellow mummy, Elysia, for a cup of coffee as she shares about early language development.
She will be sharing about topics such as language milestones, how to promote language development, bilingualism, the role of a speech therapist, and more!
Conducted by: Elysia
2022 Navigating through Toddlerhood and Preschool Years
A resilient and happy society starts with a happy and resilient child. Based on latest scientific research and neuroscience, this comprehensive parenting workshop will equip you with the skills to build an authentic, respectful and thriving parent-child relationship. Learn techniques to navigate some key challenges that parents face especially in the toddler and preschool years.
Our clinical psychologist, Haanusia, will be working with you to be more aware, informed and intentional in your parenting journey so we can strive to show up as the best versions of ourselves. Slots are limited, so sign up before the seats are taken.
Conducted by: Haanusia
Outdoor Play
Outdoor activities are an essential part of a child’s development and helps them to develop physically, emotionally, cognitively, imaginatively.
It improves fine and gross motor skills, and improves social and emotional development. By interacting with other playmates, children have the opportunity to learn communication, cooperation, and perspective-taking skills. It also build friendships which fosters social competence and prosocial behaviors. Finally, outdoor play creates opportunities for children to learn competence, resilience, and community building.
Social Thinking
Some child face difficulties with social learning and interactions. In this playgroup, your child will be taught to better understand their minds and why they react and respond the way they do, the recognition of nonverbal communication cues such as gaze and gestures, empathy and perspective-taking, and be equipped with tools and strategies to cope with daily living.
These skills enable a child to better navigate their social and learn to adapt and respond to the people and situations around them. Hence, it is beneficial to foster such skills at an early age.
Story Telling
Storytelling improves social skills such as non-verbal communication, master literacy skills, and promotes creativity among children.
As an important tool to strengthen social interactions, storytelling allows children to participate by repeating phrases/role-playing parts of the story. As children familiarise themselves with the stories, they are able to focus on interpreting non-verbal cues such as facial expressions and tone.