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Wild weather, Covid adding to kids’ back to school anxiety

  Wild weather events and a surge in Covid cases could lead to more kids experiencing back-to-school anxiety and even school refusal, a therapy servic [...]

What is Kindy Uplift?

  The Queensland Government Kindy Uplift program enables selected kindergarten services to respond to the educational and developmental needs of kindergarten children. In short, Kindy [...]

Like any skill and milestone children will develop at different stages. Knowing a bit about speech and language development in children can help parents and carers know if there is anything to be concerned about and when to seek support &nbs [...]

What is depression?

  Depression is a low mood that impacts everyday functioning, such as engagement in social interests, home life, leisure activities, and school life that cannot be attributed to an underlying medical [...]

What is a disruptive behavioural disorder?

Disruptive behaviour disorders constitute behaviours that consistently “break the rules,” disrupt the lives [...]

Anxiety is the body’s natural response to stress. Stress is a common reaction we experience in everyday life when tasks, demands, activities or expectations exceed our perceived capacity to be able to manage them. These feelings usually pass ho [...]

Autism or ASD is a developmental condition that is typically life-long. People with autism experience difficulties with communication, social interaction and restricted/repetitive interests and behaviours. These are often accompanied by sensory [...]

Mealtimes can often be stressful for some parents and when a child refuses food or demands alternative meals, parents may become frustrated or concerned that their child is not eating enough. When children with feeding problems come to see a [...]

ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) is one of the most prevalent diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders in Australia and affects 1 in every 20 Australian children. [...]

The Importance of Sleep!

Sleep plays a very important role in our development, physical health and mental wellbeing. It is so important, that on average, we sleep for one third of our lives! But it’s important to k [...]