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How to Reduce Back to School Stresses

It’s that time of the year where families are racing around to tick off all the back to school requirements for the kids, such as buying new shoes, uniforms, books pens and pencils.
Youthrive understands it can be an anxious time especially [...]
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How to help your Problem Feeder survive Christmas lunch outside of your home
Firstly, lets understand that your little one has sensory sensitivities, a need for routine and structure and a fear of new foods. Therefore, eating out for Christmas has the potential to be a disaster.
Christmas pa [...]
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Does your child eat chicken nuggets?
Here is a quick tip, to teach your child to eat a new Food:
Firstly, think about the texture of a chicken nugget, and what makes chicken nuggets a safe food:- Chicken Nuggets are;
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Youthrive celebrates opening of sixth clinic in South East Queensland

Youthrive is thrilled to officially open its North Lakes Flinders clinic, the second in the North Lakes region. The team is excited to be able to expand the Youthrive footprint in the Moreton Bay region and support more children and families th [...]
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Communicating with confidence is the priority!
There are 1.2 million Australians with communication disability. A large number of these people are children and young adults who need early support to ensure they participate fully in education and build healthy relationships to create a bette [...]
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Why do some kids regress in times of crisis?
By Robert McKenzie, Youthrive Psychologist
Have you noticed your child taking steps backwards in their development during COVID-19? Maybe there's more moodiness [...]
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New mental health service to support children and young people
A new child and youth mental health support service, Youthrive, is now providing psychological support to children and young people aged 0 – 24 with or at risk of developing severe mental health [...]
What is telehealth?
Just like a normal therapy session, only virtual!
At Youthrive, we are embracing technology and delivering our services at a distance by using telehealth to connect our therapists to children and their famil [...]How to talk to kids about coronavirus
As the spread of the coronavirus continues to gain momentum globally, children are being exposed to frequent media updates, panicked behaviour, and anxious conversations. It’s only natural that they will have a lot of questions about the pandem [...]
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The importance of sports for children
By Portia Gunn, Youthrive Occupational Therapist
Did you know that children and young people should be getting at least one hour of moderate to vigorous-intensity p [...]
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