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Sensory Processing Disorder
There’s a badly shot video on my phone that I’ve watched many times. My son, on the cusp of his second birthday, is standing behind a cake festooned with candles. Behind him, family members awkwardly break out into Happy Birthday, only to be stopped by screaming. It’s my child, writhing on the floor as if […]
A Safe Way for You to Introduce Your Child to Social Media Usage
According to CEO, Luke O’Keefe, KodaChat is the first instant-messaging app to combine supervision features with community involvement. While other chat apps offer controls for parents, KodaChat allows real-time supervision of kids’ activities, providing a community solution to the growing challenge of cyber-safety. KodaChat allows kids to instant-message each other, share their favourite images and […]
Reducing Depression in Aged Care Facilities
As well as feelings of sadness and low mood, aged care residents with depression feel uninterested in activities, hopeless about the future, guilty about the past and may desire death. Some actively contemplate taking their own lives. The prevalence rate of suicidal thoughts in residential aged care settings can be as high as 46%. This […]
Building and building bonds
This week is Men’s Health Week, celebrating the strengths and contribution men make to the community, as well as raising the profile of their health needs. Men’s Sheds provide males with a casual and relaxed environment where they can be productive and add value to the community, maintain an active body and mind, and connect […]
Being bored
The kids say “I’m bored, Mom”… how many times do we hear that? Especially during the summertime. It can be challenging beating the boredom that school free days brings. I have found that no matter what I plan out, there will always be boredom and it is helpful to have some answers ahead of time. […]
Not only great for the environment but also the children’s language development
Teachers aim to instill the idea that children have the ability to make a valuable contribution towards a sustainable future. Situated within natural bushland and with views to the Dandenong Ranges, students at Yarra Valley Grammar’s Early Learning Centre have a passion for caring for and engaging with the outdoors. The purpose-built centre makes use […]
Language impairment – a hidden challenge
It affects at least one child in every classroom. It impacts on a child’s ability to learn to read, write and spell. It is at least as common as Dyslexia and much more common than Autism, yet no one really knows about it. Language Impairment has been referred to as the “hidden disability” and it’s […]
Having seen a number of young people in aged care facilities, this is great news
The federal and state governments would set up a joint taskforce to oversee the transition of all young people living in residential aged care into appropriate alternative accommodation by June 2018, under proposals put forward by a Senate inquiry. Read More
Active babies make smart babies
Baby learning expert Dr. Jane Williams says babies’ brains grow most rapidly in the first twelve months of life, and this is a critical period for learning. Research has shown that the correct stimulation for babies can influence how well they behave, read and learn when they reach school, along with improved confidence, communication and […]
Helping multicultural seniors stay active
Victorian ethnic and multicultural community groups and organisations will share in more than $200,000 to help culturally diverse seniors become involved and participate in the community. Victorian Minister for Housing, Disability and Ageing, Martin Foley, last week announced the recipients of 46 grants from the fourth round of the Participation for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse […]
7 Critical Warning Signs of Speech & Learning Disorders!
Early Intervention and School Readiness
Speech Clarity
Language – understanding and expression
Stuttering
Trouble Reading
Spelling 
Early Intervention and School Readiness
Speech Clarity
Language – understanding and expression’ 
Stuttering
Trouble Reading
