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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Mar 15, 2024

What is Autism Spectrum Disorder? Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong developmental disorder that is characterised by certain traits and difficulties. A person with ASD will primarily have difficult in relating to the world...

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Executive Functioning

Executive Functioning

Mar 1, 2024

What is Executive Functioning? Executive functioning is a set of mental processes that allow us to link a set of skills developed through past experiences with present action. Basically, it is the Chief Management role of the brain and...

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How to Cope with Workplace Bullying

How to Cope with Workplace Bullying

Feb 22, 2024

Peer abuse or workplace bullying is a widely used term to describe the intentional and repeated emotional, verbal or physical harassment of an individual by one or more colleagues. It can vary from subtle intimidation or humiliation...

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Problem Solving Skills for Children

Problem Solving Skills for Children

Mar 25, 2024

How do I help my children make better choices? The problem solving process Does your child seem to struggle with making the right choices in the moment? Does your child experience difficulties to stop and think before he/she acts, which...

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Men and their Mental Health

Jun 18, 2020

Men and their Mental Health Men can be known for bottling things up. They frequently have thoughts such as “ I don’t want to bother others” or “its not anyone else’s business”.  The problem is that these thoughts are significantly...

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Men’s Health Week: 15-21st June 2020

Jun 15, 2020

What is Men's Health and Why is it important? Men’s Health is about exploring the causes and factors behind what makes boys and men healthy, or not healthy, in Australian society. This Men's Health Week, we want to ensure we are working...

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5 Tips to Help Your Child to Make Friends

Feb 14, 2020

See Our 5 Tips to Help Children Make Friends   Making friends can be a daunting task for anyone, let alone children! For children who haven’t been equipped with strategies to effectively develop and maintain strong relationships,...

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Tips to Revive the Christmas Spirit

Dec 6, 2019

Tips to Revive the Christmas Spirit   Argh, Is It Really Christmas Again? Don’t you wish for the days of being a kid at Christmas, refusing to go to bed because of the excitement of meeting Santa and his reindeers? Waking up at 5am...

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Queensland Mental Health Week

Oct 11, 2019

Queensland Mental Health Week - Take Time for Mental Health   We all need reminders about how to keep mentally healthy – am I right? Well lucky for us, Queensland Mental Health Week (QMHW) is an annual event that is organised to shed...

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5 Reasons to Smile More

Oct 4, 2019

See our 5 Reasons to Smile More   The man who created the iconic yellow first smiley face in 1963 started World Smile Day, held on the first Friday of October each year. He stated he became concerned about the over-commercialization...

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Understanding Self Harm in Young People

Sep 20, 2019

Self harm! The term itself often evokes panic, fear, sadness, anger and anxiety in the parents of young people who engage in this behaviour. But, what is self harm and why do young people do it? Is it on the rise? Will they grow out of...

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12 Simple Tips to Improve Your Sleep

Sep 6, 2019

12 Simple Tips to Improve Your Sleep   Falling asleep may seem like an impossible dream when you’re awake at 3am, but good sleep is more under your control than you might think. Following healthy sleep habits can make the difference...

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The Influence of Male Body Image In Media

Jun 21, 2019

  What is body image? Body image is how you perceive, think and feel about your body. Poor body image, and the role of the media in particular, has received a lot of press. And there is a widespread awareness of how it can contribute...

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Managing Chronic Pain

Jun 4, 2019

DID YOU KNOW THAT ONE IN FIVE AUSTRALIANS, INCLUDING ADOLESCENTS AND CHILDREN, LIVE WITH CHRONIC PAIN?  This number is HUGE and actually increases to one in three of the older (over 65) age group.  Those who experience chronic pain will...

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