How can my child benefit from group therapy? What is group therapy? In group therapy, your child will be involved in sessions with other children and with one or more clinicians. There are a different types of...
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The Art of Parenting a Child with Autism
Being a parent is a challenging, exhausting and yet a very rewarding experience. It is a lifelong journey full of learning curves and experiences. Every child is unique. When it comes to raising a child with a diagnosis of Autism...
Why so Blue? Autism Awareness Month
April is Autism Awareness Month globally and Autism Queensland has officially launched their “Go Blue for Autism” campaign in order raise funds and awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a lifelong developmental disability...
Deal with Changes in Life
HOW WELL DO YOU ADAPT TO THE INEVITABLE CHANGES THAT HAPPEN IN LIFE? How to deal with changes in life. Adapting takes RESILIENCE... read this! 10 Ways to build resilience 1. Make connections Good relationships with close family members,...
Self-compassion for the perfectionist and overly self-critical thinker
Self-compassion for the perfectionist and overly self-critical thinker When you experience a setback or make a mistake, do you speak harshly toward yourself, saying that you should’ve known better or worked harder? Do you instantly blame...
Six Reasons Why Young People Bully
What makes a young person torment and assault other children and students regularly? Why do some kids repeatedly push, shove and hit other children at school? What makes adolescents humiliate, insult, or ostracise a peer? Finding answers...
“A Healthy Lifestyle” – What does that really mean?
"A healthy lifestyle" – What does that really mean? To be healthy does not just mean being free of sickness or disease, but more so to have an over all state of wellbeing physically, mentally, and socially. In today’s society there is...
Sticking to Goals and Staying Motivated
Sticking to Goals and Staying Motivated One of our recent team meetings involved my colleagues and I setting goals for the year across different areas of our life. This, and the usual start of year conversations around people’s New Years...
Supporting Friends and Family who Identify as Transgender or Gender Queer- Part Two
What can I do to support my loved one? The fact that you’re asking this question shows that you’ve already taken steps to demonstrate your support! But here are some additional support tips: Don’t challenge your loved one’s gender...
Supporting Friends and Family who Identify as Transgender or Gender Queer- Part One
So perhaps your child or friend (referred to from here as - loved one) has just come out as transgender or gender queer and perhaps you’re feeling a little confused because you’re unsure what gender fluidity means and don’t really know...
HELP, my child is a bully!
10 THINGS YOU CAN DO AS A PARENT WHEN YOUR CHILD IS A BULLY Have a conversation with your child and try to understand his/her perspective of why he/she is bullying. Some children bully because they have been bullied themselves,...
My Child is Getting Bullied!! What Should I Do?!!
It is upsetting to find out that your child is being bullied. As parents we just want to rush in and make it go away, or fix the problem. Unfortunately the answer is not usually so simple and requires intervention at many levels. When the...