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Reading – You Can’t Beat it
My grandkids like books, and now they’re old enough to read. During the school holidays, Susie and Nell spent a night at our place. They quite often stay overnight, but it is still not quite like home, so I always tell them, “When you wake up, no matter how early, you can come and wake […]
What Age Do Kids Learn Best?
Is there a special time when our children’s brains are more open to learning new skills like reading, writing and playing a musical instrument? And is ‘earlier’ always ‘better’? Read More
Toys to Encourage Talking
OK, I know I said it was insane how fast the first six months go in my last post, but the second half of a baby’s first year goes just as fast! I can’t believe I am starting the process of planning a first birthday already. Read More
Being Gifted
Gradually, school has become a place to spend time, not energy; ideas and items he is interested in are often stored away to do at home. Activities he cannot ace without effort are treated with suspicion, and he backs away, unwilling to have a go. Read More
Quality Aged Care
Aged care should ultimately be based around a model that is “individual” and “subjective”, one that delivers “much more” than the older person expects and wants, according to Dr Stephen Judd, HammondCare chief executive. Read More
We Find a Great Number of Highly Dedicated Grandparents Bring Their Grandchildren to Therapy
How do grandparents really feel about caring for their grandchildren? When I accepted a full-time job after having babies I was faced with a dilemma: my youngest was only enrolled in day care two days a week. I was scrambling through lists of nannies from agencies (unsurprisingly the childcare centres had waitlists for years), when […]
Study Tips for High School Students
Is your child feeling overwhelmed by homework? These tips will help them get on top of their work and reduce stress. Is your son or daughter feeling swamped with homework and not sure what to do? Maybe they’re feeling like their life is over and they’ll never have free time again? These are normal feelings […]
Speech Pathologists’ Role in Dementia Support
Speech pathology may improve the ability of people with dementia to remember the right words to use in conversations, according to Queensland researchers. A new study, which is based on evidence that people with dementia can re-learn words through speech pathology treatment, aims to encourage the use of re-learned words into everyday conversation, improving dementia […]
Fine Motor Activity to Keep Kids Busy When You Need It
Fine motor activity that doubles as teaching/reinforcing colours and numbers – you can even give specific instructions such as ‘put the yellow one on the top, the blue one on the bottom’ etc… Read More
Memory Activities
This is a fun memory activity to boost kids minds. You can use any objects and then just remove one to see if they can guess what’s missing. Its a great busy activity when you need it. Read More
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
