Episode 30: What’s Vestibular Processing…And Why Should You Care?
When parents come to me for help with their children’s difficulties, very often, a vestibular processing difficulty is part of the problem. Not surprisingly, this revelation is met with a little bafflement – what, after all is the vestibular system? This...
Episode 29: Food Intolerance – Finding The Way Forward
As long as your child is eating from each of the healthy good groups and doesn't get too much sugar they're getting what they need, right? Well in most cases, yes - but for a small group of children, those who suffer with food intolerances or sensitivities, some of...
Episode 28: Best Apps & Screen Time For Kids
This week, I spoke with my colleague, Speech Pathologist Bronwyn Sutton, principal therapist at B.E.S.T. Autism Therapy, and author of the The Learning App Guide about the perennial questions: 1. Is screen time bad for kids? 2. What apps are best for children? Bronwyn...
Episode 27: Best Toys For Learning
This time of the year is when parents and extended family members start asking questions about what to get the kids for Christmas. When they’re in our care naturally parents are looking for games and toys to help achieve their children’s goals – so in turn Lisa and I...
Episode 26: Dancing To Learn
Being involved in a dance class has a myriad of benefits for young children, not all of them physical. In this episode I am speaking with Anita Kertland, from Spring Pointe. She has a passion for teaching children between the ages of 3-5 pre-ballet skills, and brings...
Episode 25: Tantrum Or Meltdown?
To the casual observer, tantrums and meltdowns look an awful lot alike - but knowing the difference between them and acting accordingly makes a big difference in how long upsets last and how they resolve. Development of the ability to regulate emotions and manage...
Episode 24: Tuning In “Just Right”
We want our children switched on and connected in a "just right state" for learning - with a gleam in their eyes, open, curious and connected...as a therapist that's certainly where I always start! Music can be a great way to help children "tune in" - but some...
Episode 23: So Touchy!
The sense of touch protects us and is vital for health, well-being and function. In children, when tactile processing is distorted so that ordinary, everyday experiences can become irritating or even painful. It impacts on self-regulation for learning, development and...
A Problem Solving Game For Active Kids
If you have a child or children in your care who would rather run around outside than sit and listen to early maths concepts, you're definitely not alone! The good new is that we can use strengths based learning principles with cutting edge research to use their love...
Episode 22: Finding A Better Way
The Australian National Literacy levels that were published recently are truly shocking for a developed nation. We have to find a better way to solve this problem! Solutions so far offered by governments and bureaucracies keep falling short. National testing isn't...
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