Episode 32: Breaking Well
When you've worked hard to achieve gains for your child's development and/or learning with your therapist or teachers, it can be difficult to think about stopping. Over the years, Lisa and I have both had clients reluctant to take a break over the summer for fear of...
Episode 31: Stressed For Success
Wouldn't it be lovely if we could guarantee that our children would never be stressed? No, not really! Without sufficient stress, boredom sets in and potentially depression! And when does boredom kick in the most? That's right, the looming long Christmas holidays here...
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 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...
Episode 21: Stepping Up
From the moment our babies are born, we look forward to some key milestones – their first smile, their first words, their first step. This week, I'm responding to a request from a new listener to talk about the mastery of walking and it’s connection with other areas...
Episode 18:Too Much Chewing!
Some children just can't enough chewing in! It's a habit that frustrates teachers and parents alike. They chew on shirt collars, hair, pencils and other non-food objects - sometimes constantly. What's going on? What can be done about it? Today I’m talking about...
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