As you and your child face a transition, either returning to school, beginning school, kinder or facing any other phase of change, how do you create certainty and safety for yourself and your child to have the best transitional experience possible? In this episode we discuss gentle resilience-building strategies that help you to work with… Continue reading NTM 334: School transitions in an era of uncertainty
This Week In Wellness the cancer Council is reporting that only 16% of Australian secondary school children meet the recommended guidelines for physical activity and the story is even worse for our girls with just 9% reaching that mark. This despite over ¾ of the students acknowledging that both their parents and their school had… Continue reading TWIW 110: 9 in 10 Aussie girls not active enough
How are you responding to anxiety around leaving the cocoon of covid? Are you avoiding or meeting your children’s uncertainty and/or emotional fallout? Do you have strategy and planning in place to ensure you both get through this with the best possible outcome? In this episode, Bridget breaks down the strategy behind her re-entry to… Continue reading NTM 257: How are you handling back to ‘school’?
What did you think about your time at school? Are we prepared well enough by the education system? What is missing? Do we need to improve what we are teaching our kids? Hear from the kids perspective what they learned. It’s not just the subject of Maths, it’s about problem-solving. English is not just about… Continue reading SE 21: The Education Journey
Today we are soaking up all the practical advice and insights into how to make school a success, with the amazing Sue Larkey. We dive into anxiety, transitions, adjustments for tests, sensory tools and SO MUCH MORE! I have subscribed to Sue’s newsletter 7 years ago when I had my first pediatric caseload at a… Continue reading HBH 31: Making School A Success with Sue Larkey
Chloe Hayden, better known as Princess Aspien, is a 21 year old girl with Aspergers Syndrome. Chloe struggled throughout her childhood and early teenage years feeling outcast and unable to connect with anyone. She suffered relentless bullying at school which landed her in hospital. When Chole was 18, she came to the realisation that she… Continue reading HBH 30: Dear Teachers, What I Wish You Knew with Princess Aspien
Does your child often feel isolated and have low self esteem? Chris Varney is 31 years old and has Asperger’s Syndrome. He grew up with a group of mentors who pushed him to think ‘I CAN’ and is driving a rethink of autism, from ‘I Can’t’ to ‘I CAN’!! In today’s episode Chris empowers you… Continue reading HBH 24: Creating An “I Can” Network With Chris Varney
Today we are viewing autism through the lens of a teen on the spectrum. Clay Lewis is 16, girl crazy, car mad, loathes school and lives for music. Just your typical teenager. He’s also on the autism spectrum and is just realising he’s a person his peers want to get to know. Clay has his… Continue reading HBH 22: Teenage Life On The Spectrum
Children on the spectrum are easy targets for school bullies. I feel it is SO necessary that we shed light on what can be such a dark topic and spend a whole episode equipping you with the tools to approach bullying. We show you how you can bully proof your child! Susan Hyde is our… Continue reading HBH 21: How To Bully Proof Your Child
Today we are delving right into nutrition for kids and getting some really practical advice. Beck Warke, an incredibly knowledgable and passionate functional nutrition consultant walks us through the types of foods we should be packing into the lunchbox. We dive into the foods that sustain our kiddies energy and attention, how to navigate food… Continue reading HBH 20: Changing Lives, One Lunchbox At A Time