The question that runs through many parents’ minds when they make the decision to enrol in school is “Will my child be school ready?” when January rolls around. The transition to school is one of the biggest challenges in early childhood. There has been a revolution in the way that school readiness has been conceptualised
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The first thing to remember is it’s important to be aware that each child with autism is unique. It is often hard to communicate with them, and non-autistic people have difficulties in reading their social cues and body language. Autistic children often take things as they see them and can’t usually see what we are
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Whether the kids have their new lunchbox from Santa ready to go, or you’ve just asked your pre-teen where theirs is (and found it at the bottom of their school bag complete with last years unfinished wrap): the thought of another year of making, wrapping and sending off original, nutritious, tasty and ‘on trend’ lunches
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by Melissa Juzva, Psychologist | Director, Solution Psychology When working with children on anxiety most parents (and children) want to jump straight to fixing the behaviour or the outcome when really we need to work on helping them change their thoughts. This, in turn, changes their feelings which in turn changes their behaviour. Lets take
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In this Blog, we explain how the first visit often works. This is a guide and may help you and your child feel more comfortable. When a family comes to see us they have been referred by their GP, but often it is not the GP who has directed the family in the first instance.
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By the age of three, 75% of most children’s speech is intelligible to unfamiliar people and by around the age of four, all of their speech should be understood. But what if it’s not? Up to one in five preschool-age children can experience difficulty producing speech sounds correctly, either because they struggle to articulate them
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On the anniversary of our 10th year, we thought we would share with you the journey we have had, and put a few thank you’s on the record to the people we have worked with and supported us along the way. It all happened about 11 years ago when three Paediatricians from diverse backgrounds set
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Shu-Lin works at CCH as our Paediatric Dietitian and Nutritionist. She understands that all children have different nutritional needs and helps families ensure that they are equipped with the necessary knowledge to make the right food choices so that their children will grow well into adulthood. In this Blog Shu-Lin shares some ideas for healthy winter
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First of all, relax as tantrums are very common in children aged 1-3 years. It is often a sign of frustration as their social and emotional skills have just started to develop. Children don’t have the words to express how they are feeling and their emotions. So how can you handle them? Instead of responding to
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