Happy Mother’s Day to all the mums, grandma’s & “mother type figures” at our centres. As we celebrate these amazing women, we remember that all mums have different struggles at different times and are in need of support. The old saying “It takes a village to raise...
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How to guide your child using their love languages…
From the desk of our Chaplain Miss Simone... DISCIPLINE is not a dirty word: you can guide AND love your child Attitudes and beliefs around discipline have changed drastically (thankfully) since I was a child and have continued to evolve since I parented young...
Reading with your child
Book week this year was amazing! Your kids and their teachers looked fabulous! We enjoyed finding ‘Wally’ in the playgrounds, matching ‘Things’ together, whizzing around the playground with our share of ‘Harry’s’ and so many more amazing costumes. Are you a reader? Do...
Positive Parenting Programs! Free Online!
Are you interested in learning positive strategies to help you parent better in challenging situations? Then Positive Parenting Program is for you. Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) is a parenting program designed by the University School of Psychology's...
Resilience… How to build it in children 3-8 Years!
The below article, from the "raisingchildren.net.au" website was deemed to be "timely" given the current climate that seems to be ever present these days! And remember, we are ALWAYS here to help in whatever way we can! xx...
Good screen practices for families and children
StartingBlocks.gov.au has two articles on good screen practices contributed by the eSafety Commissioner. How to encourage good screen practices for your child explains what ‘quality content’ for children means, and how parents can connect with...
Cyber Safety!!!
"Cyber Safety!!!" Probably not something that our older community members would have ever thought would be needed to be learnt but there you are! Our world has changed at such a rapid rate that the online world is now something that we ALL need to know about! The...
Fears & Phobias in Pre-Schoolers… Support Needed
Dear Parents, Does your child have fears resulting in anxiety and distress? If so, please read the information below, as we may be able to help. The Pre-schoolers Overcoming Phobias (POP!) trial is a world-first study, located at Griffith University,...
Are you a Podcast Listener?
Listen to podcasts? The "Raising Children" website has a podcast available on a wide range of topics! Why not head over and investigate a little further... https://omny.fm/shows/raising-learners/raising-learners-promo
Helensvale’s New Cubby Houses!
We were so very blessed to receive a phone call from Helensvale State High a couple of week's back asking if we would like to receive, for FREE, two Cubby Houses that the Manual Arts Students had made as part of their studies... Needless to say, after plenty of...