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Jul17
Dis-Ability or Diff-Ability
I love working with people – with or without a diagnosed disability. Some people I work with have presenting symptom(s) that lead to a formalised ...
Jul12
Mental Health Burnout … at epidemic proportions and no end in sight
When entering the phrase 'mental health burnout’ in a search engine, 2,910,000 results showed up. When I clicked on the ‘scholarly link’, another 83,600 results ...
Jul04
Cyber-bullying – is it really our new normal?
Cyber bullying is without a doubt an epidemic today. It is a worldwide issue that affects untold many.
Jul03
Being a man – anxious much?
Anxiety is very rarely what brings a man to our clinic; generally, they present to support their children, a friend, their partneror wife. However, it ...
Oct16
Classroom of Life vs Curriculum-Based Classroom
There is a FABIC calendar called ‘Messages from the Classroom of Life’ which alone exemplifies that there is much, much more to learn in life ...
Oct10
Autism Spectrum – Going Beyond the Label
Tanya Curtis has been working in the field of disability and with Autism Spectrum Disorder since 2002 and sees autism as a description of a ...
Aug19
What Are the FABIC Products and How Did They Come About?
There are many, many FABIC products that people can take home or order online that will assist them and the person they are supporting to ...
Aug19
Making My Job Redundant
Tanya Curtis has always said that one of her most important jobs is to make her job redundant. And that is equally true for the ...
Nov03
Building Foundations
When hearing the phrase ‘building foundations’, we might be reminded of a house and how important it is that any built structure, from the family ...
May18
Anxiety and Adaptability during Covid-19
On the 1st of January 2020, people woke up all around the world with their New Year's resolutions, planning and picturing their way forward for ...
Mar04
Jan17
Your Questions, Answered – 06
Question: My daughter, 12, has started to ask me to drop her at our local shopping centre so she can hang out there and go ...
Dec11
Your Questions, Answered – 05
Question: My husband and I disagree over the kids’ rooms. I want their rooms to stay neat/clean.
Nov12
Your Questions, Answered – 04
Question: I’ve been hearing loads of negative reports about the computer game 'Fortnite' in the media lately. Are computer games like this bad for my ...
Sep06
Anxiety and Wellness – are they related?
The symptoms of anxiety occur in our body when we ‘perceive’ we do not have the required skills to respond to life. What if our ...
Aug31
Your Questions, Answered – 03
Question: Sometimes I feel that being proud of my child is somewhat taboo when speaking to other parents. Shouldn’t we all be encouraging our kids ...
Jul07
Your Questions, Answered – 02
Question: How do I get my kids to stop asking for stuff all the time when we are out? Whether we are at a farm, ...
Jul03
Your Questions, Answered – 01
Question: My best friend’s child is mean to mine and it’s affecting our friendship. We’ve been friends since high school and I don’t want our ...
May05
Q & A With Fabic
Question: How do I handle other mothers who make me feel like a bad mum whether it be in relation to my food choices for ...
Apr01
Competitive Spirit: Good or Bad?
Question: Dear Tanya: My daughter rarely competes in any events as she has the mindset that she will be no good and fail — how ...
Mar03
Growing Up: Changing Parental Relationships
Children tend to grow quickly from their cute toddler stage into young children, teens and beyond. As they develop, our way of being with them ...
