Tanya Curtis
Tanya Curtis is a Senior Behaviour Specialist, Counsellor, Author, Founder and Director of FABIC Behaviour Specialist Centre and FABIC Publishing. She is a leading authority on Autism Spectrum Disorder, developer of the Body Life Skills Program for lasting behaviour change and has in untold many cases been people’s last resort when they had all but given up.
Feb03
Love Is An Observation
What is love? This is quite a valid question this month as we go about flaunting our love for one another on Valentines Day.
Dec01
Can we avoid ‘boxing’ on Boxing Day
Christmas is just around the corner … for many this is a very stressful time – but why? Christmas is a word that comes with ...
Nov03
How Do I Bring LASTING Behaviour Change?
Introducing the Body Life Skills The Body Life Skills series is a simple and practical, yet very effective 3-step program based on understanding and changing ...
Sep02
Anxiety and BEING a Man
In the confines of a counseling clinic, many men and fathers report feelings of anxiety on a regular basis. However, anxiety is rarely what initially ...
Aug04
Supporting our Tweens
It might be hard to see sometimes, but at the core of our tweens is an awesome, amazing and lovable being — and not the ...
Jul03
Life Is One Big Classroom
Learning is often associated with the traditional classroom, school and education facilities. But learning goes far beyond the classroom.
Jun03
EOFY: Review, Reflect, Appreciate
As the end of the Financial Year draws near there can be an anxiety, even panic as many go into the process of getting all ...
May01
Mothering or Smothering?
Mothering and smothering. Two very similar words in annunciation but, by geez by gingo, their meanings are polar opposite!
Apr30
Kids’ Parties: What Are We Teaching Our Children?
Parties can be filled with giggles, excitement and create many happy memories. On the other hand, parties can be filled with many opportunities for life ...
Mar02
The Classroom of Life
We often limit learning to a classroom, school or educational institution. But what if every moment of every single day is an opportunity to teach ...
Jan31
And Here We Go Again!
2017 is here and so we begin another cycle around the sun. Fabic Behaviour Specialist and Counsellor Tanya Curtis wants to know how ‘new’ your ...
Dec20
Tips to Support Understanding During Toilet Training
Toilet training can be so simple for some and yet can take what seems like forever to be successful in others. The key with all ...
Dec04
Nov20
The True Gift of Christmas
Christmas is well and truly coming. Some get excited, others get stressed and anxious and for others many meltdowns proceed.
Nov04
Travelling Terrors – Can We Avoid Them?
The countdown to your holiday has ended. Finally, the day has come.
Sep04
Parties Make Great Classrooms
Parties appear to be something that we all look forward to ... Or do we?
Sep04
Spring Clean Unwanted Behaviour Patterns
Coming into spring, it is all too common to spring clean your room, your house, your garden, your wardrobe etc. But have you ever considered ...
Jul08
Perfectionism – is it debilitating my child?
Perfectionism is simply an image we create of how we expect something to happen. Does your child ever: Yell, scream and/or have a tantrum simply ...
Jul01
The Effects of Competitiveness for Children
Question: Can you teach competitiveness to your children? My child does not have any interest in competing in sport or other activities and sits back ...
Jun29
Perfectionism and Behaviour Issues in Schools
When we watch the news, read the paper, talk to a neighbour or a man down the street, it is apparent that schools are experiencing ...
Jun10
Winter and our Mental Health
What do you think of winter? Do you love the season and look forward to it or do you feel flat and loathe it?
May11
A Mother’s True Role
Motherhood, mum, mother and all the associated words come with many images. Images of who is a mother, what a mother should and shouldn’t do, ...
Apr28
Foods and Moods
Do foods really impact our moods? Fabic Behaviour Specialist and Counsellor Tanya Curtis looks into the correlation.Foods are used in so many ways.
Mar30
The Playground is a Classroom of Life
Observing a playground full of children, it does not take long to identify a similar feel to a hospital and even an airport. How, you ...
