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Sep04
Parties Make Great Classrooms
Parties appear to be something that we all look forward to ... Or do we?
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.
Apr27
Fussy Eaters and Problem Feeders
Promoting healthy eating behaviours is vital to your child’s development. Many parents can feel stuck with what to do when their ‘fussy’ child won’t eat.
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 ...
Mar22
Sport: Healing or Harming the Soul?
Our Australian culture is very much sports-orientated. It’s a culture that can start from the day a baby is born and is often carried throughout ...
Feb12
The Parent and Child Romance
More than any game, toy, food, material possession, praise or positive reinforcement, more than anything in this world, children want to be seen and confirmed ...
Jan31
5 Tips for Anyone Starting a Business
On Fabic's 10th Birthday... founder and managing director Tanya Curtis reflects on what she has learnt in 10 years of business...
Jan22
Why Choose a Social Skills Group?
Social skills groups are an excellent way for children who find social and/or classroom interactions with peers challenging to develop these crucial skills. Social skills ...
Dec22
How Occupational Therapy Can Support Your Child at School
Fabic’s occupational therapist Annie sheds some light on the role of school-based occupational therapy.Is your child struggling with their participation at school? You may have ...
Dec14
The Christmas Holiday Phenomenon
It’s a common phenomenon that children seem to flourish in speech and communication development over the Christmas holidays. So what’s the secret ingredient?
Dec09
Do you know your Number 1 job?
Whatever your age, we all have jobs in life. They might be trivial jobs that our parents assign us as kids or they might be ...
Nov18
What are unwanted behaviours?
Tanya Curtis' work is dedicated to supporting children, teenagers and adults to understand and change their unwanted behaviours... but what exactly is an unwanted behaviour?
Nov17
When My Child’s Motor Skills Are Not ‘Fine’
When your child gets to preschool or kinder, there may be some worry that they don't tick the boxes on developmental milestones. He or she ...
Nov09
How can Speech Pathology support adults?
You sometimes hear adults with a lisp or who have trouble saying ‘r,’ but speech pathologists rarely work with adults on how to produce speech ...
Nov06
How Occupational Therapy and Psychology Can Support Improved Mental Health and Well-being
Mental Health Week runs during 4-10 October. To mark this event, we will share how you can support yourself or a loved one experiencing a ...
Nov01
Perfectionism – The Hidden Epidemic
Is perfectionism affecting your child? Do you even know the signs?
