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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.
Nov13
The Problem with Procrastination
Procrastination /prə(ʊ)ˌkrastɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/ noun: the action of delaying or postponing something. Do you ever delay completing tasks that are important?
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.
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?