Why Healthy Families Matter
Relationships that our children and young people experience across their developing lives have a direct impact on their wellbeing for the future. Those who are provided with appropriate physical, emotional…
Why Healthy Families Matter
What You Need to Know About Tourette’s Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a type of Tic disorder of the nervous system which causes an individuals to involuntarily make a variety of tics, which are sudden movements, twitches or…
Does My Toddler Have A Speech Delay?
Does My Toddler Have A Speech Delay? Children develop at different rates, and this includes their speech. For example, a typical two-year old child can use around 50 words and…
Helping Your Children With Motivation, Behaviour and Memory
Motivation: Try these tailored tips to boost your kids’ motivation: If your children don’t seem to understand what you’re asking, simplify or condense instructions or make them more concrete. This…
Helping Your Child Cope With Separation
It is that time of year again when children are returning to school after the end of year break and for some children they will be starting Kindergarten for the…
Successful Parenting: Dancing the Same Steps With Your Child
Do you ever have times when you feel completely in sync with your child and then at other times feel out of sync, that at times you are dancing the…
Autism: Cutting Edge Treatment
EDUCARE is working with the University of Newcastle by offering novel ways of testing speech comprehension difficulties in children with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Understanding speech is often compromised in…
Impact of High Energy Drinks on Development and Learning
Students try to cope with their hectic schedules by sleeping less and consuming high energy drinks to stay alert. They find it hard to balance the demands of studies, jobs,…
Technology Addiction and Implications for Children
We have got used to seeing adults glued to their phones at social events and teenagers spending hours locked in their rooms with their laptops. While we may not give…
Tips for Managing Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a childhood behavioral condition characterized by hostility, obstinacy, and defiance toward peers, parents, teachers, and other authority figures. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/oppositional-defiant-disorder Approximately one in ten children below…