If you have child who is struggling with anxiety then you will know how stressful that it is to witness as their parent.

So I was delighted to come across an article and useful quizz to help identify children who are anxious, not stressed!!

This comes from a a site I regularly follow and has great articles on parenthood issues especially for children with additional needs - have a browse on www.understood.org

Please note the convenient checklist below is created by Understood.org and we claim no credit for the brilliance of their work, we simply support them and spread the word!

Now, in case you identify that your child is indeed suffering from anxiety, but don't have the funds for speech therapy and counselling or psychological services, I thought I would also share another brilliant online resource recommended by my colleague, Gabi Diamond (Occupational Therapist)... The Brave Program.

BRAVE is "an online, psychological program for the treatment of childhood and adolescent anxiety.
The Program was developed by a team of researchers at the University of Queensland. As a result, the Program is based on actual research evidence, and parents can rest assured their child is receiving a high quality treatment program.
BRAVE is based on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), the most effective method for overcoming anxiety in children and teenagers. Around 80% of children are free of anxiety after completing the therapist-assisted, BRAVE-Online Program.
BRAVE can be completed in your own home, at your own pace, and at a time that suits you. You can also have a BRAVE Trainer help you through the program, someone who works with you to overcome your anxiety. They will email you each week, and even talk to you over the phone during the program."


Go to www.BRAVE-ONLINE.com

My child and I started this free online course this past week and so far so good! It's well designed, child friendly and FREE, so why not give it a try!

Term 1 has flown by and we are already well into our preparation for an equally busy Term 2.

NAPLAN is looming and so we are running revised holiday timetables to accomodate those families who are staying in Sydney. We also have many families doing Tomatis Sound Training programs this holiday period- take the opportunity to pull out your favourite board and card games, try your hand at painting or cartooning... but above all enjoy these moments together.

Wishing all our NBCT families a VERY restful Easter Holiday!

Do you love Tomatis Sound Training as much as we do? Then hop to it and book your holiday program now to receive 20% off! That's a $160 saving to put towards your other Easter Holiday activities.

Tomatis Sound Training is a therapeutic listening program used to treat central auditory processing disorder, language difficulties, literacy problems, speech apraxia, autism as well as anxiety.

We have a limited number of devices to left lease so don't delay, book yours today! Call 02 9948 1765

Thank you to all our clients for your patience ... we are now registered NDIS providers!

If you have questions about using NDIS funding for your speech therapy services please speak to Michaela, Sarah or myself.  There are multiple ways of accessing your funding - Self Managed, Plan Managed or NDIS Managed.  We accept all forms of management and our fees are in line with previous FAHCSIA service fees.

Any questions, please ask!

Starting week 6 our team will be running weekly Speech Articulation Groups for some of the wonderful Kindy kids at North Curly! Contact us to find out how to sign your child up: [email protected] or call us on (02)99481765

Show them how much you love them and save a massive 50%. Valid for all Tomatis Sound Training Home Programs booked between 13-20 Feb 2017! Save now and complete the course later, but don't miss out.

Term 1 is kicking off and if your children are anything like mine, their after school activity wish list is growing! Now I know, this is not speech therapy, literacy work or language development....but we do love to collaborate with local professionals working with our children!

So, this term we welcome local artist extraordinaire Stephanie Elizabeth, who will be running art classes for 6-9 year olds at our centre on Monday afternoons.

Term 1 schedule starts Feb 6th 4:30-5:30 - classes are intentionally small so get in early to secure your spot!  All materials are provided and the classes cost $35/session.  Don't miss out ... call Stephanie direct with queries or to book on: 0416 447 677

Now we know that speech therapy is traditionally not very high tech, so it's a welcome change to see how a simple device is helping to shape focussed attention, speech, auditory memory, and language processing! 

​Forbrain, engineered by Shockwaves, has integrated the ground breaking bone conduction and dynamic filter technologies of Tomatis Sound Training to give you the edge.  Used for 10 minutes a day whilst reading, talking, studying aloud, or even singing this devise engages the brain's auditory-vocal to maximise learning and retention.

​Check out their website for more information: www.forbrain.com

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