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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Michelle Hopkinson Parenting during lockdown does not come with a manual or magic strategies. The key to getting through is about setting your intentions and making connection a priority. So how do parents give more when they have...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Andrea Stapleton   The feeling of ‘meh’. It sneaks up on you. We’ve all been riding the rollercoaster of lockdown for the past 10 weeks. The highs and the lows have somehow given way to a long, flat, boring...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]This blog was supposed to follow on from PART 1  about how to manage our mental health during this lockdown. I had 10 polished tips for you all on this topic but then I realised that something completely...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Thursday 12th August, the NSW Chief Psychiatrist, Dr Murray Wright made the following statement: “This is probably the most sustained and serious stress that many of us will face in our lifetimes and how this impacts on us...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]What a year it has been thus far.  Between bushfires, floods, and COVID-19, it feels like this year has been an endless barrage of stress and change.  Given how stressed we are as adults, it seems inevitable that...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Postnatal depression, or PND, refers to depressed mood, or major depression, during first year after birth. However, symptoms usually appear between 6-weeks and 6-months after birth. PND can persist for years if untreated and may be difficult for...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]KEY NOTES FROM DAVE RAMSEYS PANEL RE: COVID 19 WHAT YOU SHOULD DO IMMEDIATELY: Calm Down. Listen and work only with facts Limit your intake of information - this is critical. When you feel the fear kick in …...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Nala Hub, your local child psychologists, are excited to host another evening on the 4th June for parents who have a child who has suspected or newly diagnosed ADHD and/or Autism. It is for parents who are struggling...

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]As a parent do you ever feel as though it’s like ground hog day at your place, especially during school term! I know many parents say to me that one of the most repetitious and frustrating time of...