Growing Kids Occupational Therapy

23/06/2025

Hi,
I'm currently in the process of increasing my work days and am now accepting new referrals for children ages 2-12yrs, in the following areas;
- Caves Beach (and local surrounds)
- Nords Wharf
- Gwandalan
- Mannering Park
- Chain Valley Bay
- Morisset
- Wyee
- Doyalson
- Lake Munmorah
- Budgewoi
- Lake Haven
(up to 30 mins travel time from Caves Beach)

Please make new referrals via the contact form on my website https://www.growingkidsot.com.au/ or email directly [email protected]

Limited places apply!

Growing Kids Paediatric Mental Health Occupational Therapist- Mobile- Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, Upper Central Coast- Behavioural concerns, Autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing, trauma, Out of Home Care, Parent Coaching- Relational, neuro affirming, developmental, neurosequential, strengths based approa...

05/06/2025

Get tickets on Humanitix - Everyday Advocacy at School: Interactive Workshop hosted by Belongside Families (formerly known as Kindred). Online. Monday 16th June 2025. Find event information.

18/07/2023

The therapeutic relationship matters

from a recent talk Kim delivered...
Happy Monday everyone, may this be a week filled with relentless positivity.

20/04/2023

Sticker charts, merit awards and bribery is about rewarding the kids that are going to do well anyway.

These are kids that feel safe in their environment, connected to those around them and able to regulate their emotions and keep trying when things get hard.

How hard must it be to see your sticker chart on the wall for all to see, when your not that kid! ☹️

I don't like the phrase "rewards work well", because I don't know what "works" means.

If I "reward" my NT child, I'm not doing it so it "works" for me.

There's some truth to this meme, but the dialogue in the comments is definitely worth a read. Thank you, everyone!

Source: ti_pbs on Twitter. Thanks, Marissa!