Umbrella Care Australia

13/06/2026

🍽️ "She only eats beige foods."
🍽️ "He refuses anything new."
🍽️ "Dinner time turns into a battle every night."

If you've ever worried about what your child is eating, spent time preparing meals only to have them rejected, or felt stressed every time food is involved, you're not alone.

Many children experience feeding challenges, but these difficulties are often about much more than simply being a "picky eater."

Food textures, smells, anxiety, sensory processing, motor skills, routines, and past experiences can all play a role in how children interact with food.

Join Occupational Therapist Divya Rajan as she explores:

✔ Why feeding challenges occur
✔ What may be happening beneath the surface
✔ Practical strategies to reduce mealtime stress
✔ Ways to support children to build confidence around food

Whether you're a parent, carer, educator, or support worker, this session will provide valuable insights and practical tools that you can start using straight away.

📅 Umbrella Parent Connect
💻 Online
💰 NDIS Claimable

Because every family deserves calmer, more positive mealtimes.

Tag a parent, carer, educator, or support worker who might benefit from this session. 💙

01/06/2026

🌟 UMBRELLA PARENT CONNECT – 26 🌟

At Umbrella Care Australia, we believe that supporting a child with autism begins with empowering the people who know and love them best – their parents and carers.

That's why we're excited to share Umbrella Parent Connect – 26, a parent training series developed and delivered by experienced clinicians from our sister company, Umbrella Therapy Services.

Supporting a child with autism can be incredibly rewarding, but it can also come with many questions, challenges, and uncertainties. Through this practical and evidence-based program, parents and carers will gain valuable knowledge, strategies, and confidence to better support their child's development and wellbeing.

Topics include:
✅ Understanding Autism
✅ Sensory Processing
✅ Supporting Communication
✅ Motor Planning and Play
✅ Executive Functioning
✅ Understanding the Why Behind Behaviour
✅ Feeding Challenges and Mealtime Support
✅ Accessing Helpful Supports and Resources

The sessions are delivered by highly experienced Occupational Therapists with extensive experience supporting children and families across Tasmania, Australia, and internationally. Participants will walk away with practical strategies that can be applied immediately at home, school, and in the community.

💻 Online Sessions
📅 Commencing 2 July 2026
💰 Eligible NDIS participants may be able to claim the cost under Capacity Building – Training for Carers/Parents.

👇 We'd love to hear from you!

If you could get professional guidance on one area, what would it be?

🔹 Behaviour
🔹 Communication
🔹 Sensory Processing
🔹 Feeding
🔹 Emotional Regulation
🔹 Something else?

Share your thoughts in the comments below!

📞 To register or find out more:
03 6288 7811 | 03 6288 7777

📧 [email protected]

🌐 umbrellatherapy.com.au

Or click on the link below to express your interest in signing up:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1DWGAbBSlqOs-78HtsjNGT5uSeTwIL0t95gMZcJuN5Hk/edit

15/05/2026

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