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Good luck to all HSC students with your first exam today.Feeling nervous? That’s ok. Breathe through the nerves and feel...
12/10/2026

Good luck to all HSC students with your first exam today.

Feeling nervous? That’s ok. Breathe through the nerves and feel your body settle. Make the nervous feeling ok. It will spur you on at the beginning the exam until you are in the flow of doing your best.

Feeling overwhelmed? Take some time to yourself in a quiet place where you won’t be disturbed. Think of a time when you did really well. It might have been a test, exam, speech, performance. Take yourself back to that time. Really remember it. How it felt. How you held yourself, what you did. Be there and really feel it. Remember all the things you did. Now apply that feeling to your exam today. Imagine yourself sitting down calmly, turning over the paper, reading calmly, planning your time well, remembering those quotes when you need them. Writing well.
Really be there.
For those who don’t visualise well, tell yourself about all those things.

You are rehearsing something ahead and when you get to your exam today, your brain and nervous system will remember it like it happened already. Like you had already trained for this and done well.
Remember this today when you are waiting outside the exam room. Bring yourself back to this rehearsal and feel that feeling of doing well again.

You’ve worked hard. You’ve prepared.

YOU’VE GOT THIS!
🫶



11/10/2026

Celebrating my 11th year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. 🙏🤗🎉

HSC study tips Creative study ideas from Kids Helpline Official
11/10/2026

HSC study tips
Creative study ideas from Kids Helpline Official


Such great tips from Building Blocks Therapy Hub to help build a conversation with your child about their day.Do you get...
09/10/2026

Such great tips from Building Blocks Therapy Hub to help build a conversation with your child about their day.

Do you get “nothing” or “stuff” or “I don’t know” in response to asking about your child’s day?

Try these great tips for building a conversation where your child can tell you more about what happened in their day.


09/10/2026

To all the wonderful HSC students. Keep going, you’re so close.
Look after yourselves.
We are behind you all the way.


Thoughts for Parents of HSC students: Sometimes the best support is less pressure, not more encouragement.Even well-inte...
09/10/2026

Thoughts for Parents of HSC students:

Sometimes the best support is less pressure, not more encouragement.

Even well-intended questions can start to feel overwhelming:

“Have you studied enough?”
“What mark do you need?”
“Shouldn’t you be studying?”
“How did everyone else find the exam?”

Your young person probably already knows the HSC matters.

What they may need from home is somewhere the pressure comes down.

Try:

“Is there anything you need from me today?”

And sometimes, simply:

“I’m proud of how you’re getting through this.”



HSC Study tip: Restore!I know it might sound counterintuitive as it’s starting to feel like the 11th hour before exams, ...
09/10/2026

HSC Study tip: Restore!
I know it might sound counterintuitive as it’s starting to feel like the 11th hour before exams, but it’s so important to restore to keep your focus sharp.

After hours of sustained focus, things get harder and slower. You might notice it takes twice as long to do a thing or you’ve read that same paragraph 3 times and you still keep zoning out.

You’ve reached diminishing returns - a bit like a car spinning its wheels in the mud.
Better to stop and restore.

Taking some time in nature helps to restore your brain and your nervous system so much.

Going for a short walk in a leafy street is great. If you don’t feel like a walk, spend some time in the front or back yard. Notice the trees and flowers. Enjoy the sun on your back and the way a lawn looks, or spend time gazing at the hills around you.

When you return to study, you’ll notice the difference. Try it and let me know in the comments how it helps.



This week we have be loving Lego social skills groups. Our gorgeous group have been working hard to build their Lego pro...
08/10/2026

This week we have be loving Lego social skills groups. Our gorgeous group have been working hard to build their Lego projects with their teams. Communicating together, solving problems, learning to say what they need, how they feel and cope when sometimes things don’t go as they wish.

We have been talking about regulating and practicing our favourite strategies together.
Today is the last day.

We are really looking forward to showcasing the projects.

If you think this would be great for your child, please reach out to find out more and register your interest for Lego groups in January.
We’re based in Hornsby.

Ph: 02 9477 1600
Email: [email protected]



08/10/2026

GREAT HSC STUDY TIP
Thanks Art of Smart Education for this great tip.
Feeling in “cram mode”?
Focus on your yellows (things you might lose marks on but can fix).
Bite sized chunks
DM Art of Smart Education for a free resource.



HSC study tipsDo you find it difficult to get back to studying after a break?Taking breaks is so important to keep your ...
08/10/2026

HSC study tips

Do you find it difficult to get back to studying after a break?

Taking breaks is so important to keep your stamina up and bring some much-needed fuel and rest from sustaining focus. However, taking a break can sometimes feel like getting completely side-tracked.

How do you get back to studying smoothly, without too much effort and inertia trying to get back to what you were doing?

TIP: Before you leave the desk or table to take a break, take a moment to think about what you need to do next. Write your next step on a sticky note and leave it where you will see it as soon as you come back.

Enjoy your break!



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