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Is it a Temper Tantrum or a Meltdown?

How To Support Your Child in Out of Home Care The daily life of a parent can be hard work, especially if you’re consistently faced with tantrums or meltdowns- which

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Ask a psychologist: When children lie

Children start lying from as young as two years of age. From a developmental perspective, lying in young children is rarely a cause for concern. But what happens when they

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Parenting a Teen with Autism: Nicole and Scott’s Story

Nicole and Scott’s son, Edward, was diagnosed with Autism at five years of age. Up until three years ago, they had been doing all of the caring and for the

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A Day In the Life of A Kinship Carer: Alison’s Story

For the first time since she was eighteen years old, Alison no longer had any children living under her roof. Her youngest son had moved out of home and she’d

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How to Support Your Teen’s Identity

The main developmental task for young people is to figure out who they are and where they fit in in the world. Teenagers are learning how to be an adult

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3 Ways to Build Your Teenager’s Resilience

Teenagers live in an emotional state. They are caught between feeling like a child and the desire to be more independent. But, for adolescents in foster care, the transition to

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Earning their trust: how to help a child in care feel secure

When you’ve opened your home and your heart to a child or young person in need, it may be hard to understand why they might have trouble with trust at

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Daniel takes control with the NDIS

When Daniel* decided he needed to take control, and improve his mental health and behavioural issues, he enlisted the support of Challenge Allied Health. Together, they have navigated financial hurdles