Fostering your Child’s Self-Advocacy Skills
Blog | Dr Melanie Heyworth guides parents to foster children’s self-advocacy, offering practical strategies to empower kids to communicate their needs, make choices, and build confidence at any age.
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From little acorns, mighty oaks grow: empowering parents to shape their children’s futures
Blog | Dr. Pippa Murray discusses how parents can shape their children’s lives, emphasizing the importance of support, listening, and embracing children’s unique ways of communication.
5 ways to a calm festive season with children: practical tips for a joyful holiday
Blog | The festive season can be overwhelming for children. Discover simple strategies to keep them, and you, calm and happy during the holidays.
Now & Next: an external evaluation – Assessing the impact on families of children with disabilities
Blog | An independent evaluation by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute assessed the Now & Next program, highlighting its positive impact on families of children with disabilities.
Peer Work in Early Childhood Intervention (ECI): Research insights and family-centered approaches
Blog | Peer workers bring lived experience to early childhood intervention, offering families unique support, hope, and inclusion while reducing isolation and strengthening disability services.
Evaluating family-centred practice in early childhood intervention: Are we there yet?
Blog | Families are experts in their children’s lives; authentic early childhood intervention must stay family-centred, building capacity, inclusion, and long-term resilience, not just therapy services.