Helping your family thrive with free playgroups and workshops
Blog | Plumtree offers free playgroups and workshops to support families of children aged birth to five years, covering topics like social skills, toilet training, and NDIS preparation.
Why Reframe disability and autism: changing the story for families
Blog | Sylvana Mahmic at NSW Parliament launched Reframing Disability (aka Belongside families) and Reframing Autism, empowering families with hope, strengths-based approaches, and positive messages to support children with disabilities and developmental delays.
Sharing expertise with professionals in ECI
Blog | Plumtree professional training equips early childhood intervention organisations with family-centred approaches, evidence-based programs, and peer worker support to build capacity, resilience, and positive outcomes for children and families.
Families empowering families through peer work and parent leadership
Blog | Plumtree’s Now & Next program supports families of children with disability or developmental delay. This award-winning, parent-led community empowers families, builds skills, and fosters peer networks globally.
Using technology to collaborate with professionals and build my child’s self-esteem
Blog | A parent shares how technology transformed collaboration, reducing stress, improving consistency, and turning therapy, school, and dance into enjoyable, goal-focused learning for their child.
A practical guide to the language of Autism
Blog | Dr Melanie Heyworth shares practical tips for respecting and connecting with the autistic community, promoting acceptance, strengths-based language, and inclusive understanding for families and allies.
