Understanding ADD/ADHD – an Holistic Approach to Healing
Picture this – your child is struggling at school, talkative and disruptive, and their teacher asks you to have them assessed for ADD/ADHD. How do you feel? Are you relieved because a diagnosis offers some understanding about why they are so restless and often difficult to be with? Or does this bring dread to your […]
Why is my Child’s Handwriting so Messy?
If your child’s handwriting is messy, slow or difficult to read, it’s easy to assume they just need more practice. But handwriting is much more than putting pencil to paper. It relies on a whole range of skills that develop during early childhood—from posture and balance to vision, listening, movement and memory. In a world […]
Sensory Development – Supporting Learning and Behaviour in Children
Can you answer YES to any of these? Is your child: behind the class in reading, spelling, and writing? always getting into trouble for being restless and talkative? lack focus and struggle to pay attention in class? Children who struggle in the classroom are often pathologised and given labels. Restless children may be described as […]
When Children Struggle to Learn: Listening and Auditory Processing
Restlessness and problems with focus and concentration can often be linked to difficulties with listening or auditory processing. This can often look like signs of ADHD. You know your child can hear, but how well can they listen, or process what they are hearing? Can you answer YES to any of these? Does your child: Have […]
Dyslexia and links to Sensory Processing Difficulties?
Is your child falling behind at school? Are they struggling with signs of dyslexia and finding learning to read and/or write is difficult? Did you know that signs of dyslexia are often linked to immaturities in areas of sensory processing? Can you answer YES to any of these? Easily losing their place when reading, skips […]
Success Stories – How an Holistic Approach Supports Learning
Behaviours are what we see on the surface. They are our children’s way of letting us know they are struggling. When we look beneath the behaviours we see learning difficulties and gaps in early stages of development. The solution is to address the “why”. We can do this by going back and “filling in the […]
Development Delay and Links to Classroom Learning
Many parents are at a loss to understand just why their child is struggling at school. There are many reasons for this Development delay makes classroom struggles a familiar story. Many children find the intensity and variety of classroom sensations completely overwhelming. This feeling of overwhelm makes it difficult to concentrate and pay attention. More […]
My Child is Trying Hard but Still Struggling to Read
Are you worried that your child might have signs of dyslexia, or other learning difficulties? Learning to read seems simple enough. After all, how hard can it be to interpret those symbols on the page? For many, however, classroom reading instruction is the beginning of a lifetime of struggle, anxiety, embarrassment, shame and poor self […]
Listening and Auditory Processing Difficulties
Is your child struggling with listening or auditory processing difficulties. Maybe you’re noticing signs of anxiety, or other challenging behaviours? Perhaps they are struggling to keep up at school? You know your child can hear, but how well can they listen, or understand what they are hearing? The Difference Between Hearing and Listening Maybe you […]
Understanding Learning Difficulties and Challenging Behaviours
Starting school is an exciting time, and parents always have great hopes for their children’s future. However, for many children, life in the classroom can be quite overwhelming. This feeling of overwhelm may increase anxiety, resulting in learning and behavioural challenges. These behaviours are often seen as signs of autism, ADD, ADHD or dyslexia, with […]