Julie Whitcombe

Help for Kids ‘local sponsors helping local kids’

'Help for Kids' Here at KidsLink, we are so proud of our 'Help for Kids' programme. By the end of 2016, we had been able to help 142 children access $45,000 worth of services. [caption id="attachment_17942" align="alignright" width="224"] The passionate KidsLink team[/caption] But we wanted to do more! So during February and March, we had a local sponsorship drive. We asked...

Cotton Wool vs. Let ’em Rip!

Cotton wool vs. let 'em rip - is there a healthy balance? Tip number one: Let children be bored! So often we hear children say "I'm bored" and we leap in with a load of suggestions and options to try and solve the problem for them but WAIT! there are major benefits to children from being bored! They...

Creating confident kids

[caption id="attachment_17923" align="alignnone" width="463"] Michael, Michele, Dean and Julie[/caption] Two of the best in the business share their top tips for creating confident kids! Dean Kent "small white guy who tried his best" It's all about habits - develop good ones! positive self-talk quality of practice, not just quantity spend time with people who can help you get to...

How to engage boys into learning

[caption id="attachment_17759" align="alignnone" width="600"] John, Stu, Michele, Michael and Julie[/caption] WOW - what an inspirational afternoon! We were totally inspired and in fact completely blown away by the ideas and results shared with us by John, Stu and Michael! Messages received LOUD and CLEAR: Boys learn through DOING & physical activities Boys love being in the outdoors... in...

Heads, shoulders, knees and toes – our top tips

How children's physical needs can impact their learning and behaviour Our hot tips Amanda Smith - Unlocking Learning Amanda's top 3 take home tips are: Language is the key to so much learning, we need our children to access it as easily as possible The brain is a muscle and we can change it In our busy world,...

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Anger
Anxiety, Fears & Phobias
Auditory Processing Disorders
Behaviour Concerns
Creative Activities
Dance
Depression & Mood
Drama, Theatre & Musical Theatre
Early Childhood activities
Emotions
Eyesight
Hearing
Music
Physical Activities
Self-confidence & Self-esteem
Sensory Processing Disorders
Testing for Behaviour Concerns
Testing for Learning Concerns
Under 5s Skills & Activities

Unlock your teen’s potential – our top tips!

Here are our top tips! Sue Blair - Personality Dynamics Here are Sue's top tips! It is important to understand the different personalities in your home. A preference for introversion / extroversion will impact on the way you work together as a family The Myers Briggs personality types can help you understand your teen... what makes them tick, what...

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Anger
Depression & Mood
Driver Education
Emotions
Exam Tutoring & Preparation
Family Relationships
Parenting
Parenting Skills
Pre-employment, Careers & Life Skills
Social Skills
Trades & Professions
Youth Education

Anxiety and Change – our hot tips!

It is often said that the only constant in life is change! And sometimes with change comes anxiety. We asked 3 of our KidsLink experts to provide their hot tips for helping children and families with anxiety and change. Parenting to help a child with anxiety Michelle Holt - Stress Knot Michelle's 3 hot tips Kids with anxiety need...

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Anger
Anxiety, Fears & Phobias
Depression & Mood
Emotions
Family Relationships
Parenting
Parenting Skills
Self-confidence & Self-esteem
Social Skills
Trauma & Grief

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Help for Kids ‘local sponsors helping local kids’

Cotton Wool vs. Let ’em Rip!

Creating confident kids

How to engage boys into learning

Heads, shoulders, knees and toes – our top tips

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