Human+Kind Raising Good Humans Sarah & Melissa

We had the pleasure of interviewing Ariana Peters from Elwood Primary School.

Her role there is the Teaching and Literacy coach and support. She had been instrumental in setting up a Dyslexia support program for both the child and the parents of. She is a wealth of knowledge in this area and explains positive pathways of diagnosis and how to support your child if they have Dyslexia.

Ariana generously shared resources to help support parents be their child's advocate.

AUSPELD website https://dsf.net.au/tag/auspeld/

Learning Differences Parent Guide http://uldforparents.com/

Recommendations:

Toe by Toe Multisensory reading manual - Keda Cowling and Harry Cowling

www.phonicbooks.co.uk : Phonic Books - decodable reading material

Text to Speech (free download) - Natural Reader www.naturalreaders.com

How do we tackle the online world as parents?

We caught up with Shona Innes, a clinical and forensic psychologist and the author of the BIG HUG series of books for children, to delve into her in depth knowledge on the effects (both positive and negative) of the online world for our growing children.

As parents, knowledge is power and Shona has some great tips and wisdom for us. This is a great interview for parents of littlies right through to teens to listen to.

We should also mention the fabulous work of the office of the eSafety Commissioner. Lots of helpful links and very active in keeping things up to date for parents. https://www.esafety.gov.au/
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AUTISM - Discovering Autism - How do we create a supportive community network for families.

We had an insightful interview with Kim Sheppard, Child Psychologist from CoolKid Psychology. Her simple message reflects kindness and care for these families.

As promised in the interview below are the links and resources.

This is Kerrie Curtis from Starfish Nippers at Hampton Life Saving Club.
Her joy, her connection, her commitment to Hampton lifesaving club and the Starfish Nippers program. She is quiet a character and her enthusiasm is abundant, put your feet up and head phones on and surround yourself in community commitment at its best, inspirational.