“I hate heart handwriting”.

These are the dream words that many parents of children who struggle with handwriting would like to hear – that their children would give handwriting their best effort and enjoy it. Or if they can’t enjoy it at least don’t hate it and give handwriting some effort!

Procrastination
/prə(ʊ)ˌkrastɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
noun: the action of delaying or postponing something.

Do you ever delay completing tasks that are important?

Do you ever hesitate to accept an opportunity that comes your way – it feels right but you go into your head? Sometimes we may get a gentle nudge inside to make that phone call, finish that project, have that conversation, start on that assignment, or simply say ‘yes’.

Promoting healthy eating behaviours is vital to your child’s development. Many parents can feel stuck with what to do when their ‘fussy’ child won’t eat. Parents often ask “is my child just picky with food or do they have an actual feeding problem?”

It is common for children to experience mild feeding or eating problems at some stage in their development. Where there are no major medical problems or life events impacting on feeding, problems can often be resolved with professional guidance and strategies.

Fabic’s occupational therapist Annie Tran sheds some light on the role of school-based occupational therapy.

Is your child struggling with their participation at school? You may have had a teacher, a doctor or a friend suggest that your child receives occupational therapy.

Firstly, what is occupational therapy?

When your child gets to preschool or kinder, there may be some worry that they don't tick the boxes on developmental milestones. He or she is getting ready for school so we need to teach them the necessary skills to support their transition and learning.

A child may have gone from freely scribbling on paper or mixing paints on their palette into a muddy army green colour, to then being expected to draw a square, a person or to colour only within the lines.

Mental Health Week runs during 4-10 October. To mark this event, we will share how you can support yourself or a loved one experiencing a mental health issue and fully utilise the help that is available.

In expanding our provision of clinical services, Fabic has recently welcomed Occupational Therapist Annie Tran to the team.

So, what is Occupational Therapy?

Simply put, Occupational Therapy (also known as OT) is an allied health profession that focuses on teaching skills for everyday living. The practice of Occupational Therapy can greatly vary according to the setting and clientele.

Fabic has recently welcomed Occupational Therapist, Annie Tran, to their clinical team. Annie provides services to both adults and children and will be offering sessions from the Fabic clinic in Worongary as well as at client's schools, childcare centres, homes and other relevant settings.

Annie is able to support children and adults in the following areas: