Fabic Blog

01 Aug

Supporting our Tweens

by Tanya Curtis Behaviour SpecialistTeenagers

It might be hard to see sometimes, but at the core of our tweens is an awesome, amazing and lovable being - and not the monster that they often portray. So what happens? How do we go from awesome being to monster behaviour? The simple answer is anxiety. Anxiety is the precursor to all unwanted behaviour. Let me explain further…

10 Jul

We are all Amazing Awesome Beings

by Joshua Campbell IT ProfessionalLife

I would be the first to say that I have compared myself to others, and still sometimes do. Be it in their looks, complexion, choice of clothing, hair style, house, car, job, money, income, partner, family, even the family pet! Comparison is so seemingly normal that for many of us we do it without even realizing we do and its impact is never beneficial for anyone.

02 Jul

Life Is One Big Classroom

by Tanya Curtis Behaviour SpecialistBody Life Skills

Learning is often associated with the traditional classroom, school and education facilities. But learning goes far beyond the classroom.

Think about this. What if every moment in life is an opportunity to learn and thus every movement of every day we are in the classroom of life?

30 Jun

To Respond or To React?

by Joshua Campbell IT ProfessionalUnderstanding Others

Believe it or not, we make many more choices all the time than we often are aware of. In almost every moment there is a choice being made and that choice is a simple one… am I going to respond to this situation before me or am I going to react to this situation before me?

01 Jun

EOFY: Review, Reflect, Appreciate

by Tanya Curtis Behaviour SpecialistFinancial, Accounting

As the end of the financial year draws near there can be an anxiety, even panic as many go into the process of getting all their financial affairs completed by June 30.

06 May

The Handwriting Epidemic

by Annie Tran Occupational TherapistHandwriting Epidemic, Handwriting, true parenting

To be the perfect child…

When a child struggles to write their numbers, letters or sight words, they can easily feel upset and say “It’s messy” or “I can’t do it” or complain “It’s not perfect”. Perfectionism can pose as one of the biggest barriers when it comes to handwriting – in fact perfectionism is a handwriting epidemic!

01 May

Mothering or Smothering?

by Tanya Curtis Behaviour Specialistmothering, smothering, true parenting

Mothering and smothering. Two very similar words in annunciation but, by geez by gingo, their meanings are polar opposite!

What is mothering? And what is smothering? And which do you choose? First we must understand that mothering is not restricted to those who have given birth to a child. In truth, we can all play the role of a mother (even those males out there).

24 Apr

I heart handwriting

by Annie Tran Occupational TherapistHandwriting Epidemic, Education, Handwriting

“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!