Fabic Blog

08 Jul

Perfectionism - is it debilitating my child?

by Tanya Curtis Behaviour Specialist

Perfectionism is simple an image we create of how we expect something to happen.

Does your child ever:

05 Jul

The Effects of Competitiveness for Children

by Tanya Curtis Behaviour Specialist

Parent questions:

Can you teach competitiveness in your children? My child does not have any interest in competing in sport or other activities and sits back to allow someone else to win. She is happy to participate however doesn’t express that ‘mongrel’ that some children seem to use to fuel their passion. Is this something you can teach your children or is it a good/bad quality?

Tanya’s Response:

The simple answer to your question is “yes you can teach competitiveness to children”.

28 Jun

Perfectionism and Behaviour Issues in Schools

by Tanya Curtis Behaviour Specialist

When we watch the news, read the paper, talk to a neighbour or a man down the street, it is apparent that schools are experiencing a significant rise in behaviour issues.

Behaviour issues in schools are on the rise.

Diagnosis of ADHD is constantly increasing as are other behavioural disorders such as Oppositional Defiance Disorder, Conduct Disorder and others. On top of this, there is an increase in general unwanted behaviours.

14 Jun

Expression – A Relationship with Truth

by Kathryn Maroney Speech Pathologist

Children are often referred to Fabic for speech pathology when they are late to begin speaking or having difficulty putting sentences together to get their message across clearly and in full. Language disorders effect children across all aspects of the developmental scale, from typically developing children to children with autism, children with cognitive impairments and even children who are considered to be gifted in other areas.

07 Jun

Winter and our Mental Health

by Tanya Curtis Behaviour Specialist

What do you think of winter?

Do you love the season and look forward to it, or do you flat out loathe it? Tanya Curtis looks at the impact of winter on our mental health and provides five ways to keep the winter blues at bay.

What does winter mean to you?

When I think of winter I think of Ugg boots, jackets, scarfs, electric blankets, heaters and replaces. I also think of the shorter days and longer nights – mostly only seeing outside in nighttime with early starts and late finishes.

10 May

A Mother's True Role

by Tanya Curtis Behaviour Specialist

Motherhood, mum, mother and all the associated words come with many images. Images of who is a mother, what a mother should and shouldn’t do, what makes a ‘good’ mum and how a mother should be. Unfortunately, these images are causing great angst and distress to many people as they try to live up to an image and thus reduce their capacity to be a true mother.

Images of motherhood can start from a very early age.

28 Apr

Foods and Moods

by Tanya Curtis Behaviour Specialist

Do foods really impact our moods? Fabic Behaviour Specialist and Counsellor Tanya Curtis looks into the correlation.

Foods are used in so many ways. Some may use food for its true purpose – to support  our physical body to live its full potential. However, many, if not most, use foods beyond this purpose. If we consider honestly we can see that foods are used in many situations. We use foods when we are emotional, happy, sad, depressed, angry, frustrated, excited, celebrating an occasion, socialising etc.

17 Apr

Fussy Eaters and Problem Feeders

by Annie Tran Occupational Therapist

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.