30 March 2020

How to talk with your children about COVID-19

Here are some tips for talking with young children about COVID-19 and the SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus and helping them cope over the coming weeks.

20 December 2019

Grief doesn’t stop on the holidays

The holiday season is often the hardest part of the year for grieving families, so how do you cope if you’ve lost a child who has always been a part of this annual celebration?

21 August 2019

Transitioning – it takes a community

For years prior to this, our daughter had suffered from debilitating social anxiety, school refusal, and chronic shyness.

26 July 2019

How I won my battle with persistent pain

For, 15-year-old Indianna, getting her appendix removed marked the start of a long, isolating journey with persistent pain that often left her in tears.

26 July 2019

A doctor’s perspective: what it’s like to care for a baby with whooping cough

Anyone who has cared for a child with whooping cough knows how frightening the disease’s signature coughing attacks can be.

10 June 2019

Five things your baby needs for good mental health

Five simple things parents and caregivers can do to foster healthy growth and development in their baby's early formative years.

20 May 2019

How to support your child when their sibling is dying

Though the subject of death and dying is uncomfortable for many of us and the experience of losing a loved one can be overwhelming for all of us, talking about death to your child as openly and honestly as you can is important in helping them to

29 April 2019

Six things we want you to know about autism

Our son, William, was diagnosed with level 3 autism when he was only four-and-a-half years-old. Here are the six things we want people to know about autism.

22 February 2019

Life back in the community after cancer

Completing cancer treatment can be both an exciting and concerning time for families. What a family goes through is tougher than most people realise.