by Debbie Hopper | Feb 2, 2016 | Back to School, Blog
Back to School – Back to Routine Back to School means back to early mornings, packing lunches, school runs, nights filled with homework and weekends filled with extra curriculum activities. This is a challenge for all the family. How did your children cope with...
by Debbie Hopper | Jan 14, 2016 | Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Behaviour, Sensory Processing
With the new school year fast approaching, we found a great article on the Colorin Colorado website, to help you get a few steps ahead. 20 Ways You Can Help Your Children Succeed At School As a parent, you are your child’s first and most important teacher. When...
by Debbie Hopper | Jan 12, 2016 | Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Great Health Guide, Sensory Processing
7 Reasons why we should bother managing screen time By Deb Hopper This article was published in the Great Health Guide digital magazine – GreatHealthGuide.com.au Screen time… It’s one of those tricky topics to deal with from day to day. There are such mixed messages...
by Debbie Hopper | Dec 3, 2015 | Blog, Child Behaviour, Sensory Processing in the Classroom, Sensory Processing Workshops and Training, Training and Education
7 teacher must-knows to increase classroom productivity and create happy, healthy learning environments for ALL children 1. Have regular movement breaks. We need movement BEFORE we can concentrate.2. Observe for clues that children aren’t yet engaged or...
by Debbie Hopper | Nov 11, 2015 | Autism, autism spectrum disorder, Back to School, Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Occupational Therapy, Sensory Processing in the Classroom
As we hear another story in the news about a child being “caged” at school, this time in Queensland we can no longer sit back. Deb Hopper BHIthSc (OT) CSturt; MHIthSc Accredited Occupational Therapist is passionate about sensory processing, working as a...
by Debbie Hopper | Oct 28, 2015 | Autism, Back to School, Blog, Sensory Processing in the Classroom
Today, another incident of a child with autism being restrained and put in a ‘time-out’ room, hit the headlines in Australia, this time in Hervey Bay, Queensland....
