by Debbie Hopper | Jan 25, 2019 | Anxiety, Autism, autism spectrum disorder, Back to School, Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Encouragement
Written By Deb Hopper, Occupational Therapist Planning for Back to School Success Summer holidays are ending here in Australia in the next few days. As parents’ ideas for how to fill in time start to dwindle, and we finish off the back to school shopping,...
by Debbie Hopper | Jan 22, 2019 | Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Development, Encouragement, Fine Motor, Sensory Processing, Training and Education
Written by Nicky Ellis – www.horsesandfoals.com Horses have shared a bond with man for many thousand years. Horses have been used extensively to transport goods as well as people. Horses have also lent help in the fields of construction and agriculture. They...
by Debbie Hopper | Jan 17, 2019 | Auditory Processing, Autism, Back to School, Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Sensory Processing, Sensory Processing in the Classroom
How to use a calendar to help transition back to school? Here’s how! Summer holidays can be the carefree, fun-packed time of experience and shared experiences which neither kids nor mums and dads want to end. It can be very appealing (and rightly so!) to make...
by Debbie Hopper | Jan 10, 2019 | Behaviour Problems, Blog, Boundaries, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Encouragement
Happy New Year! This is a great time of the year to take a bit of time and reflect on what has happened over the last 12 months. Now that the hectic festive season is (hopefully!) calming down, I invite you to look back and congratulate yourself on ALL the wonderful...
by Debbie Hopper | Dec 10, 2018 | Autism, Behaviour Problems, Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Encouragement, Meltdowns and Tantrums, Sensory Processing
Ready to have a sensory safe Christmas in the Winter? LifeSkills4Kids is based in Australia, but we know that some of our readers live on the other side of the world, where your Christmas will be considerably colder! So, let’s take a look at preparing for a...
by Debbie Hopper | Dec 10, 2018 | Anxiety, Auditory Processing, Autism, Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Sensory Processing
It’s count down before Christmas day, so let’s check these top tips and enjoy a truly sensory-friendly Christmas in summer! As a parent, how can you create a sensory-friendly Christmas in Summer? Christmas is traditionally a time of great excitement for...
