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New fact sheet for parents
8 tips to help your child manage back-to-school anxiety
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How early do infants understand humour?
Infants go from giggling at silly faces to attempting comedy themselves.
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RBI Parent Information
The RBI is an evidenced based assessment tool that helps us understand your child and family needs by talking in detail about your child and family’s day-to-day living.
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Getting ready for childcare, preschool or school
When there is a change in environment, some children feel unsettled or worried.
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Communication
Communication is a topic that comes up for most families at some time, especially in the early years of your child’s life.
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Triple P Parenting Program
The Triple P – Positive Parenting Program is a toolbox of strategies, skills and knowledge.
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Understanding and Managing Emotions
There is a strong connection between a child’s ability to communicate, and their ability to manage their own feelings and emotions.
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Self-Regulation
Self-regulation is the ability to understand and manage your behaviour and your reactions to feelings and things happening around you.
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Toilet Training Tips
Our Training Manager Lou Ambrosy talks to Occupational Therapist Brianna Smith about toilet training.
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Choosing a Childcare or Preschool
For many parents the question of where should my child go for preschool or day care can be really top of mind.
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Transition Tips
Tips to support you and your child with some transitions that you may be going through.
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MACA: The home of safe child transport
A ‘one stop’ evidence-informed resource for the safe transport of children with disabilities and medical conditions in motor vehicles.
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Sleep & Your Child
Over 80% of children and teenagers with developmental disabilities have disturbed sleep that affects their development, daytime behaviour, learning and health.
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Authority to Release Information
Noah’s Ark teams work together to assist your Keyworker in supporting your child and family. There may be times we need to talk to other people so that we can best help you to achieve your goals.
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Four year old Victor blossoms
Victor Nagle has developed into a happy and social 4-year-old with support from his Occupational Therapist Amy, and the Albury team.
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What is Inclusion?
Are you ready to really include me? Down Syndrome Queensland, in collaboration with students, produced an information video.
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The Cowley Family's Story
Our Frankston team recently spoke with Rebecca Cowley, a mother of five from Seaford. Beck’s son Jasper receives support from Noah’s Ark for his rare chromosome syndrome 49,xxxxy.
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Young Artist Zalie's Story
Zalie was diagnosed with Autism in 2005 at 2 years of age, she is now an accomplished young artist with a passion for all things magical.
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Assistive Technology and Equipment
Assistive Technology can help children and families do things together in a practical way and help children participate with more independence.
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I would call him our miracle boy
“We were told … there’s a huge possibility that Nathan is a Down syndrome case.” Article published in the La Trobe Valley Express.
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Five Reasons Continuity of Care Makes a Difference
A ‘single-point-of-contact’ therapist can work wonders for you and your child when your child has a disability.
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Ruby and the Geelong Team
Through Noah’s Ark, we hoped to learn more about Ruby and how to best cater for her needs. We wanted to work with an organisation who understood the value of early intervention and who could offer this support.
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Aidan's story in The Canberra Times
Aidan has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and for many years his parents Rebecca and Brent didn’t know how to handle his challenging behaviours.
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