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Screen Time During Mealtimes for Kids: A Podcast Discussion
Have you ever considered the impact of screens during mealtimes for kids? This topic was…
Child Safe Statement of Commitment
Growing Potential Ltd is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation that puts…
Christmas comes early in Penrith
After being cancelled in 2020 and 2021, Growing Early Minds were delighted to attend and…
Autism Assessments for Tamworth South Public School
Earlier this year, sister company to Growing Early Minds, Children First, celebrated both their official…
Tips
10 tips for a successful school holidays with a child with autism
School holidays can be a challenging time for parents of children with autism, as the…
The vital role of parent and family support in supporting individuals with autism
Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder that affects an individual’s ability to communicate, interact with…
Asperger’s syndrome in children: what you need to know
Has your child been diagnosed with Asperger’s, or what is now called autism spectrum disorder…
Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) – support for managing ODD in children
All children behave in challenging and difficult ways. But if your child has persistent and…
A parent’s guide to developmental language disorder
In every Australian classroom, two children are likely to have developmental language disorder (DLD). October…
The difference between speech and language development
What’s the difference between speech and language? In everyday life, the terms ‘speech’ and ‘language’…
Joint attention – what it is and why it matters
What is joint attention? Joint attention is a behaviour in which two people focus on…
Mindfulness for kids – four easy mindfulness exercises for children
Mindfulness is simply paying full attention in the moment. It involves relaxed focusing, without any…
Activities, crafts and other ideas for sharing
Free Download: Christmas Colouring in
Get in the festive spirit with your little ones with our free colouring-in pages!
Easter Colouring-In Competition
Our Easter colouring-in competition is open to our current and waitlist clients! We have a…
Bubbles for kids – six fast and fun activities
Kids blowing bubbles – it’s amazing how something so simple can deliver so much fun…
Sensory play – a vital part of child development
Do you ever think about how you navigate your environment and interact with people? Many…
Recipes
Chickpea and Pumpkin Curry
This curry recipe includes wonderful aroma and taste of Indian and Pakistani spices with the…
Chicken and Veggie Kebabs
Summer and school holidays are upon us, and whether home or away, it’s a great time…
Beef Burgers with Tzatziki Recipe
What makes restaurant-style meat burgers so tasty is the tender, fatty ground meat they use.…
Hearty Bean Quesadillas Recipe
Hearty Bean Quesadillas Serving: 6 Difficulty: Easy Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes…
Educator training and workshops
Social communication and ASD in preschool rooms workshop
A group of early childhood educators recently enjoyed learning more about effective communication strategies for…
Supporting children with Autism Spectrum Disorder workshop
The participants have spoken, universally praising our August 6 workshop about supporting children with Autism…
Supporting Bilingual Children in Early Childhood workshop
Congratulations to Sanjida, Speech-Language Pathologist from Growing Early Minds for delivering an exceptional workshop on…
Typical Child Development workshop
Incredible work by Kimberley, behaviour support practitioner, from Growing Early Minds on facilitating an in-depth,…
In the press
Read our article on Source Kids: Bilingualism – sorting fact from fiction about early language learning
Growing Early Minds' speech-language pathologist, Sanjida Sarmin is passionate about supporting bilingual children, and regularly…
Read our article in Source Kids magazine
Growing Early Minds' occupational therapists, Sophia Goodwin and Christine Lee teamed up to develop an…
Feeding your family for under $30
Growing Early Minds Dietitian, Delfa Kaabi, shares her top tips for feeding your family on…
Press Releases
Delivering joy and happiness to our most vulnerable families
As we near closer to Christmas, most families are completing their shopping, planning their Christmas…
Major rebrand announcement
Children First Early Intervention & Disability Support announces major rebrand to Growing Early Minds Western…
Career opportunities
Position Vacant: Paediatric Dietitian
Growing Early Minds is looking for an experienced Dietitian with an interest in paediatrics to…
Position Vacant: Speech Pathologist
Growing Early Minds is looking for experienced Speech Pathologists with an interest in paediatrics to…
Position Vacant: Occupational Therapists
Growing Early Minds is looking for experienced Occupational Therapists with an interest in paediatrics to…
Position Vacant: Psychologist
Growing Early Minds is looking for a Registered Psychologist (General or Clinical) with an interest in…
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