by Debbie Hopper | Dec 27, 2016 | Blog, Child Development, Great Health Guide, Meltdowns and Tantrums, Sensory Processing
New Year’s Eve starts with a bang and it should. The fireworks fascinates almost everybody. The light, colour and sound adds to their brilliance. It’s definitely intense, complex, unexpected with fast pace movement, and that is why it’s alerting and exciting for...
by Debbie Hopper | Dec 15, 2016 | Blog, Child Behaviour, Great Health Guide, Occupational Therapy, Sensory Processing
Well, it’s the holiday season and Christmas is around the corner. Lights, music, yummy food and family all around. It can’t get better than that, can it? But do you fear your kids won’t feel the same? Many children are anxious about the holiday season.You might see...
by Debbie Hopper | Nov 12, 2016 | Blog, Child Behaviour, Child Development, Great Health Guide, Meltdowns and Tantrums, Occupational Therapy, Sensory Processing
Transition from School to Holidays – Written by Deb Hopper Published in Great Health Guide articles available in Audio: CLICK HERE FOR THE AUDIO VERSION The end of the school year brings much excitement for children and families. The anticipation of Christmas,...
by Debbie Hopper | Oct 11, 2016 | Blog, Child Behaviour, Great Health Guide, Meltdowns and Tantrums, Occupational Therapy, Sensory Processing
Minimising Tantrums at the Shops Part 2 All parents understand the struggle and balancing act that shopping with children can be. In last month’s edition of GHG (TM), we took a look at some of the less understood reasons why shopping can be so hard for children. We...
by Debbie Hopper | Sep 23, 2016 | Blog, Child Behaviour, Great Health Guide, Meltdowns and Tantrums, Sensory Processing
NEW DIGITAL PLATFORM – You can now access theGreat Health Guide through ISSUU – CLICK HERE TO ACCESS Minimising Tantrums at the Shops By Deb HopperPublished in The Great Health GuideCLICK HERE FOR THE AUDIO VERSION Taking kids shopping is one of those...
by Debbie Hopper | Aug 12, 2016 | Blog, Child Behaviour, Great Health Guide
Fussy or Problem Eaters? Can you relate with your children? Words By Deb HopperPublished in The Great Health Guide Fussy eating is a phase of development that most families contend with to some extent. Fussy eating is very common in pre-schoolers as they are...
