Taking Stock for our Children
Working in the field of helping and social assistance every day, we see those whose lives are sad and difficult….
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Living with the Enemy
Before the pandemic, parents were becoming increasingly anxious about the stranger that had seduced their children, but lockdown both firmly…
Read moreHow are the Children?
Every year the Child Development Council of South Australia provides an annual report to parliament detailing achievements and focus during…
Read moreFar Away but Still Connected
While 72% of Australians live in major cities, 8.0% are in outer regional areas and 1.9% in remote or very…
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Workshops 2023
Read moreValentine’s Day – It’s Complicated
14 February, Valentine’s Day, and we are surrounded by images of young, beautiful, predominantly white people looking lovingly into each…
Read moreWho is Teaching Our Boys to be Men?
Secret, seductive and insidious, our boys are listening to people we would never invite home. Where once we knew when…
Read moreWho Am I When I Retire?
Are we dependent on our work identity for our relationships, sense of purpose and motivation? How can we approach retirement…
Read moreFacing the Past
January 26th has passed and with it the debate about its name and significance. Is it Invasion Day, a day…
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Attention Seeking Behaviours in Children
Parents and teachers are often confronted with what appear to be attention seeking behaviours. Frustrating, disruptive, exhausting….are there other ways…
Read moreThe Non-Abused Sibling: The Consequence of Disclosure
The sibling relationship is often our longest enduring life bond, and it is well recognised that it has a significant…
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