Tag: child protection
Parents Corner: Infant Mental Health Awareness Week: Can You Spoil a Baby?
The short answer is “no”! Even though this has long been a worry for new parents, the current science reassures us that there is no way to spoil baby. Babies who receive warm, sensitive, and respo...
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Parent’s Corner: How to Tell the Difference between Bullying and Fighting
Do you know the difference between bullying and fighting? Researchers have found that many parents struggle to know when it’s bullying or just everyday quarrels between friends, classmates, or sibli...
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In 12 months, up to 50 Aboriginal families positively impacted by outreach days
NCNS is o...
Read More...Chat with Monica about all things Parenting
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Read More...Getting creative in Cranebrook, working with Community Artist Diamando Koutsellis
We’re being creative in Cranebrook, working with Community Artist Diamando Koutsellis to create some life size figures to decorate the fences beside the walkway between the Cranebrook shopping centr...
Read More...30 minutes each Wednesday all DCJ & FFT members connect through Olympic style office games
Welcome to the 20...
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Parents Corner: Responding to Children’s Good Behaviour
Many parenting articles talk about dealing with difficult behaviour and yet, the ways we respond to children’s positive behaviour is just as important. ...
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Parents Corner
Generation Vape: How to Talk to your Teen about the Risks of E-Cigarettes ...
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Parents Corner
How to Support a Very, Very Upset Child Oct 26, 2022 With Summer holidays fast approaching and families gathering at local beaches and swim...
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Parents Corner
Keep Watch: Always Supervise Children near Water Nov 29, 2022 There are few more demanding parenting moments t...
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Parental burnout is real, and we need to take it seriously
Parental burnout is real, and we need to take it seriously To feel ‘burnt out’ is to feel over-extended, exhausted, and that you nothing left to give. The feeling of ‘burnou...
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Parents Corner: Creating Family Rules: Do’s and Don’ts
Family Rules helps everyone get along better. They help set the standard for behaviour in the home and contribute to a more positive emotional climate. So, why not get started on creating your own Fam...
Read More...Message from the Manager 2015
2015 has certainly been a BIG year – and I’d like to share some of my highlights! New Projects This year saw the Work for the Dole at Kooly program kick off, with f...
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Casework at NCNS
At NCNS, a large proportion of our work is casework for vulnerable children, young people and families. We are fortunate to have created partnerships with Wesley Mission and Bridging the Gap to be abl...
Read More...Youth Hope – A new service being offered by NCNS
There are a growing number of vulnerable older children and young people aged between 9 and 15 years old getting caught up in the child protection system. To counteract this, NCNS will be offering a n...
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