Tag: children
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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Generation Vape: How to Talk to your Teen about the Risks of E-Cigarettes ...
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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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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...
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Choosing consequences
Narelle Smith, our parenting expert, recently posted this article to her blog (https://handsheartsminds.wordpress.com): What have I been talking with parents about this past month? A l...
Read More...Is missing breakfast a big deal?
It is commonly accepted and understood that education is important – opening up opportunities, empowering young people to live the best life they can – and one of the most effective things we can ...
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...
Read More...NCNS and Chaplaincy in Schools
With the expansion of her role, our not-so-new staff member, Emma - a Youth Caseworker in the Youth Team - is excited to be able to take on the Chaplaincy role at Kingswood Park Public School. This m...
Read More...NCNS are helping Aboriginal kids get ready for school!
This term, NCNS have been running the Aboriginal Speech & Language Supported Playgroup out of Koolyangarra Aboriginal Child and Family Centre. This is a program aimed at 4 to 5 year old Aborigi...
Read More...Quirky Kids
The following article appeared in the July issue of the monthly Gazettes distributed throughout Penrith. Do you have a child who is different? A quirky kid? He or she does things d...
Read More...5th Annual NAIDOC Cup
5 years ago, NCNS worker, Donna Hancock, came up with the idea to show off the natural athletic skills of our Aboriginal kids and their friends, bring schools together, learn about culture, and create...
Read More...NAIDOC Week 2015
Friday, 10 July, was a chilly, chilly morning, but that didn’t put the slightest dent in the NAIDOC Week event at Jamison Park. NAIDOC Week is always a time for celebration at NCNS, and NAIDOC at Ja...
Read More...The Youth Committee Community Garden & Mural project
The Youth Committee formed after Naomi Stevenson – Community Development worker and Artist, from Nepean Community & Neighbourhood Services, saw a real need for positive and sustained engagement ...
Read More...Resilience
This article appeared in the June 2015 issue of the Gazette newspapers which are distributed throughout the Penrith area. ‘Resilience’ is a bit of a buzz word these days. We...
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