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5 Ways That Outdoor Play Helps Children Develop Language
Several years ago, a lovely friend of mine took a challenge. She decided that every day, she and her children would spend at least 3...
Alison McDonald
Jul 6, 20233 min read


My Child is Anxious. How Can I Help?
My Child is Anxious. How Can I Help? Anxiety is increasingly common in today’s fast-paced world. Often, we can think of stress and...
NSP Team
Apr 17, 20203 min read


What Does an Occupational Therapist Do?
We’ve written this blog post based on a video-series of interviews that our Director Alison conducted with Rhiannon from Ability Focus...
NSP Team
Dec 6, 20191 min read


How Can We Make Reading Time More Engaging?
There’s a difference between simply reading words off a page to your child, and engaging them in the story. What is interactive reading?...
NSP Team
Jun 15, 20192 min read


10 Tips For A Healthy Lunch Box
Written by Suzie Garmeister of Branch and Vine Nutrition – Fd. Dip Nutrition & Holistic Health Feeling overwhelmed about how to feed your...
NSP Team
Feb 9, 20193 min read


Spring Has Sprung!
Spring is here and as we welcome the longer days and warmer weather, there seems to be a new energy buzzing as we shake of the winter...
NSP Team
Oct 2, 20183 min read


What are you Doing? Developing Action-Word Vocabulary
Week 1: Play-Doh Cooking Verbs are words which describe actions, or describe what someone is doing. Words like, ‘run’, ‘push’ and ‘live’....
NSP Team
Sep 19, 20183 min read


What to do if your little one starts stuttering
Last week in our blog, we talked about some of the symptoms of stuttering (also known as stammering or dysfluency). This week we will...
NSP Team
Apr 12, 20182 min read


Symptoms of Stuttering
Have you ever found yourself stuck in the middle of a sentence, perhaps repeating the last word you said over and over again while you...
NSP Team
Apr 11, 20182 min read
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