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8 July
Tips & activity ideas for special needs kids in the winter holidays
With the winter holidays coming up, for most families it’s a time to have fun, relax, and enjoy some time away from the school – and enjoy spending quality time together. However, for special needs kids, holidays can sometimes be distressing. They are suddenly no longer doing their daily routine…
Read Blog3 September
Steptamber!
What is steptember? Run by Cerebral Palsy Alliance, Steptember is taking on the challenge to do 10,000 steps a day for the month of september to raise incredibly important funds to support people living with cerebral palsy (CP) right across Australia. Let’s face it. Taking 10,000 steps a day for…
Read Blog4 June
Can mindfulness meditation benefit special-needs families?
Mindfulness has been getting its fair share of attention lately as a pathway to greater happiness and wellbeing but what exactly is mindfulness and how can it be helpful for special needs families? What is mindfulness? Hype aside, ‘mindfulness’ means paying attention to the moment without passing judgement, this might…
Read Blog23 May
Red coats and lippy help kiss goodbye to MS
Did you know 10 Australians are diagnosed with MS every week? Multiple sclerosis is on the rise with new estimations showing 25,600* Australians now live with the condition, which is an increase of 4,400 over the past eight years. But while the prevalence is increasing, MS remains firmly under our…
Read Blog30 April
Can you read 65 books for Cystic Fibrosis?
To mark cystic fibrosis awareness month Aussies are being encouraged to help those living with the disease by challenging their staff, families, customers and friends to raise $650 by the end of May. What’s The 65 Roses Challenge? The 65 Roses Challenge is held every May to raise much-needed funds and…
Read Blog19 March
Goto Shop around the world
It’s easy to take the weekly supermarket shop for granted; you just pop in with the kids, get what you need and go, right? But for families who have children with special needs, it can be an extremely challenging, or even impossible, task. The GoTo Shop trolley, which is transforming…
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