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At CoRe Kids Therapy, we offer a School Readiness Program designed to help children adjust to the classroom setting and succeed academically.
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The transition from early childhood to formal education is a critical milestone in a child’s development. School readiness programs play a pivotal role in ensuring that children are adequately prepared for the challenges of the academic environment.
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By Ashley Stevenson Human emotion is at the core of connection and communication. When children learn to listen to their emotions and the emotions of those around them, they have better outcomes. This include: More satisfying close relationships Heightened ability to navigate life obstacles Improved health and wellbeing Enhanced capacity to achieve life goals Helping
Written by Amy Baillie In the past, after a challenging event, I have heard people give advice, “don’t focus on it, “Stop talking about it,” or try thinking about other things. With children, you also see well-meaning adults in their lives try and use distraction rather than allowing focus to go back to uncomfortable feelings,
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Blog Series By Ashley Stevenson – The Power of Play with Non-Verbal Children What is Selective Mutism? Selective Mutism is a diagnosis which may be given to a child when they do speak verbally in some settings, but do not speak in one or more other settings. For example, your child may talk at home
Blog Series By Ashley Stevenson – The Power of Play with Non-Verbal Children The Imitation Game Imitation is an amazing tool for enhancing the development of communication skills. Imitation helps children to practice the rhythms of communication. It can also help them to build the foundations for broader social skills, like recognising facial expressions and
Blog Series By Ashley Stevenson – The Power of Play with Non-Verbal Children Play is a powerful tool for helping non-verbal children to communicate and express themselves. Here are a few tips you can bring into your play with a non-verbal child to help expand their communication skills. All of us use non-verbal communication all
Neurodiversity Affirming Practice CoRe Kids Therapy identifies as a Neurodiversity Affirming Therapy Clinic. This means that we work with and accept all brain types. We recognise that each child, and parent, that comes into our practice is unique and may have their own way of interacting with and experiencing the world. We focus on
Understanding the journey of development that your child goes through is an important tool for parents. It helps you know what to expect, what to look for, and gives you peace of mind when you see key milestones being reached. More importantly, understanding the journey of childhood development means that you can act quickly when
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Have you ever wondered why you bite your nails? Why might you reach for a crunchy snack when you’re trying to focus? Or why some children suck on their clothing or chew through pencil tops? The action of chewing, sucking, and breathing is facilitated by the trigeminal nerve. This nerve has projections that are connected