Spencer Health Blog

emotions

Why, oh why, do we have these emotions? The evolution of emotion

Imagine yourself in your room after getting home from a day at university. Only this wasn’t an ordinary ...
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emotions

Supporting Kids in Developing Emotion Stories

One of the most common areas of skill development that Child Psychologists work in is supporting children and ...
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Tourette Syndrome (TS) and Kids

Australian statistics show that Tourette Syndrome (TS) can affect 1 in 100 kids, so we’re taking the time to ...
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gaming and kids

Gaming and the Impact on Our Kids

In this blog I want to focus on a personal and professional concern that has been with me ...
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Children reading

Developing Reading Skills at Home: A children’s reading guide for parents

Assessment of learning issues is a big part of our daily lives at our practice and we pride ...
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COVID

COVID Tests and Kids: Managing the anxiety

Recently, my household hasn’t been very well. It’s been tissues, coughs and all the fun stuff in between. ...
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anxiety

What does anxiety look like in children and how can we support as parents

According to health reports, anxiety disorders were the second most common disorders among all children (6.9%), and the ...
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ARFID

Just what is ARFID? Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder.

Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) is not a term widely recognised by most parents, however when we start ...
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Cooking skill

How can I start getting my child interested in cooking?

Cooking is great for children for so many reasons! It helps teach them a few key life skills. ...
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Communicate with teenager

How to successfully communicate with your teen

When we say the word ‘teenagers’ - what’s the first thing we think of? Hormones, slamming doors, raging ...
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Time

Time Pressures: How time can make it difficult to be an effective parent

Firstly, I’m going to start with a story. My son who’s eight years old is an amazing morning ...
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Rituals

Using Rituals of Connection to Build a Stronger Family

A famous author Bill Doherty discussed the idea of “rituals of connection” in his book The Intentional Family, and ...
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