Parents Corner
A lot of parents say that they are. You ask the kids to do something. They don’t do it. You get louder. And louder, And louder. Until you are threatening to take their phone, iPad, or a privilege away from them. Is it working for you? We get locked into patterns of behaving and interacting, […]
Education
As first term draws to an end, many families have settled into a good routine for home and school. It is often at this time over the school holidays, that we can take a breather and reset after a busy couple of months. How do we manage time for rest and enjoyment without losing the […]
Paws a While
Chocolate Dangers at Easter Time We all know Easter is a fun time spent with family and chocolate…lots and lots of delicious chocolate! Easter is a great time for the human members of the family, but the infamous Easter egg hunt can end in tragedy for our four legged friends. Chocolate contains theobromine and caffeine, […]
Health Matters
Patients with OA pain need to understand that ‘joint pain’ is probably not due to the amount of cartilage present or lost. Zhang states we should only study people with actual joint symptoms, because not all people who have OA on X-ray actually have any pain or dysfunction, and not all people with symptoms show […]
Walking Strong: One Year On
This month, the Penrith Men’s Walk and Talk will be celebrating their first birthday. To mark the occasion, the local group have organised a special walk, taking place on Saturday 21st March along the Nepean River and everyone is invited. “Similar to the Troy Harding Memorial Walk, we have organised a Saturday morning walk to […]
Education
When it comes to a positive home-school relationship, regular and constructive communication is the key. At the beginning of every school year, it is difficult to navigate the right time and place to discuss your child’s learning. By the time you ‘meet the teacher’ or initial parent teacher interviews come around, many parents are overwhelmed […]
Parents Corner
A child’s brain develops from the bottom-up. Certain parts of the brain are more active than other parts during a child’s development. They are still developing all of the parts of the brain but there are ‘hot spots’ at certain times in a child’s development. This brain activity has an impact on a child’s behaviour. […]
Paws a While
Kitten Adoption All 4 kittens we advertised last month found new homes! We were so happy when the kittens were adopted together with their litter mate. Too much fun! Staff Updates Jessica – Senior Nurse Congratulations on your fabulous wedding day. We wish Jessica years and years of joy and happiness with her new husband. […]
Health Matters
This article was sparked by the plight of a recent patient with extreme right hip pain. They related how they had always had strong legs, and how their job, for years, required continual strenuous daily leg exercise, but that within a reasonably short time after retirement left hip pain commenced, leading to replacement. Now, a […]
Kindy Here I Come
The start of a new year also brings with it the excitement of starting school for the very first time for thousands of students across the country. Five-year-old Lennie Nix is one of those students and she can’t wait to start kindergarten at Emu Heights Public School this month. Lennie will be joining her seven-year-old […]