Paws a While
On 8th January 2021 we had a beautiful stray cat brought in that was pregnant. Unfortunately, she had no microchip. We informed the pound and the other veterinary hospitals in the area of the stray cat, but we could not find an owner. We could have sent her to the pound to be rehomed, but […]
Empowering Our Youth
Standing Strong is a health and wellness club that has been designed to help children stand strong. Local resident Tracey Rylewski has recently launched the club to the community, which is aimed at girls aged 5 to 17 years, with boys’ groups opening soon. “Standing Strong provides evidence-based programs designed to support and empower children […]
Education
2021 brings a clean slate for many children and their families. It is a chance to start a fresh and move on from any negative experiences from the year before. Unfortunately, 2020 was such an unusual year and certain aspects will continue in the new year. How will this impact education and schooling? We are […]
Parents Corner
If you search on the term “reflective listening” you will get many different ways of being a reflective listener. I find reflective listening a wonderful tool, but when I teach it to parents they say “that’s weird”. I tell them to go home and try it, and let me know how it’s going for them […]
Paws a While
New Staff Lesca – Veterinarian Lesca is our new graduate veterinarian. She graduated with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and also holds qualifications in Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience (Honours II) and Masters in Veterinary Studies. We employed Lesca in April 2020, during her final year of study. In her work since April, she […]
Health Matters
Microorganisms beneficial for humans are known as probiotics. Many of us have taken them. Whole grains such as oats, wheat, barley, rice, etc are high in many elements that are beneficial for probiotic microorganisms including (but certainly not limited to) fibre. Grains can serve as an excellent food source for probiotic microorganisms, encouraging their […]
The Elves Have Landed!
Millions of elves around the world have descended on their new homes for the next month. Whilst there, they will live on the shelves of families, having daily adventures with fun and a little mischief. Importantly, their job is to report back to Santa who has been naughty and nice. The Ciampi household is one […]
Education
This year has certainly been an interesting year for education across the globe. Here in Australia, the impact of COVID-19 has varied from state to state, with the full extent of impact not yet being realised. Last month, the NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, announced a plan to implement additional support within schools by offering the […]
Health Matters
Soaking and sprouting are two very simple methods that can help you to remove a considerable portion of the antinutrients in foods. Both can significantly improve a food’s nutrient value for humans. Most people however don’t know how to soak or sprout grains, beans, nuts & seeds, and don’t understand the benefits. So, these two […]
Parents Corner
Have you finished your Christmas shopping? Haven’t started? Got a few bits and pieces? A Dad said to me recently that he was getting so stressed about Christmas. He’s a single Dad raising three boys and he can’t afford much. I asked him what his stress was achieving and he said that he wasn’t getting […]