Parent and Community
Bazil Catering
Unfortunately due to the State Government decision on Sunday regarding the current Covid - 19 outbreak. Bazil’s Mobile Catering Service is unable to provide lunches at the stage. We look forward to be back providing catering as soon as these restriction are lifted.
Lightening the Lockdown
WEDNESDAY 19th AUGUST, 8pm
This webinar offers real strategies that parents and children can rely on to not just survive, but thrive – even in a far-too-long lockdown. They’re simple ideas that you can start on right away.
Join Dr Justin Coulson, one of Australia’s most trusted parenting specialists, as he shares 4 secrets to make it through the pain of the winter COVID-19 Victorian lockdown. By the end of this FREE webinar, you’ll:
- Feel reassured, with less stress and pressure around your kids, their schooling, and life
- Have concrete strategies you can start on immediately to make your family happier
- Know how to be on the same page as your partner
Be able to develop habits and practices that will ensure your children – and YOU – can get your daily work done, even while everyone is stuck at home.
YarraMe Schools
Free Online ADHD and Austism Short Courses for Teaching Aides and Parents
In response to schools in the Melbourne metropolitan and Mitchell Shire reverting to remote learning, Yarra Me School is re-establishing the Parent Help Desk for parents and carers to assist in supporting children with complex needs who are learning from home.YarraMe's Help Desk can assist with:
- understanding a child's behaviour
- providing personalised one to one telephone consultation with a special education teacher
- discussion of a pathway for the family to seek formal diagnosis of learning disabilities
- discussion about behavioural support strategies
- advice on setting up learning environments
- providing targeted resources
- referral to external services.
The purpose of this service is to provide parents and carers with the opportunity to discuss your child's behaviours, which may be impeding their ability to learn at home.Free online short courses are also available:ADHD for Parents and CarersThis short course is aimed at parents and educators and looks at the definitions and characteristics of ADHD, casual and contributing factors, its impact in the classroom, assessment tasks and adjustments. Developed in collaboration with Parents for ADHD Advocacy Australia.Austism for Parents and CarersThis self-paced learning contains 9 modules providing information and strategies to better understand and assist children with autism.
Click here to register: https://aus.oltinternational.net/free-short-courses