Inspiring Choices 4 Kids

Inspiring Choices 4 Kids We are a registered NDIS provider. We offer a space of safety, patience, tolerance and acceptance, where you and your family can feel supported and understood.

We provide an integrative approach based on function (developmental, neurological) & behaviour to assist families of children or adults with autism, developmental delays, neurological and cognitive challenges. The mission of Inspiring Choices 4 Kids Therapy is to empower our clients, their parents and their caregivers to lead the life they want to live. With understanding in brain development and

organisation, using the science of developmental and functional neurology, sensory processing, movement, cognition and learning, social brain awareness, and nutritional medicine, everyone can achieve optimal function and break the barriers of their conditions. Our goal is for children to feel safe, to learn to regulate their emotions, develop happier and more joyful relationships with their parents and in school, to thrive in their learning, and enjoy improved health. We value and respect the rights, responsibilities and aspirations of people with a disability while promoting maximum inclusion and participation. We believe the best results are achieved when parents are involved in their child’s therapeutic process, working as an integral part of our integrative team of professionals. We will help you to communicate your concerns, understand your child’s needs and develop strategies to integrate changes into your and your child’s daily life, one step at a time.

🍽 New! Responsive Feeding Programme – Starting September 🍼👩‍⚕️We’re excited to launch our Responsive Feeding Programme l...
08/08/2025

🍽 New! Responsive Feeding Programme – Starting September 🍼👩‍⚕️

We’re excited to launch our Responsive Feeding Programme led by our paediatric nurse, designed for children who:
• Have a very limited range of preferred foods
• Are sensory avoiders or struggle with certain textures, smells, or tastes
• Have ARFID (Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) or extreme picky eating
• Experience mealtime stress for the whole family

💡 What is Responsive Feeding?
It’s a gentle, child-led approach that focuses on building trust, reducing mealtime anxiety, and gradually expanding your child’s diet in a supportive way – no pressure, no battles, and no forcing bites.

✅ Programme Benefits:
• Supports healthy, positive relationships with food
• Encourages gradual sensory tolerance to new textures and tastes
• Reduces mealtime stress for parents and children
• Helps children feel safe, confident, and in control around food

🌟 Coming soon…
Alongside our Responsive Feeding sessions, we’ll also be offering:
🤱 Breastfeeding support
🥣 Weaning guidance
👩‍🍳 Mini Chefs group – fun, hands-on cooking for kids!

📅 Starting September – Book your slot now. Sessions on a 1-1 and individual to your child and family. Supportive, and tailored to each family.

👣 Foot Valgus in Children – Don’t Wait to Act!Foot valgus is when the heels tilt outwards and the arches roll inwards. I...
08/08/2025

👣 Foot Valgus in Children – Don’t Wait to Act!

Foot valgus is when the heels tilt outwards and the arches roll inwards. It’s common in early childhood, but waiting until age 7 for bones to finish developing could mean missing the best window for early correction.

From a functional neurology perspective, the feet are packed with sensory receptors that send constant messages to the brain for balance, posture, and coordination. Poor foot alignment changes that input – which can impact motor skills, stability, and overall development.

✅ See a physio early if:
• Your child has leg or foot pain
• The alignment is worsening
• They trip often or tire quickly
• Their gait looks unusual

💪 Support healthy feet & brain development:
• Let them walk barefoot on uneven or natural surfaces
• Stand and play on sensory mats to stimulate the nervous system
• Use a vibration plate (under professional guidance) to activate foot and leg muscles
• Do fun foot-strengthening games like toe scrunches with a towel
• Book a paediatric physiotherapy & functional neurology appointment – prevention is key!

Healthy feet = stronger posture, better brain-body connection, and improved movement for life.
📅 Book your child’s physio appointment and give their feet (and brain!) the best start.

🧠 Hand–Brain Connection ActivityThis simple-looking activity is a powerful tool in functional neurology, especially in t...
08/08/2025

🧠 Hand–Brain Connection Activity

This simple-looking activity is a powerful tool in functional neurology, especially in the Melillo Method, to strengthen the communication between the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

✨ Why it works:
• Activates both sides of the brain simultaneously through bilateral coordination
• Strengthens corpus callosum connections (the “bridge” between hemispheres)
• Improves focus, attention, and working memory
• Enhances motor planning and visual-motor integration
• Supports emotional regulation by improving brain balance

💡 Activities like this help “rewire” the brain for better learning, behaviour, and coordination — and they’re fun for kids too!

💡 Avant Laser & ADHD – Supporting the Brain Naturally 🧠 Low Level Laser Therapy (Avant- Laser) is a gentle, non-invasiv...
08/08/2025

💡 Avant Laser & ADHD – Supporting the Brain Naturally 🧠

Low Level Laser Therapy (Avant- Laser) is a gentle, non-invasive way to support brain health and function in children with ADHD.

✨ How it helps:
• 🔴 Improves blood flow – better oxygen & nutrient delivery to the brain
• 🛡 Boosts antioxidant levels – protects brain cells from damage
• ⚡ Enhances mitochondrial function – your cells’ energy powerhouse
• 🌿 Reduces inflammation – a calmer, healthier brain environment
• 🔋 Produces energy – fuels focus, learning, and emotional control

The Results?
✅ Improved regulation
✅ Sharper cognition
✅ Better attention
✅ Fewer outbursts

💡 Safe, drug-free, and evidence-based — designed to help the brain work at its best.

📅 Book your child’s session and see the difference functional neurology can make.

🔴💜 Red & Violet Low Level Laser for Arthritis Relief 👐 We do see adults too for certain treatments like Laser Therapy. A...
08/08/2025

🔴💜 Red & Violet Low Level Laser for Arthritis Relief 👐 We do see adults too for certain treatments like Laser Therapy.

Arthritis pain and stiffness can make everyday life harder — but gentle, non-invasive low-level laser therapy can help.

✨ How it works:
• Red laser light penetrates deeply to reduce inflammation, increase circulation, and speed up tissue repair.
• Violet laser light targets surface-level tissue and helps fight bacterial inflammation, supporting overall joint health.

🌟 Benefits for Arthritis:
• Reduces joint pain & swelling
• Improves mobility & flexibility
• Supports natural healing without medication side effects

💡 Safe, drug-free, and clinically supported — it’s a smart choice for ongoing arthritis care.

📅 Book your appointment with us and feel the difference!

💪 Building Core Strength = Building Brain Power 🧠Working towards fun skills like handstands and cartwheels isn’t just ab...
08/08/2025

💪 Building Core Strength = Building Brain Power 🧠

Working towards fun skills like handstands and cartwheels isn’t just about gymnastics – it’s about training the brain and body to work together!

✨ Why it matters:
• Core strength supports posture, balance, and coordination
• Activates both sides of the brain for better communication between hemispheres
• Improves focus, attention, and self-regulation
• Prepares the body for higher-level motor skills like cartwheels
• Boosts confidence and persistence through goal-setting

When kids push towards a movement goal, they’re not just getting stronger – they’re building the foundations for learning, emotional regulation, and brain development.

🌟 Brain Driver for Kids – Functional Neurology Benefits 🌟The Brain Driver is a gentle, non-invasive tool that helps acti...
08/08/2025

🌟 Brain Driver for Kids – Functional Neurology Benefits 🌟

The Brain Driver is a gentle, non-invasive tool that helps activate and balance the brain – making it a powerful support for children’s development.

✨ Benefits for Kids:
• Boosts hemisphere balance for better coordination & learning
• Improves focus, attention & memory
• Enhances sensory processing
• Supports emotional regulation & calm
• Encourages neuroplasticity – the brain’s ability to rewire and grow
• Complements primitive reflex integration
• Promotes better motor skills & balance

💡 A well-balanced brain means your child can learn, move, and feel their best!

👀 Does your child struggle with reading?📖 Losing their place?🧠 Can’t copy from the board to their book?✍️ Trouble transf...
05/08/2025

👀 Does your child struggle with reading?
📖 Losing their place?
🧠 Can’t copy from the board to their book?
✍️ Trouble transferring information between pages?

These challenges often aren’t about intelligence — they may be linked to poor eye movement control or convergence difficulties (when both eyes don’t work together to focus).

🔍 The eyes need to:
✔️ Track smoothly across a line of text
✔️ Shift focus from far to near (like board to desk)
✔️ Work together to stay aligned (convergence)

If these systems aren’t working well, learning becomes exhausting and frustrating.

🎯 Through ocular motor activities, primitive reflex integration, and targeted convergence training, we can strengthen these foundational skills — helping kids read with confidence and ease.

💡 It’s not just about the eyes — it’s about how the brain controls the eyes.

🌀 Rebound Therapy Training – Now in Australia! 🇦🇺Looking to expand your therapy toolkit with a fun, functional and evide...
05/08/2025

🌀 Rebound Therapy Training – Now in Australia! 🇦🇺
Looking to expand your therapy toolkit with a fun, functional and evidence-based approach?

✨ Rebound Therapy uses trampolines to:
✔️ Improve balance, coordination & core strength
✔️ Integrate primitive reflexes
✔️ Stimulate the vestibular system
✔️ Boost confidence & engagement
✔️ Support sensory processing and motor planning
AND so many more benefits!

🌟 Perfect for allied health professionals, special education teachers, and movement therapists wanting to make therapy more dynamic and accessible!

First Course October 2025! Contact us to book your place

🏷️ Certified Rebound Therapy training now available across Australia – bring regulated movement to your sessions and help kids bounce into better brain and body function.

💡 Benefits of Using the Rezzimax Under the Chin (for Kids)🔹 1. Stimulates the Vagus Nerve (via the cervical branch) • He...
05/08/2025

💡 Benefits of Using the Rezzimax Under the Chin (for Kids)

🔹 1. Stimulates the Vagus Nerve (via the cervical branch)
• Helps shift the child from “fight or flight” to “rest and digest”
• Supports:
• Emotional regulation
• Social engagement
• Improved digestion
• Better sleep
• Reduced anxiety

🔹 2. Activates the Trigeminal Nerve (mandibular branch)
• Enhances sensory input and communication between the face, jaw, and brain
• Supports:
• Speech and language development
• Oral motor skills
• Reduces facial/jaw tension or clenching
• Headache relief

🔹 3. Calms the Brainstem
• Directly impacts brainstem regulation, where arousal, heart rate, and sensory processing are coordinated
• Helps children who are:
• Overstimulated
• Hypervigilant
• Struggling with transitions

🔹 4. Improves Focus and Attention
• Calming input allows the frontal lobes to engage more efficiently, helping with:
• Executive functioning
• Task initiation
• Classroom participation

🧠 Use Tip:

Hold the Rezzimax gently under the chin (just behind the jawbone) for 2–3 minutes while the child is sitting or lying down.

🧠✨ Fisher Wallace for Kids – Supporting Brains in Balance ✨🧠The Fisher Wallace Stimulator is an FDA-cleared device that ...
05/08/2025

🧠✨ Fisher Wallace for Kids – Supporting Brains in Balance ✨🧠
The Fisher Wallace Stimulator is an FDA-cleared device that uses gentle cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) to help regulate brain activity in children experiencing:

🔹 Anxiety
🔹 Sleep difficulties
🔹 ADHD symptoms
🔹 Mood regulation challenges

It works by stimulating the brain to produce:
✔️ Serotonin (feel-good neurotransmitter)
✔️ Melatonin (supports restful sleep)
✔️ Lower cortisol (reducing stress)

💡 From a functional neurology perspective, the Fisher Wallace supports:
• Balancing autonomic nervous system function
• Enhancing frontal lobe activation
• Improving emotional regulation and attention
• Supporting neuroplasticity and brain healing

⚡ Non-invasive
⚡ Comfortable
⚡ Only 20 minutes a day
⚡ Can be used alongside other therapies in clinic

Empowering young brains with safe, cutting-edge tools for a calmer, more focused, and regulated life. it’s also suitable for adults too!

🫧💪 Bubble Bottles for Big Speech Gains!Grab a 5L water bottle, add water + dish soap, and connect some theraband tubing ...
03/08/2025

🫧💪 Bubble Bottles for Big Speech Gains!

Grab a 5L water bottle, add water + dish soap, and connect some theraband tubing — now let your child blow bubbles into it!

This fun activity supports:
👄 Lip closure & breath control
👅 Tongue positioning & oral strength
🧠 Cranial nerve activation for speech and regulation
🎤 Builds foundation for clear speech sounds and vocal control

The resistance from the water gives extra proprioceptive input = better oral awareness and calming effect too!

Address

Suite 3, Ground Floor, 328 Scottsdale Drive
Gold Coast, QLD
4226

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+61755757281

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