Baobab Therapy for Kids

11/07/2025

📣 Community Event – Free Autism Workshop in Box Hill

We're sharing this fantastic free event from Positive Partnerships for parents, carers, grandparents, and kinship carers of autistic children — no formal diagnosis needed.

🧠 Learn about autism, sensory processing, and ways to strengthen the connection between home and school.

📍 Box Hill Golf Club
📅 Tuesday 7th August 2025
🕘 9:15am–3:00pm
🍽️ Morning tea & lunch provided

👉 Register here: https://www.positivepartnerships.com.au/workshop/?eventtemplate=55-1-day-parent-carer-workshop-vic&event=2112

Shared by Baobab Therapy to support our community. We are not affiliated with this event.

🌟 FREE 1-DAY PARENT AND CARER WORKSHOP IN BOX HILL, VIC 🌟⁠
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Join other local families at our FREE face-to-face workshop in BOX HILL, VIC.⁠
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Spend the day with our team to learn more about autism and ways to strengthen the home/school partnership.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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⏰ 9:15 AM - 3:00 PM⁠
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📍 The Box Hill Golf Club, 202 Station Street, BOX HILL VIC
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This workshop is for parents, full-time carers, and grandparents of school-aged children, or those transitioning to school⁠.

🌟 HURRY, PLACES ARE LIMITED! To reserve your spot, click the link to register today. 🌟

https://www.positivepartnerships.com.au/workshop/?eventtemplate=55-1-day-parent-carer-workshop-vic&event=2112

24/06/2025

Our afternoon Neurospicy Parenting Circle (2:00–3:15pm) is almost full — don’t miss your spot!

If you're a parent or carer of a neurodivergent child looking for connection, real talk, and practical strategies, this is your space 💚

Led by an experienced speechie & early intervention therapist, this group draws on DIR Floortime and Circle of Security – Parenting, with a strong focus on self- and co-regulation.

📍 Where: Baobab Clinic, Castlemaine
🗓️ When: Fortnightly Wednesdays, starting 30th July
🕑 Time: 2:00–3:15pm
🍵 Tea, coffee & meaningful chats included

💰 $100 per session (4 total, paid upfront)
✅ NDIS funding welcome
📩 Email: sarah.baobabtherapy@gmail.com
📱 Text/call: 0403 517 915

✨ Only a couple of spots left!

21/06/2025

12/06/2025

Travel rate cuts will massively limit our capacity to provide mobile therapy services to clients in regional areas like Castlemaine, furthering inequality in regional Australia. 😬 Thankyou for your advocacy OT Australia!

11/06/2025

Because it works on soooo many functional skills!

(And it's fun!)

🧩 Pincer grasp
🧩 Executive functioning - planning & sequencing a task
🧩 Visual perception
🧩 Motor planning - organising a series of movements
🧩 Frustration tolerance
🧩 Working memory
🧩 Problem-solving
🧩 Hand strength
🧩 Attention
🧩 Applied literacy (understanding procedural text)
🧩 Visual tracking (from paper to instructions and back)

These little creations will be tied to a string and saved for Christmas decor. How lovely is that shiny paper? 😍

11/06/2025

05/06/2025

💙Neurospicy Parenting Circle💚

Calling all parents & carers of neurodivergent kids — come join our supportive space for real talk, strategies, and connection

Led by an experienced speechie & early intervention therapist, this group is grounded in DIR Floortime & Circle of Security - Parenting principles, with a strong focus on self- and co-regulation ❤️

For: Parents/carers of neurodiverse children
Where: Baobab Clinic, Castlemaine
When: Wednesdays (fortnightly) starting 30th July
Time options: 9:15am - 10:30am or 2:00pm - 3:15pm
Tea, coffee & meaningful convo provided

💚 Can use NDIS funding
💰 $100 per session (4 sessions total, paid upfront)
📬 Email: sarah.baobabtherapy@gmail.com
📞 Text/call: 0403 517 915

Places are limited — get in quick!

31/05/2025

Not just a cute cuddle buddy!

Weighted animal toys are a great y go-to tool to help kids feel calm, focused, and regulated. The gentle pressure provides soothing sensory input, supports emotional regulation, and even helps with attention during seated tasks.

Perfect for home, school, or therapy—these little friends do big work! 💙💚

24/05/2025

Ever feel like your child resists even the simplest requests?
You’re not alone—and it might not be “defiance.” It might be a need for autonomy, processing time, or safety. 💙💚

Enter: Declarative Language.
This low-pressure, connection-first approach shifts the focus from telling to sharing—and it can be a game-changer, especially for neurodivergent children, including those with a PDA profile.

Instead of: “Put your shoes on.”
Try: “It’s wet outside. Shoes will help keep your feet dry.”
You’re offering information, not issuing a demand—and that small shift builds trust, collaboration, and regulation.

Want to learn more about declarative language and how it supports children with a PDA profile?
Visit the PDA Society website for brilliant resources, examples, and family-friendly guidance.

Let’s meet our kids where they are—with language that empowers, not pressures. 💙

20/05/2025

Supporting Sensory Needs Through Proprioceptive Activities

Every body has sensory needs — and some bodies thrive with more input through joints and muscles. That’s called proprioception, and it helps us feel where we are in space, move safely, and regulate energy levels.💪🏼✋🏼

Swipe for some activities to get you started ➡️

These activities aren’t “fixes” — they’re supportive tools that honor how each person’s nervous system works best. 💛

🌟 Why it matters:
These activities can help someone regulate energy, reduce overwhelm, and prepare for transitions or tasks. Think of them as sensory supports, not behavior tools. Kids (and adults!) should always have choice and agency in how they engage.

15/05/2025

📚 Book Spotlight: The Explosive Child 💥

This book by Dr. Ross Greene reminds us: “Kids do well if they can.” Challenging behaviour isn’t defiance—it’s communication.

Many neurodivergent children are navigating the world with lagging skills in flexibility, regulation, and problem-solving.

At Baobab Therapy, we love how this book centres empathy, collaboration, and respect. Behaviour isn’t something to control—it’s something to understand. 💛