Thrive Health & Lactation

23/09/2025

https://youtube.com/shorts/Y5qo0QEhwSA?si=3yPpNfgB-nhGZOrL

ADHD in kids is often a coping mechanism for stress in the family. Sensitive children absorb their parents’ emotions — and what they need most isn’t discipli...

22/09/2025

22/09/2025

22/09/2025

Boys Adjust Calorie Intake After Snacks While Girls Keep Eating

A study of preschool children found that boys reduced how much they ate at a meal if they had already eaten a fruit snack, but girls did not.

This suggests boys were more responsive to internal hunger and fullness cues, while girls may have been influenced by social or external factors.

The form of fruit—slices, applesauce, or juice—did not affect overall intake.

These early differences in eating behavior could shed light on how socialization shapes children’s long-term relationship with food.

11/09/2025

Thrive Health Intensive Therapies AKA ‘School Holiday’ NDIS & Connected Learning Program in the Port Macquarie region.

Monday 29th September to Wednesday 1st October only.
9am–12pm or 9am–3pm.
Choose one day or multiple!

Our unique, neuroaffirming program supports children across:
✔️ Emotional regulation
✔️ Fine & gross motor development
✔️ Speech, oral motor, and communication
✔️ School readiness & confidence
✔️ Sensory integration & reflexes
✔️ Focus, resilience, and social skills
✔️ Recovery support before/after ENT, ties, or allergy interventions
✔️ Regulation and self-awareness
✔️ Receive new or BYO your speech/OT/EC goals

Set on 1.5 acres of bespoke designed nature play space, our day includes:
🌳 Tree climbing, gardening, water play
🧠 Reflex integration & movement-based learning
🐔 Animal-assisted social-emotional learning
🔥 Storytelling, art, food prep, sensory zones
💬 Integrated OT, speech, and mindset coaching
Whether your child joins us for one day or all, we create an experience tailored to their needs, goals, and rhythm—with support from experienced therapists in a safe, inclusive space.

📍 Fully equipped indoor classroom/cabin
🍃Outdoor permaculture food forest & gardening
📆 Monday 29th Sep – Wednesday 1st Oct
🕘 9am–12pm or 9am–3pm
🧾 NDIS Provider
📧 Email us now at admin@thrivehealth.au to secure your spot - spaces won’t last!

28/08/2025

https://news.tulane.edu/pr/could-vitamin-deficiency-cause-double-jointedness-and-troubling-connective-tissue-disorder

Tulane University News and Press Releases

24/08/2025

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Ever find yourself scrolling endlessly or getting lost in the latest binge-worthy series? Trust me, you're definitely not alone! Our ADHD brains can easily t...

22/08/2025

22/08/2025

22/08/2025

You can help!

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F I R S T - W E - B U I L D - I T

Join us by endorsing our response to Thriving Kids

On 20 August 2025, Minister Butler announced the Thriving Kids initiative, shifting children with disability, developmental delay, neurodivergence, and developmental vulnerabilities out of the NDIS into a $2 billion “foundational supports” program.

While ambitious, Reimagine along with many other advocates, peak bodies, parents, carers, and practitioners are concerned the proposal risks harm: it was not co-designed with families or practitioners, it underfunds the scale of need, and it places children into systems that are already failing.

Reimagine Australia has released our collective response: “First, We Build It” — a call to pause, co-design, and rebuild early childhood supports in ways that are inclusive, safe, and grounded in human rights and disability justice.

You can read our DRAFT Position Statement; First, We Build It here:https://reimagine.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/DRAFT-First-We-Build-It.pdf

We are inviting families, practitioners, organisations, and allies to endorse this statement. Endorsements will be included in our submission to the Minister, amplifying our united call for restorative reform.

If you share our concerns and vision, please take a moment to complete this form. By endorsing the statement, you add your voice to a growing coalition calling for reform that is co-designed, inclusive, and grounded in justice. Whether you are a parent, professional, community leader, or ally — your support matters.

Add your details here, by COB Friday 22 August, 2025, to become a co-signatory: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8Hh9W6eknDT6tR7SiJ9WXaYNUn3zmYuoHyhO1-RFisitPdg/viewform

We have a short window of opportunity to make an impact, so please share this information widely amongst any networks you have across early childhood.