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Necessity Kids

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Necessity Kids

A holistic, family centred approach to helping children reach their developmental potential.

12/11/2025

World Kindness Day 🌏

Teaching children kindness is one of the most important things we can pass on to the next generations. Promoting kindness starts by being good role models in how we show kindness to each other, ourselves, and how we interact with our environment.
7 ways we can teach our children to be kind
🍃 Demonstrate kindness through everyday actions
🍃 Teaching children kindness begins with teaching them about their emotions.
Encourage children to build relationships with others and regulate their emotions through their own self-control and mindfulness.
🍃 Teach children to name and talk about their emotions.
🍃 Promote kindness in children by helping them read cues in others & teaching them about empathy. Mindfulness can help your child be aware of their surroundings including other people without judgement.
🍃 Be empathetic towards your child’s feelings.
🍃 Show compassion and interest in others.
🍃 Teach empathy to children by encouraging emotional sharing. Children should feel safe to show their feelings even when it is a negative emotion.

Teaching children kindness means creating a safe and secure environment for your child by being open and receptive to their feelings.

08/11/2025

Some of our wonderful team members from Necessity Kids and Necessity Health spent the morning bonding over brunch with good food, great company, and even better views! 🌊
It was such a lovely way to show some of our team the beautiful sights of Wollongong and take a moment to connect outside of our busy week.

05/11/2025

Celebrating Tegan! 🤩
We’re so proud of our incredible team member, Tegan, who officially completed her Early Childhood Teaching degree this year, all while being an amazing Early Intervention Keyworker, dedicated mum, and supportive friend.
To top it all off, Tegan’s hard work and commitment have been recognised with a place on the Dean’s Merit List! 🎓✨

Balancing study, work, and family is no small feat, and Tegan has done it with such passion, heart, and professionalism. We love celebrating milestones like this and the inspiring people behind them.
Congratulations Tegan, your dedication makes such a difference to the children and families you support every day!

30/10/2025

This is Necessity Kids 🦕

23/10/2025

What a fun morning!
We loved being part of the CareWays Community Children’s Week event at Koonawarra Community Centre today! Such a great opportunity to meet local children, families, and services, and to share what Necessity Kids offers in our community.
Children’s Week is a beautiful reminder of how connection, play, and community collaboration help children thrive.
Thank you to CareWays for hosting such a wonderful event and to everyone who joined in the fun!

21/10/2025

Don’t forget to come on down to Koonawarra Community Centre this Thursday and join in the fun for Children’s Week! ✨

19/10/2025

🦕Welcome Marta!

We’re so excited to officially welcome Marta from Beyond Nutrition Illawarra to the Necessity Kids team!

Marta has been a familiar face with us for a while, and we’re thrilled to have her officially providing on-site dietetic services here at Necessity Kids.
As a local Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD), Marta supports children and families with evidence-based, holistic care. With a focus on connection, comfort, and confidence around food, she helps build positive relationships with food through a weight-neutral, neuro-affirming, and inclusive approach.

Marta is in the office on Mondays & Thursdays.

To book in with Marta, call the Necessity Kids office on 4262 8123 or fill in an intake form via our website: www.necessitykids.com.au
Welcome, Marta — we’re so lucky to have you as part of our team!

13/10/2025

Welcome back to Term 4!

Your teams at Necessity Kids and Necessity Health are excited to support you and your family’s well-being. From speech therapy, early intervention, occupational therapy and counselling, to dietetics, remedial massage, exercise physiology, osteopathy and physiotherapy for both adults and children—we’ve got you covered!
And the best part? We’re local here in Dapto, so your family’s health and happiness are right here in the community.
Let’s make Term 4 a happy, healthy, and thriving one!

💙🧡Contact us today!

Necessity Kids: 42618123
Necessity Health: 42608844

10/10/2025

Getting Back Into Routine &
Preparing for Term 4 🏫
As the holidays start to wrap up and we prepare to head back to school for Term 4, it’s a great time to gently re-establish routines that help our children feel calm, organised, and ready for learning.
After the holidays, even small adjustments can make a big difference!
Here are a few simple ideas to support the transition:
🦕Start small: Reintroduce morning and bedtime routines a few days before school starts. Visual schedules can help children know what’s coming next and feel more in control.
🦕Shift sleep and wake times gradually: Move bedtime earlier by 10–15 minutes each night to ease back into the school rhythm.
🦕Get organised together: Let your child help pack their bag, choose lunchbox snacks, go shopping to buy new stationary or lay out clothes. This builds independence and excitement for the week ahead.
🦕Talk about what’s coming: Share what they can look forward to at school — friends, teachers, favourite activities and validate any mixed feelings they might have.
🦕Keep things calm: Build in quiet, slow moments to ease back into structure after the holiday freedom.
Remember, returning to routine doesn’t need to be perfect, it’s about creating predictability and connection. Each small step helps children feel safe, settled, and confident as they begin Term 4. We’ve got this!

03/10/2025

Christmas came early at Necessity Kids! This morning we got together to discuss and reflect on the power of play and connection in our Early intervention sessions.
Not only was this a great time to engage in collaborative team discussions, but to engage in play ourselves, have fun and share our favourite resources. We also couldn’t not share our new resources that we are excited to use in all of our upcoming sessions! Happy playing, not just during these school holidays and long weekend..but every day!

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40 Jerematta Street
Wollongong, NSW
2530

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 6pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 6pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 6pm
Thursday	8:30am - 6pm
Friday	8:30am - 6pm
Saturday	8:30am - 1:30pm

Website

http://www.necessitykids.com.au/

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