Kimberley O’Brien, our principal child psychologist, discussed bullying with the presenters of the ‘7 pm project’ on Channel 10. You can find more information on bullying including practical strategies for parents by visiting our resources page or discussing it on our forum.
You can watch the segment below. Please wait until the end of the segment. The video contains advertising and some strong images.
The Quirky Kid clinic runs a great program called ‘The Best of Friends’™ that playfully address social issues within the school setting
You can read the full article at ‘Essential Baby website.’
If you have a story and would like to discuss it with us, please contact us to schedule a time. Kimberley O’Brien enjoys sharing the best of her therapeutic moments with the media. View our media appearances to-date.
Share ThisKimberley O’Brien, our principal child psychologist, discussed sexual identity and homosexuality amount children with reporter Justine Davies from essential Baby. You can find more information on how to discuss sexuality with your children by visiting our resources page or discussing it on our forum.
The Quirky Kid clinic runs a workshop called ‘Sort it out” that discuss sexuality and family communication. You can book online.
You can read the full article at ‘Essential Baby website.’
If you have a story and would like to discuss it with us, please contact us to schedule a time. Kimberley O’Brien enjoys sharing the best of her therapeutic moments with the media. View our media appearances to-date.
At the end of 2008 , The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) in Sydney commisioned one of our Quirky Kid workshops to facilitate honest feedback from the youth-committee in regards to their past experiences and expectations for future programs.
Now, The MCA is running its generationext series again. This series includes four after-hours, free of charge events for young people aged 12 to 18 years, and is linked to current MCA exhibitions. Generationext is supervised by MCA Learning staff and designed with input from the generationext Youth Committee, with a unique, ‘no teachers. no parents’ tag-line. Go and find out more about what the MCA, with the help of Quirky Kid and the youth committee have created.
Kimberley O’Brien, our principal child psychologist, discussed strategies for communicating with your adolescent son with Peter Dick from Brisbane’s Radio 4BC. You can find more information on how to have a healthy relationship and facilitate conversation with your teenager by visiting our resources page or discussing it on our forum.
Listen to the story below.
If you have a story and would like to discuss it with us, please contact us to schedule a time. Kimberley O’Brien enjoys sharing the best of her therapeutic moments with the media. View our media appearances to-date.
Kimberley discussed changes in the school experience across generations with Lottie Barr from Voyeur, Virgin Blue’s in-flight magazine. You can find more information on the changes in schools over time, study pressure and performance anxiety, by visiting our resources page or discussing it on our forum.
View the full article. Go to page 30
If you have a story and would like to discuss it with us, please contact us to schedule a time. Kimberley O’Brien enjoys sharing the best of her therapeutic moments with the media. View our media appearances to-date.
Kimberley discussed night terrors with Katrina Vella from Woman’s Day Magazine. You can find more information on the difference between nightmares and night terrors, and what parents can do about them, by visiting our resources page or discussing it on our forum.
If you have a story and would like to discuss it with us, please contact us to schedule a time. Kimberley O’Brien enjoys sharing the best of her therapeutic moments with the media. View our media appearances to-date here.
I enjoyed my drive down to Canberra for the AARE (Australian Association for Research in Education) to present my PhD findings for the first time to the public at the National Convention Centre. For the initial two days, I was inspired by Assoc. Prof. Lesley Rex’s eloquent keynote address (Michigan University) and Prof. Martin Westwell (Cambridge/Oxford University) combination of English humour and intellect, as they both lead the audience on an fascinating exploration of directions in research and education in Australia and overseas.
The delegates were all very friendly and happy to share stories about their ventures in NT Indigenous communities (Dr Wendy Giles) and those with similar research topics were eager to gather and share references or powerpoints to make the most of our commonalities – It was an enlightening experience!
After sufficient build-up, the time came to present my project to my new found colleagues…and thankfully, it was well-received. My Monash Supervisor, Assoc Prof. Helen Watt was in the audience for additional support but I managed to breeze through my explanations of graphs and stats without incident. I must say my return trip to Sydney through the flood plains on the outskirts of Canberra at sunset was filled with a combination of elation and relief.
The Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) has announced that it will now pay the cost of interpreting services provided by the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National) that may be required by clients funded by the Helping Children with Autism package. Access to interpreting services is critical for ensuring appropriate Early Intervention is given to clients of FaHCSIA funded services who speak little or no English.
The Quirky Kid team has extensive experience in working with multicultural communities. Visit our community pages for more information
Please contact us if you require early intervention with an interpreter assistance.
Jacqui Olsson attended a workshop on Sensory Processing and its links with behaviour on Wednesday, 25th November 2009. This workshop examined the link between children’s behaviour, their ability to process sensory information and to understand their world and communicate, and provided loads of helpful strategies to assist children in play activities, staying calm and independently managing their own behaviour.
If you feel your child may have some sensory processing difficulties, you may consider the Sensory Profile to identify their sensory strengths and weaknesses. Please contact us if you would like more information on managing your child’s behaviour.
The Quirky Kid Clinic has been selected as a consultant organization for the Communities in Cultural Transition Project (CiCTP) which is been operated by STARTTS. STARTTS is the NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors .The CiCTP project aims to assist non-funded associations and groups from newly arrived small and emerging refugee communities to develop governance and leadership capacity.
Burundian family in Australia
The project will work with great small communities like the Mandaean, Karen, Hazara, Sierra, Leonean, Liberian, South Sudanese, Burundian and Congolese. Leonardo Rocker, who is a Social Developer, will be the principal consultant working with these communities. The Quirky Kid is proud to be working in such interesting and unique project. The Quirky Kid Clinic is committed to the local and international community by engaging in several community development projects. Visit our community page for more information.
