3 September, 2024
September eNewsletter
Check out our shared articles and parenting news, including: five golden parenting rules; managing screen time; expand your focus on band behaviour. Read online ...
The Northern Centre team are taking a break to celebrate the festive season.
Our office will be closed from 4:30pm Friday 20 December 2024 and will reopen on Monday 6 January 2025 at 8:30am.
For all emergencies, please call 000.
If you are in distress, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
If you are homeless, please call Link2Home on 1800 152 152.
If you are experiencing Domestic Violence, please call the DV Line on 1800 65 64 63.
From the team at The Northern Centre, best wishes for safe and relaxed holiday season.
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3 June, 2024
June eNewsletter
Check out our shared articles and parenting news, including: how to stop yelling at your children; transition kids from 'techno tantrums'; benefits of a positive mindset; avoiding disrespectful behaviour. Read online ...
6 March, 2024
March eNewsletter
Check out our shared articles and parenting news, including: protecting your child from sexual abuse; dealing with difficult school drop offs; supporting youth mental health; Ryde learning to drive routes. Read online ...
19 March, 2020
Feeling overwhelmed by parenting?
When we are feeling stressed, anxious, frustrated, or overwhelmed at being a parent, our minds tend to latch on to all the negatives that are plentiful in our lives. We may start to catastrophize and view small hiccups as major disasters, whilst bigger challenges begin...
25 February, 2020
New School Year – Time to check in?
The school year is well underway and for some young people it was probably a smooth transition back into the school year, with the return of routine and predictability of a school schedule. For others however, it may have been a little rockier and they...
23 January, 2020
Our favourite play dough recipe
What you need: 2 cups plain flour 2 tablespoons cooking oil 1 cup salt 2 cups boiling water (add slowly until it feels right) 1 tablespoons of tartar Food colouring Method: Mix the flour, salt, cream of tartar and oil in a large mixing bowl Add...
23 January, 2020
Mindfulness Parenting
As parents, we often know how we would like to respond to the challenges that arise when caring for our child, however, in the heat of the moment we tend to respond in a different way. Raising a child can be a richly rewarding and fulfilling...
19 December, 2019
Christmas crafts for the family
Christmas Play Dough What you need: 2 cups plain flour 2 tablespoons cooking oil 1 cup salt 2 cups boiling water (add slowly until enough) 2 tablespoons of tartar Food colouring Method: Mix the flour, salt, cream of tartar and oil in a large mixing bowl Add...
5 December, 2019
가족을 위한 크리스마스 공예 (Christmas crafts for the family)
크리스마스 반죽 놀이 준비물 밀가루 2컵 식용유 2큰 술 소금 1컵 뜨거운 물 2컵 (충분할 때까지 천천히 넣어줍니다) 타르타르 2큰 술 식용 색소 만드는 방법 큰 그릇에 밀가루, 소금, 타르타르 크림, 식용유를 넣고 섞어줍니다. 뜨거운 물에 식용 색소를 풀어준 뒤, 앞서 만들어 놓은 재료에 부어줍니다. 모든 재료를...