Prosody Blog
Prosody is the pitch and tone of the human voice. It is the very essence of connection. Our blog hosts articles and stories dedicated to innovation, research and practice with children and young people.
Relationships matter
This article was written by Claudia O’Hara, a Therapeutic Specialist at the Australian Childhood Foundation, working in the ACT Together consortium. It is with a full and joyous heart that I read my daughter’s end of year school report. Not because she had aced maths and English… she hadn’t! Or because she had excelled in the debate …
Read MoreIn his shoes – Bringing our children home to safety with fetta cheese and peanut butter
This article was written by Dr Joe Tucci, CEO of the Australian Childhood Foundation A few weeks ago, a remarkable story unfolded. A young boy with autism went missing in the Victorian bush. The state held its collective breath for three days before there was good news. The volunteers and police who found young William Callaghan put themselves into …
Read MoreThe best thing to tell your kids
This article is written by Dr Joe Tucci, CEO of the Australian Childhood Foundation. An earlier version appeared in the Herald Sun as an Op-Ed on the 22 March 2019. It has been a topsy turvy year so far. Our children were really scared during the bushfires. They saw nature burning, they felt the smoke …
Read MoreIn her shoes
This article was written by Alice Lieshout, Therapeutic Specialist for the Australian Childhood Foundation. THE MOVE I hate that my life turned out this way. I didn’t think life could get any worse living with mum, but then I entered resi. I hate everything about this place. The smell, the people, my empty room, the other …
Read MoreAbused children feel like this all the time
This post was written by Dr Joe Tucci, CEO of the Australian Childhood Foundation. At some point, COVID-19 has made us all feel vulnerable. We have been worried about our jobs, our health, and how far-reaching its impact will be. We have been afraid that we might lose someone we love to the virus. We …
Read MoreBack to school in a COVID-19 world
This blog is authored by Lauren Thomas, Professional Community Engagement Manager at the Australian Childhood Foundation. Over the past few weeks, and this week in Victoria, schools are beginning to reopen their doors for students post the Corona Virus lockdown. There are mixed feelings for all involved. During this period of lock-down Australians (indeed people all over …
Read MoreChild Protection Week
This blog article was written by Noel Macnamara, National Manager Policy and Research at the Australian Childhood Foundation. It’s been over a week since child protection week. A great opportunity for us to reflect on how we care for the more vulnerable children and young people in our community. I am reminded of the …
Read MorePopping Bubbles
Therapeutic Specialist, Kylie McKenzie guides us through The Popping Bubbles Program, which uses connecting activities to support both mothers and infants to bond together after they have both experienced the danger and violation of family violence.
Read MoreReflections on Day 5 of the 2018 International Childhood Trauma Conference
This blog is the fifth in a series of daily blogs being published during the 2018 International Childhood Trauma Conference. Each day a member of the Australian Childhood Foundation's Senior Executive will share their reflections on the content in sessions they attended. Today's blog is written by Marina Dickson, Executive Manager Professional Education Services at The Australian Childhood Foundation.
Read MoreReflections on Day 3 of the 2018 International Childhood Trauma Conference
This blog is the third in a series of daily blogs being published during the 2018 International Childhood Trauma Conference. Each day a member of the Australian Childhood Foundation's Senior Executive will share their reflections on the content in sessions they attended. Today's blog is written by Janise Mitchell, Deputy CEO at The Australian Childhood Foundation.
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