Why we created School & Life
How did our new School and Life program begin and what was our goal? Find out from Plumtree CEO Sylvana Mahmic.
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Supporting good transitions for your child
Plumtree peer worker Melo attended the NDIS Review early childhood workshop to share his thoughts on improving the scheme for families.
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Building family leadership for a better NDIS
Plumtree peer worker Melo attended the NDIS Review early childhood workshop to share his thoughts on improving the scheme for families.
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A guide to disability labels and language—and why it matters
Labels that define rather than confine us help to communicate valuable information about ourselves and our needs. They need to promote inclusion and respect.
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Using smart speakers to help with routines
A parent programs a smart speaker’s voice assistant to help with daily transitions for his child. And tell dad jokes : )
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How Plumtree works in educational settings
We work together with you and the school, or early childhood setting, so your child participates in all the routines.
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Community & Me: A big day out
Inspired by the Community & Me project, a parent takes his daughter to a museum for the first time in years.
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Online training for more inclusive early childhood education services
Co-design opportunities open for an emerging online course for early childhood education services to better support children with disability or developmental delay.
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Fostering community inclusion and citizenship
National peer-led, co-designed project captures community participation experiences of families of children with disability and delay to develop free resources for positive change.
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Developmental parenting for positive learning outcomes
Dr Lori Roggman and Dr Mark Innocenti discuss what parents are already doing to help their child’s development and building on them at home, and with professionals
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Keeping connected with Preschool during COVID
Lockdown in NSW is almost over! With the unpredictable developments of the pandemic, some parents of children attending our preschool have preferred to let them stay at home. Although a …
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Why family leadership is important
Some parents of children with a disability or developmental delay may stand back and let service providers do the work. That’s understandable because therapists and other professionals are important—but they …
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Rethinking early childhood intervention
Dr Tim Moore has a message for families of children with disabilities: early childhood intervention is more than therapy. After receiving a diagnosis, the parents’ first thought is often for …
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Making your vision a reality
Not having a vision for your child is like going for a drive without a destination. By identifying her daughter Bridget’s strengths and self-managing NDIS planning, Kate McNamara set a …
